FBI Files: Wallace Fard Muhammad (Part 4)

7/31/2019 FBI Files: Wallace Fard Muhammad (Part 4)

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This record also indicates that FARD was receivedat the State Prison, San Quentin, California, as WALLIE D.FORD, their number h23lh, on June 26, 1926 on acharge ofV1255, POIS Act. Disposition given 0 to eyears, May 26, 1933,DISCH. -

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1 2 .ws, POSS,Ms1~ E'I1, 12B"'9,$1.00 or 1 day, March u, 9Additional aliases listed are WALLACE FORD and w.D. FARAD.

The following is a description asfurnished bythe Detroit Felice Department, their number h5l38:

Sex MaleRace WhiteAge 33 years in 1933Weight 127 poundsHeight 5'e%Build SlimHair BlackEyes Maroon

Nationality ArabianAccording to the FBI Identification Record, additional

information in the files of the Bureau indicate birth place asFl __92-Mn 1'--I .n Ir In Q--I "1'!-|*+ Ammo;-Isgnn 4I;o92v92n'U921n92II>I'l-I'll-I1 L6J92.J|.92 1lu1"%",GI1, QCCu.ySuJ.G1'1 92.-091;, u.au4.GuaJ.4.|.-J GL1-MG-11, I.-uluydark, scarsand marks, small scar back of left hand, black moleright side of stonach. =

Detroit is reouested to review the indices of their 1Office for any pertinent information concerning W.D. FARD orWALLACE DO1*I_~I. Di-'1sLACEFARAD. Detroit is also requested tof7i. reviewrecords ofthe DdtroitPolice Department,their numb

/,b .fh5l38, and ascertain circumstances concerning FARD's arrQ? Ash on May 25, 1933 and disposition thereof, and to furnish ChicagoQ,-If? a photographif available.1

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Reference San Francisco letter to Bureau8/27/57.

For the information of the Honolulu, Portland, andWashington Field Offices, ass result ofee recent inspection

W. D. FARD ALLINFORMWON comma, cl 4}SECURITY MATTER- NOI HWQLEEMAMQHW0.0.- Chicago UM-392J < >

be made to determine the whereabouts of W. D. FARD, reportedlythe

Michi an from_Meegg in 1930 infthelnersonlofnone W, D. FARD,

founder of the Nation of Islam NOI!

for theChicago Office,it wassuggested thataconcertederrerAccording to speeches and writings of ELIJAH MUHAMMAD,

the National leader of the NOI, "ALLAH" ,csm_e__to Detroit,

who Egughthim; MUHAMMAD,for three years concerningls1am.ziMUHAMMAD cleims that FARD tsnghtllglsgin Detroigig ighi an,fr at which time hewas askedto leeve_ 15,_trb h D it P 1 D t t TYDDB '1 tyt e etro Z 0 ice epar meng an susequent yqcame 0Chicigo, Il1ino{s,F1FD*thugEt Islhm until 193k, at which timehe 'disappeared and nothing , has been heard from him sincethat time. has also indicated that FARD returnedto Mecca.

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Investigation in this matter indicates that W. D.FARD may be identical with one WALLQIFORD, FBI #5eoea, whowas arrested on February 15 1926, by the Los Angeles Police

Department, their number l60h8, for violation of the StatePoison Act and subsequently received asentence of one-halfto six years at San Quentin Prison, San Quentin, California,their number h23lh.

Relet indicates that the records of the San QuentinPrison, their number h23lh, for WALLIE D. FORD indicates thatthe subject was received at San Quentin Penitentiary onJune 12, 1926, from Los Angeles,_California. These recordsindicate that FORD was born on February 25, 1691, at Portland,Oregon, and his parents were listed as mother, BEATRICE FORD,and father, ZARED FORD, both of whom-were born in Hawaii.Prison records reflect that ZARED FORD'soccupation was

listed as the operator of the Ford Bottling Works, Honolulu,Hawaii. When interviewed by California State Parole Authoritiesconcerning his past, the prison records indicated that FORDfurnished information that he resided in Portland, Oregon,from 1591,to 1913, at which time he mcved tc L55 Angelesuntil his arrest in 1926. "He married HAZEL BARTON,.age 26,in Los Angeles during this time and one child, * ,resultedfrom this union. FORD was released from San Quentin on May

The prison records reflect the following descriptionof FORD:

Race: HhiteOccupation: Cook ,.~~H1Sht=_; 5' 6 3/8Heighttl 133 lbs.Gomplexfon: DarkEyes: MaroonHair: BlackMarital Status: MarriedChildren: One, age 5 - 1926Education: Public schools, Portland,

OregonFormer Address: hhOl Mount Eagle Place

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The attention of the Detroit Office is called toDetroit letter to Chicago dated October 31, 1955, whichenclosed three copies of an article of "The American Journalof Sociology, Volume XLIII, No. 6, Hay, 1938, entitled,"The Voodoo Cult AmongNegro Migrants in Detroit, by oneERDMANN DOANE BENYDN. This article was obtained from theDetroit Board of Education and contains information relatingto the background of the NOI concerning its origination andheliefs. 5 review of this srticle indicates thst the anther,BENYDH, apparently wrote this article in August, 1937, andit is belion ithat BENYQE may havehad at thatetime someconnection With thif iversity cf HIE1gan,inasmuch as stthe end of the article there appeared the words, Universityof Hi chigan. "

Alloffices receiving copies of this letter arerequested to conduct investigation set forth and reply byletter.

DETROIT OFFICE

AT ANNARBOR, MICHIGAN 92 Hill make inquiry at the University of Hiehigan to

determine if ERDHAHH DOHHE BENTON was ever enrolled or employedat the University of-Michigan. If-a record is located, inquiryshould be made of BEN!DN's'former associates and at the Lalumni office to determine it his present whereabouts areknown. If BENYDH is located in the Detroit Division, he shouldbe interviewed for all information he nsy'possess concerning IH. D. FARD and the Nation of Islam. Special attention should bepaid to BEHYOH's sources of the information appearing ;.li.is

ticle and to any notes, docuents or other research material yemay haveretained. If BENTON does notThoi*reside within theDetroit Division,F lead should beset for his intertiew asoutlined above. I ~

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will determine if there is, or ever was, a Ford Bottling Works located in Honolulu. If so, will determine who the present officers of-this company are,and will interview them concerning ZARED and BEATRICEFORD andconcerning WALLIE D.FORD. It should be deter-mined whether the FORDs or any of their relatives arestill alive and if anyinformation concerning WALLIED.FORD is known. If any relatives or if WALLIE D. FORDare located, consideration should be given to interviewingthem to determine if WALLIE D. FORD is id ntical withW. D.FARD, and, if so, for any information concerning hisfounding of the NOI. If Honoluluis not in possession ofinformation concerningW. D. FARD'sfounding of the N01and such information is necessary to conduct an interview,Honolulu should request same from Chicago.

Credit and criminalchecks concerning ZAREDFORD, BEATRICE FORD andWALLIE D. FORD should be conducted,if deemed advisable.

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It is noted that records at San Quentin Prisonreflect thatWALLIE D, FORD had been married to HAZELE.OSBORN at Los Angeles, possibly around1920, and that theywere divorced sometime prior to 1926. It is also noted that

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years of age in 1926,Losgangeles shouldcheck marriage records to

attempt to locate a record of the marriage of WALLIE D. FORD

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and HAZEL E,OSBORNE, possibly around the year 1920. eLos Angeles should also check birth records for the child born to FORD and should check divorce records forinformation concerning FORD*s divorce from OSBORNE, Fromtheserecords all background information concerning FORD,OSBORNE and the child should be obtained. Logicalinvestigation should then be conducted to locate OSBORNEand the child, If they can be located, they should beinterviewed for all information they can furnish aboutWALLIE D. FORD,

PORTLAND OFFICE

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for WALLIE D, FORDreportedly born February 25, 1891, atPortland, Oregon.

If available, will review Public School recordsfor any information identifiable with FORD and reportinformation contained therein.

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If deemed logical, will conduct creditand criminalchecks concerning FOQD and his father and mother, ZABED andBEATRICE FORD.

sin Faigclsco OFFICE

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Will_check the subject's record at San QuentinPrison to detdrmine if there were any addresses listed forHAZEL E,OSBORNE, MARY BROWN, PEARL MORTON, all of LosAngeles, California, who corresponded with FORD during hisincarceration at San Quentin. O

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5will make inquiry at --thePassport Division of theState Department for any record identifiable with W. D. FARDor W. D0 FARAD or W. FARD MOHAMED or MUHAMMAD.


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Los Angeles;race white, age 26, born in New Zealand, occupationrestaurant keeper; mother = maiden name HAZEL BARTON, 34? SouthFlowerStreet, race white, age 25, bornstate of New York,occupation- none. Thebirth was certified on 9/2/20 by HARLEYE. MacDONALD, physician,with offices at 1521 South Hope Street,Los Angeles.

Attached to the abovebirth certificate was an amend-ment to the certificatedated T/1O/HO,filed by HAZEL FORDEVELSIZERof H776 Hub Street, Los Angeles, mother of WALLACEDODD FORD, who was born in the city of Los Angeles on the firstday of September,1920, as stated in the certificate of birthfiled by HARLEYE. MacDONALDon 9/2/20. tThe amendedbirthcertificate changed the original certificate to read: Fullname of child, WALLACE AAXFORD; occupation of mother changed tor ad ho se"ife Affiant of the above amended birth certificatewas HAZEL FORD EVELSIZER of A 76 Hub Street. It was sworn to

CLTFFORDEVELSI5ER of H776 Hub Street also sub-the abore iniormation on T/1/A0 before notary publicthe County oi Los Angeles, State of California.

_causeda checktobemadeon* r s for the10,15/57 of the Los Ange es County Marriage Reco d

period1/1/12 through12/Q1/ 6, and of the Los Angeles CountySuperiorCourt Divorce Records for1/1/14 to 12/31/30, andno record of marriage or divorce was found between FARD orFORD and HAZEL BARTON, HAZEL FORD or HAZEL OSBORNE.

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Her maiden name was HAZEL BARTON. in 1919 in LosAngeles she metWALLACE FORDwho was operatinga cafe at34? South Flower Street, Los Angeles. HAZEL began living withhim and their residence was an apartment above the cafe. A

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was born on 9/1/20 in Los Angeles and was namedWALLACEDODD FORD. In1921 or 1922 she moved out on FORD andtook thechild with her. She continued to live in Los Angeles.Her second "husband" was OSBORNEwho lived six months and died,and then she met'her third "husband," CLIFFORD EVELSIZER, withwhom she is still living. CLIFFORD EVELSIZER is a retiredemployee of the city of Los Angeles.

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The child of FORD, WALLACE DODD FORD,later known as WALLACEMAXFORD, was in the U. S. Coast Guard during World war II and was killed at Linhaven Roads, Virginia, on 8/3/A2.HAZEL has documentary proof of death of child as set out above.

Infonmation re subject'scriminal record under Los Angeles Police Department No. 164A? is set out in Los Angeles letter to Chicago dated 8/26/5?. WALLEIFORDwas arrested bythe LAPD on ll/1?/18 for assault witha deadly weaponand was released. He was again arrested on l/20/26 for violation of the woolwine Act California prohibition law!, possession and sale. On 3/A/26 he was sentenced td a one dollar fine or one day in Jail on count l and to a four hundred dollar fineor 180 days in jail on count 2. On 2/15/26 he was arrested for the third time by the LAPD for violation of the StatePoison Act -a felony.He was sentenced on 5/28/26 to aterm of from six months to six years and was received at San Quentin State Penitentiary on 6/12/26. He was released from San Quentin on 5/27/29.

HAZEL described FORD as male, white, New Zealander,exact age unknown,58", 1&0 pounds, slender build, black curly hair, black eyes, beautiful even teeth, straight nose,Caucasian features, no visible scars, extremely swarthy complexion, had the appearance of a very dark complected Mexican.

HAZEL advised that FORD had come to Los Angeles fromOregon at least four or five years before she met him in1919and had been operating his cafe at 3&7 South Flower Street,Los Angeles, during tnat period.FORD never told her anything about his background. He never mentioned his date or place of birth, education,;parents, brothers or sisters. On one occasion she found an old letter addressed to him under the name of FRED DODDin Salem, Oregon. By reading the letter she knew without question in her mind that FRED DODDand WALLACE FORD were identical; however, he always used the name WALLACE FORD while she knew him in Los Angeles.

HAZEL recalled that a girl, name unknown, told her in about 1919 or 1920 that she, the girl, had helped FORDwrite letters to his parents in New Zealand because FORDhad very littlefeducation and had trouble with his correspon- dence, According to HAZEL this unknown girl had been a waitress in FORD's cafe and had lived with FORD before HAZEL came alongFrom this and from the birth certificate on the child HAZELassumed that FORD came from New Zealand.

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HAZEL recalled that in 1919 when she first moved in

with FORD he mentioned that he had been married, possibly inf92-vgnn-nvwu-I-'hI:.+I-Iv-um-n_n ha:-I I-92n.r~92v-92Is la-I -I--I-Av! l'1r92'I92l1>'l _Ih -Itrun v92l4 'E_92f92 DT'92ULCEULJ, Ulla-U BJLCLU IJU-Ll UUCJJ G lJ.l.UUUJ- DCLJG-L G-l.a..l..92-H-.1. G-.|.J.92v92J-92J192-J-Ihad been unable to obtain a divorce, and that was one of thereasons she and FORD were never married. FORD had a boy ofthis marriage. HAZEL thinks the boy was born sometimepriorto 1914 or 1915,possibly in Oregon.

In1926 FORD, while operating his cafe, wasassociated with a man who was half Chinese,and the two ofthemsold narcotics forwhich they were arrested and bothsent to prison. The other person was paroled, but FORD t HAZEL that hewould serve out his time and did not want a parole as he wanted to be a free man when he was released.

After his release from San Quentin on 5/27/29 FORDwent to Chicago and was in Chicago and Detroit from then until1932 when FORD visited HAZEL, her present husband and thechild in Los Angeles.FORD was driving a 1929 Model A Fordcoupe with California license plates. FORD had white sheetsover the seats or the car. He left the sheets with HAZEL,saying that he would not need them any more as he was goingback to New Zealand. FORDgave no explanation as to why heused white sheets. On this singular visit FORD advised HAZELand her family that he was only eating one meal a day andthat this was his new way of life. HAZEL advised that FORDwas wearing his hair long andfull in the back. Previouslyhe had always had a short conventional haircut.

FORD said that since his release from San Quentinhe had been selling doctors supplies. During this visit in1932 FORD gave HAZEL a small box containing selfrthreadingneedles. This box was postmarked Q/28/30 from the MarcelleneChemical Company, 1900 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia,and was addressed tp W. D.FORD, General Delivery, Chicago,Illinois. HAZEL gave the box to the interviewing agent andthe same is being retained in the Los Angeles file in instantcase.

HAZEL advised she corresponded with FORDfrom 1929to 1932.All of her letters were addressed to him care ofGeneral Deliveryvin either Chicago, Illinois or Detroit, Michigan.She correspondediwith FORDon an average of once or twice ayear. She tried to get FORD to send money for the support ofthe child. HAZEL recalls that when FORD did write he said hehad no money to send.

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HAZEL advisedthat FORDnever had any unusualpolitical, economic, social or religious beliefs, and thathe had never indicated any interest in such things.

Mr. and Mrs. EVELSIZER are leaving Los Angeles on10/21/57 for a winter vacation in trailer parks in Florida.They will return to Los Angeles on 4/15/58. In the interimthey can be contacted through P.O. Box 42 55H, York Station,Los Angeles 42, California. ;

Enclosed with this airtel to Richmond is a copy of relet. '

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Copies of this airtel are being furnished to Detroit,Honolulu and San Francisco for their information in view of the pending investigation in those offices.

PORTLAND OFFICE _

will check marriage records in an effort to locatea marriage for FORD sometime prior to 1914 or 1915.

RICHMOND OFFICE

will contact the Marcellene Chemical Company, 1900west Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, and obtain any backgroundinformation they may nave concerning the subject, noting thatthey were in contact with him on A/28/30 and that he wasallegedlyselling doctors' supplies during that period.

WASHINGTON ristsORFICE fwill checkINS records for any information concerning

the subject, noting that heallegedly came from New Zealand,

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. asGULAN BOGANS, was. is report states that a teletype wreceived from WFO on Hay ll, 19h2 stating that GULAN BOGAHQ.had been apprehended._ The Chicago Temple of the moslems 7_ Twas located at 10L; East 51st Street. This organization iiotfurther described! was folided in 1931 at Detroit, Miehigaa,by N. D. FARO. F%RD was reported to have been arrested on tnree occasions in Detroit for teacaing Islam. :. Q

Milwaukee teletype on May 19, 19142, reflect that the re: - at lthe Temple in Milwaukee reflect that W. D. FARD was report "92to be the "ALLAH" oflslam and in allprobability couldbe Vlocated at b026 Vernon Street, Chicago, Illinois. _ __ ,.r

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'_,pseuoo-religious order in which the members of the aboveorganization purported to be eilied with tne Ionannedan religion.P1- ' - - _ _ iH1S organization was establlened be H. D. FPEE.

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illfl I0iIFn? for approx1matel3 two weeksne left the residence cf AEDFOIAEFLD a fraud. Following

eo cnurones and frecuented tnne insistence of the colored

l in orpanizinficniien. he aalthou@h tnrouj~ ti

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tion sponsored "" iim Faeling snip anq uu@ Life oat' was wr tten 0-

Trs. C ;n$s US ITTCn anc was read at several of the neetlnbut according to Jnials was too complicated Lor the geooleto understand. nETUs FC?_F ll mentioned hT8lDbiOPC 1Salleged to be deceased at the present time, naving died inan insanfe nospital."

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April 27s a Japanese, has been deceased

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.. 1Md 1.m. ,1 ...lliehigua,1!'o1e pbene no or , noting that it tailedto an-yn31108105 for IRDIAII D. IIIIO 1 however, it lid eonnin _aIlint, enigeni .' -I 92 I I

J Inveltigation in continuing in this Division

at the int and Detroit eddreuu noted in an attempt to lento and interview BEYIOI in accordance with referenced letter.

As will be noted, leads should be set forthfor Detroit and Flint, Michigan, to comply with the requested

investigation contained in referenced Chicago letter.' It is noted that BEYNONis undoubtedly identical with the Person mentioned.in referenced letter in view of the uncommoness of the two first names of this individual and in view of the fact that BENYON was not located as ever being connected with the _ University of Michigan.-

gation to be conducted at Ann Arbor, Miohigln, it is recommended tnat tnis case oe reassigned to eitner tne Detroit or Flint Agent handling the leads requested.-

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Oltfc A/i677201"6ldZ772-U3.'. EDsures GOVERNT0 = SAC, D troit oo_2s3:e WE= 12/18/5'7

FROM : 3;-L.... _

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0: Chicago!

Reference is made to Chicago letter to the Birector dated10/3/5? and captioned as above, as well as Detroit letter to theDirector in the same matter of ll/29/57,:

It is noted that the latter sets out UNDEVELOPED LTADS inthis Office at Flint and Detroit, Kichigan. A review of theLEADSat Detroit appear to be old addresses and former contactsof some 25 years ago, while it is noted that the LEAD to contactIRDEATE DUANEECFYON at212 Chandler Street, Flint, 3, Michiganwas current as recently as Harch 1956 from the University ofhichigan Alumni Records.

Therefore, it is recommended that a LTAD CARD beprepared _ to locate and interview FEYYON at Flint, Michigan inaccordancewith the reference letter from the Director. In the interim, noeffort will be made at Detroit to locate BBHYON at the old addresses.

UNDEVELQ?ID_LRhD$

THE DETROITOFFICE, At Flint, Hichigan: Will forward to

Resident Agency covering serials 5 and 10 of captioned filefor appropriate handling to locate and interview BBNYON.

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OnJung 91958,Ire.humanD.BTIOI,212Ghendler Street.Hint, ehigee,edvieedthet her.huebend,IRDMIB D.BEIIOI,who weei'orner1Lneeoc1eted withtideIleiverllty at lliehigu, had written the -ertic -entitled The Voodoo Bult Leqaslsegro I13:-eat: inDetroit .She edvieed that he-bed diedin 1 A. She edvieed that he bed ebteieed the materiel for hie e icle byinterviewing enenbere of thegnu]: himself.Sheedvieet t it eee hie idea to write the ertio hill-t~el;"eoai?'ref the interviews he took either her or his den hter. She related that the notesthat hefepe:-ed while hewee inthe process orwritinthe article were e the: lost er dedtmyedt She eteted that ehe touid not rememberany eeeee eddreeeee or pieces mentioned dugieg theietervimre when eieno present-

_- - t it She eteted that he:-_!me'head'e article wee the

eelykene written byhieeoneereiu theIetionefIelu I01!.Sheeteted thatherhneteed wee oeetoe eoeielegr pm-eteaeorewe nivereityat hidego neneci LOUIS 92IIB!i.8 eeteted that IJ H_end her huabendvere both htereeted in the I01 Qt thlt iaertieulertime 937! eedit ne herreeoilectipnthat the Q51-. -'J Q-en eln-en QI .h I g In-IUQAQI QQQQII Ilihr fjl

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0a January 10, 1958,Ia. IlRIOI,KIIBlR 609 laet__

laker,FlintIiohigan,advisedthatehedid accoapaayherfather,annularanoa a nanyoftn.interviewatu.=heeon prelative to theI01. oha etated that aherenenherethe leade e nane ae being FARAD, but could not renenber anything elee abouthie and ehe did not know anything about his being of theJewiehnationalityandhaezgaae truenanenJewiahaane.thewent on to explain thatL0 IIRTH had died in 1952. lhe atatedthat her father anda detective tron the Detroit PoliceDepartment who vac in charge of the into tigation on tho groupconferredwitheachotherquitefregueatgyandawapped-intornatioa concerning the group. he a rieed that to herknowledge her father had gotten all ct his information frominterviews with I01 aenherc orvthrough the Detroit PoliceDepartment. lhe etated that ehe had never eeen FLRD as he hadalready left Detroit. She atated that aha had visited theUniversity of lalan which woo locatcd in Paradise Valley iniietroit and had aeeoa photo of Faiiwhich was hanging on a wallina roon on the eeooad floor. She adriaed that this house waslocated cloee to the police precinct although the could notrennber the cane of the etreet.

TheBhioagoDivisionehouldatteapttoattengttolocate an!octet ornterialformerly inthepcceeeeiono the late LOUS UIRTH toraorly with the Sociology Bepartneot oftheUaivereityatChicagothat nighthelptoidentify thenanwhowait titer tho iiii or IiRB ii totroit, aid attoitt to locatcany close aaeociatee c! I!RTH who eight he in a poeitioo toturoiah intcrnetion concerning IARD.

0a January 17, 1958,.o ct Bepartneat, Sohvereive

,th:t'E:erecerdeorthighIQ I8 IIG Vli Q Ifoeollaheiatioawi hth: latePrereeeo: ll!IOI.tail to

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Re Chicagoletter to the Director 10/30/57.-

Detroit file 100-6603-lto whiqa/16>/43, at Detroitentitl.,

NTERNAL SECURITY- J; cusronTENT 0 t s e re ects

ET AL,THROWOR DESTRUCTION GOVERM .

thatSA }nterviDeMich gan on L3. AtthattheMSTA Temple at Pontiac, iii . Accordingid al by the name of FARDseveral years previously an indivu

whom he believed to be an Algerian, was instrumental in ha manyb leave theNSTA and affiliate themselves with a group which mem ers rQ!< he refersto as 'MOOSELEMS'.

' LEAD A PONTIAC MICHIGAH:'Will attempt to locate interviewwho as above reported in l9b,3 wa of the

. _ - at Pontiac, Michigan. interview as to a t oneFARleda sehism fromtheMSTA. ShowqattachedphotographofW.D.FARD, DetroitPD #b5l38 to determinef this is t e that led

theschismfromtheMSTA.I ;_!uA2u._4__ " ''d' h Resident Agency atifontiapjEonth_infOKmt.J of t e kwJ D i has failed to locate i0n to"thisdate at etrot

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AssignLEAD at Pontiac.W' 4 $1BY

Ml {NF_~qf,-3,-'__:'nrV .HERE:NE, "59. 3-S1

PD h5138. RETURN PLS.!Enclosure-Photgaph of W.D.FARD, Detroit1


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Oice Mwfdum -UNITEDsures GOVERN

SUBJECT:

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=SAC, Detroit 00-26356! DArr= January 28, iesDirector, FBI 05-636a2!"

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Au:himYf*92Q;" '8 wWALLACE DONFARD W*" "-sacuarrr MATTER- NOI nrehs lihi

Reurlets 10-22-57 and 1-17+58.

Relet dated 10-22-57 advised that a photographof the subject was available to your office. Relet dated1-17-58 advised that Mrs. Marion Kieber, 609 East Baker,Flint, Michigan, advised she had accompanied her fatherduring the time he conducted many interviews relative tothe Nation of Islam N01!. She also stated that she hadobserved aphotograph of the subject which was hangingon the wall of abuilding which she apparently visitedwith her father.

You should exhibit a photograph of the subjectto ;&_K1eber to determine if he isidentical with theindividual she knew named Farad, who was the leader of theN01 at the time her father was interested in thisorganization.

l - Chicago 00-33683! For information!

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0.February 11, 1953,10-0; ukxontmma, 609am:lit, liehlfen,In ehoamI photiograiaobtainediiehroit Po lee Department bearing date In4% '::*."%..:;i. ;::.. *:::.1.2:212"*2?'=&"._.._"_ 5-..--- -.._- 2..-- ,._._-e_l_-:2 ._ nee __e.11__-__ 92 to the at-ogre or the personeheknevt.oeeeeedl ARn

whoee cbaree bed seen on the wall at the Unite:-elty01 Isle: some twentyyeere ego while with her {ether inter-viewing pereons whowere lieaion of Isle: S011 nenbere.

_ V nun advised that, the photogrlph0: rm atthe Iain:-01: at Ielen eith r 5" 8" 10" at-e ph' ye e -x ore ph gmin bleak end white end me e "glean:-1sed" or touched up

Apicture. She etet-ed that ehe resell: thet. uhe ltletnre ustekea Irane #5 deg:-.eng,1e instead at e fell hoe ore

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iha lavD a roquaatadto attanpt torointarviow and determine from him all information oonoarn _ 0 appearance of ALLLH or U. D. FARDat tho MCI Tomplcin Row Yorkin 1951.

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she was present when WALLACE FARD designated him minister and leader of the Muslims, She says there are hundreds of old Muslims in Detroit but they do not recognize ELIJAH as the leader and, therefore, refuse to follow him,

ROSCUE MAPPS, SR., spoke to the group and suggested he had been in the presence of ELIJAH POOLE during dinner the previous day. Apparently ELIJAH sneaked in for a brief visit.

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RELATION ro OTHER NEGRO 'L'l.TS

Thestory oi the Nation of Islamcannotbe consideredas completein itself. Militant andcultist movementsamong migrantNegroesin the cities of the North have formed a sort of tree. After onebranch has groyn. ourished.and begun to decay, another shoot.-1up to begin overagain the same l _92'L'll ,though alwayswith an in-creasing degreeof race-Consciousm-5.-and anti-Caucasianprejudice

Out ofthe wreckof theMarcus Garveymovement, theresprangPhoenix-like theMoorish-American cultof whichthe prophetwasNoble Drew Ali. After this prophets disappearance andthe stabi-lization ofthe movementas a formally organized denomination,there sprang up the Nation of Islam. Althoughthe cultural isola-tion ofthe membersof thiscult hasnot declinedduring thethreeyears of their prophets absence, thereare many evidences oftheloss ofmilitant aggressivenesswhich oncecharacterized thisgroup.The organizationalso istiznding tobecomepmore amorphous.Fromamong the larger group of Moslemsthere has sprung recentlyaneven more militant branch than the Nation of Islam itself. Thisnew movement,ltnown asthe TemplePeople, identi esthe prophet,Mr. W.D. Fard,with thegod Allah.To Mr. Fard alonedotheyoffer prayer and sacri ce.Since Mr. Fard has been dei ed,the

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