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uu bes ee TT woe Tt l. APPENDIX ORGANIZATION OF AFRO-AMERICAN UNITY (OAAU) On June 28, 1964, MALCOLM X LITTLE, founder and leader of the Muslim Mosque, Incorporated (MMI), publicly announced the formation of a new, all Negro, militant civil rights action group to be known as the Organization of Afro American Unity (OAAU), with himself as Chairman. This announcement was made at a public raily held by the MMI in the Audubon Ballroor:, Broadway and 166th Street, New York City. A printed and published atatement of basic OAAU aims read by MALCOLM X at this meeting indicates that it shall include "ali" people of African descent in the Western Hemisphere, as well as "our" brothers and sisters on the African continent. It is patterned after the "letter and spirit” of the Organization of African Unity established (by African heads of States) at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in May, 1963. A recording of the remarks of MALCOLM X at this meeting indicates that the aim of the OAAU is to eliminate differences between Negroes so they can work together for "human rights," while the initial objective is to “dinternationalize”™ the American civil rights movement by taking it to the United Nations. LITTLE condemned the non- violent civil rights movement and claims that Negroes should be taught to protect themselves, when and if necessary. The OAAY will sponsor a program for Negroes of education, politics, culture, economics and social reform. On August 19, 1964, a confidential source advised that the. headquar+ere of the QAAU are located {n MMI head- quarters, Suite 125, Hotel Theresa, 2090 7th Avenue, New York City. 7 13°