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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.
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t.' -,- 5 SecuTIty Informalion : JAI',V..V3 idiAt chief was(fnu .Ion' LKERfAM who kept u51:1:::RIELAVS.. \ i through German liaison officers. (VCN FOLKERSAN later was wounded during a battle P i 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 - ...I 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 • . - • •.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., • - ,Mith'e„ great deal of noise. As • • • - 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: . • • 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, ,.• ..the.'-boat developed motor trouble and Rikards was apprehehded by the German authorities ' • .- 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::. :.• down as it was Still his intention to flee to Sweden, while the PPS the consisted of • .-pg14. . • ..' %, • . .only of members of were to remain in Latvia; furthermore, there wa g seme.initoeity-• : • : - ISOOVel:Kaidfidthe.exOcution'of their activity, but who WOUld.fnOt.Paps.:unh., . . , . • ..-„. -opnOrtUtity•te - '.fleejo-Seeden...,MitrevicsMhd..jiad really.,never.Stopped'his.actiiitiSpt -.-,WaS-:.aceepted;:,,eventhough he too had attempted to fles..tP:46..4CP...*;..the*Oi4.1.,p40,c... with Rikards.' .• ,'" •.' '. • • I . • • • • • • • •• 1.:; • • • • • • .g.rfrtrt • • • • • . . . . • .• ..nOW:between those who had continued to work while Rikards just sat.aroUnd.awaiting: 'an opportunity to escape. • . In the becining of November, Mitrevics, who also feared that the Germans.L.... .:: . . . Otrrest:tim, : arrived n Kufteme and joined the PPS to Whom he hee promitiedA,*114:. ; - -
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