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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.
“Cooper”15 pages
In approximately the end of January 1950, Dr. Sinters, in writing, requested Hahn to suggest a person to undertake a mission in the Spring of that same year. Hahn replied that because of the very confused situation at that time he would not look for nor suggest anyone but himself. By confused situation, Hahn meant the Latvian political situation and all the difficulties that had arisen in connection with Valdemar. At first Dr. Ginters, in the middle of February 1950, replied that Hahn himself was unacceptable, but a little liter, TILBURY wrote to Hahn accepting his application and requested Hahn that be arrive in Stockholm soonest so as to take some radio instruction. However, a certain waiting period developedt,the cause of whic>ap Hahn later found, was the fact i>114417that one Lithumagan _ ADTAS,raii rtii4lbe, who had been trained in the spring of 1949 had defected to the Hessians in Sweden many personnel and trainirig details. In the beginning of March, Hahn informed Kilgour via mail that he is planning to go on a mission himself, to which Kilgour replied that Hahn should not undertake anything until his arrival which occurred on 14 March 1950. Kilgour persuaded Hahn not to undertake the mission because he (Hahn) was too knowledgeable of too many details; furthermore because of MAMAS' 2 defection the Russians had become too knowledgeable and hence it would be advisable to wait a while. Another reason for Kilgour's request that Hahn not undertake this 'mission, was Kilgour's desira..,, that Hahn atteMpt to get contact with the TIMAAS so that he could begin cooperating with them and then slowly assume -113-
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 146 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.