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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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to have shown pro-Communist tendencies in Sweden.. Was a masseur.
Went to Canada in l949. Peculiar circumstances:,' Prof. , P.tI.Kundzins._ .
told Hahn that Kravis im't and wasn't Communist.
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26. Velta.WCukaine
Was professor of philology in Riga University. Was an attractive
woman, the mistress of Paul Vipers. Remained in Biga, and accord-
ing to Hahn, went around with German officers, no doubt as an assign-
ment for the Communists.
27. Honitleksane
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Was from the Riga University. Was caught by Germans in Communist
underground work and Shot. Distant relative of Valdemars, who says
she only black sheep in family.
28. rfnU4auluks
From :Fle Art'Academy.
29. Janistikelsons
Chief of all rest areas and camps. , He retreated With Russians in
1941 and tetur;:ed in 1942. Arrested by Germans and sent to Valmieras
Ersatzgefangnis where Hahn was already imprisoned. After Valmieras
jail was liquidated, Hikelsons was sent to Salaspils concentration
camp and not heard of since.
, 30 1, Prcl. PaUlslenieks/'
lbday is in the faculty in Hira. Was a botony lecturer at that Una,
also a deputy to Russian Soviet Council. Was a fanatic Communist who
truly-believed ideology. In early February 1944, he called Hahn to
him and ordered him and another man named Goldins to report to the
city executive committee at the former city hall. Talks with
Galenieks were short and Hahn felt that Galenieks felt odd. In answer
to why he must report, Galenieks replied he did not know, possibly
some job must be done, but he'd find out.
tl• Helnikovs
Chief of JelgavaSteheka. Spoke fair Latvian, with a Russian accent.
Humor is-Vrat-ht is from Latgale. Interrogated Hahn for 3 hours.
Too points which •elnikovs did not like about Hahn were his member-
ship in the "Celanijao and his activity within the uMhzpulkso . After
a half-hour wait, Felnikovs returned and told Hahn to go, he would be
notified later.
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