On the recordFebruary 10, 1988
We have never recognized the forcible incorporation of Lithuania into the Soviet Union, and we never will.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe have never recognized the forcible incorporation of Lithuania into the Soviet Union, and we never will.
Proclamation 5772—Lithuanian Independence Day, 1988
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