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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…
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.-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
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—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
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