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Se Make ee] ' NATION OF ISLAM ee Fe ee eer alee nit Sy ‘j ae Ere Sa Date tee ot * a ihr ) * ' yellooim Ke rithcs CON | # 2. APPENDIX Qn My 5, 1958, the first source advised MUHAMMAD . had, upon advice of legal counsel, tempered his personal statements and instructions to his ministers concerning the principles of his organization in order to avoid possible prosecution. by the United States Government; however, he Wid not indicate -any- fundamenteal-changes in the teachings his organization, On July ‘30, 1963, a third source advised MUHAMMAD had early in July, 19058, decided to de-emphasize the religious aspects of the teachings of Islam and to stress the economic benefits to be derived by those Negroes who joined the NOI, This polity change, according to MUHAMMAD, would help him acquire additional followers and create more interest in his programs. .