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Mr. L GOVERNMENT ..4. : Director, Federal Burean of Investigation. FROM ren Olney HI, issistant attorney Gener. Criminal Dirision 25-20-29 SUBECT YOORISE SCIENCE TMPLE OE AMRICA. INC. SELECTIVE SEAVICE ACT, 1948 SEDITION This refers to your memorandum of Jnly 29, l953 requestigg an opinion fron this Division as to whether prosecution of the abot. subjects will be autborised or whether further investigation is desired!. The investigative reports which you submitted have been reviewed and it is the opinion of this Division that prosecution for violation of the Universal Military Training and Service Act is not warrantei at this time. This opinioo is based on the fact thet the subjects whiie instructing members of the Moorish Science Temple of America, Inc. to clain to be conscientious objectors did not counsel them to evade service other than by the exercise of a right granted nnder the provisions of ths Act. Heither does it appear that tbere: bb has been a violation of the sodition statutes, aince subjocts' activi. ties were not directed toward members of tle military or naval forces b76 of the United States, as defined by the atatute.. Ci2IMI nAL Ii, however, during the cairee of any subsequent investiga- tion additionsl information shonld come to your attention indicating - Criminal Division will be glad to ro-examine this matter in the light of such development. RECORDED-57 SEP Ex - 122 50.0075 89 DSSING