Mr. President. today marks the 27th anniversary of the forceful annexation of the Baltic States by the Soviet Union. The Soviet Government. following its occupation of the Baltic States in 1940. carried out a mass deportation program which continued for about a decade. This was the beginning of a calculated policy to destroy Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania as nations. The widespread and courageous underground resistance movement which was formed by the heroic Baltic people was no match for the ruthless and methodical suppression carried out by the Soviet giant. Today. despite the protests of freedomloving people everywhere. the Soviet yoke hangs heavier than ever over the Baltic States.
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