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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.
—Security Information PT'to the PPS gOtill:argrups had left for Insterburg, IGerimanY...•1;rqeLgfricer who gave them ki% this information advised H and Krastins that they too proceed to Insterhurg. However, . . they told this German officer that they had no disire to leave their homeland. Hahn. .^. and Krastins found suitable quarters for the PPS in Kuldiga through the aid of the chief of Kuldigas 1st police precinct, Janis Vanags who had a radio operator under his direction and was leader of all FPS groups in the Kuldiga area. It was anticipated - ,that-Vanags radio operator would become the communicator between the groups in Riga •and the PPS in Sweden should the latter be forced to flee there. „Having found the necessary quarters, H and Kaastins returned to Riga, where., . :teraained• comparative inactive until the fall of Rig an 13 October. 1944. . • . . ,. travelled between Riga and Majoti (on the Riga shore) where the 212tii.:003 t. : . -;graup had set up forward Hq. On 11 Oct 1944 H was in Riga for the lait.time..anit :attempted to persuade his parents and older sister to flee from Latvia, (Hahns younger sister had left for Germany with her two children because the Germans had forced her . - -husband to came to Germany.) Hahn's parents and older sister refused , to leave.beCaUed . , a. They were too old to become homeless wanderers. - - b. They were assured by the wife of artistcROMANABUTA that H's parents were in no 'danger. She gave this assurance because her husband-4,' edimauliit,sympathiser had accompanied the retreating Russians in 1941 andWaa:e;;4;f!-:-:., . „ to return with than as a powerful individual. : \, c. H's older sister was also persuaded by( Mrs . leathng persons) in the National Welfare Agency by which H's. older sister was/ employed, that to leave Latvia at such a crucial time, would not anly be deserting the sioclic..=v but would also enable the ' R-susiana to Ruisianize Latvia much easier s none of- the inteLligenaie would remain. . . % Thelailes he was very angry because he viewed his parents and siater:ideciS *littetWienieleas; he Claims he fam i circumstances, however, there was ho !'Our&nvince them of the necess r , ■m""""'"- • '
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