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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.

  • 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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On 19 August 1948 Hahn met Tilbury in the presence of Dr. Ginters. Tilbury •
also assured Rahn - who specifically requested such assurance - that he Tilbury had
no Peiitical interests in this operational work and that he Tilbury could vouch for
ne LCP connection and interference in this matter. Regarding training in Sweden,
Tilbury felt it would present a problem in that it would be difficult to conceal this;
until that time no selution had been feutd.
INA Tilbury also mentioned during this contersition that this work had been
begin by him, Di. Ginters and former Latvian Ambassador to Sweden VeldemarOiSalnajs;
Tilbury further stated that since Salnajs had just died, the two remaining, he and
Dr. Gintero, would have to continue alone.
g the follow/months Hahn furnished three further gx biographies about
'...Dr.),GEORGS UNNENOVS, JANIS
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.. TIS, and (Let. Army Capt .'. JANISiJANKAVS. Al]. these
applied for the aforementioned C group(Seo pare 15) on Hahn i s advice. These and the
biegraphies .f. Hahn and RWELLN were the only ones furnished Tilbury by Hahn, as the
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latter-influedeed by RNPORTAL suspicions - also was somewhat uncertain as to whether
or not Tilbury political ambitions would again come to the fore. Later, writing to
Dr. Glitters, Hahn used the excuse that he did not possess the means to travel extensive
1,y and hence the saall.amount of biogdaphies; the truth of the matter was that Hahn
decided to await any substantiation to his belief that Tilbury would again begin
his political meddling.
(16) The following indications lead Hahn to believe that VOLDEMARIS SALNAJS,
former Lat. Ambassador to Sweden who died in the Simmer 1948 in ' Sweden was Tilbury
coiliiet:with'the-Breadway.
.a. Tilbury in his talk with Hahn mentioned SALHAJS as one of theithroe
leaders in this group, the ethers bang Tilborylimeelf and Dr. Ginter..
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