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This undated, secret Central Intelligence Agency debriefing memo to the Chief, CSOB, records the life story of Clevland O. Hahn, a Latvian born in 1919. It covers his family and pre-war life, the Soviet and German occupations of Latvia, his anti-communist resistance group at the Jelgava Academy, and his post-war activities in Sweden. An appendix gives numbered biographic notes on Latvian emigres, intelligence figures and police officers. The document contains no UFO material.

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  • p. 1 …his life story.. .whiChAW:. . t .:;:l. had. never told to anyone' in -1,such detail and…
  • p. 4 …eventually almost disap peared, though he really never changed his basic ideas of free enterprise. From…
  • p. 9 …of freedom, and a person who had never talked that way before. Hahn, who realized the…
  • p. 10 …such articles should never be written and that-the way that . • Hahn hat eipressed"Iiinieelfwaf -triiite…
  • p. 13 …nationalistly motivated group and would no doubt never fight for the Communists! Since Valdemars frequently travelled…
  • p. 20 …Category C - Those persons who wished to join this organi- zation but who had never been…
  • p. 23 …This statement coincides with the truth : , never has Hahn noticed any press mention of Rucelis while…
  • p. 35 …4uri umii eters, This meeting which actually never Occured,,h40J41 .. . .. :: .......s..4.4'.; enf.: Eirrangedi the…
  • p. 51 …opnOrtUtity•te - '.fleejo-Seeden...,MitrevicsMhd..jiad really.,never.Stopped'his.actiiitiSpt -.-,WaS-:.aceepted;:,,eventhough he too…
  • p. 61 …Hahn was requested to reply by indorsement which he promised to do but which he never…
  • p. 64 …He took along 20,000 rubles and has never been heard of since. On 15 May…
  • p. 68 …know, began to complain that the "Colonel" never appeared in person, and should make at least…
  • p. 75 …d never catch bum '0.n'3 Oct 1945 Iiedainie and DamamiS.Were arrested in the…
  • p. 77 …he was having built, the cut-outs never returned. Hahn clamis that the reason they were…
  • p. 84 …Obviously -Hahn never knew the contents of the messages received and sent in this fashion; but…
  • p. 85 …Svikis, (whoa H terms very ambitious), for this as well as personal reasons, never revealed any…
  • p. 86 …SVANTESSON was and convicted on a charge of misappropriation of funds, as he never admitted his…
  • p. 87 …Later Zarins informed Hahn that he had never received this report whereupon Hahn sent him another…
  • p. 93 …Hahn claims that he never oceived the debriefing of these;he does not know whether Ginters…
  • p. 94 …Lukins:never -nantiOned either of,these.names to fialliSteinto,4spoks of only ono. Now •%k
  • p. 99 …TILBURY) never had been, is not now, and will never be Ale to procure recurits for…
  • p. 102 …This BILESKALNS never had the opporutnity to do. On the other hand, VaLDEMAR related to Hahn…
  • p. 104 …which would be'completeLi divorced from and never revealed to the Swedes and/or TILBURY. At…
  • p. 109 …SKOBE further mentioned that the DS will never fully understand Latvia
  • p. 113 …Nevertheless, Hahn stated that because of political differences they would never be able to come to…
  • p. 116 …Arrested by the .NKOD and was never heard from. 9. ValdemarXetersons Member of Hahn f s…
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Lenghty debates ensued which liter' far iifar night and then in. the early morning
Dr. Ginters finally revealed to/that the Broadway was behind all this. Dr. Ginters
further amplified this by saying that the Broadway was behind Tilbury grew unknown to
the Tibars and that this fact must not only be withheld at all cost from the Tibars
but also from all other Latvians. From the Broadway contact with Tilbury the
following Broadway interests and opinions could be el/id:needs
a. Broadway believed that in case of Russian invasion of Sweden,
the Swedish people would be poer opponents to the Russians while the Latviane, who
were experienced and would surely oppose the invaders would make much more suitable
partisan leaders whom Broadway could than support.
b. Broadway would be able te support Latvian partisans much more
satisfacterily'than the Tibars.
c. Guarantees for foil/Jos of Latvian participants have been
given . by Broadway (and not by the Tiber° as stated before)/
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d. Broadway would judge by the biographies which individulat
would be actable ti them. ?1
• Though at first Hahn felt that it was unwise te:fumnish
biographies to the Tibars he agreed to furnish them to Broadway because he felt that
thie was sufficiently secure. To this Dr. Ginters added that the biOgraphies were
to be furnished as 800n AS possible because it Was intedded to Am I I
very shortly. Hahn feels that this urgency had some connection with the carAni inter-
national situation at that time (the Berlin airlift had Net begun). Furthermore
-Dr. %Oters felt that Hahn should personally meet Tilbury with whom he , could then
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discuss this matter. • . d.A.10MIW °
Diseuesing this matter with MORTAL an RNFILLOW in detail thP ' still:
felt uncertain and refused to beliefetpthrpeffitrtaLCP had 408111
politiaal ambitions. WILLOW being inCirFited; • PA,ryide./Orly in the trax......d phase,
completed a very general biography along with HahnfRNFORTAL refused to do. this.
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