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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION This CAGE: Springfield, Illinois murno, 10058096 bys THis CASE ORIGINATED AT ~ | CHARACTER OF CASE REPORT MADE AT pare WHEN MADE ranioo mor Springfield, Illinois | 1-28-42 1e-4 ,o-41 me () DETAILS: , Qn December 24, 1941, State's attomiey-Witliak OOHKELL, Mound Cityy Thkinois, teleghoned the Springfield Field Division and... a pegro organization which is infiltrating advised thet there was hye bo NOT WRITE iN THESE gphcas APPROVED AND FORWARDED: THE MOORISH SCIENCE TEMPLE OF AMERICA ROBERT MASHINGTOR - Organizer : | : SYNOPSISOEFACTS: On December 24, 1941, State's Attorney CONNELL, Mound City, ; | | } s Illinois, telephonicelly advised the Springfield Field Divi- aion that the subject organization, headed by subject WASH- 4 } INGTON, a negro, was being infiltrated at Mound City, Illi- _ca mois, and that he believed sams was hostile to the interests : { | of this government; thet the organizer was advising the ne- oe : — groes that when the Japs take over thie country, those belong- 2 1 a ing to this organization will not be molested. Investigation _ disclosed that subject WASHINGICN is a Mohammedan in belief | lem and endeavors to enlist other colored people to join that C) faith. Subject denies he made any statement to the effect t.. that when the Japs take over this country, those who belonged r 1 I to his orgenisation would not be moiested, but some partiocs , approached by him state he did make such statement. The head- “N j quarters of subject orgenjgation is 406 West Chicago Avenue, 3 <{ Chicago, Illinois, and C2 ‘COURTMAN BEY appears to be in charge an oan - of same. Subject WASHINGTON meeting with little success. It : ; f 5 appears he is making « living by selling new menbarg bedres.. 4 aiaeanatl robes, etce State's Attorney CONNELL and Shor it ay, fe Mound City, Illinois, have advised subject WASHI T __| should cease deceiving the ignorant colored population or they ry) would consider prosecution for obtaining money under false pre- ; tenaes or confidence zame, and subject stated he would not ate ; gxoLOT 7 tempt to obtain any other members ion # gresnhgapie QW per’? FORWs : j \ COPIES OF THis REPORT | P eirinen 5 Gureau “IPE? OA SSprintielad : FORMATION cow NED