Testimonial letter from Tchekof Minosa
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 Tchekof Minosa. It is "Exhibit A-1007" 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 original letter, written in French, appears first, followed by its English translation. The image on the right in the text box links to a pdf file with the whole original letter, the translation and a notary statement attesting to the validity of the translation. It has 3 pages.
 EDITION, FILMS, PUBLICITE, MULTI-MEDIA, AUDIO-VISUEL, REPORTAGE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE Depuis de nombreuses années je suis concerné tant personnellement que professionnellement par l'action de certains hommes "particuliers" que l'on peut définir cerane des "guides spirituels". J'ai réalisé de nombreux reportages, films et ouvrages divers sur nombre d'entre eux. Je connais Bhagwan Shree Rajnesh depuis 4 ans et je n'ai jamais céssé de reconnaître en lui un être particulièrement exceptionnel dont l'oeuvre est une contribution originale et nécessaire à notre époque. Je souhaite qu' il puisse poursuivre son action là où il a choisi de le faire et qu'il y soit encouragé dans la paix et l'harmonie. [signed] translationSCORPIO--editing, films, advertising, multi-media, audio-visual, photoreporting For many years I have been concerned, as much personally as professionaly, by the activities of certain "particular” men that one can define as "spiritual guides". I have directed numerous documentaries, films and diverse works about a number of these. I have known Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh for four years and I have never stopped seeing in him a particularly exceptional being whose work is an original contribution and necessary for our epoch. I hope that he can continue his activity there where he has chosen to do it and that he will be encouraged in peace and harmony. [notary stuff] |
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