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: NAR nhl Fe . ne ge. ALLEGED THR:ATS TO KILL ty ROY WILKIN’ EXECUTIVE . -BIRECTOR, . .{ ‘NAL ASSOCIATION @) FOR°THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) 1 APPENDIX NATION OF ISLAM CONFIDE A source advised on May 3, 1968, that the Nation of Islam (NOI) is an all Negro organization originating in Detroit, Michigan, in the early 1930s. ELIJAH MUHAMMAD ts the leader of the NOI and self-styled “Messenger of Allah" in that he claims Allah (God) selected him to lead the so- called Negro out of slavery in the wilderness of North America by establishing an independent black nation within the United States. Headquarters of the NOI is located at Muhammad's Temple (or Mosque) Number 2, 5335 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. MUHAMMAD teaches there is no such thing as a Negro; that the so-called Negroes are slaves of the white race, referred to as "devils," in the United States; and that the white race because of its exploitation of the so-called Negro will be destroyed by Allah in an approaching “War of Armageddon, a war between God and the devil. Officials and members of the NOI, including MUHAMMAD, have refused to comply with provisions of the Selective Service Act, stating that they respect laws of the United States as long as they do not conflict with the laws of the NOI, but do not believe the government should force them to participate in wars from which they have nothing to gain. In the late 1950s MUHAMMAD, acting on legal advice, tempered NOI teachings against the white man and the government to avoid possible prosecution; however, basic tenets remain the same. He de-emphasized religious teachings in the NOJ and emphasized economic benefits derived by so-called Negroes who join the NOI. MUHAMMAD believed this would create more interest in his programs and, of course, new followers.