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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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C ' • (74,-, :t7?,t-y 417.4.I:C. Fi:CFTY r.i7)RMATION in the Zuru pagasta near Piltenes, who had several sons, and recently (August 1945) they transported all their produce to the woods in order to support the partisan movement. It is known that they bought arms froi1 the German Army and were preparing to fight as partisans) , 105. fnu Senkcmakis Was Government Secretary in Puzes pagast, Ventapils district. He was the leader of the PPS organized partisan group in Puzes. After the capitulation he was left in his Secretary post by the Russians until about the end of May. Then, together with his group which had met in the woods, he was surrounded and arrested for treason. 106. fnu uimacs - ----- Was the police chief in Popes county; Ventspils district. He was the leader of the PPS organized partisan group in Popes county. After the capitulation he and his group took to the woods. But later, believ- ing one of his relatives Communist promises, he came out. He Was arrested and sentenced to 25 years. a. 107. ValdemarsYKarklins In Latvian times was the Elder in the Rezeknes district. In 1944, 1945 he was the Elder in Ventspils district. As such, he greatly helped the PPS organization in its work in Kurzeme. He lived together with the Latvian Chess Champion Mrs. PETROVA (who remained in Russia in 1941). • This woman lived in Riga after the capitulation and had told Mrs. MARLIAI SITPILLIS (my father's brother's wife) that she had seen me in a truck ender guard by the ceka .(NIVD) (Valdemars' information). He participated in the "TantewPadomus" delegate convention on May 7, 1945, in Kuldiga, but on May 8, 1945, tried to reach Swedenbyhboat. He WAS caught by Russian motor-boats and taken to rLaipedu, from there transferred to Ventspils prison, then to Riga's Central Prison. 108. OsvaldAileskalna rOCO ized by the nameICSIS). Was an agricultural student. He worked • in e antrnist—nrotergroimd as early as 1940 and 19424 during which time he managed to secure a respsusibleivsition in soup CovernmentAvemsy in Riga, whose chief was pappitggsvs: During the German Occupation he warked in "0J4.B.H. Ostland -kasergesellschaft." In 1944 and 1945 he ..was, one iof themost able and energetic workers in the illegal beat traffic to Sweden. At this time he waslormilly oonsidired the Plenipotentiary of the "DzintmMcrasts" association in Swum,. When, in the /end Of 1944, no more boats came,from,Seedsm, be organized on his own initiative the escape to Sweden of the largest group of refugees on the ship "Zvejnieks.", He we* not satisfied with the mode of operation of the "LCP" towards the refugees and that they showed no regard or support for thtir suppOrters left in Latvia and did not have-any plans for the expected future struggle. PF(1'.1 7:7'.!1ATION • / -7/ • o
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