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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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Just prior to leaving Stockholm Wldemar was informed by HUGO GINTERS that
he (H. GINTERS) had seen to it that VOLLEEMAR Is dossier was completely removed from the
general files of the Abend Commission and placed in a very special file to which only
one Swedish official had access. Later, in Hid, Hahn helped WILDE/aft procure a ration
card which, along with his identity documents, was in his true name, although whenever
possible VALI:MAR used the alias mulimas JANSONS.
Remaining with Hahn until the end of January 1949, VALDEMARS related that
he (VALDEMARS) haaagreed to cooperate with TILBURY giving TILBURT his word of honor
that he wouldmorkiwith no one else. Hence YALDEMARS had been forced to reject HUDO
GINTERS to put him in touch with AIS. HU30 GINTERS claimed that he had such contact
with an American who is quite anxious to meet him. HLGO GINTERS then described the
meeting place idlich to Hahn sounded like the US Embassy in Stockholm HUGO GINTERS,did
not reveal any further details about his UScostact, except to say later, after VOLDEMARS
had declined, that HUGO GINERS 1 American friend could not understand why VALDEMARS Wnuld; 1
not seek contact with the US.
During his stay with Hahn VALDEMAR expressed regret the he had been Unable to
'fulfill two wishes requested by the partisans in Latvia:
a. To work only directly with foreign intelligence agencies.
b. To seek particularly US contact.
Hahn told VALUMAAR that he felt that VALDEMAR had beewaffected by the high.
rank of TILBURY to whom he could not show insubordination as a former enlisted man.
Be that as it' may and whatever the reasons may be behind it, VALDEMARS felt •he . could . •
not break the tiiiimise he had given TILBURL'.. VaIdemars also expressed regret that the
letter that Hahn wrote in reply to VALIEMAR's letter did not reach him before he Made
his proMise to TYPNRO% In this reply Hahn Wafted ULIENARS .not to reveal anfrthiag
prior to stud-i4 the entire situation. Hahn had further explained to VALDEMAR that
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