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aken by a, pealing to the nationalistic feelin;:, of those Latviars which were the
first to be ordered to eport for military, service and which 'were, via handbills.
instructed to disregard such orders. Hahn's assignment was to procure the names of
all those persons originally schedul for military service. He planned to procure
-these names through the aid of Brun5mits who was employed in the Cepartment of Labor, •'..1
the secretary to the chief of this De9partmerA._AReinhardd.
. Since. Smite claimed he had access tb this list, Hahn arranged with Bruno
Ilugens /90/, a member of Rikards group (section : I (eye); for the receipt of thisfLiS
as Riagens had organized the distribution of the afoli'lentioned haddbills. At the err
SMits telephoned H and informed him that he .(nits) is unable to produce
raSters . since • they have been removed. So that the distribution ,e.rrangaents afey.be:
:cancelled H telephoned Rugens and, in the belief that hh was talkine-to•the-latter•
;,...stated his (Hahns)name when asked to identify himjiself. Later Hahn tound.thei;:it".:
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the SD -informant Popovs to whom he had revealed has nahe. Popoirsi•Nam.
that..time using: Rugens as an unwitting informant.' Incidently,• Hahn waS:-.TieVer-ah
. ::participate in the distribution of the handbills and was not knowledgeable of the
:.success or aillire of this undertaking. However, later When incarcerated;' he Wa,
informed Berins who unbeknown to Hahn also participated in this affair, that t
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• rosters had been obtained and the handbills successfUlly distributed, thvigh the
:entire -undertaking did in no way deter the formation of the Latvian Legion:
(21) Pertaining to Haul's personal life, it should be noted; that at thiag.
icular• time on 28 Feb, :43) he asked .Tarnaei iinbe for her hand and having"seadOi?!..441
a favorable reply planned in accordance withexisting: customs to procure her parents
leaeing, on 6:11arch 1943 on day he intended to become of fi6iaily :01:18age4:: These
personnel as well as his other plans were interrupted an the earli-mdiniiirbenie;.:
61Hareh when Hahn: was adtested .,by:.,SDOgtv'. TZ; his former,: immediate • super
•'(22) , When arrested Hahn wa requested tc?'„.surrend.eF::#.nr,fe,!,
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h,thisy,:requeSt-eUrrendering only h 'thdri.;:z