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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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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
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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-
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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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