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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 .-f.-T,!1!311Y 7,111TION Was a chauffeur by profession. He was a companion of Valdemars during his service in the Latvian Army and the Territorial Korps. Worked for PPS in the fall of 1944. In October 19416 he decided to escape to Sweden and together with his family (wife, child and wife's par, he arrived at the shereof Zenkalves. After the capitulation he was detained in the "filteration," but was soon freed, together with Valdemars. He worked in Riga as a truck driver and was earning at the end of 1945 about 40,000 rubles a month. According to Valdanars! in- formation in 1948, he was the Latvian champion at the motorcycle races. His father-in-law is named Lahegevs, nationality Russian, occupation tailor. He participated in the fight for the freedom of Latvia and was presented with the "Laiplesa" (Bear-killer). 981(Major Genera4akeln The highest police and SS director in "Ostland." Re directed the Gen. Nurala liquidation. this group is responsible for the extermination action in the beginning of December 1945, when they burned down five homes in the Zleku "pagast" (county) and killed all the inhabitants, stating that thieves his farewell to the Latvians2 After this, he was elevated to a higher position in Berlin. After the capiteation, he was given to the Russians as a war-criminal who publicly hanged him in Riga in the "Vienibas lankuma" (Union Square) in the Esplanade.' 99. Provisional Government It became known in Riga in September 19144, that the Estonians had shortly before the fall of Tallinas managed to set up a temporary provisional government. (They did this uLth the assistance of the Estonian Legionnaires who fought off German attempts to interfere). In connection with this, there were held secret conferences in Riga to consider a similar step. It was expected to cane to a realization 8epteMber 28, 1944. After dis- cussions with the Legions' leaders it Was decided that on this day the Legion would arrive in Riga (milking this move as a rotation from the Vidzemes to the Kurzemes fronts) and take up stations near the Radio. Station at the Main Post Office, gain control and said out this Oovern a Proclama others - tion to the weld. , Aiong Provisional 7 topt was . II/p/17 t8 - war MinfSMinister; griculturalist. S - Agricul contain: (Profesoor2MARZIAAMMi the NIS - Prov Colter Minister At. Co —1Rinister. This project failed because DZENITIS, while drunk, had revealed the plan to some unauthoriaed persons. The Germans had found out zbout kAllierson M. ). They transferred the Latvian Legion to Kurseme it and rem several of the prospective Ministers to Dermanj,/b MU4 terl-ndt7illowinbit to stop in figa. ova, Janie/Rumens and Peterislitusova100. Karlis Brothers from Tannpiebalgas pagaatq (county). Thejr were expert rifle- men. Earlis Ewen was Romana Sternberge f s schoolmate in the Riga Teachers Institute and was later a teacher. A short time before the Clemens arrived in 1941, they were htding in the pioneer settlement on MEI SECURITY INFORMATION "..
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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.