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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. 61 …this convoy of boats, carrying among others Mitrevics and.Andersons, left , the :Ventspils harbor. rrior t…
  • p. 62 …The first boat in Which Anderson and Dr. Ginters were traveling managed to escape and reached…
  • p. 69 …It is also Hahn's belief that Andersons (an Anflltree from Sweden who arrived in Latvia…
  • p. 78 …by s reporters in Plant (Najas) that Andersons Auld like to meet him. Unable to do…
  • p. 80 …Arnitis, engineer, Anderson, sailor, and Petersons and,Smits, and was:finaaced by SwediSh Church fends, the…
  • p. 135 …Janis/Andersons Was an agriculturalist. He was one of the directors of the "Mezpuiku" organization in…
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to publish a periodical TevzemeSbijiitiwibait ..(oir Fatherland and Freedom).
This paper was distributed through all of Kurzeme and was copied in maw locales
for fUrther distribution. This paper contained three types of material:
a. Articles in nationalistic style, not only to retain the nationalistic,
spirit, but also to enliven and encourage the continuation of such spirit among,
the partisans and the populace. •
• b. Threats to those Latvians who chose to side with and work for the •.:
Communists, calling these individuals by name and relating their deeds.
Enlightenment of the international situation which Was : based:;41397. 1 1 ••
radio monitoring. • ., . . . . .
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....: organization : 1.1P0) and was published twice monthly. • .. .
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•*..(42-:).,-. in their' travels throughoutKurzeme Sternbergs, Ki-asiins; and •K•adikis.--•:' ...-
;noted the need for an overall leader who could unite all . gronpa . which at-..that-tiMC.•,.'.•.5-... •• ... ...••••••
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position. . tonsequently . these 3 members of Hahn's group decided to create a•fietiti—OUIP:
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• Colonel who they would Claim is the accepted leader of all partisans in -Kurzene•:.:....
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The ,plandestine and Conspiratorial living of the partisans afforded' the -neceeeary,..-7..;::,F.
• ea that noOne dared to ask the "Colorel!s u name or his :whereabouts.
:••••1:1::-•••:•:-F•1"-:.'",;The.:oritinal.intent.ria.s•first to unite the partisans by stich -; :a•rude and then-stel-,..:
find éuch a colonel who could really becOne'the . everen: .••••,1
; • ..:Though Hahn . personally was, and still is, opPOeed:-..tO:
• lmanner -L he rather ,felt that oneof the available higher ranking offiCs:
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