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Bush declines to recognize Lithuania independence plea
President Bush refuses to acknowledge Lithuania as independent from the Soviet Union, citing lessons from 1956 when the U.S. backed Hungary's uprising but did not intervene as Soviet forces crushed it. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater says the policy avoids triggering a forceful response and mirrors a path of dialogue and peaceful resolution.
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American Latvian Association
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