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participate in the society PunctionSAAriegineill TceSP to,themaelves rather than enter
into all emigre intrigues.
In Feb 1946 Hahn h a speech at the YMCA in Lund where he talked about his
experiences in Kurseme subsequent to the surrender. (Hahn gave this appech on a total
of 5 occasions, in Lund, Goteborg, Boras, Jonkoping, and Helsingborg.) After this
speech in Lund, Hahn MAO approached by CILDERMAilitho expressed the desire to have a chat
with Hahn as he (CILDBRMANIS) is very interested about the activities in the Kurzeme
forestay CILIDEFNUNIS approach to Hahn was noticed by Janis Celmainis /162/ and(br.
Augustel6KOSTE /163/ who then warned Hahn not to reveal anything to CILDERMANIS and
OPSENHERGS because of the aforementioned suspicions. Hahn, after a talk with Punnenovs,
' nevertheless met CILDERMANIS at the appointed time and place. Since both Pumnenovs
Auld Hahn were very careful about this meeting they agreed upon a certain length of title
for the duration of the meeting which MINNIXHahn would ovserve. Punnenovs then accom- 1
pained Hahn to the meeting place and awaited his return no later than the time they
had dicided upon.
During the converstaion it developed that CILDFaMANIS had been activalibefore 1
the end of the wet, in 1945, in the activities against the commuhist partisans. In this
activity he worked with the SD in LIEPAJA under_HUCO/PURINS /164/ and Herbert
/165/. Hahn than remembered that he had met him in Kuldiga in connection with exchange
of intonation between Patine and the info section of the PPS regarding communiet
activities in Latvia. Cildermanis then also recalled this casual meeting. After some
talk about the "good old days", CILDERMANIS wondered if Hahn had any intentions of
returning to Latvia. To this Hahn replied in the affirmative and indicated that it is
difficult at the present time from a material and strictly nationalistic standpoint.
CILDEBNANIS then also expressed his readiness to return to Latvia and settle se old
scores with some former communsit partisans. CILDERMANIS also stated that he was aware
of the rumors about his pro..communiet attitade, bit he based this 6n some previous
commente made by him, when, working in:Swedish, swamps ;ili a menial laborer, helfeiring
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possible deportation from Sweden becaus1 'plrgaTtivity with the SD, had made
some leftist statements so as to erase siiiiinsziatiiC' 'irtiriiarannithuat belief that he