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Jekabson Hahn found that Vippers was knowledgeable of his talk
with Melnikovs,
(10) On February 12, 1941, during a yearly University
celebration, Hahn met Valdemars, who was at that time serving
in -the motorcycle unitrfirritorial group (the name for the c ar.ft
'Russian-controlled Latvian army) and was stationed in Sloka.
Hahn had known Valdemars as a . former student from high school
days and halite, feeling secure enough, approached Valdemars
with the proposition that he join his underground group. Al-
1 though Valdemars felt a bit uncertain about joining because of0.0415st
small unplesant incident on 18 June'(Latvian Independence Day)
in Sloka, he nevertheless agreed to join and informed Hahn that
the unit in which he served was an extremely nationalistly
motivated group and would no doubt never fight for the Communists!
Since Valdemars frequently travelled to Riga on duty, a way for
Hahn to contact Valdemars ieRiga through Hahn's friends was
arranged. After Valdemars joined the group he was caught AWOL
for two hours and sent to a corrective camp which was stationed
-at times on the Latvian side of the Latvian-Russian border and
atJimes on the Russian Side, the last location of this unit in
1941 having been-in.Paplaka.
(11) In March and April 1941 a large number of persons,
including some of Hahn's fellow conspirators, were arrested.
sia4s side's Kirsis, Kresliy, and Jansons, also arrested were Edvins
ig-LIE7, and Hugo ergs., LT.
One girl who as knowledgeable of Hahn's participation•
In the underground was arrested in Riga and was questioned under
torture. Later, when released, the girl informed her sister in
Jelgava, who was one of Hahn's co-workers, that even though she
had revealed nothing about Hahn to the NKVD that his name was
known, to them and that he best be extremely cautious.
• At the same time FNU Vanaga arrived at the Academy in
.Jelgava,and warned the students there that Hahn was a Communist;
' he made the same statement regarding Hahn's sister who was it
.• thit.time,.attending the French lyceum in Riga. Vanags cautioned
: all to be Very careful of Hahn,: who, hiving heard from .Kreslins
that Venags was a Communist - began to believe that this was
some .act Of picifOcition: • -•
(12) Just prior to the end of April 1941, OacarsL:,
Nitrevics introduced Hahn to another group so as to be able to
-utilizeHahn's capabilities more fully, because practically all
members, of the group Hahn had been working with had been arrested
. or had been compromised. Mitre irics introduced Hahn to -Janis
Vanags.a37, yheorequested'Hituf to. organize support _point's on
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