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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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5111Y 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 .,Settns.a) possible deportation from Sweden becaus1 'plrgaTtivity with the SD, had made some leftist statements so as to erase siiiiinsziatiiC' 'irtiriiarannithuat belief that he
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