Atiyeh's explanation of unsigned Rajneesh documents · Rajneeshpuram

Other Media: These two documents, one a Proclamation and the other an Executive Order, were prepared during the height of the grim tensions surrounding the presence of the Baghwan and the thousands of his followers. The Proclamation called for martial law in Jefferson and Wasco Counties and the Executive Order activated the National Guard. Both are extraordinary actions for any Governor to take but they represent the extent of the unrest among Oregonians and the real potential for disaster that could occur. Because there would be an immediacy of action should there be a need to activate them I carried both at all times until the crisis passed. That came with the arrest of an escaping Baghwan and the breaking up of his cult. These papers traveled the state with me and even to foreign countries on some of my trade missions. Fortunately for all of us there never became a need to sign them.

Title: Atiyeh's explanation of unsigned Rajneesh documents
Description: Atiyeh's explanation of the Proclamation and Executive Order that he had drafted as governor to deal with the Rajneeshpuram situation but never needed to sign.
Creator: Atiyeh, Victor, author
Is Part Of: Governor Victor Atiyeh Speeches, Volume III
Format: notes
Language: English
Identifier: PUA_MS96_62.pdf
Subject: Rajneeshpuram (Or.)
Date Created: circa 2011
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Type: Text
Temporal Coverage: 2011
Relation: PUA_MS96_93.pdf; PUA_MS96_92.pdf

Media: https://exhibits.lib.pacificu.edu/files/original/bed16d7eee03d6b0cfc9a42af0c55fdb.pdf; These two documents, one a Proclamation and the other an Executive Order, were prepared during the height of the grim tensions surrounding the presence of the Baghwan and the thousands of his followers. The Proclamation called for martial law in Jefferson and Wasco Counties and the Executive Order activated the National Guard. Both are extraordinary actions for any Governor to take but they represent the extent of the unrest among Oregonians and the real potential for disaster that could occur. Because there would be an immediacy of action should there be a need to activate them I carried both at all times until the crisis passed. That came with the arrest of an escaping Baghwan and the breaking up of his cult. These papers traveled the state with me and even to foreign countries on some of my trade missions. Fortunately for all of us there never became a need to sign them.