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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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-24- • • SECRET S ECURITY INFORMATION 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 . I 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. • Sr:CET . sECORITY INFORMATION•
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