Documents / FOIA release
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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. • • • . • -.•.••••,:• • Security Won-nail= — - • • • C F7 F T • • Janson himself was also considered a member of the JACiVE.,AND and was , given .1 several, positions, the last one-- at the end of war--being chief of the Political SectiOr/ . The ranks held by the persons named on A previousAi page are believed to be - •• ficticious and were assigned to these men for cover purposes only. • • (30 In the „begining of 1945 H was able to contact the illegally living • • . ....remnants of Kurelis'groUp which had united themselves and assumed the name TaESTURA -STRA/EUDICI".. (the riflemen of the legendary hero VIZSTURS): This group was led by Ormei-PolicO/CaptainNpETERISISAMSONS /114/, a very efficient organizer who Was EieSititedi . , !•.- :ERNESTS,RIE4STS /115/. The Vieitura Strelnieki believed that illegality:wasthe tô • caccess bkause-the Germans had become much too insecure. Though they already• • . • . • ad experience in such illegal life and though they.77 according to.,SamSon, . . • . • . • • nsitted of-2,000 men, they lacked the support the Germans could furnish Consequent. • N provided them such support as well documents which would aidtheMshoUldvbhe :apPrehended-by .the Gerpans, because he felt that there was no difterence'*We. • . • • • • *(eida..of , theViestura Strelnieki and the PPS, though the practical achia 6hed.r.-MUtUALgoalmas envisioned by each in a different way/. ' and s Jansons firmly believed that there would be no..aid . frai- the Geimuin::e . _ . • ••••• nee.Mussiahed occupied their country. Consequently they began tO:draw :Up a-4001*r • • • •• 41-i'.:WhiCh would Unite all illegal and dissident elements in Latyia,'Whichi•in'eaSe Complete Russian occupation, wOuld place themselves at the disposal ofsUch*OWat„, -WhiCh4ould . guarantee Latvia its freedom and independence; oblniklusAi4;(4': • , • 'beek'bf . theiriainds, they hoped for aid from the Western4eMocracies.... • Of March 1945 the news. arrived ..that a boat .fTem.Sweden'.. ' • 1.. , • • • • • .• • . arr*Ve4er:..:th.e:purpose ..Cfexfiltrating some.perdona...-SOthat'a:parahn;:reprsaint:.- 1.a.1 stay-behind :•• , .• • • • elements could he pent to . Sweden, but had no anifiekti:!.te:speak • . „ • • •• " 4 4. " "46t ,AM:-the .;:naMe :xiCthOse remaining; IntURY2S/1,1442 i,NOlia15**S01117, 08/118/, (Later . : •-•.„ •;.:‘..; • ::;;!'.•:•• . FOCSTS H .ir.e.*edeni.that:the.ICA0144,01*i7iyaii4.;11 " "egged the LCP for aid, out fOund .'nehOdi•WhO would listen to h, -. vezt opportunity td..send one radio message td those he left beh'indRU le -
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