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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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*-'". C PA. ' the arranged appointment with Hahn. The German army officer; Eajor Arendt, who • was in charge of the operation to capture these 2C0 men and the ' ,Red Arrow' group, complained that Hahn had disrupted what seemed to be a practically successful mission. Hahn was requested to reply by indorsement which he promised to do but which he never actually did. Hahn claims he feared that for this epi- sode he would surely be punished, possibly with a death sentence; however, the entire matter apparently was soon forgotten in the confusion that existed in the last few weeks before the German surrender. (39.) About a meek before the surrender Eitrevics finally convinced Jankavs that the Germans would be in no position to furnish support to the stay-behind groups, and consequently Jankavs agreed to give Eitrevics the necessary authority, credentials, signal plans, and other data, so that the latter may proceed to Sweden and attempt to procure western aid for those remaining in Latvia. With Jankave approval for such mission, Hahn introduced Mitreiics to Dr. (}inters Who by time had received Si) approval to continue his activities. Dr. Ginters premised to aid Eitrevics in getting to Sweden. On 6 May Hileskalns, Who was di- rectly involved in the organisation of expeditions to Sweden which originated from Latvia, had arranged that an entire convoy a boats (about 5 or 6) would leave the Latvian shores. Just prior to the final arrangements Bikeskalns was arrested by the Germans, who freed him on the following day, as a result of Mitievics intervention which was successful because Eitrevics could speak in Jankavs name, having proof of such authority. Consequently, on 8 May 1945, the day the Germans capitulated to the lassians in Kurzeme (incidentally, this was two days after .17.4; .day),. this convoy of boats, carrying among others Mitrevics and.Andersons, left , the :Ventspils harbor. rrior t:Ole*VinC:litrevics had arranged with the rPS that as soon as is humanly possible he would send couriers,:qp:mvSfreded70 : intirbe . where the! were to be received. • 'SECRET
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 146 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.