in the state and party hierarchies. – maintained official diplomatic relations, neither de jure nor de facto recognition accorded. – no official relations, neither de jure nor de facto recognition accorded. 2. De jure non-recognition, recognition of de facto control – no final decision on non-recognition policy, no official relations with Baltic representatives – semi official relations maintained with Baltic representatives, though de jure recognised for 17 months between July 1974 and December 1975 by the Whitlam Government on Whitlam's personal initiative as prime minister and acting foreign minister Recognition was withdrawn by the subsequent Fraser government in 1975. – no final decision on non-recognition policy, no official relations with Baltic representatives – official relations with Baltic representatives, save for the Política Externa Independente era. – semi official relations maintained with Baltic representatives. De facto recognition accorded, de jure denied (Taiwan) – maintained semi official relations with Baltic representatives, no recognition de jure per policy statement – no official diplomatic relations Iran – No official relations, though the Shah of Iran's state visit to Tallinn in 1972 implied recognition. – de facto recognition accorded. The consular district of the Italian Consulate-General in Leningrad included the cities of Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius – no diplomatic relations with USSR – no official relations – no official relations, no final decision on non-recognition policy – maintained semi-official diplomatic relations, had no diplomatic relations with USSR until 1977, neither de jure nor de facto recognition accorded until 1977. – some relations maintained, fiduciary of Baltic assets, no final decision on non-recognition policy – no official relations, no final decision on non-recognition policy – maintained semi official diplomatic relations, de facto recognition accorded – maintained official diplomatic relations – recognition of Baltic passports, no final decision on non-recognition policy, no de jure recognition accorded No official relations, no final decision on non-recognition policy Some relations with Baltic representatives maintained, no final decision on non-recognition policy 3. De jure recognition – Implicit de jure recognition. Does not accept Baltic passports. – Implicit de jure recognition. Does not accept Baltic passports. – Implicit de jure recognition in 1942, when diplomatic relations were established with the USSR without reservation. – In 1977. – Implicit de jure recognition in 1977, when diplomatic relations were established with the USSR without reservation during the Spanish transition to democracy. – In 1944, Sweden became one of the first among the few countries