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EOE LR OF Ie. CUP SE SEA UC Rr Pe eR eT . 1 The informant further advised that this organization was believed i ar founded for the purpose of "uplifting the lot of the poor negro in ~ ar the United States»" He stated further that this organization claims to have over 8,000,000 members at the present time throughout the United States. Informant stated that the reason he thought this matter would be of interest to the Federal Bureau of Investigation — was the fact that on several occasions members of the Japanese Chasber of Commerce were reported to have spoken at meetinge held by the Hartford Chapter and that, therefore, there was the possibility the Japanese Government might be spreading propaganda at ‘these meetings. informant advised that he has a negro informant who attends the meetings held and who has given him information about what transpired at the various meetings. He informed that this organisation has not been very active recently and the summer of 1939 was the last time that Japanese officials spoke at the Hartford meetings. He stated that in the event he receives further informatio about the activities of this organization he will immediately notify the writer. er mo Informant furnished the writer a photo of the cover of the "Holy Koran of the Moorish Science Temple of America,*® a hea -L TT. -~-AATLAS ~— and aiso photos of three inside pages Of this same DOCK. In addition ve to this the informant furnished the writer rough draft proofe of six - Be short articles he had prepared for possible publication in a Hartford newspaper. Photostatic copies were wade of the above material and one set of these photostats are being forwarded to the Bureau and another — set is being retained in the New York file on this matter. The . originals of the above were returned to the informant. No further investigation will be conducted on thie matter by the New York Division unless the Bureau directs to the contrarye Two copies of this report are being forwarded to the Chi cago Division inasmuch as the main headquarters for this organization . is given as "Noble Drew , founder, Moorish Science Temple of . » Anerica, 930 We Townsend | Ste,- Chicago, Ill.* . + I. URES TO THE BUREAU (20) gD a tee Photostats of 4 pages taken from the *Holy Koran of the Moorish Science Temple of America," and six rough draft articles dealing with this organi tations “CLOSED _ (9-95 ith —2~