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In January, 1957, a source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD has described his organization on a nationwide basis as the ‘Nation af Islam" and “Muhammad's Temples of Islam (a) NATION OF ISLAM On May 7, 1965, a second source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD is the national leader of the Nation’ of Islam (NOI); Muhammad's Temple of Islam Number 2, 5335 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, is the- national headquarters of the NOI; and in mid-i960 Muhammad and other NOI officials, when referring to Muhammad's organiza on a nationwide basis, commenced using either “Mosque” or ‘Pemple’ when mentioning one of ‘Muhammad's Temples of Isiah) The NOL is an all-Negro organization which was originally organized in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. MUHAMMAD claims to have been selected by Allah, tne Supreme Being, to lead the so-called Negro race out of slavery in the wilderness of North America by establishing an indepéndent black nation in the United States Members following , MUHAMMAD's teachings and his interpretation of the "Koran" believe there is no such thing as a Negro; the so-called Negroes are slaves of the white rece, referred to as white devils,” in the United States. and_the white race, pecause of its exploitation of the su-called Negroes, must and will be destroyed in the approaciing "War of armageddon (Ly In the past, officials and members of the NOI, ineluding MUHAMMAD, nave refused to register under the provisions of the Selective Service Acts and have declared that members owe no allegiance to the United States (ye On May 5, 1958,the first source advised MUHAMMAD had, upon advice of legal counsel, tempered his personal statements and instructions to his ministers concerning the principles of his organization in order to avoid possible prosecution by the United States Government; however, he did not indicate any fundamental changes in the teachings of nis organization (w\ che nTIAC On May 3, 1965, a third source advised MUH had, early in July, 1958, decided to de-emphasize the BN religious aspects of the teachings of Islam. and to stress \ the economic benefits to be derived by those Negroes who joined the NoTCXN —_-—