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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. 58 …0e-Terried to SWeden,and,that it will be PoSsible to conduct thieaCtiVit greater' ;Speed: because…
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
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Krastins stated, does not wish to participate in all these sppport.actiVitie
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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.
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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
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onbt . was : -.eaught:-by a Russian patrol.)
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