Dr. OM Lind

(Kindly forward)

Apartado postal 126

Barcelona, Spain.

Paris, the 11th of September 1966

THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS

New York City

N.Y. — U.S.A.

 

Dear Sir,

The undersigned, refugee from communist Cuba since 1962 and as yet unsuccessful in finding a country to be resettled due to difficulties encountered, wishes to apply for a permanent legal residence either in Canada, Mexico or Colombia. Any of these countries would be agreeable to me, if I am acceptable as a human being who is a REFUGEE, a victim of political conflicts with which he has no connection or partisanship whatever.

 

I am a native of India when this country was British Empire, but I acquired the cuban naturalization by naturalization.

I have been subject to terrible duress in Cuba for not accepting communism during almost thirty months. At the General Secretariat, the Commission for Human Rights and the Commission for Social and Economic Rights, as well as at the HC OF THE UN FOR REFUGEES I must have a considerable set of files, as documents have accumulated there since the year 15959 when I was first incarcerated at Havana, obviously for religious and political reasons, as I was then presiding a General Assembly of the WORLD CONGRESS OF ALL THE RELIGIONS, FAITHS, FRATERNITIES AND SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHIES, at the Official See of the event which was the National Capitol. Not only have I never in my whole life remained aloof of whatever sort of politics, but I have on contrary always promoted friendly, peaceful and brotherly collaboration or UNIVERSAL ECUMENISM among all the religions of the world.

I am 66 years of age, and well fit a good many more. Besides being a religious leader and Spiritual Instructor, I am the Head of the YOGA organization in India and throughout the world. I equally direct numerous Churches in Europe, Africa and the Americas. Denominationally speaking I am a UNIVERSALIST, and my God is universal, not sectarianized, limited or conventionalized by any specific tradition. My respect is, nevertheless, undivided for all the religions and Faiths, past and present as well as future.

I apply for PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENCE in Canada, Mexico and Colombia simultaneously so as to take the first one available. I don’t believe I need to emphasize the fact that I am desperately in need of a home to call my own, to enjoy a full human being status, and to be able to live freely in conscience as well as in mind, dignity and speech.

Trusting to have your favor as early as possible, I wish to remain

Faithfully,                                                            

Pr. OM Lind