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The only worthwhile name me1'tion81044AHUA144.pa#rative is the name
of Eduard& rins (pertinent data regarding the other names is found in the Appendix).
In Cerins changed his name fro0 Eduards Pods to Eduards Cerins
because the name Pods means, literally translated "Pot" and has an unsavory sound.
This was a custom in that year in Latvia where, because of the previous German in-
fluence, many persons had cacophonous names, which they desired to Latvianize.
Subsequent to the end of World War II Cerins remained in Latvia where he
was believed to be the publisher and editor of illegal underground paper "Masai&
Latvis" (Little Latvian.")
The reason that H believes that Cerins is the publisher of this paper is
the fact that Cerins had been active in the newspaper field during his entire adult
life; furthermore inthe-fall of 1945 when H was hiding in the Latvian woods, and
When this paper was already being pUblished, Hahn heard that Cerins would like to . •
meet-tim , s0,that they could coordinate the forts of the underground in Rigs.
Unfortunately 'Hahn was not able to meet Cerine at that tilde. While in'Sweden in
.1947 : Hahn heard that Albins Sietinsons former co-worker in the Perkonkrusts.wap...
in . Germany. They began to correspond and Hahn found that Sietinsons also believed
that Cerins•was the editor of the aforementioned underground paper. A.fUrther
4ndication. that'this belief had same basis of truth was the fact that whenVaidemar
caMe. tO . SWeden.from Latvia in 1948 he expressed the opinion that he too was quite
eertain -that_it.was. , Cerins who was at that time still publishing the paper: . :There:.
substantiation that the paper is being published at the present • •
time iWOr .thit Cerins is the editor now.
. *..(8) The Headquarters flof the Rikard group was located in.Riga'in.theisYMCAf.•
bldg which also housed another gropp which was divorced from the activities of •
thejiikard4rOup .though not' from its control. This group consisted of . former '. .
.LatVian officers who-overtly -- as far as the germans were concerned—were Working
.m i .. The chief of thi s(
building., clean nucleons for a Latvian armv which 'oUld be activated at'the Proper
moment.
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for .Rikard, but who covertly, as far as Hahn knows, were performing the :: e k ofs. ;.,: 1
unit wa(Ceptain dolfs Veidemanis . . 144.41mOlis had
and let.Lt.fAr,vids zine.
AI: assistants: st Lt), aru s secretary
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, st Lt ...)Fridrich
(9) ' The YMCA building further housed another group which was, however,
' ;:divorded from the IL group and had no connection with t whatsoever. : .. •
a. 0 Was known as the "Anti-Seat 'c Institute". The onlytjthree workers Of this
ihstit tathat H can recall are Harijs donis L7, Hintauts LAKIS i'andi
: Peteri . Martinsons.
'•.147 ,,...r.,. •---7-- -7----77-: , . .
• - . - In 'the summer of 1943,. . while Hahn was in jail with Mitrevics,..the l,atter.':.
told Hahn that Peteris Hartinsons had been a U.S. agent and disappeared from iatiia :.
J.343 .ft In the beginning'of 1950 the British requested from Hahn in writing;.- .if-
Hehn-an or anyone in his group had any information regarding P teris MartifiSohs:':
This r' iest..camelrom L. Krauja. Thls name (Krauja) Hkhn be eves, is a cover
11ame ..ft .ieither the formeiti tvian'Air Force Lt. Colonel Janis celis or former
'Iletiiazi ziiiColOn Adolfs Hahn believes that i 1.-670?-0-pliatablethat.
it 40ii1 sthan . e b . xisp, imtii-finitial letter to Hahn, : Areuja Mentioned—•
4:::iaetantia174Maunt'af'4.04ric'infermatiah.concerning.tinseif'ai:e:Utvian.
liati*Ot:WhO fought side side with all uring the ,Gersmn-
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