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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— " On 7 May 1945 Hahn met Bileskalns for the last time. At this meeting the latter stated that he would remain in Latvia and promised Hahn that should Rahn ever plan to leave for Sweden, Bileskalns mould give him an address of a person in Sweden to whom Hahn could turn for aid. Hahn parted with Bileskalns after they made arrangements for subsequent clandestine meetings; also during this meeting Bite mentioned that he had no fear of the impending Russian occu- pation because he had numerous friends and acquaintances among the communists who were willing to aid him. Having left Ventspils on the evening of 8 Hay l9, the boat convoy had been Able to" get within sight of Gotland when it was surprised by Russian patrol boats which opened fire upon the last boats. The first boat in Which Anderson and Dr. Ginters were traveling managed to escape and reached the shores of Gotland. The occupants of all other boats were either ordered to board the Russian patrol boat or the largest boat in the convoy, the tug "Rota". When this was accomplished the other boats were sunk. The Russians then ordered' the tug "Rota" to proceed to Ventspils while their boats left. Hahn later learned that the Russian boats proceeded to Klaipeda having on board among others Mitrevies and Bite (though the latter had told Rehm he would not leave Latvia). In Klaipeda, Hahn later found, the male prisoners were separated from . ,thelemales who were released shortly thereafter and instructed,to return to their homes. Then men, among whom were also Mitreviel Bite, Karklins, and I Edmunds OA, were brought to Ventspils under guard and were placed in the city:jail. Subsequently they were transferred to the Riga city jail. The persons on the tug "Rota", which was ordered to Ventspils, found , that all Russian vessels had apparently left..However, since they feared that they were nevertheless being observed, they proceeded to.that port weathering' . a heavy storm-prior to their arrival. Ir°17" tar. PIVT they found that they
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