The Communist hold over the country was tightened. and its helpless inhabitants were imprisoned behind the Iron Curtain. Today the country is practically closed to the outside world. No Lithuanian is allowed to leave it. and no one except a very few with special guides and permits are allowed to enter it. We have some disheartening news about Lithuanians: thousands of them were uprooted from their homes and people from Asiatic areas were brought in to take their place. All Lithuanians living on the seashore were forced to move to the interior. and they have been forced to work on collective farms. They have lost their personal possessions. and all are in the employ of the state.