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1 naarie_a,1Heffnen0. 106 Denton Street, ..00datock. Il/.DETAILS:

1. Certificate of Birth, issued by tiorrahommer Parish, Sweden, .an 9 Dec 1955, indicates that SUUJECT was bore on 24 Deeember 1912, atSonde, Estonia.

2. SUJECT stated that he in the son a Johann* Vebma and Kristinee4Shen, neeNipelgas...._

3, The Marriage Certificate, issued by Norrahanner Parieb,a;Aden,on Dec 1955, indicates that SUBJECT has been married to Regin V6hma,J,3nee; Kill, since Feb 1945. They have one child (COMOR0-178).

4. SOF= is Stateless - Eatonian. Swedish Alien Paaspert No.16835, issued by the Swedish State Alien Supervisory Commission, on7 Oct h952,. valid until 6 Oct 1960, verifies St/Bp:la's Estonian nationa-lity.

5. According to SU:4ECT'a statements, ,bleafather is deceased, bethis mother and two sisters may. :7,t1.11 be alive and residing in Estonia.SUBJECT states that he hake heard nothing: frcm them or about them since2941.

6. According to SUBJECT', statements!, he presently resides atKarlrlett, Norrabanmar, Sweden, and was a resident of Sweden on 7 Aug1953. Previous residences given wore as followsi

May 19515 - present, Korlelitt, Norrehammar, Sweden;Aug 1952 - May 1955, Petriforsplan 2 B, 01ofstr6m, Sweden;,Dec 1950 - Aug 1952, Ostrafort, Sweden;Sept . - Dec 1950, DP Camp Sandplata, Oldenburg, Germany;Aug 1948 - Sept 1950, Onnabreck, Germany;Feb - Aug 1948, DP Camp Sandplatz, Germany;Oct 1946 - Fab 1548, Cosier, Oermany;July' 1945 - Oct 1946, Hanale i Germany;July 1932 - July 1945, Military Service in Estonia and Germany;birth -July 1932, Sonde, Estonia.The Mo District Police, Sweden, verifies SUBJECT', current

address as given.tRP/Stuttgart and ITS/arolsen verify SVEJECT's residence in

Germany.SUBJECT states that he has not travelled except as indicated.

7. No physical or mental defects were revealed during the courseof the investigation.

8. On 25 May 1956, the Berlin Document Center, U.S. ?Assiut Berlin,APO 742, U.S. Army, submitted the following information concerning SUB-

-.. JECT's military service:Estonian Army: July 1932 - Sept 1940, reaching the rank of 2d

Lieutenant;(Estonian-) Red Army: Sept 1940 - Aug 1941, 2c1 Lieutenant;

THIS DOCUMENT CONAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE SECURITY CF THE UNITED STATESWITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPION A GE LAWS TITLE le U. S. C. SECTIONS 793 EL 790 ANo is LIMITED TO AMC,IC,P1

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(Motel Personal history atatemente, uritteu and signed bySOBjEC7 on 22 Sept 1943 and 26 Jan 1943, as eval as photos showinghim in Carman Police and WaffeOSS uniforms are available at the BerlinDocument Center).

9. According to SU9JECT -2 statements, he is a foraer professionalsoldier and ie not particularly Interested tu political matters. Be is,however, highly anti-Soviet and anti-cam:mixt. During his period ofservice with the Red ArRy he wan forced to vote for the ecemeniets.SUBJECT deserted free the Red Aelerin 1941 and fought against the Sovietsduring the remainder of World Wee II. In May 1945 he was eiptured by theSoviets, but in June 1945 he escaped to West Germany. SUBJECT cane toeveden legally in 1950. He learn severe persecution by the Soviete.ehould he return to Estonia.

10. SUBJECT etates that he was a Group Leader in the Estamia HomeWard from 1919 to 1936, a member of the Swedish Metal Workers Union1551 - 1953, and that he has been a meeber of the Swedish Salaried

Industrial Workers Union (s.1.F.), since 1953.

11. SUBJeCT states that be has never been arrested for any crimeby the pace of any country.

The Mo District, Sweden, Polies reports that SUDJECT, as faras they know, has never been charged with, or convicted of, any crime.

12. According to SUBJECT't statements, he completed his schoolingin Estonia and has the equivalent of an American College education,suBjEcr passed the literacy test admieistered during the RftP interview.

13. According to SUBJeCT"s statements, he has boon emeloyed as anengineer from May 1955 to the present data at Norrahameara Bruh, Sorra-hammer, Sweden.

14. On 2 Feb 1956, the Swedish State Alien Supervisory Cemnissionreported that it was prepared to isiue a Certificate of Readmission toSWECT, as he had not misrepresented any facts on his preli-minary questionnaire for use in connection with application for a vistaundet the provisions of the Refugee Relief Act of 1953.

On 1? and 23 Jan 1956, the following named persona were inter-viewed at the American Consulate General, Oetaborg, Sweden, concerningWere= and famihy:

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.AleicoatIo, metal worker, bora. na 12 July 191.3,at .16.4eoa,Estonia; currently residing at Oesza Sandelsgatan 6, GOteborn, Sweden,AO has known .5iN.:,j r;CT :tad faelly for about three years as ..,. socialacwaintance.

Herman\Kala, mechanic, born on .30 July 1912, at 7ana-.Sttia1epa,!mauls; —77—curretgresiding at rmW/breetagatan 67, tldteborg,who has known SUBXT and family for about two years as a socialacquaintance.

On 12 Jan 1956, the following person was interviewed by theAmerican 1 .11b . say, Stockholm, mfede-n, concerning slIBJ1'..%.:1' and family:

-ttik, minister-of-religion, retired (ex-EstonianForeign ister, ninister of Education, and Estonian Ambassador toLithuania), born on 22 Oct lifia t at Karola, .Estonia., who has knowuStInJEGT for about fifteen years and 5UBJ1T..'T • s wife since childhood.

These persons stated substantially that SUBJECT and familyare very honest, truntworthy, reliable and all-around fine, well-educa-ted people with oxcel_lent reinat g tions. 'rimy are believed to have con-servative and democratic views and to be strong anti-communists. SUB-JHGT is a former 1stonian army officer, the references knew of noderogatory information concerning then; and recommend than highly.

lIS/2-ro1seu reports that :nr,JCCT's applic,Ation for I. assistancein Germany after the ivar we, turnod dcoon for unknova reasons. In viewof the facts (lopei during this investigation the refusal tga8 con-ceivably eased an Sn'2.jECT's service with the kAtonian Division of theWaffen-:-.i. The files of the 56th GIG, APO 154, U.S. Army, Germany, aswell as of the DP Commission, :norican Consalate Geaeral, Frankfurt,Germany, fail to revisal any record of SUBJ!-;GT or his alleged applica-tion for i p n assittance.

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15. SUB.= 483 interviewed at the RRP Office, Ameriomn ConciliateGeneral, Obtabers, Sweden. on 19 Dec 1955. Ha made the same sip:tenantsorally about his life, 48 he has previously written on his preliminary

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