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Malcolm X — Part 24
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RUSLIM 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 on page 20 which indicated that MALCOLM X (LITTLE), former
mational official of the Nation of Islam (NOI) who broke witb the
KOI on March 8, 1964, _ Publicly announced in New York City on
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SALCu 12, 1864, that he had formed the BUS 138 Bosque , Incorporated
(MMI). The MMI, according to the article,would be a broadly based
politically oriented black nationalist 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 igs 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 government is unable or unwilling to protect thes.
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 Isiamic Religion in.
accordance with “accepted Islamic principals.” The principal
Place of worship to be located 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, con-
tained an article by columnist JAMES BOOKER in which he indicated
that he had heard that the visit by MALCOLM X with Mus lim leaders
Guring his African tour has changed hig to becoue sort 40 O43
anti-white feelings and to become more religious.
On October 6, 1964, a confidential source advised that
the MMI is apparently affiliated with the true orthodoz Islanuic
Religion through ite 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 adviged on October 20, 1964,
that the headquarters of the MMI are located in Suite 128, Hotel
Theresa, 2090 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York, where they were
established on March 6, 1964. These headquarters are shared with
the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) which is also
headed by MALCOLM xX.
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