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The March 13, 1964 edition of "The New York Times," a daily news- paper published in New York, New York, contained an article on page 20 which indicated that MALCOLM X (LITTLE), former national official of the Nation of Islam (NOI) who broke with the NOI on March 8, 1964, publicly announced in New York City on March 12, 1964, that he had formed the Muslin Mosque, Incorporated (MMI). The MMI, according to the article would be a broadly based politically oriented black nationalist movement for Negroes only. financed br voluntary contributions. In this public statement Whi gy fo ede Oe hh at Ne ale OWE it ol me ee te ee ee MALCOLM X urged Negroes to abandon the doctrine of non-violence when it is 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 them. 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 Islamic Religion in accordance with "accepted Islamic principals." Ths 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, contained an article uy columnist JAMES BOOKER in which he indicated that he had heard that the wiett be MATOAIM ¥V¥ utth Mialtim lesadare Aauring hie Afetaan tans hae shancead ¥ioh ts DD a es Ra rl A So om ae Eatin tee Lena ht = bet him to become soft in his 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 orthodox Islamic Religion through its 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.