Testimonial letter from A. W. Dugan
This letter is one of a remarkable series of over 2650 letters amassed in 1983 to support Osho's attempt to get permanent resident status in the US at the time of the Oregon ranch. The image is reproduced here with the kind permission of The Oregon Historical Society. Information about their collection of these letters and other supporting material -- the "Jeffrey Noles Rajneesh Collection", named for Osho's immigration lawyer Jeffrey Noles, who compiled them in 1983 and donated them to the OHS -- can be found at this page. The wiki is grateful to the OHS for making access available for these documents. For more information and links to all the letters, see Testimonial letters.
This letter is from A. W. Dugan. It is "Exhibit A-574" in the Noles collection.
The text version below has been created by optical character recognition (OCR), from the images supplied by OHS. It has not been checked for errors but this process usually results in over 99% correct transcription. Most apparent "errors" are correct transcriptions of typos already in the original. The image on the right in the text box links to a pdf file of the original letter, it has one page.
 Texon Energy corporation To Whom it may concern: The writer is the President of Texon Energy Corporation, a publicly held oil company. The writer is also a Trustee and organizer of the Cenikor Foundation, one of the larger privately financed, independent drug and alcoholic rehabilitation centers in the United States. The writer is also a member of numerous professional, civic and social organizations. The writer is extensively familiar with the work of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, as well as with the work of other well-known individuals in the field of Philosophy and Religion. It is the opinion of the writer that the work of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, including his more than 2,000 discourses and the techniques of silent meditation which he has recently developed, constitute the most intelligent and significant work in modern Philosophy and Religion. He has a wide following from all over the world, and is clearly a religious leader of international stature. The writer takes great pleasure in recommending Bhagwan Shree. Rajneesh as a personage of exceptional ability. His presence in the United States will greatly enrich the cultural and economic interest of our country. Very truly yours, |
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