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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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FFTPETSECURITY INFORMATION 7?- 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. 1/ 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 _ 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. 32. Edvin umanis scM.it, • ...ma Ti INFORmr,.. SECI3R1 _t"
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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.