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The
intent
to
destroy
this
part
of
the
Lithuanian
nation
is
in
fact
well
documented
in
the
relevant
archives
.
When
one
examines
the
numbers
,
it
is
evident
that
they
were
highly
significant
for
small
nations
.
When
the
pattern
of
those
Lithuanians
who
were
targeted
by
the
Soviet
regime
is
considered
,
as
the
Government
have
shown
in
paragraph
29
of
their
submissions
,
it
transpires
that
they
formed
the
backbone
of
the
Lithuanian
nation
.
We
note
R.
Lemkin
’s
observation
that
the
essence
of
genocide
is
the
destruction
of
the
national
pattern
of
the
oppressed
group
and
the
imposition
of
another
pattern
(
see
paragraph
2
above
)
.
The
ICJ
’s
case
-
law
does
not
interpret
genocide
differently
.
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