▁document , ▁signed ▁by ▁General ▁Ivan ▁Ser ov , ▁Deput y ▁People ' s ▁Comm iss ar ▁for ▁State ▁Security ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁( N K GB ). ▁The ▁instructions ▁detailed ▁procedures ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁mass ▁deport ations ▁to ▁Si ber ia ▁of ▁June ▁ 1 3 – 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁which ▁occurred ▁throughout ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁States ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁Soviet ▁occupation , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 – 1 9 4 1 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁instructions ▁specified ▁that ▁the ▁deport ations ▁would ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁as ▁secret ly , ▁quietly ▁and ▁speed ily ▁as ▁possible . ▁Famil ies ▁were ▁restricted ▁to ▁taking ▁ ▁of ▁their ▁belong ings ▁( cl oth es , ▁food , ▁kitchen ware ). ▁The ▁heads ▁of ▁the ▁families ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Gul ag ▁labor ▁cam ps , ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁were ▁transport ed ▁to ▁forced ▁settlement s ▁in ▁remote ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁D ating ▁and ▁confusion ▁While ▁the ▁original ▁document ▁is ▁und ated , ▁sources ▁provide ▁various ▁dates ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁However , ▁the ▁NK GB ▁was ▁created ▁only ▁on ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁so ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁issued ▁documents ▁earlier . ▁ ▁A ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁instructions , ▁found ▁in ▁Š ia ul iai , ▁had ▁a ▁stamp ▁that ▁the ▁document ▁was ▁received ▁on ▁June