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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 #DCurity LINTilnn c''' , According to previously prepared planSE %Ind4. .TIS Hompanions Proceeded to Lielirbe which was the chosen meeting place for all PPS members in Kuldige. Because of the Russian parties combing the woods and blocking the roads, it took Hahn 2 weeks tourney these 80 kilometers. On the way liahn triid to keep an appointment with Jansons, Mies and Akmentins in Edole. How- ever, because of a misunderstanding this meeting was not kept. Later Hahn heard that Augis and Akmentins were arrested aid that Jansons had been shot on the southern banks of lake Dsina; rather than falling into Russian hands alive, Jansens shot himself. Also arrested in the first few ye was the kw radio Operator Janis Abolins. On 12 May 1945 Hahn met' Lt;l uris whom the Germans had released from jail on the day of surrender. After future contact 'arrange- ments with Stuns had been made, Hahn proceed7'd to his destination. Shortly Niafter the meeting with Stuns, Hahn met Sass Dreimanis who informed them of the ill fated boat convoy. Two days later Atis Kriskans left the group stating • that he would attempt to reach the destination by himself. He took along 20,000 rubles and has never been heard of since. On 15 May Hahn and his companions successfully eluded a sizeable Russian patrol; on 17 May the former communist partisans which were aiding the Red Army in combing the woods arrested another member of Hahn's group, karlis Mitrevics; this constituted a loss of another 20,000 rubles. Finally on 23 May 1945 Hahn and his companions arrived in Lielirbe where they found those NS members that had been able to arrive plus 2 new recruits. There the entire group remained until 3 June 1945, living in a bunker. During this time the group sent acme trusted females to reconnoiter • the Ventspils area, to procure some necessary material, particUlarly writing paper for proclamations, and to establish contacts with some acquaintances. Upon returning with the necessary writing paper) the group drafted a proclama- Securny L-4np7”-- tion to the effect that now that the German ens !ellen only0the Russian enemy remains. This proclamation was then dist area.
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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.