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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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  • 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…
•SECRET
'SECURITY INFORMATION
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Was allieutenant in the Latvian Army. In 1942 worked as an interro-
gaiiion official in Zcrin group (M 77). Was in the Latvian Legion
1ter on.
79. JaniABankavs,
Son of the journalist, F. Bankava, who was deported in 1941. From
1933 to 1938 attended Riga Grammar School #2. Later was a-stUdent
at the Latvian University. In 1942 was an interrogation official
in the Zorin group (M 77). Joined the Latvian Legion in 1943 and
rose to tank of lieutenant. Commanded a company in the battle of
.Kurzeme. Disappeared after the Capitulation. (Information by
Valdemar).
8O. fn4Petersone
:
• ' , Worked in SD III in 1942. Be was a "white-GerMan-.0
fnutPopeva.
Was a Russian.
.During German Occupation .workild'for SD (possibly V section)i_ihe-4
8 Director was STEDRY. Flaked a particular part in the "Latvian • •
Kartatekas" organization. In 1943J1/9 married my former'sdhool-mate
.Leonbarda mtnars sister (she now works as an architect in Dormstat)..
ceording to L. Kuzini$S information, Popovs was dropped by the Ger-
mana by parachute in and of 1944 inWhiteTOUssia and has not: ben heard,
of since. F
•
84, friul:Lukins
I white-German. During the German Occupation workediin SDI (4)
Later be went to a sanatorium asa TB patient. .
,.
8 .:.- friu VD Nedem
- SECRET'
.SECURITY. INFORMATION •
c-; -
Finished French Lyceum in Riga. Studied in Latvian University. .In' •
1942 worked as an interrogation official in Zorin i s group (14 77):: :Mai . .
a DP in Germany after the capitulation. In 1948 left Germany ;Pr
• Sweden, where he studies in Stockholm. Is a member ; of a "corPOratio0"
probably uLettonia."
81. ffnUibidrichsons
Studied agricultural teaching in the Latvian University, later in
the lalgava Agricultural Academy. In 1941 worked in the Araja group. ..
In 1942 was an interrogation offocial in the Zorin (14,77) group..
82: fnuNGeide

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