Mr.  Maciirowicz.  So  that  the  solemn  agreements  entered  into  by
the  Soviet  government  wuth  Lithuania  did  not  last  any  longer  than
8  months?

Mr.  Rastikis.  Eight  or  nine  montlis.
Mr.  Machrowicz.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  that  agreement  was  only  a
renewal  of  an  agreement  made  about  7  or  8  years  before  that,  isn't
that  right  ?

Mr.  Rastikis.  Yes.
Mr.  Maciirowicz.  So  that  Russia,  not  on  1  occasion,  but  at  least
on  3  occasions  entered  into  agreements  with  Lithuania  guaranteeing
them  their  political  integrity  and

Mr.  Rastikis.  Yes.
Mr.  Machrowicz.  And  violated  them  all  ?

Mr.  Rastikis.  Yes.
Mr.  Maciirowicz.  Now,  you  say  that  Dekanozov  came  to  Lithuania
in  June  1940,  to  supervise  the  taking  over  of  Lithuania,  isn't  that
right  ?

Mr.  Rastikis.  Yes.
Mr.  Machrowicz.  Actually,  isn't  it  true  that  the  first  so-called  new
"free"  cabinet  under  the  Soviet  occupation

Mr.  Kersten.  You  mean  "free"  in  quotation  marks  ?

Mr.  Machrowicz.  Yes,  naturally — was  actually  dictated  by  the
Soviets  in  their  Embassy  in  Kaunas  ?

Mr.  Rastikis.  Yes.
Mr.  Machrowicz.  Can  you  tell  us  in  that  first  cabinet  how  many
Communists  were  in  that  cabinet  and  how  many  non-Communists  ?

Mr.  Rastikis.  I  think  that  the  Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs,  Pro-
fessor Michiewiczaus — he  is  now  here  in  the  United  States.  Then,
the  second  one.  Minister  of  Finance,  Galvanlraustas,  lives  now  in
Madagascar.
Mr.  Machrowicz.  These  two  were  non-Communist?

Mr.  Rastikis.  These  were  not  Communists — not  Communists.
Then  the  Minister  of  War  of  National  Defense,  General  Vitkauskas,
now  he  is  a  Communist.  He  is  a  general  in  the  Red  Army,  but  at
that  time  I  think  he  was  not  yet.
Mr.  Machrowicz.  All  together,  there  were  how  many  non-Com-
munists ?

Mr.  Rastikis.  Three.
