On April 4, 1949, Johannes Kaiv, the acting consul general of Estonia’s government-in-exile sent a letter to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, which read:
I have the honor to offer my best wishes to the signatories of the North Atlantic Pact, and to express my confidence that they, inspired by the ideals of democracy, of individual liberty, and the rule of law, will strive relentlessly for peace with justice, which excludes peace at any price. Therefore, I express the belief that countries which were forcibly deprived of self-government and independence will benefit by this noble endeavor.
Estonia would have to wait 55 …read more
Source: The Atlantic
