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. FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) t. i £} . 7 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date __February 24, 1965 LONTPENTIAL | was present a ubon Ballroom, 166th Street at Broadway, New York City, at a meeting of the Organization of Afro-American Unity | (OAAU) on February 21, 1865, when MALCOLM LITTLE was murdered, | \ . ae «-: into the hall and sat about | the middie o e ection of chairs in the Ballroon. | { ! i FAISON estimated the crowd at approximately 500 persons, At the time he entered the Ballroom, BENJAMIN X had finished his preliminary remarks and MALCOLM X came on the stage to speak. MALCOLM gave the greeting "As Salaam Alaikem," when two men pushed back their chairs and jumped to their feet, Neither man appeared to be well dressed, Both men were so - common looking it was impossible to describe them, due to the brief glimpse he got of them, Cs The man on his right that stood up said to the second man, "Get your hand out of my pocket." MALCOLM LITTLE then said "Be calm" or "Be cool." it was his opinion that this was an | act, as the man who made the statement "Get your hand out of | my pocket" did not appear angry and did not move toward the i man he was accusing. | ae: heard gunfire and fell to the floor, He state eved the sounds came from the front and to the left and the sounds to him were like cap pistols. He stated the gunfire seemed to come in two separate bursts. He stated the guns had different sounds but none of the sounds to him were loud, ay :-:: through the main door with the crowd and he saW fiothing perti - the murder outside the enne On __ 2/23/65 at Philadelphia, Pa, File CON THAbso-s992: BIC sa and by __SA dis ——Date dictated _2/24/65 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It ie the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outaide your agency.