Mr. Speaker. yesterday the world marked the official anniversary of Baltic States Freedom Day. This solemn occasion marks the occasion 34 years ago when the Soviet Union ruthlessly deported thousands of citizens of Latvia. Estonia. and Lithuania in a concerted effort to destroy these three Baltic nations which had acquired their freedom after World War I. Now more than three decades later these citizens continue to live under the rigid control of the Soviet Government. Despite the marked advances made in the international scene due to detente. the Soviet Union remains in firm control of more than 20 million citizens who enjoy no more freedom today then when they became satellite nations of the Soviet Union at various points in the 20th century.
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