The Soviet Union has demanded that Estonia and Latvia allow Soviet troops to enter both countries.

The Lithuanian government has accepted an ultimatum from the Soviet Union demanding that officials be brought to trial, the number of Soviet troops increased, and the Lithuanian government reorganized.

Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian officials all anticipate that the Soviet Union will take measure to control the Baltic states.

Officials express concern about the Soviet Union's aggressive actions toward Lithuania.

The Soviet Union threatens intervention in Lithuania due to the alleged "disappearance of men from Soviet military garrison established in Lithuania."

Ambassador Steinhardt on rumors that the Soviet Union is planning to take control of Latvia and Estonia.

Statement by the Latvian Ambassador to the United States on the Soviet occupation of Latvia.

Three representatives of displaced persons of the Baltic States bring a petition for President Truman.

Later referred to as the "Welles Declaration," this statement by acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles condemned the 1940 Soviet occupation of the Baltic states and set United States policy of refusing to recognize the new Soviet governments of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Negotiation of a collective security or non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union would "arouse grave anxiety or cynical reserve" due to a number of problems.