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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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stay-behind personnel in first aid, ;ma who after the war clandestinly protided
the partisans with medicine w)lich she procurred from her place of employment, the
Ventspils hospital. Valdemars was also to be earned, though he had very
connection with'Ziedainis and was known to the latter only by an alias.
On Mrs. Jansons return she and another female contact was arrested just as
• they were preparing to enter the woods. A ' that same time, in Ventspils, the Russians
• -slao. arrested. Mrs. Velta Skobe when she attempted to contact Ziedainis. •
, These arrests resulted in Russian patrols through the woods where H and chis Z
group was located, though appearently the Russians did opt know their exact leca4on:
• Because of this it was decided to unite, the 3 groups which were located in this-lc:Tres . ,
the other two groups being led by Skobe and 1st (I) KarliAtz4vme; This united, grauP'N::
- then moved toward Alsunga where. Shobets group was located in an area unknown to Ziedainie,
-- under very dramatic circumstances 7- she had been . able to escape .fram!..
asians by using the same ruse that EMILIJAVINTALS . had used and which was ...:,
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.to.1.6sr.-.. She Claimed that she had informed the Russians that She was a contact.
or the partisan leader 'Janis SLATMTAJS (who only existed in her immaginetion).
Saiana believed her and in theirdesire to, catch such a "great leader" followed...her.. . • • .
to the woods where she Managed to escape. The Russians then combed those woods . the
'entire, night in their attempt to find her, however to no aVail. The :fact that they j
were I actUillY looking. for someone, as confirmed by H who observed : this activity .While:
hie wayto Skobe's .camp. Mrs. Robe . further informed that during:her'.interrogIti-4,..:,
ie was confronted , hy, ,Ziedainis who was asked whether he knew the 'partisan leader •%.'.
Uciitsjs.. To .Zied4inis reply that he did not .know any one by that,. naMe',.:11're..:.:;.!,
ed to the Russians that Ziedainis Was net .big ez6ugh to know ::all'. :AbOU't I. .
'Regarding Ziedaima Mrs. Skobe said that the former had been beaten so ;Much:...urseme
it.:.he..ciffered no , resistance whatsoever and revealed .everything,: often even adding
eit: ;deal .'of tr4ng. Secuilty Inlormaficin'
(56) • This situation, caused 4. Erbegininvestigating the
• related how - . • 1
,Twq.day's .prior to H's and Straumea .arrival at Skobes . camp the latters wife arrived . and

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