Mr. Speaker. at a time when world attention is drawn to the difficulties of those in the Soviet Union who wish to emigrate but are faced with either harassment or prohibitive fees. I rise to call attention to an entire nation that exists bound and confined within the Soviet Union. March 25 marked the 55th anniversary of Byelorussian Independence Day. and I am proud to add my voice to those of my distinguished colleagues who help commemorate what should be a joyful time for over 9 million Byelorussians. The contrary is true. however. It is a sad commentary on the condition of personal freedom and national liberty in the Soviet Union that we in the United States must never forget that the Soviet leadership persists in perpetuating a myth when it maintains that the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic is a free and willing member in a federal union of autonomous national groups.
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