Mr. Speaker. 21 years ago today one of the most monstrous crimes ever perpetrated in the history of civilization was committed by the Soviet Union when it deported more than 30.000 Lithuanians to Siberia as a prelude to the Communists barbaric plot to incorporate Lithuania into the Soviet Union. During the nights of June 15 and 16. 1940. these 30.000 Lithuanians who constituted the intellectual leadership in Lithuania and who would have served as the nucleus of indomitable opposition to Communist rule in their country. were brutally removed and the world has never again heard from these people. Of all the barbaric crimes committed by the Communists in World War II. this tragic deportation of men. women. and children to Siberia shall continue to plague the conscience of the free world as long as the Communists are permitted to evade a full accounting for this crime. We are indeed living in troubled times and with so many new international crises confronting the free world. it is lamentable that this great tragedy of Lithuania is too often overlooked. I take this occasion today to mark this tragic anniversary so that the rulers of the Kremlin will know that sooner or later the Communists will be brought to the bar of justice for their brutal conduct.
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