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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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• -22- v SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION *he elder kn Kuldigas district and as such showld a strong Latvian attitude. He assisted the PPS in organizing Partisans. In May 7, 1945, he took part in the "Tantas Padomes" delegate convention in Kuldiga. On May8, 1945, Ne tried to escape to Sweden from Ventspils but was unsuccessful. After the cqaitulation, he worked in Went- spils a a railroad worker. 126. Albert lleijs - A faculty lecturer on theolody at the Latvian University. He was the most prominent representative of the church at Kurzeme fortress. He participated at the "Tantas Padames" convention May 7, 1945, at Kul- diga as a church representative. After the capitulation he worked as a preacher (minister) in Riga, but was imprisoned by the MVD. (for furtlr information, see Valdahars l section on "Baziiica" (church)). 127. Janis' 'Jamboree ------------------- Proprietor of a water-*L11 in Ikskile. Member of the "Zemnieku Savienibas" party. Father-in-law to the PPS workers Bruno Rugena and Zigurde Zaldmana. One of the initiators of the "Mates Panes" in - May, 1945, in Kurzeme, and one of the delegates to the conference in Kuldiga, May 7, 1945. After the capitulation, he lived in Ventspils with family (both daughters and their husbands). 128. Janis erzina During German Occupation MILS the Director of the Latvian Statistical Bureau in Riga in the end of 1944. In the beginning of 1945, he was in KUldiga where this Bureau had been transferred. Was a member of the "Perkonkruste (Swastika League"). Was a speaker far the corpora- tion "Lettonia." Wass delegate to "Tantas Padomes" MAY 7, 1945, in Kul ga. After the capitulation, no news of him. 129. fnuirkelie , One of the foremost leaders of the "Zemnieku Savienibas" . during the time of the Kurzeme fortress, 1944/45. Participated in the "Tantqs Padomes" convention in Kuldiga in MAY 7, 1945. Hoy, I think he is in the U.S. A. trautmanis A Journalist and editor. Was a member of the editorial staff of tle "Briva Zeme", official publication of the "Zemnieku Savienibas." Suring the.tiMe of the (Kurzemes cietaksna) he was the editor of a newspaper iesiied in Kuldiga (I don't redeLl'the name). Was a dele- gate6 the, olantas Padomes" in May 7, 1945, After theaapitulation, he we 4tt to Sweden, where in 1945, together witg"Prof:A.11Straubergu and J.-Andruiat.he.sdited the "Latvju Varda")'. 'In 1946, in connection with-third-e-nunbiations by the left wing Latvians (Bruno Kalnin, etc.) in Sweden, be as expelled from Stockholm. He now works on the dditorial.7 staff of, Pron s "Latvju Enciklopedijas." --- SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION „
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