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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. 1 …his life story.. .whiChAW:. . t .:;:l. had. never told to anyone' in -1,such detail and…
  • p. 4 …eventually almost disap peared, though he really never changed his basic ideas of free enterprise. From…
  • p. 9 …of freedom, and a person who had never talked that way before. Hahn, who realized the…
  • p. 10 …such articles should never be written and that-the way that . • Hahn hat eipressed"Iiinieelfwaf -triiite…
  • p. 13 …nationalistly motivated group and would no doubt never fight for the Communists! Since Valdemars frequently travelled…
  • p. 20 …Category C - Those persons who wished to join this organi- zation but who had never been…
  • p. 23 …This statement coincides with the truth : , never has Hahn noticed any press mention of Rucelis while…
  • p. 35 …4uri umii eters, This meeting which actually never Occured,,h40J41 .. . .. :: .......s..4.4'.; enf.: Eirrangedi the…
  • p. 51 …opnOrtUtity•te - '.fleejo-Seeden...,MitrevicsMhd..jiad really.,never.Stopped'his.actiiitiSpt -.-,WaS-:.aceepted;:,,eventhough he too…
  • p. 61 …Hahn was requested to reply by indorsement which he promised to do but which he never…
  • p. 64 …He took along 20,000 rubles and has never been heard of since. On 15 May…
  • p. 68 …know, began to complain that the "Colonel" never appeared in person, and should make at least…
  • p. 75 …d never catch bum '0.n'3 Oct 1945 Iiedainie and DamamiS.Were arrested in the…
  • p. 77 …he was having built, the cut-outs never returned. Hahn clamis that the reason they were…
  • p. 84 …Obviously -Hahn never knew the contents of the messages received and sent in this fashion; but…
  • p. 85 …Svikis, (whoa H terms very ambitious), for this as well as personal reasons, never revealed any…
  • p. 86 …SVANTESSON was and convicted on a charge of misappropriation of funds, as he never admitted his…
  • p. 87 …Later Zarins informed Hahn that he had never received this report whereupon Hahn sent him another…
  • p. 93 …Hahn claims that he never oceived the debriefing of these;he does not know whether Ginters…
  • p. 94 …Lukins:never -nantiOned either of,these.names to fialliSteinto,4spoks of only ono. Now •%k
  • p. 99 …TILBURY) never had been, is not now, and will never be Ale to procure recurits for…
  • p. 102 …This BILESKALNS never had the opporutnity to do. On the other hand, VaLDEMAR related to Hahn…
  • p. 104 …which would be'completeLi divorced from and never revealed to the Swedes and/or TILBURY. At…
  • p. 109 …SKOBE further mentioned that the DS will never fully understand Latvia
  • p. 113 …Nevertheless, Hahn stated that because of political differences they would never be able to come to…
  • p. 116 …Arrested by the .NKOD and was never heard from. 9. ValdemarXetersons Member of Hahn f s…
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.
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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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