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FBI Files: Clarence 13x Smith (Part 2)
FBI Files: Clarence 13x Smith (Part 2)
FBI Files: Clarence 13x Smith (Part 2)
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This report
of the information cotained
is classified'7Confidential
therein from I! 2-l
because
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NY T-5 who are informants furnishing information of value and whose effectiveness could be impaired if information is revealed and would thereby have an
effect on the
national securitmyk!
noted that
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It is
information concerning
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the subject are not set out as many of these affairs could
in detail not be
It is
noted that
prior investigation
by the
NYC into
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by CLARENCE
aka,a former
influence these
form of Muslim
himself "Allah".
in the
Under his
perverted NOI
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A
indoctrinated
anti-white racial
overtones. Many
of these
youths
have adopted
although investigation
affiliated with
investigation
was composed
of
the
of
teenagers without
headquarters, the
any rad
NYO conducted
overall organizational
no extensive
setup or
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specific request
be disseminated Because of outs view of the
hat none
information,
of the
information
of the.continuing
extensive investigation
the nature
Percenters". ,
not be
concealed"T"some branch of itthe IYCPD. a by symbol withoutapparentthe I/if being that concealed sourc s Ihe information ~
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the waylornnaierens
"*1J~2~';!!1=i=s.!=he=s=I .,>_;_..I*!+P'>~=9' .. are approxiaataly.,2O0 ripe-Peroenters in IIC, ranging in age from l2 t-lpproxinately 1.25 of than are centered in Harlem, Queens. Ihe
and the gang is are scattered Bronx, and and ;-filling 75 -over lrooklyn responsible for numerous assaults
ained at whites on the fringe area or Harlem.
nggings, chiefly
However, if the gang is unable to find a white victim they have no reservations about choosing a Negro victin. The gang has also caused a great deal of trouble in schools where they have disrupted classes, demanded to be celled by their Muslin name and have assaulted some teachers. n -
the leader
oi the
"Five Percenters"
was CLARENCE
is knarn
to gang
nenbers as
Allah, Clarence
other than
the street, 85
The current
meaning of
"Five Percent
is that
percent of Negroes are cattle, l0 percent are Uncle Tons and the remaining 5 percent, which they are, are the real leaders of the Negro people. The Muslin indoctrination they receive in addition to the adoption of a Muslim name is the memori-
list or
zation of
the questions
name or
to have
their X
by the
CLARENCE l3X
originated with
name. This
N01 which
when he,joined
developed no
the I01.
tie or
the OMU.
that the in Harlem.
relationship by
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The IICPD
the Five
investigation has
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the investigation has developed nothing to indicate gang is armed or has a cache of arms and weapons stored Undoubtedly sone oi the members have weapons or
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of wholesale
homemade-type zip
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there is
no evidence
CONFID TIAL
to indicate
the gang
or ideo1og{.tbst seesm'tovery than. to control and inspire Consequently, unite the IYCPD following their activities closely
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As pointed out_in referenced I! airtel dated 10/18/65, ?ercenters is a teenage Iegro street gang. Its currently incarcerated and the IYCPD is conducting
investigation of
an extensive
"Five Percenters"
the gang.
represent a local
Therefore, the
police
KYO
or the
"Five Percenters"
itself
Bureau end being prepared for the IYO for US Secret Service upon Bureau authorization.u
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report is
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being furnished
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a! Q Evidence of emotional instability including unstable residence and employment record! or irrational or suicidal behavior:
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MATTER-NATIONOF ISLAM
Va. last resihd 21 west 112th Street, NYC and
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currently in custody NY State Department of Mental Hygiene for indefinite confinement. SMITH currently unemployed co., 1087 Union
known oyment
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Painters Improvement
record set
SMITH servedin US
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pf, smnn,
assault, conspiracy youth gang called "Five confinement. Arrest
of NY State Department of
arrest, assault
out.
of NOI Mosque #7,NYC and attended NOI affairs from 9/1/61 through 3/23/65. NOI activity set out. Description set
out.
for indefinite
remanded custody
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Number is-Certificate Number 9 in reflects 1A, smn, Negro which Volume , crmnsncs mum !' male was born
B. Residence
In January, SMITH, Negro born February1952, CLARENCE a Street, 22, 1928, resided215 Nest at 134th male, New York, New York. V In-L
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1 he Army service records on at the M1111 rile
retlectcd that CLARENCEDWARD 1926, United 21Nunberazslg 51 22, States at Iest_11 SIITH,York, < Arum He 1'0as -or _Seria1 h treet, September, 1960, resided New
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who resides
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an indefinite
Department of
C.Emplogent
was, as
born February
22, 1926,
_New York.v.
On SA '
,igesja WU L Lggs,
H of , was employed the
Earth Painters
New York. v,
who resided
at employed. e. 21
NYCPD, advised
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New York
~10! BX SMITH
City, was un-
ass, bk/
on charges
of a Harlem
of unlawful
street gang
known as
the Five
NYCPD advised
SA
in New York State Supreme Court, New York City on November lb, 1965, and was remanded to the custody of the New York State
confinement.
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SMITH servied in the
indicated, that
UIARBICE
Army omoetoberIewjtork. "8138 was 30, ;l,_952"p, eliterpd active _1y released on dug on the sane -datepat law Ierk, " honor
Jersey. pad transferred to
United States
States
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His character
unknown to excellent and
and efficiency
there is
ratings ranged
from
not record
of court-martials
leave AwoL!.,,,
of Medical Examination SMITH was treated for
syphilis in
were shown.
1949, at
4 Records of
Harlem Hospital.
DBO further
Io further
details
was treated
September 25,
indicated SMITH
duty .
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SMITH, FBI lumber #26220 t, has the following record: in the
files of the FBI Identification Division:
Heine and Arrested or
the Identification
Contributor of
Dispositi
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10/30/52
PD, mrmy
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with street traffic in front of the Hotel Theresa, 2090 Seventh Avenue, Iew York City. when told to move on by two police officers, these six Iegroeaales turned on the officers, called
on bystanders
six Negro
on complainant
A on ! fel
advised S
to attack
B8 IIYCPD, L'9
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and anti-policeinvectives. 14
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the officers,
Iegro
a.dvissd
denied being the Ietion Islamindividuus Muslim members of of $101! the or Mosque, -Incorporated IIMI!. lowever, someo these
of these individuals
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rive per
cent or
Muslims who
smoke
CONH NTIAL
Negro
niea that
es o was
arres ecvidentiried
himself
Allah was ringleader fthe the pr mire "six Negro males who
and was the selrdprowlaimed
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to be identical to
Percenters". Allah
leader or
disorderly conduct,
malicious mischisf.u
a marijuana
on June
intomed ,,
id identical
an Felony
advised SA
had been
advised SA SMITH
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in New
York Supreme
Court, Part
Hospital, Yo
30 Felony
New York,
rk
was committed
to Bellevue
C/
City,
examination.
next scheduled
examinations. further
1965, and that the Judge of the above court had stated that in all probability, SMITH would be adjudged criminally insane
e above
advised that
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advised an
c arg'
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a e
to understand the charges against him", and was remanded to the custody of the Commissioner or Mental Hygiene of the Department
of Mental
confinement. .
November 16,1965, CLARENCE SMITH, 13X also known "Allah", as appeared in Part 30 Felony! of above court, was found "unable
Hygiene for the State of New York for an indefinite
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Number7, Fruitof Islam # FOI!, Muslim nMET!, Muslim Mosque, Incorporated MMEQ and the Organization of Afro-American Uni sect QOAAU! y, Appendix Incorporated are contained in the on of
Girls Tra
this report.a The New York, New York Branch of the NOI is known
as Mosque #7 located
York. However,
Street, New
by tire
York, New
on February 23,
1965. There
are three
itntified as:
this Iosque
New York, Mosque120 Madison Brooklyn, known as $ZB; Street, New York, known as Mosque C; and 878 Frospect Avenue, Bronx,
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at !DI_Meet_i3_z_g I
tNOI Mosque #7,
located and
Boulevard, Queens,
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-n various dates from
I ork,
NFu<
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Wyandanch, Long
meeting held
on
in attendance
[III .Ji1&;a
at an ICI
meeting held at on
West 3 th Street,
CLARE ved
. u!
in attendance at an no:
CLAREN
at two
NOI
meetings held
on
#70, 120
Madison
at N01 Mosque
a At
at
which CLARENCE
ork, in
when the
so-celled Negroes think or the white wicked then they think of the white nan as being a beast. He said there are some good characteristics in the white nan and also in
a beast. He stated that the Honorable ELIJAH MUHAMMAD has
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taught that when the so-c" Allah has led told'himA!4UHM0lAD! that the white nan is the devil and Iegroes cell a white nan
a devil then they call ~the.white nan hy his true name. He
other way. V
said by
nature the
white nan
is a
devil and
cannot be
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from this ea:-_th.y_@ _,_, ._-_ _at an In meeting held bu
attendance, MALCOLM X said that the
13X was in attendance IALCOLl'Ithe that said men L7/ white have
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CLARENCE
at
in which
courts
the Muslims in Jail, but he does-not He said the Islims are taught not to
kill the
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Muslims should
or worship,
aggressor. He
not righting;
said the
but if
the
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At an IOI meet held on
th in
which
about the
bombs, '
He said that today
Muslims
the P */
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the Muslim has devil, white God the the man, in treeze.19 a deep
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a day.
in attendance
white
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lggroes
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at
EDI
Iew
ork, in
which CLARENCE 13X was in attendance, X said that what the white man is doing for integration today is only a trick to keep the people from listening to the Honorable
ELIJAH MUHALMAD. He said integration will not work and the
so-called
Negroes will
Justice
and equality
P. ":7
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which CLARENCE 13X was in attendance, the white nan has only three ounces
At an
ROI
meet
held
on
evil. white wasHe said man caused theEve sin. d it the there wasAdaminand man, EU white whono good to
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At an ROI meeting held on at IDI
preacher, to
that the
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llegro that there is life death. He he a living dog than a dead lion because
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is another lite. He laid ii the so-called Iegroes differently __then the so-called Negroes wouldknow that. the
nan.' M_".
At an
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ROI meeting
held on
at $1
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etin s
FOI E"!
, New York,
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meeting held on at
CLARE d in attendance
1, 7/
Madison Street,
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at an
POI
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CLARENCE 13X was observed
FOI meet ioue dates
in
{*7
New York,
through
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through
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in attendance
at an
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At the
the iqtstice
rally,'IALCOLM X said
that the
At the above ROI rally held on February l6, l963, MALCOLM said that the X so-called Negroes have helped the white man fight his wars, and that the so-called Negroes have died for the white man in Korea, Germany and Japan. He said it was
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time for and that Negroes to shoul avetheir the so-called Negroeslivegagor give their own freedom, the so-called freedom
in their vocabulary the white man
will fight
must let
afraid, and
their life
for their
if they
so-called Negroes
give
die alone.
1963 at ll5th
51, _
Street and
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the wrong place. He
above lOI,rally,
said Harlem
if the
forms of
people had come to hear him teach non-violence, or to her him say that they should love the white man, then they had come to
white man.
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$5, 1963:ZLJ
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Avenue, New
the 369th
York, New
Regimental Armory,
York.
142nd Street
and Firth
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ebruary 15
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on Septeuber 1963 the369th 21, at Regimental Amory, Street Birth 1!-l2nd and Avenue, New York, New York. u V
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At the above IOI affair, ILIJAH MUHAMMAD spoke and said that the white man led the so-celled Iegroes to believe God is a spirit and that the to-called Iegroes met die_before
see God. He said that the white man teaches that Eve. He said that we all know that a snake
not talk,
nature. He
people
so the
scriptures only
white man
a snake-like
said the
a snake-like
.
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investigation by tthe death or an IDI member it was determined that CLARENCE 13X SMITH or 21 West 112th Street, New York City, was an employee or the Earth Painters which
New York,
Photograph with IYCPD Number $12230 is CLARENCE 13X SMITH who was, as late as the summer or 1964, an active member
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It is not known ifSMITH was member of MMI the OAAU, a the or but was often seen around HotelTheresa, New City, the York
headquarters of the MMIand the OAAU and
advised SA
in front
ass IYCPD,
Avenue, IewYork, Rev York. When told to move on tvo by police officers, they turned on the officers, celled on bystanders to attack the officersand shouted anti-white and
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aliases, but
vised that
the IIICPD to be above six who were
d identified
believed by of the
identical to
with felon
same, resisting a
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were chargedqu
conduct.
arrest, assault
marijuana cigarette
charged with
and disorderly
pibssessionof
and malicious
mischief. oi
furthererradvised that on New l, June re ed in Manhattan Felony Court Yorkwere incarcerated was adjournedfrom 196?. City the case of bail ranging18, 2,000 92/92L/ and until June All six in lieu
1965, al hearing, "Allah"
claimed that
"Allah". During
the
the
legal aid
advised
charge Allah".
not charge
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He also
refused white
lawyers when
"you can't
offered
SA
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ms, nrcrn,
hangs out"
he contacts
ognized leader
Ib
Harlem street
indoctrinates the
corners in
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gangs that exist in larlemrelespt that they have been influenced by ULQRBMB 13X BITE! whorefers -to himshlf as Allah and
infomedthese youthsire of
l to as the Brotherhood of Blsclman" who ", is a ooeely knit group of orthe" . brotherhood 1h I768" routh in.the=le.rlem Iew -gangs section Iorrdity. e U of he :1 -
who-hasiedoctrinated these youths in the distorted lteslin teachings ml leader ILUAB 5IHMIIAD. u - . of _ 0 ', '
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Be informed that -ieeause of 8II'l'H's influence over "these youths, they like to consider themselves "huslims" and
many of
be the "five
Islamic religiohon nor do they actually belong to or follow the teachings"of the ml. These youths do, however, claim to
per cent of the followers of
ZLIJAJ-IMUHAMMAD who
advised
e
he "Five
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borhoods has its own leader, they do not have an overall organizational setup other than to look up to SMITH as their teacher and "Al1ah". ~
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any qeatral
Although each of
HISCELLAIEOUS _
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World
read
Allah
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he is God--but
Earlemites
different
ideas '.
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Allah
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had determined CLARENC 'SMITHJOWARS in
at tha
time if
subject's true
the p ast
SMITH had
s t name was
used the
name of
However,
it was
no
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vas obtained as on, St. Louis, Missou from ncw; c, D.C.'; and BSS FBI Idext itication Divbion, the State
Bureau or Vital Statistics, Richmond, Virginia: .
SCRITPION L
__ Clarence Smith Jovars,
-Glarence Smith, Clarence 13X,
EDWARD SMITH
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Virginia
Danville, Pittsylvania
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February 22,
1926 ,
County,
,_62,pounds inches __ , _ I" feet 11 Education Occupation -Iarried ~ , two years nigh school Employnent Shines shoes and shipping clerk ' Unemployed .. _ Former nt Earth Employm Painters Improvement
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Address
Former Addresses
Compan 1 1087 Union Street -n Brooklyn, ew York Presently confined New York for an indefinite confinement
112th Street 21 West
New York,
Military Service
United States
Army
51-207-O85 '
Selective Service
.Number
Social Security
FBI Number
Number
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FRUIT OF ISLAM
are required to participate in military drill and afforded the opportunity to engage Judo training. The FOI is in
system wherein members the are
organizations.
assure compliance members of with N01 teachings, and to prepare for the "War of Armageddon." Members of FOI the
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ccmtrne
Girls
NOI! is similarin structurethe to Fruit ofPOI!, which Islam MGT is composed military NOI, that the ofmale of the members organizations in MGT has officers similar to to whom other female members are accountable.members rec MGT instructions in Muslim historythe homemaking,calisthenics and hygiene, other subjects, as such and English language. There the NOI are also existsJunior a MGT which is of female affordedof who between the members military-type ' com ages posed and l9 who are drill. of 15 Since 1957, MGT, usedterm o so various officers "sisters" and MGT HGT have, at meetings the it alsomeans of the Class. General General Civilization Civ Class refers to classes conducted within the MGT.f the
eive that
On l9, Training May 1960,sourceadvised NOI. is a of within thethe the The MGT! a members of Islam group Nation Muslim of and is composed female all
The above refers to at Muhammad'sNumber ofthe MGT of Islam,activities 2, Temple 5335 South Green Chicago, Illinois.
ilization
_ On
theory, thetheexists MGT in all the Islam, patterned afterMGT temples of NOI i at Muhammad's Templeand of Number Chicago. 2,
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The March 196R, edition of "The New 13, York
Times", a daily newspaper published in New York, New York, contained an article on page 20 which indicated that MALCOLM X LITTLE!, former national official theNation of of IslamNOI! who broke with NOI March196B, the on publicly announced March tha in New Incorporated .TheMMI, York on 12, l?6h, City 8, he had formed the Muslim Mosque, MM accordingthe article, to would be a broadly based politically oriented black nationalist movement for Negroes, only,
t
civil rightsstruggle, and also he suggested that_Negroes form rifle clubs to protect their lives and property time in
of emergencies in areas where the government is unable or Incorporation papers filed 196M,York, Business of theMIthe MI on March with New Section, that Courts, 16, the Clerk wasNew York of County, New York, reflect
incorporated under imparting theIslamic Faith Corporation of theState Iaw of New York to the Religious of work for the and Islamic Religion in accordance with "accepted Islamic principals". The principal place worship belocated of New to in theBorough Manhattan, New of York, York, '
Muslim leaders
indicated that had he heard that visitby MALCOLM the X with during his African tour changed to has him become soft anti-white feelings to in his and become' more religious, -
23, edition York News", anNegro newspaper New York a The May byco umnist of the "Newin Amsterdam weekly 196%, publishedin which City, contained article JAMES BOOKBRhe
On 6, that the October l96B,a affiliated the orthodox MMI apparentlyconfidential source advised is with true Islamic Religion through its affiliation with Islamic the Foundation of the1MM on Islamic City. New York!, Riverside New Drive, Religion, York The only teachings of are the
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This confidential source advised on May 17, 1965, that the headquarters of the MMI are located in Suite 128, Hotel Theresa, 2090 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York, where they were established on March 16, 1964, These '
headquarters are
Unity, Incorporated
shared with
the Organization
of Afro-American
21, 1965,
by MALQQLM X.
on February
the death of MALCOLMX were limited to the teaching of classes in the Islamic religion and a class in Judo for self-protection, These classes were held regularly until the latter part of July, 1965, when they were discontinued. Since then, the MMI has held no meetings and there has been
absolutely no activity by completely "dead", the MMI which appears to be
September 8, 1955,
that the
activities of
the MI
following
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a source advised ELIJAH MUHAMMAD
NATION OF ISLAM
In January, 1957,
On May 7, 1965, a second source advised_ ELIJAHMUHAMMAD the national leader of the Nation~ is of Islam NOI!; Muhammad's of Islam Number2, Temple
national
is_the-
when referring
commencedusing either
to Muhammad's organize
Mosque or
'Temple when
originally
claims to have been selected by Allah, the Supreme Being, to lead the so~called Negro race out of slavery in the wilderness of North America by establishing an independent black nation in the United States Members following believe
Negroes
MUHAMMAD's teachings
are slaves
there is no such
of
of the Koran
"white devils, in the United States and the white race, because of its exploitation of the sh-called Negroes, must and will be destroyed in the approaching "War of Armageddon. In the past,
provisions of the
officials
under the
the United
declared that
States.
On May 5, l958,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
his
organization.
had,early in July,
religious aspects
On May 3, 1965
of the teachings
Joinedthe NOI.
and to stress
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Nation of Islam NOI! affiliate in New York is known City as Mosque number 7, and is also referred to as Temple number 7. is part of the national It organization of the
On May3, 1965,
There arethree branches Mos Onel0?-O3 at Boulevard, ue nuber 7; as.Mosq atanother 120 Northernof Street known-, Queens number ,TB Madison Brooklyn
are being made obtainlocatedwhich will the to a be principal meeting of Mosque will known place the and be 1 as Mosque number 7.
City is unknown but this connectionshould be noted in it that in 1953,a second source advised there was a that 92. Temple of NOI known tosource then the Muslim the as Cult of Islam! in New York locatedat 135thStreet City
far back as 1937. The dateMosque numberoriginated in NewYork 7 A
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oacmxzmxou or
AFRO-AMERICAN
"
leader of the Muslim Mosque, Incorporated MMI!, publicly announced the formation of a new, all Negro, militant civil rights action groupto be knownthe Organization as
New York
This announcement made a public rally held by the was at HI in the Audubon Ballroom, Broadway and 166th Street,
City.
/.
with himself
as Chairman.
and sisters on the African continent. It is patterned after the "letter and spirit" of the Organization of
that it shall include "all" people of African descent in the Western Hemisphere,as well as "our" brothers
A printed
and published
statement of
basic
heads ofStates!
MALCOLM X at
this meeting indicates that the aim of the OAAUto is eliminate differences between Negroesso they can work
ment by taking
is to
initial objective
Negroes should taught to protect themselves, when be and if necessary. The OAAU willsponsora program for Negroes of education, politics, culture, economics, and
social reform.
the non-violent
condemned
that the
New York
quarters, Suite
City.
On May 17, 1955, a confidential source advised headquarters of the OAAU are located in MMI head-
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ENTIA
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advised that on March 1965, a second confidential source of Incorporation with 26, 1965, the OAAU filed a Certificate New York, Albany, New the Department State, State of of tion's true name will York, and henceforth the organizaUnity, Incorporated. be Organization of Afro- A merican
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