Detroit. Mich.. on February 15. 1959. the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "Whereas in June 1940. Soviet Russia did invade the sovereign independent Republic of Lithuania with armed forces to "protect" Lithuanian independence and. against the will of the people. annex her to the Soviet Union. and "Whereas the armed forces of the Soviet Union are still presently residing in Lithuania in complete and total disregard of the agreements. policies. and treaties which existed between the Soviet Union and other allies of World War II. and "Whereas Russian Communists are still currently perpetrating deportations and exterminations of whole ethnic groups. plundering people and institutions. and separating the members of family. one from another: Therefore be it "Resolved. That on this 41st anniversary. we express our deep gratitude to the Government of the United States for nonacknowledgment of the fabricated incorporation of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union and for allowing the many thousands of refugees to find new homes in this country. and be it further "Resolved. That we respectfully recommend that our U.S. Government abstain from entrance into any alliance. pact. or agreement which would in any way whatsoever recognize the present day Russian Empire. and be it further "Resolved.
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