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1. APPENDIX xy NATION OF ISLAM, formerly referred to as the Muslim cuit of Islam, also known as Muhammad's Temples of Islam # nt i sa ereeaeas on et - . . at pep Set - le . . . bgt 4’ wa In January, 1957, a source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD te. ~ 7. has desc @ his orzanization on a nationwide basis as the iT rs) ribe "Nation of Islan." (NOI) and "Muhammad's Temples of Islam, On May 8, 1964, a second source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD is the national leader of the NOI; Muhammad's Temple of Islam No. 2, 5335 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, a is the national headquarters of the NOI; and in mid-1960, ot MUHAMMAD and other NOI offictais, when referring to MUHAMMAD'S | organization on a nationwide basis, commenced using either “4 "Mosque" or "Temple" when mentioning one of "Muhammad's os Temples of Islam." a The NOI 1s an all-Negro organization which was avoe originally organized in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. MUHAMMAD _ claims to have been selected by Allan, the Supreme Being, to lead the so-called Negro race out of slavery in the wilder- ness of North America by establishing an independent black “ nation in the United States. Members _followin MUHAMMAD'S fF teachings and his interpretation of the “Koran believe there spect is no such thing as a Negro; that the so-called Negroes are he slaves of the white racé, referred to as "white deviis,” in te the United States; and that the white race, because of its 4 exploitation of the so-called Negroes, must and will be ea destroyed in the approaching "War of Armageddon." In the past, officials and members of the NOI, including MUHAMMAD , have refused to register under the provisions of the Selective Service Acts and have declared that members owe no allegiance to the United States. On May 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 did not indicate any fundamental changes in the teachings of his organization.