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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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;e3utify information p F.: was very interested in H's whereabouts land1,-w AtfokmAthat Hahn -- who then used the alias AMDZS --was somethere near the sea. Laiva and Abolins departed with the / • promise they would return to the USMA railroad station on 24 September 1945 and would.,:.: bring along some radio crystals, tents, and some other items. At the appointed time Laiva returned to OSMA alone And was taked to the partisan-bunker where he attempted to continue his double game. On that Same :day: - II Arrived and Laiva was confronted with the truth. He was informed that he Would be shot and was prevailed upon to relate all he knew which he did with though • .• he were at confessionand cleansing himself of his sins. Laiva relat*thit. 44hp . NKVD. .had pressed him into service by threating his family ;that it knew that:::: . • . . . ..-Krastins.were corresponding with their fa7i1ies; that JankaVs on Laivas first, . ..'..liacFaskedLaiva to check on his girl friends whereabouts; that the NKVD believed_ . , - j enkavsand Lt. Jansons . to bo leaders of the Partisans. 'According to Laisa, he],WaS.,. _.instructed to find out the strength of the partisans in Kurzeme, their other leadere their locations, their radio commumcati6:;:e- possibilities, details of their:eife.houSes SUOPOrt . pOinis, ' anci paroles. Laiva futther informed that Abolina had been kept.ealli. • irv-ease he (Laiva) should be detected; furthermore, the NKVii did..not.trUst.,Y.• •" -ibColibaSsUfficiently. Laiva • was the asked why he had not informed the partisans that he was in ti • ' ,s, ' — *vice of theNKV4 they told him that ha.4 he done sO i ,they, could have gained.d..... • • .t) . . ..: ., . great deal of;information by doubling him into the NKVD. The partisand felt,that:4S.: -,.:. • 'y . - old friend and fellow-fighter, it had..bein his duty to informm them. • TO%this:_:, • ! / via explained that wOrking . for the NKVD•and.teing underdits influence he.had • : • ,_ zed : how uselass ,_their. fight was•atAhat times,nowever, he stated, that . etthe , . . , . first rm • • • ; eign j. of war he Wo informedfoed tnemoff,i the truth. Holding Abo].ins j up $ .-,inLeriample,'...the „ ..partisins told Laive that he would be shot ., - to which he react/e4' surprising calm; inChaVing signed 4 confession, requested he be permitted to Sectsfly .After a soend two hour n1ecP, he commanding:.Officer " ' •• ' •. .•, , •
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