This summer marks the 50th anniversary of that forced annexation. It was 50 years ago that Stalin implemented the secret MolotovRibbentrop Pact and stole the freedom of the Baltic people. The invasion. deportations. forced labor. and concentration camps claimed the lives of onethird of the population of the Baltic nations. Now the brave people of those nations have started down the road to independence and we must do what we can to help and encourage them. During the five decades since the tragic events of 1940. the United States has steadfastly refused to recognize Soviet sovereignty over these three countries and we have loudly proclaimed our commitment to Baltic selfdetermination.
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