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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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Hviid, who had lived in Latvia for a number of years and whose
father Had awned a bathroom fixture firm in Rigs, could still converse
in latvain With some difficulty. Requesting recruits for an operation
which the Neckerchiefs were desirous of undertaking, Hviid informed Hahn
that his operation will be a very secure ono and will entail one p;arts
training. All in all the proposal sounded vett good to Hahn, who, howeVer,
turned it dams because of acceptance by DYCLA IM. In order to avert.
suspicion Hahn used illness as an excuse and suggested Hvild contact
'FOCAL Who thereupon considered sending FILL CII as an agent condidate to.
HVI1D. Interesting to note here is the tac t tnst FORTAL originally condidered
CA14U§0,as acondidate, who, however, refuse d %/nen he beard that he would
be sent by the Neckerchiefs who, in his opinion, are not those who could
help the people closest to Caruso l's heart, tbe Latvian partisans.
The Neckerchief episode ended when Portal too was accepted by DYCLAIM.
Hahn later heard from a former girl friend of Hvilds in Latwie,
, wife of the Latvian Admiral who remained in Latvia, Hvild is
a very shrewd, egotistic and calculating person who would let no morals
stop him to achieve his own personal aims.

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