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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.
“Cooper”15 pages
Was clean, ie. Hahn believed that theL.bare . iiere penetrated by communist agents. " IhtTuTity • - 1.1 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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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 146 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.