Mr. Speaker. on the occasion on the 14th anniversary of the mass deportations from the Baltic States by the Communists. and the 15th anniversary of the incorporation of Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania into the Soviet Union. the Baltic Nations Committee of Detroit adopted a resolution of such great importance that I hereby insert it lution follows: The Estonians. Latvians. and Lithuanians of Detroit in the mass gathering on June 12. 1955. at the International Institute of Detroit. honoring the memory of the mass deported people from the respective states by Russian Communists. unanimuosly adopted the following resolution: "Whereas in June 1940 the sovereign and independent Republics of Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania were illegally occupied through treachery and deception by Soviet Russia and still carry the yoke of Russian. Communists dictatorship and tyranny. and "Whereas Russian Communists are perpetrating deportations and exterminations of whole ethnic groups. which are criminal acts of aggression and genocide. constituting manifest crimes against mankind and world peace. and "Whereas the Russian Communists are forcing our people in their homelands against their will to commemorate the month of June as the Month of Joy: Now. therefore. be i4 "Resolved. That hereby we. who have assembled- today to commemorate this tragic anniversary. express our deep gratitude to the United States Government for not recognizing the fabricated incorporation of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union. be it further "Resolved. That we respectfully recommend and urge the honorable Members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives to support a bill sponsored by Senator EvERETr M.
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