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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. 61 …this convoy of boats, carrying among others Mitrevics and.Andersons, left , the :Ventspils harbor. rrior t…
  • p. 62 …The first boat in Which Anderson and Dr. Ginters were traveling managed to escape and reached…
  • p. 69 …It is also Hahn's belief that Andersons (an Anflltree from Sweden who arrived in Latvia…
  • p. 78 …by s reporters in Plant (Najas) that Andersons Auld like to meet him. Unable to do…
  • p. 80 …Arnitis, engineer, Anderson, sailor, and Petersons and,Smits, and was:finaaced by SwediSh Church fends, the…
  • p. 135 …Janis/Andersons Was an agriculturalist. He was one of the directors of the "Mezpuiku" organization in…
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Was a chief in the Latvian Army. In the fall of 1944 was the Command-
ing Officer of the Headquarters detachment of Gen. Kurelis group. After
its liquidation, he was a fugitive in Kurzeme. In the spring of 1945)
he was accepted in the "PPS" movement and enrolled in its armed group
as a radio-telegrapher. After the capitulation, together with other
"PPS" workers
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he started from Kuldigag for Lielirbi, but separated May
13, (He wanted to get to Lielirbe where ha wife waited, quicker by
traveling the roads on a bicycle) and disappeared without a trace. He
was a aauky, indistinct person. The suspicion remained that he helped
in the liquidation ct the Gen. Kurelie group, since he was a greatsp•iend
of the (berman Majon T in Spare who directed the capture of Gen!"-lurela
headquarters.
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During German Occupation, was a worker for the Ventspils police. In
September 1944, he was sent with about 3a Latvians to Berlin where the
SS Yagdverband Get. Latvian Operation Staff was organized. In October
1944, he returned to Kurzeme and began recruiting people in the Ventspils
district for the .35 Yagdverband. He was arrested in November 1944 by
the SD for misappropriation of funds and placed in Ventspils prisons,
from wbjch be was released dahortlybefore the capitulation.
114. Peteri one (nickname "Black Peter")
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Was a police captain formerly a high police official in Yelgava. He
was a worker in the 6en. Nurela group. After the liquidation of this
group,he founded "VIES/URA SIRELNIENUS" which united within it the
remaining members of the Gen. Kurelis group and made preparations for
partisan activity-against the Russians. He was very energetic and an
excellent organizer. In the anticipated Partisan activities, he was to
be concerned with the Zleku Rayon (area). Alter the capitulation, he
voluntarily appeared at the Kuldigas "fillwalle station because his
brother, who was much younger, was detained there, and he did not want
to leave him to the waves. At the stM0xxl, he was pointed out as a
police official in Jelgava and was arrested. According to Valdemarsi
information, in 1948, there was a partisan group active in riekas called
"MMINAIS PE1ERIS" (Black Peter). It could be possible that it is being
led by Salmons. .
115. ErnestaRieksta
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Was a teacher. Be finished the Yelgava Teachers Institute at the same
time as A. Nepart. Together they issued an illegal newspaper in Jelgava
(German or Russian occupation).! After the Gen. Kurelis group was liqui-
dated, he and P. Sammons organized the IrVIESTURA STRELREKUSu and he was
the liaison officer between the"V. STR." and "PPS." In March 5, 1945,
as a delegate of the "V.S1R.", he illegally entered Sweden, wherehhe came .
into coal:lid-with the LCP because they were not interested in the welfare
of their supporters left in Latvia. Be workeas a teacher now in Stock-
holm.

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