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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. 1 …his life story.. .whiChAW:. . t .:;:l. had. never told to anyone' in -1,such detail and…
  • p. 4 …eventually almost disap peared, though he really never changed his basic ideas of free enterprise. From…
  • p. 9 …of freedom, and a person who had never talked that way before. Hahn, who realized the…
  • p. 10 …such articles should never be written and that-the way that . • Hahn hat eipressed"Iiinieelfwaf -triiite…
  • p. 13 …nationalistly motivated group and would no doubt never fight for the Communists! Since Valdemars frequently travelled…
  • p. 20 …Category C - Those persons who wished to join this organi- zation but who had never been…
  • p. 23 …This statement coincides with the truth : , never has Hahn noticed any press mention of Rucelis while…
  • p. 35 …4uri umii eters, This meeting which actually never Occured,,h40J41 .. . .. :: .......s..4.4'.; enf.: Eirrangedi the…
  • p. 51 …opnOrtUtity•te - '.fleejo-Seeden...,MitrevicsMhd..jiad really.,never.Stopped'his.actiiitiSpt -.-,WaS-:.aceepted;:,,eventhough he too…
  • p. 61 …Hahn was requested to reply by indorsement which he promised to do but which he never…
  • p. 64 …He took along 20,000 rubles and has never been heard of since. On 15 May…
  • p. 68 …know, began to complain that the "Colonel" never appeared in person, and should make at least…
  • p. 75 …d never catch bum '0.n'3 Oct 1945 Iiedainie and DamamiS.Were arrested in the…
  • p. 77 …he was having built, the cut-outs never returned. Hahn clamis that the reason they were…
  • p. 84 …Obviously -Hahn never knew the contents of the messages received and sent in this fashion; but…
  • p. 85 …Svikis, (whoa H terms very ambitious), for this as well as personal reasons, never revealed any…
  • p. 86 …SVANTESSON was and convicted on a charge of misappropriation of funds, as he never admitted his…
  • p. 87 …Later Zarins informed Hahn that he had never received this report whereupon Hahn sent him another…
  • p. 93 …Hahn claims that he never oceived the debriefing of these;he does not know whether Ginters…
  • p. 94 …Lukins:never -nantiOned either of,these.names to fialliSteinto,4spoks of only ono. Now •%k
  • p. 99 …TILBURY) never had been, is not now, and will never be Ale to procure recurits for…
  • p. 102 …This BILESKALNS never had the opporutnity to do. On the other hand, VaLDEMAR related to Hahn…
  • p. 104 …which would be'completeLi divorced from and never revealed to the Swedes and/or TILBURY. At…
  • p. 109 …SKOBE further mentioned that the DS will never fully understand Latvia
  • p. 113 …Nevertheless, Hahn stated that because of political differences they would never be able to come to…
  • p. 116 …Arrested by the .NKOD and was never heard from. 9. ValdemarXetersons Member of Hahn f s…
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-,- 5 SecuTIty Informalion :
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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- ,Mith'e„ great deal of noise.
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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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