On November 19. 1918. the people of Latvia proclaimed their independence. just as we Americans observe our own Independence Day on July 4 of each year. Tragically. however. the Latvians have no independence to celebrate now. They lost their precious freedom when the Soviets reconquered the Latvian Nation following World War II. At that time. thousands of Latvians. children. elderly. and infirm among them. were deported to the barren region of Siberia. Since that sorry event. the brave people of Latvia have suffered greatly under Soviet domination. I feel it is extremely important today to reaffirm longstanding U.S. policy not to recognize the Soviet Unions claim to Latvia and the other Baltic States of Lithuania and Estonia.
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