103 STAT. 80 PUBLIC LAW 101-39—JUNE 19, 1989 Whereas the United States, as a member of the United Nations, had repeatedly voted with a majority of that international body to uphold the right of other countries of the world to self-determina- tion and freedom from foreign domination; Whereas the Soviet Union has steadfastly refused to return to the people of the Baltic Republics the right to exist as independent republics, separate and apart from the Soviet Union, or to permit a return of personal, political and religious freedoms; and Whereas 1989 marks the 49th anniversary of the continued policy of the United States of not recognizing the illegal forcible occupation of the Baltic Republics by the Soviet Union: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That— (1) the Congress recognizes the continuing desire and right of the people of the Baltic Republics for freedom and independence from the domination of the Soviet Union; (2) the Congress deplores the refusal of the Soviet Union to recognize the sovereignty of the Baltic Republics and to yield to the rightful demands for independence from foreign domination and oppression by the people of the Baltic Republics; (3) June 14, 1989, the anniversary of the mass deportation of Baltic peoples from their homelands in 1941, is designated as "Baltic Freedom Day", as a symbol of the solidarity of the people of the United States with the aspirations of the enslaved Baltic people; and (4) the President is authorized and requested— (A) to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe Baltic Freedom Day with appro- priate ceremonies and activities, and ' (B) to call upon the Soviet Union, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Democratic Republic of Germany to renounce the acquisition or absorption of the Baltic Repub- , lies by the Soviet Union as a result of the Molotov-Ribben- trop Pact. Approved June 19, 1989. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 63: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): Feb. 28, considered and passed Senate. June 13, considered and passed House.
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