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Robert C. Byrd: “Why, then, have we lost the will to speak out plainly, clearly and unequivocally in the case of the Baltic republics?…”

On the recordApril 5, 1990
Why, then, have we lost the will to speak out plainly, clearly and unequivocally in the case of the Baltic republics? These people deserve our support. They have pleaded for international recognition, and we ought to make our position clear.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Apr 5, 1990

Editor's note · Context

Urging United States recognition of the Baltic republics seeking independence from the Soviet Union.

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