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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. 19 …Hahn and decided to proceed to the headquarters og he Perkonkrus because they heard rumors that…
  • p. 22 …Cerins is the editor now. . *..(8) The Headquarters flof the Rikard group was located in.Riga…
  • p. 29 …covert members who were reporting to the headquarters through the open mails. On this trip Hahn…
  • p. 32 …Shortly after his arrival, Schlesinger personally' -visited the headquarters of Rikard's group (which incidentally was…
  • p. 37 …group Headquarters closed, the organization.discOntinued, -and '00* ditg (the. *CA) Was.henceforth occupied bYthe'SD…
  • p. 121 …He accompanied Hahn to the Headquarters of the Swastika League after Habn i s organization disbanded…
  • p. 128 …he He cont wa ' d, and shortly before the fall headquarters at Dumdagas "Annahute" where he…
  • p. 133 …In the fall of 1944 was the Command- ing Officer of the Headquarters detachment of Gen…
  • p. 137 …with special instructions from SS Yagdverband Oat Headquarters. Until the capitulation he was the assistant to…
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to the small groups from the reservoir Of Latvianswheradily placed themselves
at the disposal of the PPS. The location of such radio operators as well as
the assembling of the sets themselves which were received from the 212th Comb.
Int. group in parts, was accomplished by Aleksanderd'1 Akmentins /95/. Because
of the sensitivity of his assignment, the Germans kept Akmentins under very
strict control which he thoroughly disliked and as a result, later, went into
hiding.
In order to seek further aid In its stay-behind activities, the PPS
contacted the Hq. of the Latvian Legion, whose 00i Gen. Budolfs, erskis,.
however, was not favorably inclined, whereas one of Bangerskis aids, CoI.fSilgailis
was sympathetic and officially gave two persons from Hq. leave with covert
instructions,that they are assigned to the PPS. In manner Romans Sternbergs and
'Waldemar began their activity in the formation of the provincial stay-behind unit!.
Also active in the formation of these units were Rober4Krastins, Kriijani/IrOnins
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P6/ and Edgara(irmanis../97/.
(27.) In the beginning of Aug. 1944, Hahn's wife joined many Latvians who were
fleeing their country fearing a second communist occupation; another reason for
her leaving was Hahn's decision to remain in Latvia as a partisan Which she felt
she was not able to do. Her first location was in Vienna where he passed an
examination which enabled her to practice dentistry. In the end of October sha
theN-- with the help of Valdma -- proceeded to Wiesbaden, where she gave birth
to her first ebild, a son Va1diantons, on.p.April.1945.
(28.) • In the middle of,September 1944, though slated for a "Combat Police
Regiment", Hahn, through Rikard influence, was transferred from the police to
the 212 Comb. Int.tgroup. In the end of Sept. 19414 Hahn reported to the Hq. of
this group which was located in Tinuzi near Ikskile. There he was issued a
German 'Army uniform, a aide arm, identification (Soldbuch), and was assigned , some
11 reek which Hahn does not recalIltlf Infarniation
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