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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 1* :'n-e:11.:,:".*.Dn SECR ET • TO: Chief, CSOB FROM: SUBJECT: Biographic Debriefing of Clevland 0. Hahn 4 l. Upon arrival at CSOB the undersigned attempted th gain • • a. definite knowledge of Hahn's - activities in the past, partici:- • larly those in the post-war period. However during several pre- " 'limipary talks it was found that Hahn, who incidently has .a very• • remarkable memory, could enlarge upon his past in such minute 1 - - detail that it . was impossible to follow all names, incidents, and . V.. intricate, as well as delicate affairs with any clarity unless • • they .were,taken in chronological order and written down asfjtahn , 1. .... .. related them. Furthermore it was also found that his post-war • :,;-'• '; dealings were so intertwined with his activities during the . German - occupation of, his homeland, which were in turn intertwined I. ',.:.• : math : his activities during the preceeding Russian occupation ,iif-:.. his jhomeland that it, was deemed necessary to attempt to debrief... —7',-;:, - •: .-11.1ilah from his early childhood... . . , r -, 2. During this debriefing Hahn showed complete wiilingrihts...,, . ,-2 .i.:L .to participate therein, answered numerous questions quite freely,, . • - :'.., ' •'.. and was extremely cooperative in giving his life story.. .whiChAW:. . t .:;:l. had. never told to anyone' in -1,such detail and so chmpletely,piticii. . to this. Becinte of the complicated nature of thisharratiVe the • ' . ' Tundertigned finds it necessary to break it down in the following ... . ', ... - order:. '_ • . • ._ .. A. Pre-war life • .,. • '•• B. TheTirst Soviet Occupation of Latvia C. The German and Second Russian Occupations: of tat* • D. Post-war Activities in Sweden . E. HatIn t,s Work with,DYCLAIM. • . m, .. • ., . • -..;- .. - ,. . Inasmuch . as Hahn mentions a great - number of persons. l*tnis:-:::...:- . narrative regarding whom, he has some information as to • their.;:.Patt,:.,':- activities and present locations, And since this information, it : -''.it. :Were la remain within the body of the narrative' coulit.ChOP F.Wome:honfUsionin the mint of any reader,- it has been decided that an appendix to his narrative containing the aforementioned W.. information and .keyed to ' a chronological numerical sYstem,' Wórild.a ;:intonly. ::give this narrative More claritY; but also permit eihOY: . .:;,:ii eh-hiding: of all the' names known to Hahn which. are of secohdari., .-,., • . . ittel A i rl ffil..,, A:00 :.:R: :LEASED BY ,..C.11.11.41....it.t.01.0....18.1)(;E AGENCY* IOOCESNETMOa3ExIMPT ION 3828 NAI WAII . Ctilittl'iliBfLOSURE ACT OAT! !OH .iiiiihrteirice s in hid life istory" . •• - • 3 Biography , . • Sci.tuTV.1.1.3:!riI;tX.-Ahn • : , •." •" • ' ' • ' • ' : • • • • •
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