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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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secv7iiv.[:„c7,7n.:70n. which required the boat to pass Straights of 'IDE. ZANDE was quite activethrough thjlirt in Latvia for approximately one year, during which time he travelled a great deal and sent very unsatisfactory messages, about whih LIMNS was quite angry. On one occasion ZANDE requested that LUEINS furnish the UN all information that he(Zande) had sent from Latvia. This obkiously could not be complied with as Zandes messages were not of the type and caliber to bring before an international body. In approximately summer 1947 Zando was caught by the Russians. Hahn claims that Lukins had good possibilities for corresponding with Latvia through Csecileslovakia. Through this mail channel Lukins heard that Zande escaped fro* the Russians, but was liter arrested and has not been heard of since. his Valdemare later informed Hahn that/organisation was aware of Zande l s arrival in Latvia., but because of his unsatisfactory and insecure conduct decided not to contact hip. On their first and only melting Valdemar told Lukins that Zande along with 20 others was arrested'when they were awaiting the arrival of the Christmas boat. . According to Valdemars, .they .were arrested because.a Woman who. Zande had promised to take tO Sweden was'deleted from the list and another woman substituted. This caused the original woman to report Zande to the NEVD. Lukins did not believe Valdemars accOunt t. be corredt as He(Lukins) was still in radio contact with Zande sifter the Christmas.wmpedition fell through. H was asked whether Lukins did notrOalize that Zande could havii:been under control. To this H answered that Likins felt that such no could not have been the case because there had been/significant break in the radio cOntact to indicate this.) Hahn does not know whether or not Lukins had arranged ; '-'cOntrill *andcemiromise indicators with Zande. Furthermore rclabas that Ikkins radio.mpeiateririnSthedbmailiartith Zande l e Wet- Aid hot note anything unusual or Gated pace in Zandes transmissions. In his talks with Valdemars, Hahn learned that in Veleemare opinion there were 1:1 'actually- too men infiltrated in the itiartt4v0414.40 and Manio n . Lukins:never -nantiOned either of,these.names to fialliSteinto,4spoks of only ono. Now •%k
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 146 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.