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FD-302 (Hev 1-25-60) FEdErAL BUreAU Of InvesTiO Date _4/6/64 HERMAN TAyLOR. Herman Taylor Enterprises, 250 South Broad Street, nationally known boxing promoter, advised as follows: CAssius CLAy is a very controversial flgure in. national sports and was even prior to wlnning the heayy- weight title. GIARDELlo, present middleweight champlon, Suoue enudtapettua ugnog ut TenptAtput xetndod Aiea e sT despised by both white and colored."* IAyLOR pointed out that ClAy, since he has jolned the Black Musllms, has undoubtediy created a controyersy in the minds of'the JoAomon Ssonuone snoaownn epen sey Atpenqnopan pue ottqnd e uo Bugaenq Aue aaey pnnom yonnm wny o nmon st nunynou threat against ClAy's life. He pointed out that he could see no person associated with the boxing gamer who would have reason to. threaten CLAy or who could proiit by harmlng CLAy. He said that a threat such as that made against CLAy would undoubtedly have come from some "crackpot" and should he receive such a threat it would worry him very little. TAyloR said thas he could furnish absolutely no suspector could think of no individual or group of individuals who would have reason to make such a threat. He pointed out in vlew ot the fact that FRANCTE. CARBo's name was mentioned it could possibly be someone. associated wlth LIsron or the old boxing racket leadersj however, he could tind no reason to his lnowledge. +' On 3/25/64 Philadelphia, Pa. File#_Philade1phia_9-2492 1t SA b6 SA b7C by EIS Date dictated _...3/31/64 Muhammad Ali-876