Mr. President. this year. June 14 marked the 43d anniversary of the brutal occupation by the Soviet Union of the Baltic nations of Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania. On this day. Baltic Americans also mournfully observe the 42d anniversary of the massive deportation of tens of thousands of Estonian. Latvians. and Lithuanians to Siberian concentration camps. There was a time when the Baltic nations flourished. The governments guaranteed to their citizens the kinds of political and religious freedoms we in the United States. and all free nations. are committed to. National pride. as well as religious and political liberty. fostered cultural and intellectual prosperity.
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