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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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A legendary battle leader of the Latvian 19 Division. He wigs
honored with the cavalier-order Iron Gross. In the spring of 1945
it was anticipated (after R. Osis declined) that he would be the
director of the SS. Yagdverband Get, Latvian OperationaStaff, but
due to a serious wound he was not able to tale this post. On the
day of the capitulation, May 8, 1945, he remained as the last of
the Latvian Legion Generalinspector staff in Liepaja. (Valdemers,
information.
121. Ilaj.l(ocins
Was a commander of the Latvian 19 Division regiment at the Kurzeme
front. He is now in a British Zone in Western Germany commanding
a Latvian transport unit. He is considered a distinguished war
leader and theoretician.
123. Capt. fnu\rjerts
During the Garman occupation was the Head of Tukuma district. In
the beginning of 1945, on the instructions of the Latvian National
Conmittee, he organized the Latvian political police in Liepaja and
was the real chief for Valdemars. After the capitulation, he
appeared in Sweden and from there, in 1946, he went illegallYbY
boat ,o England. For this be received 3 months in prison.
124. Janis/Andersons
Was an agriculturalist. He was one of the directors of the "Mezpuiku"
organization in the last years of free Latvia. During German occupa-
tion was general director of agriculture in the Latvian Self-Govern-
ment. In the end of September 1944, it was anticipated he would be
Agriculture Minister in the new Latvian Government. In October 1944,
he arrived in Germany and took a responsible post in the Latvian
Refugee Agency. In the spring of 1945, he returned to Latvia, and .
it was expected that he would be the Agricultural Minister in the newly-
founded May 7, 1945, Government. On Nay 8, he went by to Sweden
from Liepaja. In Sweden he is the head of the "Kurzemniekill (Kur-
zemniekin are the initiators of the foudning of a Government on May 7,
1945 and are supporters of this idea). Since 1948, a member of the
advisory board of the Latvian National Fund, elected as a member of
the "Naciodkli vienoto latviefin" part,. He is one of the most power-
ful and influential leaders of the right wing, among the Latvians in
Sweden. He is a member of the N ZemtUdra Savienibas party. (Farmers
Union). His is now working in Sweden as an agriculturalist:
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125. Aleksandr ansons
During Derman Occupation was the chief of Talei district in 1942. Be-
came unfortunately famous with the Latvian "Brivpriligo ft soldier re-
cruitment in 1942. After returning from the front, in 1944/45, he was
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