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claim that his opposition wets gennine and he was not - removed because the Germans
feared reprecussions from the population who in general favored VALDMANIS; others
maintain that this opposition was instigated by the Germans themselves who desired
that the population rally' around a Latvian leader whom they could control because
of his pro-German sentiments.
Since, at thatitme, Valdmanis represented the most acceptable political
Mitrevics, with Rikards consent, cOntacted him so as to. rid the ,Rikards group .:1)f
of the undesirable PERKONKRUST comotation and to gain a new; nationalistic oasis
for Atrther . activities. , This contact resulted in an agreement that Rikards.group,
-libuilexChange all its information - including covert items-- while Valdmanis would ,:t • •
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alrlatest decisions and transctpts from all meetings of the indegenout. . • •
..governing. body. From this meeting Mitrevics retaitced the ivression.that%Valdmanis,
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"itt•-ee.Part.'ef the war British Intelligence representatives in Gercianywere8ntic
tith4n:- ervice repretentative,Georpililgour, Hahn was informed thatInth
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In order that a-Latvi political center be created, Mitrevici, felt thaeit...*a.
.neCtOary.toeontact Brdno‘t
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. kalnins/89/Who was an important leader of the:sesdiai::',-:.:
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edbb.01s.-- ,.e initial contact was assigned to Hahn who contemPlated:undertakihei
Lou '4uri umii eters, This meeting which actually never Occured,,h40J41
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enf.: Eirrangedi the pUrpcise • behirid it being to detelemine if KilMins.Wished.tVY'''llifia ,....4.,
sutha Unification. . . •
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Feb 1943 the aforementioned officers on,,
; ard the Latvian Legion was formed '44:tbatt
• and 76 e'd ' iintilAigd_..a...„.,,q...:.f_iM,tUcha..military body must ,
-Wa0:-.in-unusUally able individual who excelled in politics and was undoubtely 0....thordUeOlf. .• .
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