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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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SCP.ITISTYEri"FORMATION
66. Janitiml_mavs N
Was a former Latvian Supump Court Justice. He had been forded
to be an informant by thrtheka NK during the Russian Occupa-
tion. Upon interrogation y H , he admitted cooperation with
the Cheke and wrote a long, detailed narrative regarding his
recruitment, meetings, and activities. He remained in Latvia and
Hahn heard in 1947 that he had hung himself.
67. (fnu)tra
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Director of the Latvian Political Police (perhaps the SD section)
in Yelgavaduring tilt German Occupation. Was a member of the SW
League. Ye kept FIRikardu notified of German activities and plans
in lelgava and TemifED57--1-Have hetrd, but do not recall from who,
that Metre had investigated the VJLamberga matter during the Ger-
man Occupation. In connectaTiFgach there was found an order
from the JelRava NKVD Direc :elnikov stating that V. LaMberg
was useleirriircollecting InfamMitlannd should be arrested and
departed with his family. As far as I know, Metre went from Ger-
many to Canada or the U.S. In connection with
I hesitate to give my endorsement for V.
68. Martins Balodis
Was a Lieutenant in the Latvian Army. A Latvian nKartabelas" worker.
In the early part of 1942 was ordered to the SD 137 section in Riga
on Reimersa Street. In the last of 1942 he voluntarily joined the
Latvian Police Battalion. Together with his wife Worn he was a mem-
. $.,'•••• 'ber of the Church movement. His eventual fate is not known. (Re
• was later in-Th-i-Legion.)
69. fni.6424tAlps, •
Was the wife of Janis Alps who was nKriminalinspectOr n .during the
German Occupation. Worked in the SD Ill section (Kartotekas
Apaksnodala) in 1942, as a typist. The Director was "Hauptschar-
fUhrern Fritz'Grisen.
70. • fnu@rdVidins
Was a typist in the SD III section in 19142 under the Director Kempen.
According to Valdemars information, her husband who had been deported .
to Russia in 1941, was located in 1914 at the Salikamsk mines, in a
slave labor camp.
71. fnu)raaprecnieks -
Was one of the first Latvians to work for SD III in Riga in 1941.. He •
left this work about the middle of 1942.
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