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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
• Ginters warned H of a second group operating in Sweden, which however, had another political diredtion -7 meaning Tapfer's group, whiel>at that tine could herdly be called that, but was rather known generally as th6CP LATVIAJAS CENTRALS PADOKE Latvian Central Council; the condept of a"Tepfer l s group" as an entity only came - several years late;-. --Rugo Ginters also warned Hahn andSko of another organisation 'which may ahtempt to contact them. This organization t OK! tvian Assistance Committee (LAIVIESU PALID2IBAS KOKITEJA), was priaarily staffed by members of the LCP, though a - MIAIddll minority of its membership consisted of right wing and other elements. The reason . H . Ginters considered these two bodief as having another political • direction, was because at the hela of the LCP was Bruno lEalnine who, many Latvians believed to be much too radical and some even ventured to cell him a communist. TO Hahn-and Skebe Ialinns, at that time, was very distasteful because during-the first occupation of Latvia Ealnins had been the political comelier of the Latvian Army. Regarding the LCP H. Ginters further stated that, Hahn and Skobe be very careful so that the LCP does not discover their plans for and infiltration, because the .LCP has in the past and will in the future endeavor to disrupt any and all such operations. Regarding the Latvian assistant committee H. , Ginters stated that the ales of this organization werete .said and assist those SIRLILI-Lattriane who had up to that time already been thle to flee from their occupied country to Sweden; this organization' ,had no provision to aid those still remaining in Latvia. In this meeting Ginter, also •-i• supreised the thought that the only source of support for an infiltration was the Swedish Church. Fearing that Hahn would possibly be persuaded to cooperate with =Other , group (thisd incidentally, is,Hahn4 belief) Ginters requested:that Hahn provide him ;ith thesignal,plin, which Hahn did, however only in part, so avto , insure that H.GiOter 'Undertake no separate contact . With Hahns plan. When Hahn informed Miters that he • was seeking in Swedena friend and co-worker,Drp1114Jihterb HuShl?intereappereitlY _ • /' .. . 7 felt that he would lose control oieroeSsamillbfroligqiakaahrii and Skobe, and adked:.1 . . . . . v. ....:the two take an oath that their discus&E Wietd secret. . ; . . . . ••■■ :7)
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