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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.
“Cooper”15 pages
-_ anich was in the forest near-The—Lake Usma , the second being with the group that covered Hakes departure, and the third being in Ventspils operated by the afore- mentioned JAUNZEMS • Hahn was also to find shoes and clothing which he was to send back with the infiltrating group. Although Hhad a signal plan for the radio set held by the group which covered his departure, it was feared that this set may be too weak to send, and therefore arrangements were made that in such ease this group would transmit mgogoogggi to Hahn through one of the other sets. On two previously arranged days of each month a reception committee would await the boats until the following years this was a precaution in case radio contact could not be established. Later Mildemar reported that the group which covered H l e retreat was arrested at night in January 1946, • and completely liquidated. The leader of this group, MaksilOierpe, fell into Russian bands after being wounded. Jo at4e4S' .. (2) Shortly after H i s arrival in Sweden the first Latvian who visited him was Hug o Ginter., Secretary of Latvian the CA in Stockholm, and Latvian pastor Janis Svikit. Both of these individuals had flown to Gotland from Steckholm and therefore had arrived one day before Harlis!rt_s_of Tepfers group. Svikie and Ginters viewed this arrival if these seventeen persons as the follow up Of an infiltration *operation which they (Svikis and Ginter.) had orgehised two weeks before. This infiltration consisted of : Arnitis, engineer, Anderson, sailor, and Petersons and,Smits, and was:finaaced by SwediSh Church fends, the church being interested in removing from Latvia as many clergy .men as possible. is mentioned previously this operation was keown to the NEVD 711115. ' . . . already in Sefttekber of that and Hahn had heard about it through his underground . . ......e.-- . channels, . 03) Informing Ginter, of the arrangements of reception as well as possible radio contact, Hahn and Skobe prevailed upon him to aid them iwtheir assigaments It shcalChe'noted-raat :Ander H nor Ginter:: were certain who the 4:therm:Otani therefore after eons Preliminary skepticism did 'find finally a coo friend Heinriclui s Urkis; re-! gardingwbooGinters expressed that Td!;;;;F144:lagamp". It was then that . :. - . . „ . .! .
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