All the sinister symbols of Communist dictatorshipnationalization of the economy. abolition of individual freedoms. repression of political dissentbecame apparent in the once proud and independent republics of Lithuania. Latvia. and Estonia. Tragedy upon tragedy followedterror. arrest. and finally deportation. The spirit of less courageous peoples would have snapped under the burden of their fate. but the Baltic peoples have never given up hope that they may live tosee their countries once again become proud and independent nations dedicated to the goals of democracy and world peace. The Government of the United States has never recognized the Soviet incorporation of any of the three Baltic countries.
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