With the eventual occupation by the Soviet armies. every effort was made to destroy patriotic Lithuanians. Scholars. statesmen. and clergymen disappeared. to waste away their lives in the frozen tundra of Siberian slavelabor camps. Mass deportation and harsh repression became the fate of this brave people. We cannot and we must not forget these victims of communism. whose liberty lasted such a brief time. On Thursday. along with my distinguished colleagues. Senator PELL and Senator LAUSCHE. I introduced a resolution requesting the President to bring the plight of the Baltic States to the floor of the United Nations. The United Nations should demand the withdrawal of Soviet troops from this captive nation. the return of all deported citizens. the punishment of persons guilty of crimes against the Baltic peoples. and free elections under the direct supervision of the United Nations. The people of Lithuania must never think we have forgotten them. The spirit of freedom cannot be chained forever.
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