In addition to maintaining this policy of nonrecognition. our Government should be actively seeking certain changes in current Soviet practices of concern to Lithuanian Americans who still maintain this with their ancestral homeland. For example. there are excessive tariffs imposed on gifts to their relatives and friends in the Baltic States. Also. the short duration of current tourist visas. a mere 5 days. is another source of complaint. Perhaps most pressing. is that provision should be made for Lithuanians to emigrate to other counties as provided for by the laws of the Soviet Union. In this regard. it should be noted that the Jackson amendment to the Trade Reform Act applies to all Soviet citizens. regardless of their ethnic background. While the June 15 observances were certainly a time of sadness. let us hope that the future will bring happier occasions for all the peoples of the Baltic area.
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