C. On this sad date. June 14. commemorating the 15th anniversary of the cruel deportation of more thaln 40.000 Lithuanians from their native land to suffering and death in the Siberian wastelands. we the undersigned members and supporters of the Lithuanian American Youth organizations. consider it our duty to submit respectfully to you on this Occasion the following statement: A5002 On J"ne 15. 1940 the Soviet Union. by force and in violation of treaties. invaded and occupied. and continues to occupy and despoil Lithuania. After 1 year. mass deportations of the Lithuanian people to Siberia and other Asiatic regions of the Soviet Union were begun. As a result of these deportations up to the present day more than 150.000 Lithuanians have been banished from their homeland and imprisoned in slave. labor camps of these regions. Many of those deported died because of hunger. intense cold and overwork. However. numerous letters from Siberia which are being currently received in the United States show that a part of those deported are still alive and that they are suffering intensely under difficult conditions in these desolate areas of the Soviet Union. Therefore we respectfully petition you. Mr. President. and the Government of the United States of America to explore all possibilities for righting the wrongs done to Lithuania and to take all possible measures to: 1. Restore sovereign right and selfgovernment to Lithuania. 2. Return as soon as possible our deported parents. sisters. and brothers to their native country of Lithuania. Following are the signatures of 38.324 members and supporters of the Lithuanian American Youth organizations. Kennedy for Vice President?
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