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-~ oe] Disturbance By Group Called "Five Percenters, Harlem, New York City, May 31, 1965() ! ° This "Allah" US the recognized leader of ‘the "Fiver Percepters" and was one of the six arrested on May 31; Tey the NYCPD. He has been identified as y Clarence 13xX-Smith of 21 West 112th Street, New York City,’_ .° t epartm 5E. Although at the time of his arrest he denied veing an NOI member at present, he is known to have been a member in the past where he received his "X nans." He is unemployed and spends his time hanging around the sbove- mentioned key he contacts and indoctrin + the youth of the area Because of Smith's influence over these youths, they like to consider themselves "Muslims" and many of them shave their heads and take Arabic sounding names. In fact, none of them follow the tenets of the orthodox Islamic religion nor do they actually belong to or follow the teachings of the NOI. These youths do, however, claim to be the "five percent" of the folioyers of Elijah Muhammad who telieve in smoking and drinki: ce wna. e ve Percenters ay “Central meeting place or headquarters. Although. each of the & Lt iniividual youth gangs formed from their respect hoods has its own leader, they do not have an = organizational setup other than to look up to : teacher and “Allah"luw\ le advised that the exact number of youths involved in not known and probably fluctuates o1 a day to day basis because of its loosely knit relations*ip and the difference that arise from time to time between the individual The total numb vi an 80 e@ group, including Smith, y own or have any cache of firearms or weapons. However, the youth gangs undoubtedly have or can easily make the various types of homemade weapons common to youth gangs throughout the eity.@+y -2-