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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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50.11.gtnformr4on ar '7 '77 (5) Prior to releasing mese i7„perscno ploy were thoroughly interrogated under the direction of a Swedish coastal defense officer who used a German-speaking lady as an interpreter. This lady, whose name Hahn has forgotten, was indeed a very helpful, empathetic and understanding person. She advised the refugees that their position was precarious because two days ter their arrival in Sweden the Russian authorities bad requested their return, because they were "war criminals" who had caused disorder and hid etoied some property (the only true part of this according to Hahn is that they did steal the boat with which they came to Sweden). According to the interpreter this case was being studied by the Swedish Government and, in cast:4'4e the group was forced to return, she advised that the refugees attempt to proceed throughinternational waters to Lubeck, Germany. It is noteworthy that this lady informed the group as Oar- where in Gotland they could receive aid and also taught thee certain phrases in Swedish which would enable them to bet by temporarily. Later the group found that the 94-dish Government had asked Bruno Ralnins for recommeddations which he had supnhied stating that though he didn't know these individuals personally he could only vouch for them bdcause any Latvians escaping from Latvia at such a late date must be patriots. Janis Zalcmanis later personally thanked KaImins for this act. After approximately one week the group as such was permitted to proceed a-4 to the mainland of Sweden/ the two fishermen, who ferried the group across to Sweden under duress, were permitted to return to their hiaeland by the Swedish authorities having been given a certificate which stated that they were voluntarily returning. Arriving on the Swedish mainland all 17 persons were placed in the reftiggs camp in 2. Kuaelansi Where all eventually were informed of someAmployment possibility or other. . Staying in this camp from 8 November 150 until 10 January 1946, H.kept up his contact with Hugo Gintera who during this time informed him that bis radio operator in the Vicinity of.ESKILSTUNA MikeilliWiftWit4i3PP radio set with which they could contact his homeland. In the . e6EGReatere inferred H that the conttruction of the radio wae completed and H give him his first message to Latv1%.7---
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 146 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.