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. this underground movement.
Also in the end of 1942 Mg it could clearly be seen that the German authorities
opposed and were striving to destroy all Latvian nationalism and any of its organizations
71 supporters by ot first beginting to arrest some members of aikards group as will
ishel ' netlalistlbrganization Tautas Balsa (Voice of the People), whose chief was. . _
fna au als (of this organization the Germans arrested) its leader and sope 200 members).
Shortly thereafter they also arrestec(lst Lt '.;.:Part4.7s and Arturs. Neparts, who
. . were both accused of spying for the British.
(16) In the very end of 1942 an article appeared in Rahn!s. covert bi-Weekly
mammary describing Celmins' activities in Berlin prior to the outbreak - of the war.
Celmins, who was very perturbed about this article since it described him as having had
a good time and led a soft life rather than concern himself with pressing national,.
problems, requested that Mitrevics reveal the source thertf. Mitrevics refused to
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.,' reveal, such information because it had been clearly understood before, that the work' of
thejiikard group, and the organization Perkonlausts were two separate, divorced matter
.. Whereupon :Mitrevics was expelled from the organization by CeImins: This act caused:
liahn,.. Teodoro Jansons, and Dzems R.....:dzins to hand in their resignations from the
:Terkonkrusts, which were however, not accepted by Celmins.
At this same time a disagreement arose between Rikards and Greble, the reasorr.
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it being that the German authorities had requested that approXimatel y 20 members.of
. .the-Rikard group be assigned to anti-Communist activities in Russia. Greble oppose ,. 'this'
:Oa :because he felt that no 'Latvian should, leave homeland,, and therefore he, and .
apprexiMateirten.of his friends and supporters, : quit the organization.. With GrebleIS
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40arini.e and With the rift between'Rikard and Celmins, Mitrevics . bedame. one of the:leaci,
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nat.Rikaivla began to realize.the - need for a new nationalistic basis to his work.and'.
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Oneente:ctocreate the aforementiQned-J4formation center which later Ooordinate“h
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ACtiiitiee:cdall.eovert informer' that time haii.been utili”01:7,
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.personaliftee in the organization and was able to influence Rikarda to the. extent