The people of Lithuania. Latvia. and Estonia finally regained their freedom after World War I. and each of these states then took steps tc insure to their people all of the rights and liberties found in democratic countries. Subsequently. however. the Russian Government on June 15. 1940. took over these republics by force. and on June 14 to 16. 1941. the Kremlin supervised the cruel and inhuman mass deportation of over 60.000 Lithuanians. Latvians. and Estonians to Siberian labor camps. Soviet domination of these Baltic States is both unfortunate and tragic. as the Baltic people are unable to enjoy the human rights which those of us in the free world take for granted.
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