UNITED STATES SENATOR KNOWLAND MADE RECENTLY A STATEMENT

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 12, 2008
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tT EFFORTS OF THE LITHUANIAN PEOPLE, EXISTED I LITHUANIA
FOR SEVERAL MONTH, U 3F0RTU ATELY g IT WAS *UPPRE SE'I RY
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TWENT FEARS. KNOWLAND AND FACTORY OWr ER: s LANDOWNER
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AND OTHER EXPLOITERS WHO ESCAPED FROM L.ITR A IA, ARE ENDEA ORIQ
TO PRESENT THAT PERIOD AS A PERIOD OF LITHUANIA'S FREEDOM I ND
INDEPENDENCE
a EAT IVt ANSWER TO T
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SAY THAT BO
LITHUANIA
KAS TRULY INDEPENDENT? EVEN A SUPERFICAIL ANKYSIS OF HISTORICAL
FACTS
EOI
TION . IT SUFFIES TO
THAT THE ENTIRELITHUANIA ECONOMIC LIFE DEPENDED
ON THY IMPERIALIST WESTERN TATES.
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I. ITH1ANIA
FRED C 1'
TRY W DOMINATED Y THE CAPITAL OF K OWU D'S
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"Y V1 STER k MONCPO'
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11THUANIA'S INTERNAL AFFAIR:-:AND HAD MN
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IF T H01 ARE NO COMMUNISM,: I, THE LITHUANIAN CAy IN T - LATER THE
ALIZT'S HAD s
INSTRUCTIONS AND
LIKIS' IiTRUANIA TO FOLLC, THEM. IT IS
NO SECRET THAT T14 C RVIA N AM DA ADOR
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SAINDS F TRACTORS LI "JA IAN I'
LD NOT IRPT NOT MANY THINGS OF WHICH " LITHUANTAII,
MKOPLE ARE $0 JUSTLY } RC JD e RECENTLY I VISITED THE KAY HAS
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RUSSIAN, AND OTM R SOVIET WORRRSo
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AND THE , Ef OF THE BUT
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IWADERS AND WHO fI D TO RE Q f DEVELOP SOVIET LITHIJAMIAN
Eftfl HAV I,I4
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THE SOVIET PEOPLES WHO LIBERATED LI'I 4 IA FROM THE YOKE OF IT
Y. BUT THE LITHUANIAN
HAS THE FEELINOS OF ARDENT LOVE
TO VIE GREAT RUSSIAN PEOPLE ANf OTHER SOVIET PEOPLES* THIS CAN BE
RIBBONS THE G
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ADI W WITH FLOVEI
THEIR L IV
LITHUANIA. I O!S
AVE OF RUSSIAN 3OLDf " ;
RATING THIS ALL TO FROM HITLERME
INVADERS? A YEAR AGO I WITNESS EC MOVING ADD 3R$04,T T TUT-
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J*MOI 1 I 'A A YOUNG RUSSIAN GIRT. WHO
OP THIS LITNUANIAr4
I WAS TOLD LAT THAT AT SHE COULD RECITE' ON
13Y JANMIS T LITHUANIAN*
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XIAILS EXPRESSING
RELATIONS A O PEOPLES AND I TI '
WAUTUUL
HAVE E E 3TA LIS
UNDER THE CONDIT1*05 OF SOVIET LIFE, THE LITH
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 AND HIS SERVAINTS
TO SEEK Y THIS FIELD CARDS FOR EIRMOT RPT OT VERY MTV
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MEMORANDUM FOR: THE DIRECTOR
I chatted briefly with
concerning this and he appeared to agree with
me that State should not be involved and
suggested I so inform the individuals in his
office who are concerned.
Recommend signatu
J S. WA NER
gisla ve Counsel
3 MAR 1959
(DATE)
FORM NO. IoI REPLACES FORM 10.101
1 AUG 54 WHICH MAY BE USED.
STAT
STAT
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Called Stanley and told him the Agency did not
feel it desirable to have the Department of State
distribute these and we would continue our practice
ob sending selected ones over.
John S. Warner
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