Early in 1940 the Red army overran all three of these countries. occupied them. and then these were incorporated into the Soviet Union. Subsequently Lithuanians. Latvians and Estoniann by the tens of thousands were arrested. put into freight cars and deported to most distant parts of the Soviet Union. This inhuman and treacherous act of the Soviet Government was a deliberate mass deportation of all national leaders in these countries who were considered opponents of communism. or were suspected of opposing the Soviet Government. Today is the 22d anniversary of that tragedy. and many of the victims of that deportation are still suffering in some distant and desolate part of the Soviet Empire. On this day we pay tribute to the courage of those who still suffer for their democratic belief. and pray for the memory of those who died for their faith. Small Business Administration Gives Fresh Meaning to Federal Agencies
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