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- Welles_Declaration abstract "In June 1940, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, in accordance with the secret provisions of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union ordered the military invasion of the Baltic States. The Welles Declaration, issued on July 23, 1940 by the United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles, then acting Secretary of State, condemned the aggression against the three independent countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It clearly stated that the invasion of these democratic nations by the USSR, which soon led to the annexation of the Baltic states, was unacceptable and initiated its refusal to recognize the legitimacy of Soviet control over these three states. It was an application of the Stimson Doctrine to the Baltic situation. The Declaration was consistent with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s attitude towards territorial expansion, and reflected the views held by the highest levels of the Roosevelt administration. While the area held little strategic importance to the United States, several legations of the U.S. State Department established diplomatic relationships there. After the pact with Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union engaged in a series of ultimatums and actions ending in the annexation of the Baltic states during the summer of 1940.The United States and Britain anticipated future involvement in the war, but U.S. isolationism and a foreseeable British-Soviet alliance deterred open confrontation over the Baltics. Welles, concerned with postwar border planning, had been authorized by Roosevelt to issue stronger public statements gauging a move towards more intervention. Loy Henderson and other State Department officials familiar with the area kept the administration informed of developments there, and Henderson, Welles, and Roosevelt worked together to compose the declaration.The Welles Declaration established a five-decade non-recognition of the Baltic States' annexation. The document had major significance for overall U.S. policy toward Europe in the critical year of 1940. While the U.S. did not engage the Soviet Union militarily in the region, the Declaration enabled the Baltic states to maintain independent diplomatic missions, and Executive Order 8484 protected Baltic financial assets. Its essence was supported by all subsequent U.S. presidents and Congressional resolutions. The Baltic states re-established their independence in 1990-1991.".
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- Welles_Declaration comment "In June 1940, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, in accordance with the secret provisions of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union ordered the military invasion of the Baltic States. The Welles Declaration, issued on July 23, 1940 by the United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles, then acting Secretary of State, condemned the aggression against the three independent countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.".
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