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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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Security. f Hahn Claims that after Ziediinis arrest when the Russians began to bomb the woos and his group joined Skobes, the total number of persons in both groups was 23 plus 4 Or 5 farmers who later fled to the woods, but left as soon as the Russians ceased their intensified raids of homes; of this group 17 were in favor of fleeing, while the 6 opposing this', remained and covered the eMbarkation of it/Oose leaving. c);,„,..A.4 te, INS- 7 (51) In September of 1951 . Hahn heard fraa a teacher, fnu !CALVE. that the NKVD had quite . openly Worsted the fishermen in the vicinity of JURKALNE that they (MVO) were await- ing a boat from Sweden in which "Arnitie" was to arrive. Regarding Arnitis, Hahn only Kkaew that he had been famed throughout KURZENE as one of the most active worker in Aiding persons to flee to Sweden. However, the infiltrees were not caught when land- ing as they landed at another site, debarking in the vicinity of JURKALSE, but did - - leave behind a rubber raft Which they were forced to use since the boat either sank ; or was sunk on purpose. About a week later the Latvian militia arrested Armitis and i, Pebersons (or Smits) Hahn is not certain which one) who had gone to Ventspils together as the group worked in pairs. A week prior to Hahn I s departure he was inforried by s reporters in Plant (Najas) that Andersons Auld like to meet him. Unable to do so because his decision to go to Sweden H instructed the leader of the remaining 1 704 group, Naksi e, to meet Andersons. Later, in Sweden, Hahn was informed by Baldeiar that Andersens was also arrested, interrogated, and tortured; for awhile Andersons was held in the Ventspils jail accupying the same cell with pastorGrivins. According to Valdemars in 1948 tAndersons was in a special camp in Russia and Could not be contadted.., About 2 weeks before leaving,(Nrs. ,A1is:Nins, • coworker of Ha group, was arrested at a house in PLARI. Onthe way to Ventspils, She escaped from the MVO during the, night and returned to Hahne group in the woods. e. then related that she had seen Arnitis and another man (Pebersons or bits) who were being lee toward Ventspils under guard. seuri,y SECRET t-
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