Functions of VLIK were resumed in October 1944 in Würzburg , but soon moved to Reutlingen ahead of the approaching Red Army . VLIK remained in Reutlingen until 1955 . Mykolas Krupavičius became the new chairman . VLIK united 15 different political organizations , whose members held a variety of political views and that hindered decision making . In July 1945 , before the Potsdam Conference , VLIK sent memorandums to Winston Churchill and Harry S. Truman asking not to recognize Lithuania 's occupation by the Soviet Union and asking for help reestablishing independent Lithuania . Numerous further notes were sent to the United Nations , various diplomats , academics , journalists promoting their cause and reporting human right violations in Lithuania . VLIK also reestablished ELTA news service , including radio broadcasts . VLIK attempted to establish contacts with the armed resistance in Lithuania , but had only limited communication with Juozas Lukša
Potsdam Conference
Potsdam Conference
Supreme Committee for the Liberation of Lithuania