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nat i. nm © |» Malcolm K. Little 1. APPENDIX MUSLIM MOSQUE, INCORPORATED The March 13, 1964, edition of "The New York Times," a daily newspaper published in New York, New York, contained an article on page 20 which indicated that MALCOLM X (LITTLE), former national official of the Nation of Islam (NOI) and Minister of NOI Mosque #7, New York, who broke with the NOI on March 8, 19654, publicly announced in New York City on March 12, 1964, that he had formed the Muslim Mosque, Incorporated (MMI). The MMI, according to the article, would be a broadly based politically oriented black nationalist movement for Negroes only, financed by voluntary contributions. In this public statement MALCOLM X urged Negroes to abandon the doctrine of non-violence when it is necessary to defend thenseives in the civil rights Btruggl2, and he also suggested that Negroes form rifle clubs to protect their lives and property in times of emergencies in areas where the government is unable or unwilling to protezt them. ~ + + Incorporation papers of the MMI filed on March 16, 1964, with the Business Section, Clerk of Ccurts, New York County, New York, New York, reflect that the MAI was incorporated under the Religicus Corporation Law of the State of New York to work for the imvarting of the Islamic Faith and Islamic Religion in accordance with “accepted Islamic principals." The princtpel place of worship to be located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York. During an appearance over KYW - Television, Cleveland, Ohio, on April 7, 1964, MALCOLM X stated that the MMI does not stand for inteczration, but for complete freedom, justice, and equality for Negroes. He stated that Islam was the religious philosophy of the MMI, while the political, economic and social philosophy was black nationalism. On May 15, 1964, a confidential source advised that the headquarters of the MMI are located in Suite 128, Hotel Theresa, 2090 Seventh Avenue, New York City, where they were established on March 16, 1964,