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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.

718- / !:.!FORYIATION He had decided to remain in Latvia, as he still had very good relations with Communist circles, and he hoped that he could Continue to play the double role. He had discussed methods of contact with the "PPS" in the event of a second Russian Occupation. On May 8, 1945, he attempted to reach Sweddn with a boat caravan, from Ventspils but was caught by the .Russians. He was sent to Klaipedas and later to Russia 'fm reconstruc- tion work. On returning to Latvia, he received comparatively safe work; he is the Chief of VaItera. He has married and his wife is in Sweden wheresshe lives in poor circumstances. After the capitulation, he mar- ried for the second time. In 1944 and 1945, two able workers in the boat traffic wreathe SIGOLDES sisters (one of whom was studying medicine they were also caught by the Russians and taken to Eldipedu, and then released. 109. KarliJFrigenfelds- --(also known a44FRAIllig orIKARLIS) - One of the principal helpers in the port regugee -smuggling work tn. Kurseme in 19144 and 1945. He was an energetic and persevering lad. He was imprisoned in the last of 1944 by the SD, was tortured but without results and freed. He was also opposed to the L.C.P. actions ("The leadership escapes, not thinking about the fight."). After the capitula- tion he was arrested near Yurkalves on May 13, 1945, and taken to Riga. According to Valdemare f information, he was in a concentration camp in Russia in 1948, from which it was possible to buy him out. He is mar- ried. His wife, Vera, who left in the fall of 1944, is in Stockholm, an. 110. adolskis Was a football player from Ventspils. Was Oswald Hileakalne helper In smuggling refugees in Knrseme in 1944, 1945. Was a member of the PPS organized Ventspils-Ventas county partisan group. According to agreement, he was to remain in Kurzeme and assist in the operation of the illegal, printing-press. In May 8, 1945, he attempted to reach Swede* a boat caravan from Ventspils, but was caught by the Russians and taken to Klaipedn, later to slave-labor work in Russia. He is married; hiewife, Veldt', and two children fled to Sweden before the capitulation. Later, in the summer of 1949, together with rigrzymm417, the arrived in Toronto, Canada, and married there. In the first part of 1949, mars was received in Sweden that Nadolskis had escaped and teturhed to Latvia. 111. Dions4aldnanis . Was one of the closest workers assisting Oswald Hileskalns in smugglifg ., refugees from Kurzeme in 1944, 1945. (Popular trio: Ogle, Karlis, Mon). In this work, he is said to have - accepted giftih- With the help of ii.PPS worker, he acquired the certification of the SS /Agdverband-Ost. After the capitulation, he lived for a short time in Sweden, marking in the Sabra-Ozolina group. In 1946, he emigrated to U.S. where he died in 1952. 112. Atiiiriakana 02;11RiTY 1:.::ORMATION

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