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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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JAI',V..V3 idiAt chief was(fnu .Ion' LKERfAM who kept u51:1:::RIELAVS..
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through German liaison officers. (VCN FOLKERSAN later was wounded during a battle
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on the Oder river and was replaced by a Latvil4Lt. Col.)EMilsI:drapmanis who became
'chief of JAGOVERBAND--OST.) The assignment of the JAM:ATM:AND in Latvia was to
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recruit Latvians for training in Kurzeme and dispatch 1.:ehind the Russian lines .
(for Operation in Latvia only). Consequently this activity did not interfere with the
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•.PPS who continued to organized stay-behind groups. Ye t the wbrk of the OS was hindere
by . thejact that beside it there was also Kurelis group which conducted its activities.,
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already mentioned in the begining of Oct 1944, the Germans began to •9 ,
riest manylatvians:mho they feared were Working against them. This was racistvident_ .• , •
inthe.dases of members of.Kurelis group:
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• Rikarda, fearing arrest, arrived in Kurzeme and went into hiding ' and POrgiP1P
Anictivity in,LIELIRRE and awaited the opertunity to flee to Sweden. In the
Oct, 'this Opertunity presented itself andRikards began his journey by boat however,
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..the.'-boat developed motor trouble and Rikards was apprehehded by the German authorities
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o'WhOM.ha.exPlainedthit he was attempting to flee to German Shortly thereafter
-RikardaNaS released and attempted to rejoin the PPS which,)however,turned:hini::.
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down as it was Still his intention to flee to Sweden, while the PPS the consisted
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.only of members of were to remain in Latvia; furthermore, there wa g seme.initoeity-•
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ISOOVel:Kaidfidthe.exOcution'of their activity, but who WOUld.fnOt.Paps.:unh.,
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-opnOrtUtity•te - '.fleejo-Seeden...,MitrevicsMhd..jiad really.,never.Stopped'his.actiiitiSpt
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..nOW:between those who had continued to work while Rikards just sat.aroUnd.awaiting:
'an opportunity to escape.
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In the becining of November, Mitrevics, who also feared that the Germans.L.... .::
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Otrrest:tim, : arrived n Kufteme and joined the PPS to Whom he hee promitiedA,*114:. ; -
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