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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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Security -9- SECRE -1 As far as Hahn could determine there was no definite goal that this underground organization had, nor was he knowledgeable of any contact with any foreign intelligence service. He believes that it was hastily organized by a few students and officers with the intention that when it became a going concern they would then decide as to what to do, being guided by the possibilities and situation at that time. (3) Hahn's father, who at that time was without a job, and not knowing any of Hahn's true activities, believed that Hahn was really a Communist. This belief was also held by many other frienda, acquaintances, and relatives, some of whom . still feel today that Hahn was too strongly involved with the Commies. During a New Year's party, celebrating the arrival of the Year 1941, which was held in the home of Mrs. Janson7, Hahn's Gopiother, and which was attended by_tne Hahn fargly, . (Professor ans LII7,Judge geikmans /12/,1Druggist›Cerbulia 1.13.7, and some others whom Hahn cannot recall now, Hahn's father, Who apparently did not want to differ with his son who was so Openly a Communist, Made the statement that the present regime was really not so bad after all; "a person can work, can live,. And can breath". All others present were quite surprised and dejected about this statement because they considered Hahn's father an authority in politics, a staunch supporter of freedom, and a person who had never talked that way before. Hahn, who realized the true reason for his father's utterings, felt it his duty to inform his father about his true activities. The father was somewhat alarmed about Hahn's safety and feared that he would take a bad end. Nevertheless he occasionally aided Hahn in his illegal activities. His father agreed that openly anti- Communistic sympathies should not be shown -- on the contrary one should play along with the Communists while in public, but his father was certain that this double life which his son was leading was a little too much for his frail boy. (4) In the beginning of 1941 Hahn had a chance to climb even higher in the ranks of Communists at the Academy in I pelgava. This occurred when Koltorg (abbreviation for Academy, 1 Communist Young Organizer) Pavir . Vipers Z117, son ofi'Professor) 'Vipers, found, that because of his wbfk7load he could not func- - o in two positions at the same time, i.e., Vipers was not only Komisorg, but was Chairman of the Academy Culture Committee, of which Hahn was a member. Giving Hahn the position of Chairman of the Culture Committee, which Vipers was forced to vacate,. the latter told Hahn that that is as high as Hahn would ever* . be able to go-in the Communist rankt:,because of.244nIs parents previous high social standing (they owned a house, etc.). Hahn's reaction to this at that s::::4=Zers hadn't been doing intoo badly, beg the son of a university professor.
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