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5, determined to kill him, the two women and away from the house, Visited Attorney's Office _ Muslims knew he was.in town, Malcolm became apprehensive. He repeatedly told Jamal and me that the Muslims were He was so concerned, In fact, that he would not enter the home of the two women, as he was certain they, too, were being watched. Instead, he sent Jamal ahead on foot and had . their children meet us severa] blocks Believed to Be Musclemea men given orders to get Malcolm, [Jamal and me. I called Malcolm at 9 the next ‘meorning to say that I was on the way to pick him up for a ‘round of appointments. Malcolm itold me t Muslims had the :hotel gurroumded and that I \should watch my step. He also isaid that he had received and I am convinced that he was on the*verge of *vapin a substantial following from the local temple. Makolm made a reservation to jeave for Chicago on TWA Flight 26 at 12:30. “This is all that I have to protect myself,” Malcolm said to me es he brandished « zip gun disguised as a decorated | ountain pen. “It only shoots one bullet,” Malcolm continued, | “but at least I'll take one of them with me.” I then called the police. I ! ‘Malcolm and the two women’ visited the office of attorney r Gladys Root. I was not in on the conference but Malcolm }ater | told me that he warned both Attorney Root and the two ex- Muslim women that they were (in grave danger. a Malcolm, Ja. : two ;women and JT had = dinner the night. I arrived at the hotel : intelligence department and a half hour later and saw informed him that Malcolm and I were headed to the airport and tasked for protection. Phillips Promised to have his men ; on waiting for us at the TWA regulations prevented them terminal. jMuslims standing on street corners pretending to be looking into store windows, and sel- lingnewspapers. Parking from stopping near the hotel, “T never thought there would several threatening calls : talked with Lt. Phillips of the be a day when I would call but I saw at least, two carloads af Muclime nateallin 2 tne together that evening. I took Malcolm back to his hotel about midnight. Black Muslims were ali over the place. They were parked in cars on all sides of the streets. Some were on foot. ‘They bad the Statler completely ‘Surrounded. Malcolm sized up ‘the situation and told me that jhe was going directly to his room and that he would stay there until I contacted him the following morning. Before Betting out of the car, Malcolm warned me that J, too, was now in danger and that I should exercise extreme caution. Then Malcolm bounded from the car and dashed into the hotel. Meanwhile, the two ex-Muslim ‘women were taken home under police guard. Muslims were staked out at their home and two of them were arrested on e . Early the next morning I received word from contacts I have inside the Los Angeles Black Muslim movement that once Malcolm's presence here was discovered the Muslims ad called an emergency meeting ¢ the -Frun-pe stam. —_—_—_ Shortly after I entered Malcolm’s room the phone rang. “Yes?” Malcolm answered. | “Nigger,” the voice said, “You are dead; you are a dead Nigger.” . . Maleolm hung wp the phone for a moment of silent thought. “It’s too dangerous,” he said to me finally. ‘I’m not going to make any further visits on this dete Toth ede i den enn oe MiP, L205 Slay iG ide Toon end cali whom we can by phone and then get out of town.” | SOREL Pb eek Se at ee. Talked in Phone For the next two hours Malcolm and I telephoned—and received calls from—wavering members of the Los Angeles Black Muslim mosque. Some of the men ue t Malcolm at Tengtt and put his head in his hands. Parker (the Los Angeles police chief) for protection,’ Malcolm said after I hung up the phone. "The last time I was in Los lAngeles, Parker's men had @unned down some of our -brothers and I gave Parker hell. The irony is that I sow must call upon him to protect me from my former brothers.” Trailed by ‘I've Cars t As Malealm and I left the! l'hotel we were trailed by two! ‘ears, both loaded with Black. ‘Muslims. By zig zagging end executing several U-turns, I was -able to elude one of the cars but ‘the second car followed us onto the freeway. As we fled down the freeway et 70 miles an hour, Malcolm talked of the Black ‘Muslims and of bis own aspira- ‘tions: | He was determined to set up @ true Moslem grees. | ‘among American Negroes. He © was determined to: strengthen the tie between the American Negro and the nonwhite people of the warld. He said he had evidence that the Black Muslims’ poveme was being financed by a very welllttfy-white Texan. —_—