Events tagged with "sumner welles"

Historical Events tagged with "sumner welles"

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Politics & Government

Welles' Declaration on Baltic States Recognition

July 23rd, 1940 84 years ago

Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issued a declaration emphasizing the U.S. non-recognition policy towards the Soviet Union's annexation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. This declaration reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to maintain legal and diplomatic principles against coercion and illegal territorial changes. The U.S. position aimed to support the sovereignty of these nations and highlight the illegitimacy of Soviet actions.