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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.

  • p. 61 …this convoy of boats, carrying among others Mitrevics and.Andersons, left , the :Ventspils harbor. rrior t…
  • p. 62 …The first boat in Which Anderson and Dr. Ginters were traveling managed to escape and reached…
  • p. 69 …It is also Hahn's belief that Andersons (an Anflltree from Sweden who arrived in Latvia…
  • p. 78 …by s reporters in Plant (Najas) that Andersons Auld like to meet him. Unable to do…
  • p. 80 …Arnitis, engineer, Anderson, sailor, and Petersons and,Smits, and was:finaaced by SwediSh Church fends, the…
  • p. 135 …Janis/Andersons Was an agriculturalist. He was one of the directors of the "Mezpuiku" organization in…
Was clean, ie. Hahn believed that theL.bare . iiere penetrated by communist agents.
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their ability to procure recruits for operational missions. According to Hahn,
the LCP (is. TILBURY) never had been, is not now, and will never be Ale to procure
recurits for penetration operatiens. During this meeting, Dr. Ginters informed
H ahn in detail about the Tibare/ Tilbury agreement. His entire narrative was
known to Hahn who had been informed of it by Lukins, though Hahn was somewhat skept-
ical about its truth until Dr. Gintere confirmed it. One additional point which
Ginters possibly brought out to quite Hahn'e fears was mmphasised, this beinglf
the fact that in this arrangement the situation was such that Tilbu by Will net
be influenced in lie position by internal Latvian politics, is. the LCP political linen
but will, leave all .pelitics aside in bis operations.
Dr. Ginters next asked Hahn, if he and his co-workers, whom Ginters consid-
ered to be politically clean, would desire of join Tilbury group whereby he mention-
ed that at the same tine-- is he di accepted-- Hahn was to cemOle a list of friends
and acquaintances when he was to classify in the fellewing.manner depending upon
each individual's desire:
n. Those ready to undertake a penetration missionat any time
b. Those interested in undertaking a mission to Latvia only in
time of war.
c. Those interested in remaining in Sweden so ae to be able to,
fight as partisans in case of a Russian invasion of Sweden.
The applicants for the above aseigenentbat fitancordancbAth Dr. Ginters wishes,
to write a personaltistroy of themselves, laying particular Attention* education,
ldn quilificatie4 and their opinions re-commas:1ns well as any activities
in opposition to communism (anti or pro-Germanism Was not of interest). Those
applicants, with families could be assured that their families would be oared fore
and Would be placed in a safe place outside of Sweden in case of war. .Hahn indicated . !
doubt that the Swedes would be aaggettioWnelti this and that their own house
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