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the Latvian-Lithuanian border, which were to be utilized by
persons crossing Lithuania on their way from Germany to Latvia
and vice versa.
In accordance with Vanags' desire Hahn organized three
support points on the Lithuania-Latvian border, in the districts
of Perkone, Rucava, and Kaletu. These support points consisted
of farm houses, paroles, and lines which would lead a possible
infiltree or exfiltree to or from Hahn in Jelgava. From there
Hahn had arranged lines which would lead to or from Vanags in
Riga.
In the end of April 1941 Vanags informed Hahn that
some clandestine activity of his group in Riga on the left side
of the Daudava l had been discovered, had resulted in a shooting,
and that twenty persons from this group were caught. Due to
this Vanags advised Hahn to take cover. It was aphis time
that Hahn found that the leader of this grouP .WaS Rikard, who
along with Vanags, had managed to escape during tai-ihooting.
(13) About the same time Hahn's older sister arrived
in Jelgava with the advice that Hahn better be careful since
the NKVD had come to their apartment and even though they had
indicated they were looking for someone else, she was sure that
they were Using that as an excuse and that they were really
attempting to find Hahn.
(14) Because of the previously-described series of
alarms, Hahn began to feel very unsafe toward the end of April
1941, and began spending many nights away from home, staying
on such occasions with friends. He finally decided to leave the
Jelgava Academy.
In the very last days of April 1941 Hahn was approached
by a female member of the Academy chorus who Hahn had always
thought quite pro-Communist. This girl then quite openly in-
formed Hahn: "Comrade (Hahn) you will be arrested". Hahn,
thinking this some sort of provocation, assumed the usual line
and with great importance asked this girl whether she realized
With whom she was speaking (meaning of course, that he was the
Chairman of the Culture Committee, etc.). Nevertheless this
girl stated thather boyfriend was in the„Militiain Jelgava,
where he saw.a warrant for Hahn's arrest. The reason for this
arrest, according to the girl, was the fact that illegal meetings
were held and nationalistic songs were sung in Bahnia.apartment.
Hahn obtained this information in the course of an Academy party,
which was the last Academy function that he attended. Not de-
siring In elholv any fear or emotion, Hahn stayed until the end of
the ball, slept that night with friends, and in the morning
'checked with the janitor of his apartment building to, determins
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