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Feel ERP The March 13, 1964, edition of "The New York mimes," a daily newspaper published in New York, New York, ecrusined an article on page 20 which indicated that HAfatimM X (LITLE), former national official of the Nation oe. “clam {NOI) and Minister of NOI.Mosque #7, New York, who heey hth the NOI on March 8, 1964, publicly announced in Wey. gock City on March 12, 1 » that he had formed the Mav: in Mosque, Incerporated (MMI). The MMI, according to the 2.ticle, would be a broadly based politically oriented black nationalist movement for Negroes only, financed by voluntary contributions. In this public statement MALCOLM X urgea Negroes to abendon the doctrine of non-violence when it is necessary to defend themselves in the civil rights { atruggle, 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 protect them. Incorporation papers of the MMI filed on March 16, 1964, with the Business Section, Clerk of Courts, New York County, New York, New York, reflect that the MMI was incorporated under the Religious Corporation Law of the i State of New York to work for the imparting of the Islamic Faith and Islamic Religion in accordance with “accepted Islamic principals.” The principal 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 integration, 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 LA Theresa, 2090 Seventh Avenue, New York City, where they were established on March 16, 1 . * at ” od t farsa aw. elle pa Pm Rm ge at MM ET Sed US ae anc = tah a a ee =. ike eke ib Se aah