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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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c e "continue the streneous partisan licetrTAd 'pre e proper political backing while at the same time locating and recruiting former political figures and workers: The idea was also discussed that in case of war the underground wbuld For coerdination purposes it was decided to appoint a partisan and an; erground leader:for each of 4.districts, Ventspils, Talsi, Kuidiga, and'AiipUte:. 'ee; .hewever, on1y the V ntspils district Was trdly represenielthe 2.-leader“Or 8- district Only were app inted, the VentSpiis create a temporary ; government. Should the Soviet occupation become a prolonged affair, it was anticipated . t. that slowly aLlpartisans would be forced to legalize if possible and --in any case, 11 legal: or illegal-- join the ranks of the underground. Furthermore, in this meeting, gefinite land areas of activity were.assigned1,- toeach partisan group, ae as to coordinate all efforts. NAT* this meeting ther also arose the question of the ficticiuos."colonal", oyai:known-as the "Kurzete Commandant". KRASTINS then informed all, that the "colonel" was unable to appear and had authorized KRASTINS to speak for him. The „ Krastins stated, does not wish to participate in all these sppport.actiVitie . . , Aiitpi-iitheflater,ested in forming a fighting nucleus which would remain inactiVi...Un begining of war. H is of the opinion that Knastins narrative was Very.uncon g;:and:.Cansedmony people to disbelieve the entire story about the "KUK2EKi10.4 In this meeting it gas also detenained tha0500 partisans / Which were km or ttioserpresent lived in the KUREDIE wooRs. It was further e 1.1mated that 'APPt0. . ' tely 1000 more were hi4k1g in the Kurzeme area, making it an Atimated total ....41500 partisans in Kurzem4 einidergrowid leader.b =MAINS H, however, cliims thatle,derlined.beeauie. • . • he desired to flee to-Sweden. In his place(2nd . ltj bis Was eW , Weekslater disppeared under puzzling ciii -cumstanceo. (H feels that. Qulbie n " onbt . was : -.eaught:-by a Russian patrol.) adera'f'Or:thesreMaining'districtSIE OUld*bechosehat:.. 7 S- Security Informal:eon
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 146 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.