Condemns Soviet violence against the people and democratic governments of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
Urges the President to immediately review all economic benefits provided by the U.S. Government to the Soviet Union and report to the Congress on whether such benefits should be suspended in light of Soviet actions in the Baltic States, suspend all ongoing technical exchanges, consider withdrawing U.S. support for Soviet membership in the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, or General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and withhold Most Favored Nation trade treatment until: (1) Soviet troops refrain from obstructing the functioning of the democratic governments of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia; (2) Soviet "Black Beret" internal security forces are withdrawn from the Baltic States; (3) Soviet authorities cease their interference with the media in such States; (4) good-faith negotiations between the governments of such States and the Soviet Union on the restoration of sovereignty to such States have begun; and (5) concrete assurances are received from President Gorbachev that grain purchased with U.S. credits will not be used to coerce such States or any Soviet republic to sign the Union Treaty. States that the United States should consult with and encourage its allies to follow a similar policy.
Urges the President to explore means of increasing direct diplomatic ties with the Baltic States.
Declares that the U.S. Senate will take the status of events in the Baltic States into account when considering all future agreements with the Soviet Union.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Submitted in the Senate and held at the desk by unanimous consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 6.
Roll Call #6 (Senate)Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 6.
Roll Call #6 (Senate)Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
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