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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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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'
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'. 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
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.6sestrei. The second speech was held in the Academy in JELGAVA . wherebe . sPOke tO:fermer,
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RUsSien ,uccupetion) underground members. This speech basically wais.otthe.eake.h4
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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.
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..The only non-underground member who attended H's 'second lecture was term
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'kir. lecturer, Janis' . olins who was asked by H's friends to attend'becautie:th'
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considered him as the most promising ibung Latvian Lecturer It AHOLIgS1Whe"..d.e
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tiasietance'thay be offered to what in his opinion would be 4 lengthy Russian
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