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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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Taking Laivas documents 514 /Cgl'ilt Eiernbergs travelled to Rita where
he planned to organize and underground.
(47) Right after the German surrender, former Latvian Legion ls(-1.1).fnu
Aiedainis /141/, managed to legalize himself and Successfully pass through all •
/basal:An screenings. Claiming to be knowledgeable in the field of agriculture, he
managed to procure the position of directdm with the Seed Central which purchased...Ill.'''.
.seed in the Ventspils district. In this position Ziedainis emerged as the Chief supporte
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of-the . partisans sending them food, particularly dairy products and shoes and clothing:
firougnA,well established net. His main assistant in this covert activity.was,a.,...
-e:sagronomist overtly employed by his firm/MI:KM:NIS Mrs Daminia . waSok -
reqUeSted . by:the.N/ND to furnish information regabding the partiaans. ThesecrequeS
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she related to the partisans, including Hahns group, which then decided milat:infqrMatibn_
sheia . to reveal. • It was her opinion that she Sould not continue.suchaygame for lo
In addition to his support activities, Ziedamin was also active in aiding_ian
artiaehs .. to legalize themselvos by procuring for them jobs which required aldiiaii40
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*mental and in which they later could become fully documented.' He Also managed.. :i
O. C.Ure:. actUal . docutients by having, among others, a *Connection with a4kritintirm-.• • ,
IS-which printed VOYENICI &LEM. .
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On 9 Sept. 1945 Ziedins propoSed a meeting of all partisan and undergro
eiders:in Kurzeme, which ..was held in ZLEKAS. In this conference it was decide0O.,
organize all the Opposition elements into two main sedors:.
.a. The partisans whose aim would be to hinder all Russian acts of •t
inhumanitY. This was Mainly accomplished bythreatting letters totRuSsianao
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.tViAns engaged in such Activities. According to Hahn such threats.were-fairly,ineOeSs,,
c*Swhile.. Under no circumstances should the partisans enter into armed
Soviet-forceS.,F. The *question of living through the Winterigni,diacusbe4A
valuable suggestions off
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*.The underground meMber censistedof,SuPpertiil
'artisans, accept and ' Aid,thOse partisans who or atiie.wereT
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