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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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0 Struzity In k, rtr:c2::on ZO C.:4 111 that LUKINS would see the traffic were mao . 20. JANIS KRUMS, the 3rd trainee, formerly of SKOBES group, wrote to SKOBE in England and among other items, mentioned the fact that a person had returned from Latvia. SKOBE thereupon wrote to Hahn, 0 requesting the latter to confirm this information and also inform- ing Hahn that he iv working for BROADWAY. Hahn replied that KRUM • was imagining things which, incidently, he often did and for which he was well known. The fact that SKOBE was working for BROADWAY was revealed by Hahn to TILBURY, who Showed dislike that such-was the casOhough Hahn thought that some coordination was now needed: 21. Shortly, before the operation Valdemar showed Hahn a written:. 'document which TILBURY had given to VALDE/AAR. This document which., was destined for VALDEMARS organization in Latvia and which TILBRUY requested VALDEMAR not show to Hahlit, contained the general' as well as in elrnaA Latvian emigre situation, the latter clearly indicating .() 'icating that LC had supremacy in Latvian politics and stating• • . . - -..--,i .. ( . . .. - ., quite falsely - thathe LCP is the only organization Which is.n4w2. and has ever done anyt ing for the liberation. This declamation ) 1 wae signed by MINTAUTS CAKSTE, on of the LCP leaders and son of the first Latvian PresidentJANISCAKSTE;' signing,this dOcuMent,he - used the pseudonym "ZIEMELIS". In this declaration VALDEMARS was •called HVALTERIS", •According to Hahn, VALDEMARS Was documented. .VALTERIS : RIEESTINS in 1944/45 in KurzeMe., •;22: The VALDEMAR infiltratic ,n, having been delayed from 7 April .1949: ., 30 April 1949; took place on 30 April 1949, with theHfollOi. •-.. • • ing . Persons participating is far as Hahn knows: a. Latvian's - VALDEMARS . Estonians - . MAX - Wb leekemx;tvon hi*cwamifrod Lithuania% S ECRE T •
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