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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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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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