05/13/1981
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"The people of Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and all the other captive nations look to the United States."
"The Soviet occupation of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania is a living reminder of the cynical agreement between Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany that precipitated the Second World War."
"I'm grateful for the good will expressed by Prime Minister Hawke today, and I welcome his wise counsel."
"The Soviets have tried their best to Russify the Baltic peoples, as they have with so many of the other oppressed nationalities within the Soviet empire."