I am afraid. the situation of the people of these nations remains the same. We all know that the annexation took place in June of 1940. And we also know that in June of 1941 deportations of hundreds of thousands of Estonian. Latvian. and Lithuanian men. women. and children began. a practice which was continued after World War II. Therefore. what I say here today is not new. These brave and freedomloving people have not known true independence for over 40 years. They must struggle to keep alive their dreams of freedomfreedom which we take for granted in this countryadherence to personal religious beliefsthe preservation of cultural and historical traditions which are centuries oldthe right to travel freely and to any landthe right to emigrate to another country. Nothing specific has happened over the years to give the people of the world real hope that these countries will break out of the strong grip that the Soviets hold over them. However. we know that at least this country has never recognized the incorporation of Estonia.
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