Mr. Speaker. on Saturday. June 15. Lithuanian Americans joined with Lithuanians throughout the free world in observing the anniversary of the forced and illegal annexation of Lithuania by the Soviet Union in 1940. and the subsequent mass deportations of thousands of Lithuanians to Siberian concentration camps. Today the subjugation of Lithuania continues through Soviet efforts to obliterate the national and cultural selfidentity of the Lithuanian people. In Lithuania. religious and political persecution remain commonplace. This particular anniversary of the annexation of 1940 acquires special significance in view of President Nixons plans to visit Moscow for a week of discussions beginning June 27.
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