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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. 1 …his life story.. .whiChAW:. . t .:;:l. had. never told to anyone' in -1,such detail and…
  • p. 4 …eventually almost disap peared, though he really never changed his basic ideas of free enterprise. From…
  • p. 9 …of freedom, and a person who had never talked that way before. Hahn, who realized the…
  • p. 10 …such articles should never be written and that-the way that . • Hahn hat eipressed"Iiinieelfwaf -triiite…
  • p. 13 …nationalistly motivated group and would no doubt never fight for the Communists! Since Valdemars frequently travelled…
  • p. 20 …Category C - Those persons who wished to join this organi- zation but who had never been…
  • p. 23 …This statement coincides with the truth : , never has Hahn noticed any press mention of Rucelis while…
  • p. 35 …4uri umii eters, This meeting which actually never Occured,,h40J41 .. . .. :: .......s..4.4'.; enf.: Eirrangedi the…
  • p. 51 …opnOrtUtity•te - '.fleejo-Seeden...,MitrevicsMhd..jiad really.,never.Stopped'his.actiiitiSpt -.-,WaS-:.aceepted;:,,eventhough he too…
  • p. 61 …Hahn was requested to reply by indorsement which he promised to do but which he never…
  • p. 64 …He took along 20,000 rubles and has never been heard of since. On 15 May…
  • p. 68 …know, began to complain that the "Colonel" never appeared in person, and should make at least…
  • p. 75 …d never catch bum '0.n'3 Oct 1945 Iiedainie and DamamiS.Were arrested in the…
  • p. 77 …he was having built, the cut-outs never returned. Hahn clamis that the reason they were…
  • p. 84 …Obviously -Hahn never knew the contents of the messages received and sent in this fashion; but…
  • p. 85 …Svikis, (whoa H terms very ambitious), for this as well as personal reasons, never revealed any…
  • p. 86 …SVANTESSON was and convicted on a charge of misappropriation of funds, as he never admitted his…
  • p. 87 …Later Zarins informed Hahn that he had never received this report whereupon Hahn sent him another…
  • p. 93 …Hahn claims that he never oceived the debriefing of these;he does not know whether Ginters…
  • p. 94 …Lukins:never -nantiOned either of,these.names to fialliSteinto,4spoks of only ono. Now •%k
  • p. 99 …TILBURY) never had been, is not now, and will never be Ale to procure recurits for…
  • p. 102 …This BILESKALNS never had the opporutnity to do. On the other hand, VaLDEMAR related to Hahn…
  • p. 104 …which would be'completeLi divorced from and never revealed to the Swedes and/or TILBURY. At…
  • p. 109 …SKOBE further mentioned that the DS will never fully understand Latvia
  • p. 113 …Nevertheless, Hahn stated that because of political differences they would never be able to come to…
  • p. 116 …Arrested by the .NKOD and was never heard from. 9. ValdemarXetersons Member of Hahn f s…
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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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