This is a struggle which is close to the hearts of all Americans for it is similar. in a way. to our fight nearly 200 years ago. At the present time. the people of Lithuania are denied the right of national selfdetermination. suffer continual religious and political persecution. and are denied their basic human rights. In addition to this. people who wish to visit their relatives still living in Lithuania are severely restricted from doing so. and Lithuanians wishing to emigrate are denied this right which has become part of customary international law. This is an era in which the Soviet Union and the United States seek d6tente. and d6tente seems to be the best means of achieving peace in the world. However. the United States search for a means to establish world peace is equally as strong as our commitment to freedom and to people struggling against oppression.
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