Its denial in the whole or in part. any place in the world. including the Soviet Union is surely intolerable. It is my wish that the House adopt the foregoing resolution: Whereas the subjection of peoples to alien subjugation. domination. and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights. is contrary to the Charter of the United Nations. and is an impediment to the promotion of world peace and cooperation. and Whereas all people have the right to selfdetermination. by virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic. social. cultural. and religious development. and Whereas the Baltic peoples of Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania have been forcibly deprived of these rights by the Government of the Soviet Union. and Whereas the Government of the Soviet Union. through a program of deportations and resettlement of peoples. continues in its effort to change the ethnic character of the populations of the Baltic States. and Whereas it has been the firm and consistent policy of the Government of the United States to support the aspirations of Baltic peoples for selfdetermination and national independence. and Whereas there exist many historical. cultural. and family ties between the peoples of the Baltic States and the American people: Be it Resolved by the House o/ Representatives (the Senate concurring). That the House of Representatives of the United States urge the President of the United States(a) to direct the attention of world opinion at the United Nations and at other appropriate international forums and by such means as he deems appropriate. to the denial of the rights of selfdetermination for the peoples of Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania. and (b) to bring the force of world opinion to bear on behalf of the restoration of these rights to the Baltic peoples.
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