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A tell oA a fo rc Bl oot Lee Leer 2 +. ae ees MMI eee eee oe =.=. — ‘MALCOLM EK, LITTLE 1. APPENDIX . NATION OF ISLAM, formerly referred to as the Muslim Cult of Isiam, also known as Muhammad's Temples of Islam In January, 1957, a source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD has described his organization on a nationwide basis as the "Nation of Islam," (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, Yilinois, is the national headquarters of the NOI; and in mid-1960, MUHAMMAD and other NOI officials, when referring to MUHAMMAD'S organization on a nationwide basis, commenced using either "Mosque" or "Temple" when mentioning one “| "Muhammad's Temples of Islam." The NOI is an all-Negro organization which was originally organized in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. MUHAMMAD claims to have been selected by Allah, 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 following MUHAMMAD'S teachings and his interpretation of the "Koran" belleve there. is no such thing as a Negro; that the so-called Negroes are slaves of the white racé, referred to as "white devils," in the United States; and that the white race, because of its exploitation of the so-called Negroes, must aad will be aa Lia destroyed in the approaching "War of Armageddon .: } t 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 peclared that members owe no allegiance to the United ftates a On May 5, 1958, the first source advised ‘MUHAMMAD had, upon advice of legal counsel, tempered his personal b eatatamanéa ant Ametbemintianana £24 =m min tabame AAAI Mae t¢he SVGEVUMWTLVe Gis 214004 UY ¥ EVI vo his WaAiLGOve. eS Vw stad bet principles of his organization in order to avoid possible prosecution by the United States Goyernment; however, he did not indicate any fundamental changes in the teaphings ef his organization. i ’ \ - % - ‘ \ \ \ Cente Li