E1558 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 27, 2006 Divinity and his ring, staff, and crown—official Missouri. Hannah is a student at Benton High to release U.S. Government records related to symbols of his position. I was fortunate School and she has been chosen to receive crimes committed by the Nazi and Japanese enough to have worshipped with him at this, the YWCA Women of Excellence Future Lead- Governments during World War II. The re- and several other services, throughout my er Award. sponse to the news was immediate and heart- time as his Congressman. Hannah is recognized as one of the most felt. Since his colleagues conveyed Stan I remember when I first campaigned for sincere and compassionate students at Ben- Moskowitz’s remarkable character and the im- Congress in July of 1992, all of my local polit- ton High School. She has been involved in portant contribution he made to history, I ical advisors told me I must meet and pray for Student Council for four years, was elected would like to share with you some of their the blessings of Apostle Revills. His ability to homecoming queen, and served as Vice thoughts. One person wrote: ‘‘Stan was a man reach out and touch those he met showed that President of both her class and the entire stu- whose broad experience, character and per- he was truly anointed by God. He was a man dent body. sonality drew you in as few have the ability to of great stature physically, and a giant spir- As an athlete, Hannah has lettered in four do. He just radiated intelligence, under- itually. Apostle Revills was a true friend of varsity sports. She has played on three District standing, empathy, insight, and yes, wit. I will mine and I will greatly miss his friendship and Champion basketball teams, served as the miss Stan.’’ Another wrote: ‘‘Stan was a major his guidance—both spiritual and otherwise. captain of the soccer team that advanced to reason for our success. He may not have al- Mr. Speaker, as I rise today to honor Chief the State Playoffs, and served as captain of ways agreed with our conclusions, but he Apostle Revills. I also honor his darling wife the volleyball team. These achievements wanted to be sure that the historical record Ullainee for her service to God and humanity, earned her the honor of being named the Fe- was as complete as possible.’’ Finally: ‘‘What and for her loving marriage to Isaiah. Together male Scholar Athlete for St. Joseph Sports, terrible, shocking news. Stan was a wonderful they had five children and five adopted chil- Inc. person who was unswervingly dedicated to Academically, she is one of the best and dren, and now have 20 grandchildren and sev- pursuing truth, and he performed great service brightest. She is an academic leader who has eral great-grandchildren. Apostle Revills’ leg- to his country in a long and distinguished ca- challenged herself with the most rigorous acy will surely live on in all of them, and in the reer. He will be greatly missed. faith of his followers. classes in preparation for her future. She has Mr. Speaker, these are just a few of the Mr. Speaker, Apostle Revills is a legend in maintained the balance between her class statements from those who knew and worked work and extracurricular activities, while ob- Southwest Georgia and will be remembered with Mr. Moskowitz. I think they speak vol- taining the rank of second in her class. for truthfully speaking the Word of God. I umes of this man who contributed significantly Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in stand here today to honor his legacy and to our Nation’s history. Most recently, I met thank him for his friendship. He was truly a recognizing Hannah Barnett. She is an out- standing member of our community and I wish Stan Moskowitz at the IWG press conference man of God and I was blessed to know him. on June 6. As usual, his comments were in- f her the best in her bright future. I am honored to represent her in the United States Con- formative and insightful. He truly was a na- TAKING OUR CASE TO THE gress. tional treasure. AMERICAN PEOPLE I would like to note that Mr. Moskowitz f earned many high honors including two Presi- HON. JOE WILSON HONORING THE LIFE OF STAN dential Distinguished Officer Awards, the Di- OF SOUTH CAROLINA MOSKOWITZ rector’s Medal, the Distinguished Career Intel- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ligence Medal, the Distinguished Intelligence HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY Medal, and the Intelligence Community Medal Thursday, July 27, 2006 OF NEW YORK of Merit. Mr. Speaker, Stan Moskowitz served IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- his Agency, his government, and the people of er, on Monday I will join Chairman SAM JOHN- Thursday, July 27, 2006 the United States loyally and with honor. I SON and colleagues on the House Education Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ex- would like to offer Mr. Moskowitz’s family my and Workforce Subcommittee on Employer— press deep and profound sadness at the pass- deepest condolences. He will truly be missed. Employee Relations for a field hearing in ing of Stan Moskowitz, CIA Director of Con- f Plano, Texas. This hearing will address a key gressional Affairs and integral partner to the COUNCIL OF KHALISTAN PRESI- issue in the debate surrounding illegal immi- Interagency Working Group on Nazi War gration: employee verification systems and Crimes, IWG. Mr. Moskowitz passed away DENT ADDRESSES LONDON IN- employer enforcement. suddenly, after playing tennis, on June 29, STITUTE OF The House border security bill incorporates 2006. It was a great shock to many who were HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS stringent measures for verifying and complying privileged and fortunate to work with him. OF NEW YORK with employee eligibility. Such provisions are Mr. Moskowitz played an integral role in en- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sadly absent from the Reid-Kennedy Senate suring the disclosure of documents related to Thursday, July 27, 2006 bill. the Nazi war crimes. When the Nazi War Throughout August, we will take our case to Crimes Disclosure Act was extended for 2 Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, Dr. Gurmit the American public. With various field hear- years in February 2005, then Director of Cen- Aulakh, President of the Council of Khalistan, ings, we will differentiate our border- first ap- tral Intelligence Porter Goss asked Mr. recently spoke at the London Institute of South proach from the Reid-Kennedy amnesty plan. Moskowitz, who at the time was retiring as Asia, which was holding a seminar on sepa- Chairman ED ROYCE held two such hearings CIA’s Director of Congressional Affairs, to help rate electorate in . He also contributed an in July. Mr. Speaker, the response was over- him guide the Agency toward a full disclosure article to the Journal of the London Institute of whelming—the American people are on our of the historical record as captured in CIA South Asia. Both presentations were on the side! files. Based on Porter Goss’s commitment, Mr. same theme: freedom for Khalistan, the sov- As we continue to debate this issue, I hope Moskowitz promised the IWG that CIA would ereign Sikh state that declared its independ- Senate Democrats will realize what the aver- do the following: Declassify information on all ence from India on October 7, 1987, and has age American already understands: We can- Nazis; Declassify operational files associated been under Indian occupation ever since then. not address illegal immigration without ad- with those Nazis; Re-review material that had Dr. Aulakh stressed that a separate elec- dressing border security. been redacted; Undertake such additional torate within India, although it might help some In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we searches that historians or the CIA thought of the oppressed minorities there, would not will never forget September 11th. necessary as the work progressed. be appropriate for the Sikh nation, which is f Under the leadership of Mr. Moskowitz, the separate and distinct from India. He said that RECOGNIZING HANNAH BARNETT CIA has made good on each of these prom- the achievement of full sovereignty and inde- ises. He played a key role in ensuring the suc- pendence for Khalistan is inevitable. He took HON. SAM GRAVES cess of the CIA’s work during the 2-year ex- note of the Sikh farmers whose farms were tension and made a quick, sensitive, and good bulldozed earlier this year by the Government. OF MISSOURI He discussed the Sikh activists who were ar- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES humored shift from all of his prior responsibil- ities to an entirely, new, important and difficult rested for raising the Khalistani flag. ‘‘How can Thursday, July 27, 2006 role. India claim it is a democracy and continue to Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause I first learned of Mr. Moskowitz’s death from hold political prisoners?’’ he asked. ‘‘How can to recognize Hannah Barnett of Saint Joseph, those of us working with the IWG in an effort a democratic, secular state make it a crime to

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How can India claim it is a de- Neither was the Austro-Hungarian Empire. things, but they are not crimes. Yet in India mocracy and continue to hold political pris- It attacked Serbia in the summer of 1914 in the equivalent act gets you arrested. oners? How can a democratic, secular state the hopes of destroying this irritating state Dr. Aulakh noted several other acts of tyr- make it a crime to raise a flag and make after Serbia had committed a spectacular anny against the , including the kidnap- speeches? Would America arrest people for terrorist act against the Hapsburg mon- archy. The empire ended up splintering, and ping of human-rights activist raising the Confederate flag? Would the United Kingdom arrest people for speaking the Hapsburgs lost their throne.’’ India is Khalra, the murder of former of the in support of Scottish independence? doomed to a similar fate. It is not a single, Takht Gurdev Singh Kaunke, the killing of The Sikhs are a separate people from homogeneous state, but many countries the driver for Sikh religious leader Baba India—culturally, linguistically, and reli- thrown together under one umbrella by the , who was tied to two Jeeps giously distinct. As such, the Sikh Nation is British colonial rulers for their convenience. which drove in different directions, tearing this logically and morally a separate nation, a It has 18 official languages. Such countries human being apart, and many other atrocities. separate people. Every day Sikhs pray ‘‘Raj historically fall apart. The Soviet Union, These things are the mark of a tyrannical, to- Kare Ga ,’’ meaning ‘‘the Khalsa shall Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia are other ex- rule.’’ It is part of the Sikh consciousness amples from recent history. talitarian regime, Mr. Speaker. Dr. Aulakh that we are either rulers or we are in rebel- Even former Home Minister L.K. Advani writes that in light of these atrocities, ‘‘inde- lion. has acknowledged the instability of India, pendence for Khalistan is inevitable.’’ Since 1947, the Indian government has been saying in Parliament: ‘‘if goes, Dr. Aulakh takes note of the rising support enslaving the Sikh Nation. Under Indian India goes.’’ At a seminar in in No- for Khalistan in . He notes the marches rule, Sikhs are slaves. They are exploited, vember 2005, I predicted that India will break being organized, that politicians and other tortured, and killed for the convenience of up into five or six different countries. This Sikh leaders are speaking out for Khalistan, the rulers. Despite India’s repression of the caused the Akali leaders present to walk out, Sikhs ‘symbolized by half a million troops betraying the interests of the Sikh Nation the seminars held by a former member of Par- enforcing the peace of the bayonet’ the Sikhs once again. Sikhs are willing to sit down and liament on the subject, and other activities in are reclaiming the freedom that is our birth- negotiate the borders of a free and inde- support of freedom for Khalistan. right. The record of India’s treatment of the pendent Khalistan. as long as that is the sole Mr. Speaker, the essence of democracy is Sikhs makes it clear that there is no place subject for negotiation. the right to self-determination. All people and for the Sikhs in ‘India’s democracy’. The Sikh Nation has a long and distin- all nations have a right to be free. That is the In 1995, human-rights activist Jaswant guished history of freedom and secularism. idea that gave birth to America. As such, we Singh Khalra published a report exposing In- established the Khalsa Nation in 1699 at the historic must be active and vigilant in supporting free- dia’s policy of secret cremations of Sikhs under which Sikh men are picked up, tor- Congregation in . dom around the world. We should stop our aid tured, and murdered, then their bodies are This event is celebrated every April on the and trade with India, which is only propping up declared ‘unidentified’ and secretly cre- Sikh holiday of Vaisakhi Day. By his action, the repressive regime. The time has come to mated. Khalra did his work by studying sev- Guru Gobind Singh Sahib firmly established put the U.S. Congress on record in support of eral cremation grounds in Punjab. He estab- a distinct identity for the Khalsa Panth. He a free and fair plebiscite in Khalistan and all lished about 25,000 Sikhs who have been se- gave the Khalsa the blessing of sovereignty the minority nations that seek their freedom in cretly cremated. Follow-up work has estab- and independence: Ain grieb Sikhin ko deon South Asia. lished that the number is around 50,000. Patshahi. ‘Khalsa Bagi Yan Badshah.’ The Gurus laid down the correct way for Mr. Speaker, I would like to place Dr. Their bodies have never been given to their families. For his work, Khalra was the Sikh Nation by their example. Guru Aulakh’s article from the Journal of the London murdered in police custody; no wonder his Nanak Sahib, the first Sikh Guru, con- Institute of South Asia into the RECORD at this body also disappeared. fronted the atrocities of the first Mogul ruler time. The one witness to the Khalra kidnapping, Babar against the innocent population. Guru [From the Journal of the London Institute of Rajiv Singh Randhawa, has been consist- Arun Dev Ji Sahib became a martyr in de- South Asia, July, 2006] ently harassed by the Indian regime. He even fense of his principles and acceptance of the will of God. Guru Teg Bahadur Singh Sahib FLAME OF FREEDOM BURNS IN KHALISTAN: ES- got arrested for trying to hand information sacrificed his life in defense of the weak and TABLISHMENT OF A SOVEREIGN SIKH STATE about the repression of the Sikhs to the Brit- other , defending from IS INEVITABLE ish Home Minister outside the Golden Tem- ple. forced conversions. Today, it is nationalist (By Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh) Former Jathedar of the Hindus who are carrying out forced conver- January 2006 was not a good month for the Gurdev Singh Kaunke was murdered by po- sions, more precisely forced reconversions of Sikh farmers in Uttaranchal Pradesh, India. lice official Swaran Singh Ghotna. He has those who have converted to another reli- Their farms were bulldozed and they were never been brought to justice. The driver for gion. thrown out of the state. They had worked Sikh religious leader Baba Charan Singh was The tenth and last Guru, Guru Gobind peacefully all their lives, but now everything killed when his legs were tied to two jeeps Singh Sahib, completed Dev Ji they had worked for was destroyed. Once which then drove in different directions. The Sahib’s mission. He infused a new spirit into again, the government had decided to make cases of torture by rolling heavy rollers over the Sikh Nation and designed a new road Sikhs the victims. This continues a pattern the legs of Sikh prisoners are too numerous map for the Sikhs. He initiated the Sac- of repression that has kept the Sikh Nation to mention. In 1994, the U.S. State Depart- rament of Steel (khande de pahul), ordained from living in freedom or prosperity. Since ment reported that the Indian government the first five Sikhs as B the Panj 1984, over a quarter of a million Sikhs have paid out over 41,000 cash bounties to police Piaras, or Five Beloved Ones B and insti- been murdered at the hands of the Indian officers for killing Sikhs. tuted the Order of the Khalsa. From then on, government. The only way that Sikhs will be able to Guru Gobind Singh Sahib commanded the There is no way for these farmers to gain live in freedom, peace, stability, dignity, and Sikhs to mark their distinct identity known redress within the Indian system. They have prosperity, without constantly fearing for through five symbols: unshorn hair, symbol- lost their life’s work with no way of making their lives, is by liberating Khalistan. izing natural and saintly appearance (worn themselves whole. And they have no means The establishment of an independent under a turban); a special comb to keep the to begin again. They received no compensa- Khalistan is inevitable. Support for an inde- hair clean; a steel bracelet symbolizing dis- tion for their bulldozed property. This is just pendent Khalistan is rising in Punjab. Last cipline and gentility; the Kirpan. or sword, a a recent example of why Sikhs need their November, Khalistan slogans were raised at symbol of courage and commitment to jus- own independent country, Khalistan. during the celebration of tice, truth, freedom, and human dignity; and Khalistan, the Sikh homeland, declared its Guru Nanak’s birthday and at a subsequent special knee-length under shorts, symbol- independence from India on October 7, 1987. seminar. More than 25,000 people were in at- izing chastity. Since then, India’s brutal repression of the tendance for the birthday celebration. There In 1706 Guru Gobind Singh left this world Sikh nation has intensified. Last year on Re- have been numerous marches demanding for his heavenly abode. Just two ears later. public Day, 35 Sikhs were arrested for mak- freedom for Khalistan in Punjab. Former established a Sikh ing speeches in support of Khalistan and Member of Parliament Atinder Pal Singh Raj. It lasted from 1710 until 1716. From 1716 raising the flag of Khalistan. This past June, held a seminar on Khalistan. Even when the to 1765, Sikhs went through horrible persecu- even more Sikhs were arrested for hoisting a Punjab Legislative Assembly canceled the tion by the Mogul ruler Aurang Zeb. During flag and making speeches. They join at least agreements that had allowed Punjabi water that period, Sikhs experienced the chhota 52,268 Sikh political prisoners that India ad- to be diverted to other states, they openly ghalugara (small holocaust) and the wadde

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She has audited books for In 1765, Sikhs again established Sikh rule wars, but the Sikhs lost the war through the in several Sikh missals (free cantonal repub- betrayal of the Dogra brothers and the Brit- several Parents and Teachers Association’s in lics) as well as the principalities of , ish annexed Punjab in 1849. the area, and served on the boards of Band Nabha, Faridkote, , , and The Sikh Nation’s desire for sovereignty Boosters and The Coalition for Achievement. . This lasted until 1799 when Maha- has not diminished. Sikhs always recite the Currently, she serves on the Clarence J. Car- rajah established Khalsa Raj in couplet ‘Raj Kare Ga Khalsa’ after their penter Memorial Fund Board and is very ac- Punjab by uniting the missals and principal- morning and evening Ardas (prayers.) The tive in the Pony Express Chapter of the Amer- ities. They marched into the capital city of Sikhs actively participated in the Indian ican Business Women’s Association. Lahore and hoisted the Sikh flag, mani- struggle for independence from the British. Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in festing the spirit of liberty reaffirmed at the Although Sikhs were just 1.5 percent of the Vaisakhi of 1699. This Khalsa Raj lasted population, they gave over 80 percent of the recognizing Cheryl Hale. Her commitment to until 1849 when the British conquered the sacrifices in the freedom struggle. 2,125 Indi- education, business, and the community are Sub-continent. This Sikh nation of Punjab ans were executed during the freedom strug- truly remarkable. I am honored to represent was recognized by most of the Western pow- gle. Of these, more than 1,500 were Sikhs. her in the United States Congress. ers of the time. The contemporary struggle Out of 2,645 exiled by the British, 2,147 were f to liberate the Sikh homeland, Punjab. Sikhs. Khalistan, is part of the same historical At the time of India’s independence in 1947, TRIBUTE TO CHATHAM TOWNSHIP process. the Hindus of India and the of Paki- Maharajah Ranjit Singh’s rule was the stan received sovereign, independent states. Golden Age for Punjab. Sikhs destroyed Sikhs were supposed to be a party to the ar- HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN Mogul rule and stopped invasions from the rangement and receive their own state as OF NEW JERSEY Afghan rulers to the west. Under the com- well. But the Sikh leadership of the time ac- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mand of Hari Singh Nerwa, Sikhs defeated cepted the false promise of Jawahar Lal Thursday, July 27, 2006 the Afghans and occupied . Nelwa left Nehru (reaffirmed in resolutions of the In- Kabul after securing the promise from the dian National Congress) that they would Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise Afghans that they would not cross east of have ‘the glow of freedom’ in Punjab and no today to honor Chatham Township, in Morris the . Maharajah Ranjit Singh law affecting Sikh rights would be passed County, NJ a vibrant community I am proud to and Hari Singh Nerwa invaded Kashmir, without Sikh consent. On this basis Sikhs represent. On September 9, 2006, the good which was part of . and annexed took their share with India. citizens of Chatham Township are commemo- it to Punjab in 1819. India and owe However, soon after the independence of a debt of gratitude to the Sikhs, as both India. the Sikhs discovered that they had rating their bicentennial anniversary celebra- countries claim Kashmir as their own. been betrayed. The Indian leaders had no in- tion with a day long extravaganza featuring a During Maharajah Ranjit Singh’s rule, tention of giving them what they had prom- Fireman’s Parade and an old-fashioned coun- Hindus, Muslims, and Christians all had a ised. Home Minister Patel shamefully sent try fair. share of power alongside the Sikhs. All of out a memo describing Sikhs as a ‘criminal In 1806 the Commonwealth of New Jersey them were represented as ministers in his tribe’. The repression of the Sikh Nation officially incorporated the 23 square miles of Cabinet. The Faqir brothers, who were Mus- began with that memo and continues to this land to the north and east of the Great Swamp lims, were trusted ministers in the inner cir- day. cle of Maharajah Ranjit Singh. General Ven- The time has come for Sikhs to break free and west of the Passaic River as the Town- tura, a Christian, was in charge of the artil- of the repressive Indian regime. This is the ship of Chatham. It originally included the lery. The Hindu ( Dogra only way that their human rights will ever areas that are now the boroughs of Chatham, and his brother Lal Singh Dogra) wielded be respected. And the world is beginning to Madison and Florham Park. The coming of the enormous power with Maharajah Ranjit notice. In the United States Congress, the Morris and Essex Railroad in 1837 led to Singh. Congressional Record is serving as a vehicle sharp increases in the population of the town- The Dogras betrayed the Sikhs and con- to keep an accurate record of the repression ship which resulted in incorporating Chatham, nived with the British in the defeat of the and to defeat India’s effort to whitewash the Madison and Florham Park as separate bor- Sikh army. situation and the history of the Sikhs and When took a lone bullet other minorities. The Congressional Record oughs. from an Afghan, he wrote his last letter in carries repeated calls for a free and fair pleb- In the late 1870s and 1880s the area be- blood rather than ink to bid his last fateh to iscite on the independence of Khalistan and came a center of the rose-growing industry. Maharajah Ranjit Singh. Nalwa had pre- the other nations seeking their freedom from The specialty of one of the greenhouses was viously asked for more troops but those let- India. There are also repeated calls for a cut the American Beauty rose with a 5-foot-long ters were intercepted by the Dogra brothers, off of U.S. aid to India until human rights stem. At Christmas they were sent to Euro- who kept the requests to themselves instead are respected. The pressure is mounting for pean royalty. Fifty were also sent to Queen of telling Maharajah Ranjit Singh. They human rights and freedom in South Asia. wanted Hari Singh Nalwa to be killed. Victoria in recognition of her golden anniver- How soon will India collapse under the pres- sary. Nalwa instructed the messenger to give his sure? It is only a matter of time. letter to Maharajah Ranjit Singh personally After a 5-year construction ban during World and to no one else. The messenger arrived f War II, large farms gave way to luxurious early in the morning. RECOGNIZING CHERYL HALE home sites. Former rose farms became two Maharajah Ranjit Singh and Dhian Singh major shopping centers at the comer known Dogra were out for a morning walk. When as Hickory Tree, named for a hickory tree the messenger tried to give the letter to Ma- HON. SAM GRAVES harajah Ranjit Singh, Dogra tried to inter- OF MISSOURI planted during President James Madison’s cept it. The messenger told Maharajah IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES term. Ranjit Singh that he was instructed to give In 1959 the Port Authority of New Jersey the letter to him personally. When Maha- Thursday, July 27, 2006 and New York considered the Great Swamp to rajah Ranjit Singh read the letter, he was so Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause be the ideal location for a major metropolitan angry with Dhian Sigh Dogra that he hit to recognize Cheryl Hale of Saint Joseph, Mis- airport. Through the massive efforts of area Dogra with his water bucket. Then he in- souri. Cheryl has enjoyed a successful bank- residents, the Great Swamp was secured structed the army to get ready to march to- ing career spanning 28 years and has been through donations as a federally protected wil- wards Afghanistan. They arrived at the River Attack. It was chosen to receive the YWCA Women of Ex- derness area now known as the Great Swamp flooded. It had overflowed its banks. The cellence Award for Women in the Workplace. Wildlife Refuge, a national treasure. Sikhs wanted to wait until the flood was Cheryl truly built her career from the ground High above the Passaic River on the east over, but Maharajah Ranjit Singh led his up. At the age of 22, Cheryl already had a side of town, the Little Red School House was horse into the river. The water went down family to support, yet she had little education built in 1860. A school until 1928, the building and the Sikhs crossed the river. Maharajah and experience. She took the initiative and ob- eventually became the property of the town- Ranjit Singh fought the Afghans and de- tained her General Education Degree. She ship and housed the police and administrative feated them. That stopped the incursion of then took her first job working as a book- offices until 1988. Today the historic building the Afghans into the Sikh territory of Pun- jab. keeper, while she began taking college class- appropriately houses the Township Museum After the demise of Maharajah Ranjit es at night. In 1990, Cheryl graduated Summa and Historical Society. Singh in 1839, the British infiltrated their Cum Laude from Missouri Western State Col- Today Chatham Township consists of 9 agents like the Dogra brothers and others lege with a degree in Business Administration. square miles housing 10,000 people. The

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