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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. 61 …this convoy of boats, carrying among others Mitrevics and.Andersons, left , the :Ventspils harbor. rrior t…
  • p. 62 …The first boat in Which Anderson and Dr. Ginters were traveling managed to escape and reached…
  • p. 69 …It is also Hahn's belief that Andersons (an Anflltree from Sweden who arrived in Latvia…
  • p. 78 …by s reporters in Plant (Najas) that Andersons Auld like to meet him. Unable to do…
  • p. 80 …Arnitis, engineer, Anderson, sailor, and Petersons and,Smits, and was:finaaced by SwediSh Church fends, the…
  • p. 135 …Janis/Andersons Was an agriculturalist. He was one of the directors of the "Mezpuiku" organization in…
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TI1BURIts role, thereby eliminating TEEM whom BROADWAY believed too
insecure, too blown and too shrewd. Through Dr. Ginters, whom he, of
course, did not inform of his real intentions, Hahn contacted Swedish
Capt. Andreason to whom he expressed his desire to cooperate enumerating
all his qualifications, as well as stating that he has many persons in
Sweden who are cooperating. Andreason advised Hahn to forget his
differences with TILBURY whom the former described as a likeable person
with wham ha had cooperated for 6 years. Nevertheless, Hahn stated that
because of political differences they would never be able to come to
any agreement. Kilgour l s idea that Hahn become the new "TILBURY" --
obviously a'BROADWAY penetration of the TIBBS -- never materialized
because Amdreason requested that Hahn turn over to him a complete list
of all names of persons who are either in Hahn's group (which incidentally
is known as the SC) or who are or would cooperate with Hahn. This Hahn
refused to do thereby eliminating his chances of cooperating with the
TIDADS.
23. In 1950 Hahn was first contacted by C =If DICIAIM resulting l'''
in a series of discussions, uncertainties, and indicisions which finally
led Hahn to What he believes is the fulfillment of the desires of the
partisans, cooperating with the US which has promised him that aid to the
partisans weld be forthcoming.
During hh discussion with DYCLAIM Hahn was also contacted by JPGEN
1 HVIID of the Neckerchiefs who has heard about Hahn. from Laihers in Germany.(
Lambergs had come to see Hahn In connection with his desire to procure
Information about conditions In Latvia for this newspaper ". aLtvia" which
was published in Germany. •
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