State of Estonia
An article in the Aug. 25 Valley edition, entitled “Police Explode Facsimile Bomb in Canoga Park,” refers to the “consulate of the small Soviet state of Estonia.” This designation is grossly erroneous.
The Soviet Union forcibly and illegally occupied the independent Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during World War II.
The United States, Canada, Great Britain, Belgium, Switzerland, Costa Rica and most other countries have refused to recognize the Soviet annexations of the Baltic States. Neither has the Council of Europe or the European Parliament, as recently as January of this year.
I am a representative of independent Estonia, recognized as such by the United States Department of State. While I may also represent the hopes and aspirations for freedom which Estonians in occupied Estonia have, in no way does my office have any connection with the Soviet Union or the puppet regime it has installed in Estonia.
JAAK TREIMAN
Canoga Park
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