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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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•1 -9- /97 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 -,------ 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. • SECHT SECURITY INFORMATION Lamber . e.,
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