Mr. Speaker. Friday. July 28. 1972. marked the 50th anniversary of the de jure recognition of the three Baltic Republics of Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania by the United States. During World War I. the freedomloving peoples of these states asserted their national independence. and enjoyed two decades thereafter of selfgovernment. In June 1940. however. the Soviet Union seized power over these states. and proceeded to pursue a vicious policy of mass deportations to Siberia. and Russian colonization of Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania. Soviet policy to date has been one of continued repression of cultural and religious activities. The United States extended full recognition to Estonia.
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