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Or-anization of Afro-American Unity i icernal Security - Miscellaneous 4 APDIWATY i. ALTONA a el MUSLIM MOSQUE, INCORPORATED (MMI) The March 13, 1964, edition of "The New York Times,* a daily newspaper published in New York, New York, contained an article cn page 20 which indicated that MALCOLM X (LITTLE), former national official of the Nation of Islam (NOI) who broke with the NOI on March 8, 1964, 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 nationaliat 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 themselves in the civil rights struggle, and he also suggested that Negroes form rifle clubs to protect their lives and property in time of emergencies in areas where the govern- ment 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 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 iocated in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York. The May 23, 1964, edition of the "New York Amsterdam News,” a weekly Negro newspaper published in New York City, contained an article by columnist JAMES BOOKER in which he indicated that he had heard that the visit by MALCOLM X with Muslim leaders during his African tour has changed him to become soft in hia anti-white feelings and co become more religious. On October 6, 1964, a confidential source advised that the MMI is apparently affiliated with the true orthodox ~ Islamic Religion through its affiliation with the Islamic Foundation (of New York), 1 Riverside Drive, New York City. The only teachings of the MMI are on the Islamic Religion. A second confidential source advised on October 20, 1964, that the headquarters of the MMI are located in Suite 126, Hotel Theresa, 2090 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York, where they were established on March 16, 1964. These head- quarters are shared with the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) which is also headed by MALCOLM xX. —