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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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135. fnU4elsbergs
During the German Occupation, was a police worker in Talsa county
(as an "Aizsargu" commander). After the capitulation, was one of
the leaders of the Talsi partisan group. He operated in the
Dundagas-Valdemarpils rayon. He is well known by inhabitants of
Talsi.
138.(Najor)fnuirAkmenkalejs
Was an officer in the Latvian Legion in the Hurzeme battle. After
the capitulation, was a commander of some partisan group in Talsi.
BM was regarded by the PPS as the commanding officer of the Latvian
National Partisan Organization in KUrzeme. He was the leader of.
Harj.ja Skobes unit in the Legion.
137. fnu osnikovs
During the German Occupation, wei-the head forester in ga. In
1944/45; together with his wife theyN1fridu (born Reinfelds , ey un-
successfully tried to escape to Sue en. the capThlatLon,
worked as a head-forester in Dundaga and passed news to the PPS
about the movements of the MVD unit (which was located in the same
building as the forestry office). He hoped to be able to escape to
Sweden with the help of the PPS. Is very natinalistic, especially.
his wife, who is a good singer. (She appeared as soloist in coaCerts
given by students at the Yelgavas Agricultural Academy). One hand'
is amputated due to an accident.
138. Pmilija\Grintals
In 1944/45, worked in Kuldiga as a nurse (diathermy, therapy) on an
ambulance. After the capitulation, she wanted to follow the PPS
workers into the woods, but she was not allowed to, and worked as a
liaison officer. In.the beginning of Sept. 1945, she was imprisoned
by the KiadigasHVD,'but she escaped and joined a PPS central group
in the vicinity of-the Vsmas.Lake.
139. (Mrs:Naumania
1, ..The mother of my brother-in-law, EdgarAOliba, who died in Jan. 1940.
She married a second time to a 168RBEITZ -haned Baumani. SheAs about
70 years old. In 1940, she and her husband were still living in
Rigas nirmale, Minuses (railway stationiPumpuri) on /tuzikas street.
She raigedTegilu, the souof(Dr.)Petpra101ina, the envoy to Argentina.
(now Brazil) who should be about 20 -Yaiii Old now. In the fall of 1945,
it was proposed that Tagils would be the liaison between "A.F." and „.
Riga, but he was not utilized. After a conference befteen Valdemar
and "A.F.", it was decided that TagiliOlins would be placed by .
ValdeMar in the S aumenu branch -galled:Soh officer. The proof is .
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lacking whether t f
is was done. Further information could be obtained
amfr *rs:):Meri.Ande15:. . Zino- (borlI.OLIIM) who lives with her husband, an
,Italian music professor, in Italy now.
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