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] ef my ane om 'Y 100~33742 It is pointed out —— jee year was interviewed by arents of this office in connection with another investiection et which time he w2s questioned concarning elleged visits to the NOORISH SCIENCE TEMPLE, and he adriseé that he hctd ettended one mecting at which time he made several remarks to ad pa am e959 40 eee eh be are FiVubll, Gawitnie dl Tin Wi. PL - accepted, and he felt out of place but thet he and his talk werp pot >rally among mambers of thet cro A questioned further on this and he eculd tot exmlzin what he meant by his not boing accepted by mombers of the = oe oe ee ee Ty anh . " Same. ie SUHLL Tht ENey Were UNewMtTican or proe- The questioning did nct ind! -ate that they vere loyal americans, In connection with the ebove-reported deceleration of officers of the MOORISH Sl IENCE TE;TUN to Washineton, the seme is reported in an article epoiarine in "TRE PROPLW'S VOIC™ , a negro weekly newspaper published in New York City under che cate ov Lori. i7, 1043. S. W./GsRLINGTON, the writer, reports in en incervicy with Grend Shiek F. TUXNER-EL, and the article in sub- stance is es fellovss The Moors, who hove been thinking of doine somethinp about the Food for Breedo- zroernim ser: a dcleration of Moors, heaced by their répre- sentctive snd diplomatic spokesx1, Wushineton, where they were reccived Grand Shiek Lud F. D, TUR“FR-EL, to py Pederal ofiitials and secured an FH. frant to curchase livestock and raneral equipment for their 500 acre farm in Berkshire, Connoctlest. Aecerding bo the article, Grand Shiek TURNER-EL, Eastern — ——_._ this is not the first United States. loan they received one te build up their chicken District Head of tho MOORISE SCIERCE TEIPLE OF NORTH .MPRIC.., informed "There are no negroes; that merely is a slave term; colored peopie actually are of Moorish desetnt beesuse of the faet thet their forefathers came from Morocco 316 yoacs ago, They are citizens of ths United Stotes by birth and Moors by anecstr,"." The erticle goes on tc say thet members of the MOORISH SCIENCE TeeL ars said to be two rillion strong with chapters or units throughout the nation, There is a Temple in Brooklyn et 1797 Fulton Street, and RICH.RD PSCOTTASEY is. the Local Grand Shick. Aecording to this article, members of the HOORISH SCIENCE cEVPTS follow the Islamic religion and wear the Moroccan costume, the fez for power mes and the turbzn for women. Al] add to their names the suffix EL or BEY, signifying their Moorish deseent. For inataneg, the Grand Shiek was born plain ae phe T. FREDERICK DOUGL.3.TUPNER in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1910, the son of an Islamic missionary couvle, -16- Aiea ee china A ERR IDI GRO PURER HEE TY RR ee Ire ope