President. the attention of the entire world is focused on the sad plight of the people of Lithuania on this. the 42d anniversary of the day when her fine people proclaimed their independence. and Lithuania took her place in the family of free nations. The Soviet Union. in 1940. just 22 years after Lithuania had gained her freedom. invaded her territory without provocation and against the wishes of her people. forcibly depriving the little nation of her sovereign right to selfgovernment and converting her into a Soviet vassal state. Continually since that time. the Soviet masters have carried on mass deportations. condemning Lithuanians to slave labor camps in Siberia. the Urals. and central Asia. Despite the tremendous odds against her. Lithuania continues her valiant fight for existence.
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