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. 62-25889 -183 <S. September 15, 1943 oe SAC, Chicago BOORTSH SCIENCE TEMPLE OF AMERICA C. KL RKUAN BEY, was, et al INTERIAL SECURITY - J; SEDI tron; SELECTIVE SERVICE. Please refer to your letter of June 14, 1943, captioned "Jesse Shelby El, Albert Stricklin El, Moorish Teaple of Science Number 1, Intemal Security, J, Sedition", which points out that the captioned persons were indicted by a State Grand Sury in Wississipoi together with mubin Payne and dim Barnes for violation of the State Sedition Laws. Your letter auzgees ted that the facts be sutmitted to the Department for an opinion as to the Pedere] prosecution of Shelby and Stricklin who departed froa Missiasipsi and avo.ded apprehension by the State authori ties. Tie Criminal Division of the Departeent advised by qenorandum dated August 13, 1943, that there is insufficient evidence evailable at this time to warrant prosecution of Shelby El and Stri El under —-----. —._ Section 31, Title $0, ‘the Criminal Division pointedzout that it eppeare that these sen are using exemption from alli tary service wider the Selective Service Act as an inducement to memberahip in the Moorish Science Temples of America but that there is little evidence of any actual soupseling of evasion. - It was also stated that, inascuch d are ; mo presently servinz prison terms for violation of State Seditign Statutes, EF : the Department does not feel it is advisable to press Federad. charges at . thia Ge “ - TTIMIGATIONS SEP MA pit. \ ALL INFORMATION CONTATRED - ~ totes cpp dee HERTIN SMCS FIED No Bs Bigs “| t _ DATE A -B- Xo BP SS le : EE OP pay HURERY of liana \ FEDER net ERT MENT oF! a. BRE een” / nom > ~ - “) & Ke - s