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NY 105-8999 ¥V¥. AFFILIATION WITH THE WATION OF ISLAM (NOI) Characterization of the NOI mm- .bar #7 492 included in the Ap- pendix of this report. At an NOI Mosque #23 meeting held on May 17, 1964, at Buffalo, New York, a letter received from the National Headquarters of the NOI at Chicago was read to the members. This letter concerned itself with the defection of MALCOLM X, then Minister of NOI #7 at New York City. In this letter it was stated that MALCOLM X was cautioned in 1959 that he should not appear on a radio program of the radio personality MIKE WALLACE as "The Messenger” did not Buch an appearance on the part of MALCOLM. According to the letter, MALCOLM X was warned that such an appearance on his part was simply an effort to build MALCOLM X up in order to "subsequently tear him down". The letter further stated that "the wrath of Allah would be brought down on MALCOLM X for his actions in first believing and then not belleving in the words of Allah”. al -- At a meeting of the NOI, Mvhammed'§s Mosque #17 held on May 31, 1964, at Joliet, Illinois, members were told that they must be careful not to keep any guns or rifles around their homes because the "devil" (whiteman) is watching very close since MALCOLM X suggested the forming of rifle clubs for protection. >< bi ELIJAH MOHAMMED remarked on June 21, 1964, that he will n-ver forgive MALCOLM X nor would he forget him. He said ,