I am heartened to see that the Department of State has recently reaffirmed the U.S. policy of not recognizing the annexation of the Baltic States and further has stated that it is in full accord with House Concurrent Resolution 394. expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not agree to the recognition by the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe of the annexation. I call the attention of my colleagues to the saddening plight of these Baltic peoples. The annexation of 1940 was followed by the mass deportation of over 150.000 Balts to Siberian labor camps in an effort to bread the spirit of these fiercely independent people and crush any possible resistance for all time. The failure of this tactic is evidenced by the fact that. between 1940 and 1952 alone. 30.000 freedom fighters have made the supreme sacrifice in their attempt to restore freedom and selfdetermination. The Soviet Union is now seeking detente and mostfavorednation status in trade relation with the United States.
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