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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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S ecuTI:y : - 71 1/ SEC1? Rikard further explained thel' H's true aim would be to observe the inner workings of the SD as well as its pies and intentions in Latvia. It mas then that H was informed that Martins Balodis was already assigned to the coutnit 7 SD and working in the same overt as well as convert capacities; H with his excellent German language qualifications was to replace Balodis, who , could not handle this language. Balodis was therefore recalled to his original assignment in Rikard's group. H accepted and was assigned to SD, Abteilung III, and worked in its card file section. The chief of Abteilung III wasi CaptaitijAebram; We immediate supervisor, the chief of the cajrd file section, was Sgt. Fritz' Grimm of Westfalia, whose assistant was(Bgt ltz of Bavar4. (It was Goltz who later arrested H.) The following persons (Latvians) also Were in the service of the SD, but not i1ith. the covert assignment that H had: (Wra .?'Alos/69/Akra Vidins 14azprecinieks/70%; Vilis\Bema ../724 FHBIRodUns /734 Olgerts .I /70i, tDreimañis/74/,‘ L. rmalia/75/, FITIPEI.edis /76/, FRUIZarins /77/, Brno°. -/78/, JanikBankavs.../79/, YNOFetersons /804 FIR4Didrichsnne./814 Geide /824 RKB/Popove/83/, IFNU s /84/. "40f. Working in this capacity H had the opportunity -- being very cautious-- occasionally to glance at the records of more or less famous and outstanding Latvians, known organizations, and Aituation reports. Occasionally H had the opportunity to get a glimpse of some very important documents, which were !mown in the Latvian circlei-as "bombs". One such, and possibly , the most important document which Hahn saw was Himmler's and Modem's /85/ . disputed and proposals regarding future plans for German colonization of Latvia. /86/. H also had the opportunity to see and later report to-the individuals concerned, information pertaining to such individuals' anti= Security .1:..1n.nr.c.,!7on
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