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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. 61 …this convoy of boats, carrying among others Mitrevics and.Andersons, left , the :Ventspils harbor. rrior t…
  • p. 62 …The first boat in Which Anderson and Dr. Ginters were traveling managed to escape and reached…
  • p. 69 …It is also Hahn's belief that Andersons (an Anflltree from Sweden who arrived in Latvia…
  • p. 78 …by s reporters in Plant (Najas) that Andersons Auld like to meet him. Unable to do…
  • p. 80 …Arnitis, engineer, Anderson, sailor, and Petersons and,Smits, and was:finaaced by SwediSh Church fends, the…
  • p. 135 …Janis/Andersons Was an agriculturalist. He was one of the directors of the "Mezpuiku" organization in…
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and two assistantispied a hidden Russian enii-autbmatie rifle. This deception .
resulted in a search of Hahns room where they found another pistol, mumgerods- -
' Russian hand grenades and ammunition for the semi-automatic rifle. All this
as well as all correspondence which mainly consisted of amorous letters between Hahn)
And his wife-to-be was confiscated. On his way out, Hahn was able to whispr to his
...father that he immediately inform Rikards and Mitrevics. Later, however, Hahn found'
tfiat Rikards had already been arrested whereas Hahns fathers warning had•eaved:MitiOria. ..
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