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FO-350 (4-3-82) (Mount Clipging In Space Below) To Avoid ‘Trouble’ at Meetin France Bars Malcolm X { eeting. jthem white, attended the m a a oS The speakers denounced the ban a By J ack Monet PARIS, Feb. 9.—Prench authori- ties today barred Malcolm X from entering the country to deliver a talk. . The American black nationalist leader arrived from “London at Orly International Airport this morning, learned from French security officials that his presence was “undesirable,” and was put on a Night back to London two bouts later. A® Interior Miblstry spokesman eaid it was decided that a meeting Malcolm X was to address tonight could “provoke demonstrations that would trouble the pubilc order.” Malcolm XX, the most outapoken exponent of violent activities; to further Negro-as-such strength fn t the United States, was to speak at the Balle de Ja Mutualité on “The Afro-American Struggle for Free- ‘ dom.” ‘ He bad spoken in the same haii last Noy. 23 without provoking in- eidents or attracting the attention of Prench newspapers, occupled that night with the birth of quin- tuplets in Parla The Meeting tonight was snconsor. ed. by the Federation of African Students in France, the principe! African student organization here, and the Committee of Members of the Afro-American Community in Paris : The latter group, recently organ- feed, represents about 20 Afro Americans, as they prefer to he called, among the estimated 2,000 Negroes from North and South merica in Parla. Most of the ee ee ee ee eee ed foment: BIC ADCS NEEL. on Malcolm X, white mercenary intervention in the Congo and American raids an North Vietnam, ail interpreted az attacks on non- white peoples. In London, Malcolm X expressed | shock at his treatment in France. “The authorities would not even let me contact the American em- bessy,” he said. “I thought I was In South Africa. They let (Congolese Premier) Tshombe in. He's the worst per- son on ¢arth.” - Ten supporters of Malcolm X, fustrated in attempta to talk to him at Orly, described the French government decision az an “out- rage.” “For many years, France has been seen as a place of free- dom, @ haven,” one said. is something which baffles us.” E2823 .F 292, SERBS Despite the proscription of Mal- colm X, the Prefecture of Police maintained its authorization for the meeting, so the sponsors decid- ed to go ahead later tonight with m quickly organized “protest” ses- aicn, About 300 persons, a third of ENCLOSURE are SREY I Malcolm X “ye {Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) New York Herald Trit European Edition —— Page 3 Date: February 10, 1 EBait.on: Author: Editor: Title: =: K. LITTLE, Character: JS — MMI or Classificationt Submitting Office: Paris NATION CONTAINED \ a ae IS (007 2|79 52s - — - 23%