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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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• , secc.rify. in q3f,.?n,..-1Non gr ril 17.:- At this-time Hahn also gekthap:'prv-Ipters' radio operator @ -. A Hergmanis, t; Jaunzems, in Ventspils had 108t contact with Sweden. Hahn recalls that the parole and countersign when approaching Bergmanis was that Bergmanis would mention a number and the visitor then had to mention another number which, if added to Bergmanis' number would total 10. Bergmanie, who worked as a _ chauffeur and lived in Ventspils on Saules Iela'(street), together with another underground man who worked as a civil judge. Both 'men had pseudonyms which were. "Rich" and "Pitch" b whom.t Hahn does not recall which pseudonym belonged to wh.' ' Through Sam2Dreimanie .Hahn contacted Bergmanis in the hopes.that,.his - radio contact with Sweden could be renewed which would then enable Hahn ' to , . request a boat andsoMe aid for the partisans. Hahn believes that it was Bergmanis with whom grins was able to establish radio contact from Sweden in 1946. It is also Hahn's belief that Andersons (an Anflltree from Sweden who arrived in Latvia in the middle of October 1945) procured his . (Hahn's) name from Bergmanis and then tried to contact Hahn. (144.) During his stay in the vicinity Of Jurkalne, Hahn was able to contact his parents by two separate means: a. Through Valdemars who traveled between Riga and Ventspiie'and Often :brought 146 letters from his family, cowing a ' reply on his return trip. On c two occasions he also brought Hahn his clothing. On one occasion Hahn alsoseent • t• money to his mother for an operation. All this activity was conducted through I. pra. Jansons and though on two occasions Hahn had arranged a direct , meeting,, 'f. ?.■ . . this was not kept because Valdemars could 'not keep the appointment. According.. . . E ..!,,_• to,Hahri,a chauffeur in those days couleearn an extraiwamount'by carrying . ..' "A. , i. ! ' . . .:. • , ' persons who had no traveling facilities and therefore would pay exArbitant.. :•':::. '.. L. . -.., ' .. SeCUTIMrilisn:''...0 • 'mide-apPromimitely 10,000 rubles a mo K i UR e tl%e tter earned eIbut 40,000 :7. :. :" •rubles ' a.molit.h.' ' , ,.......„ !,:7".:.51.,,..... • . ii. ..... .. . • prices.. Valdenar, who was not as actie4n,suCh actiyity*-hisfrieid:ErManis;' 0
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 146 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.