Testimonial letter from Rodrigo Alamos Montero
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 Rodrigo Alamos Montero. It is "Exhibit A-2161" 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.
 ABASTECEDORA DE COMBUSTIBLES Y COMERCIAL LTDA. To whom it may concern: I hereby certify that BHAGWAN SHREE RAJNEESH has demonstrated internationally an outstanding performance and exceptional ability as a religious and spiritual leader. BHAGWAN SHREE RAJNEESH has contributed also to the world of art through the creativity inspired in his disciples and the real poems used, as way of expression, in his over 100 edited books. I am a professional manager with an M.B.A degree from the University of Chicago. My present position is General Manager of Distribuidora y Comercial Abastible Limitada, a retail chain selling household appliances throughout Chile. I was introduced to Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh by Chilean friends in 1981. Since them I have read books, seen videos, listen to tapes and done group works following his teaching here in -Santiago Chile, in Geetham (California) and Rajneeshpuran (Oregon). I, Rodrigo Alamos Montero, swear that the above information given by me is true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and is furnished in good faith. [signed] |
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