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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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-19- 137 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 ' 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. Lt. gore (fnu) • 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") .04e14a±8 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 - 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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