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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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Secuii formeon _ 7—'7" • --‘1 .7:". ll r -as II This document was also shown td,Prof,Avabe, famed historian and knoNventi- German, so that his reaction may be observed. Svabe considered the document well written but doubted whether it would have any effect; his opinion was'that such a complistion of facts should either be sent to the Western riniocracies or be kept - - in Latvia until such material could be used he proof of German attemps to subjugate. Latvia. Taking this opportunity H also informed Svabe as to the extent . of inforMationi.:: that the sp possessed about him. (17) In the'begining of 1943 H also held twospeeches arranged'covertly,and..: attended by a select4rOupt of friends and coworkers in which he described the Gerken' •• . . A '. colonization plans and their "Ubermemsch" (Supermen) theory and policy and its effects on his homeland and its population. The first such speech was held in Riga in Aldemars residence and was attended by his university classmates as well as *the: ein,of the Riga University, Ernest agobadi /88/, who warned against 'taking ,• • • •_ .6sestrei. The second speech was held in the Academy in JELGAVA . wherebe . sPOke tO:fermer, ' , • .. . . . . • • RUsSien ,uccupetion) underground members. This speech basically wais.otthe.eake.h4 - sthe,first, however in it Hahn Stressed the necessity for restieting theGerMaJiadea ..,colonization and subjugation. His intention with this group Was to draw it doe .himself and gitrieres so as to reactivAhe former, extensive underground. . . _ . ..The only non-underground member who attended H's 'second lecture was term , • 'kir. lecturer, Janis' . olins who was asked by H's friends to attend'becautie:th' , . . . . . considered him as the most promising ibung Latvian Lecturer It AHOLIgS1Whe"..d.e . . .- . ,tOld4;.that :41.2 that the latter had said in his sppech was cerrect,..hOweVer,the riOUSAboughtAhould . be given to recruiting some suitable instrUctPi4.4b6t4e0 . . . tiasietance'thay be offered to what in his opinion would be 4 lengthy Russian 1.ocCUpatic'idiellewing'on the heels of the current Gerken One. HahnAdMitS:thet% euprised abent.thisviei4.and . tonk. no. a64o4,...thougb the4deajia4...10ft* ,9". . L •
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 146 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.