Speech #890225476

The sovereign states of Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania and their inhabitants were enslaved by Soviet agents. The worst phase of this enslavement was the summary arrest. imprisonment. and deportation of tens of thousands of innocent and helpless citizens of these countries. These arrests and deportations were carried on for about a year while a veritable reign of terror prevailed in all three countries. The largest mass arrests and deportation of Baltic peoples took place in midJune of 1941. when probably 100.000 people were exiled to the forbidding regions of Soviet Siberia. Even today we know very little of the sad and tragic fate of these peoples. It is very likely that most of them are already dead. and the survivors are lingering on still in exile. On the observance of the 26th anniversary of the mass deportation of Baltic peoples by Soviet authorities. we all wish to express our admiration for themthose who are forced to live under the Soviet rule and their people in the United States who work .diligently on the behalf of their Baltic brothers. The 26th Anniversary of Soviet Aggression Against the Baltic States