assistant for special assignments valdis baltinsh, a latvian by nationality, in violation of regulations drew attention to the report, written in his own hand. due to his official duties , he often visited belarus , where units of the latvian ss volunteer legion were operating. since 1942, they had been participating in pacification operations. operations against the civilian population of belarus. even after a cursory reading of the report, the colonel felt uneasy. to baltinsh's question, what should he do? pozdnyakov, having glanced over the report again, abruptly slammed the folder shut. and sent it to the safe. for some time they sat in complete silence. the russian liberation army was connected with the latvian ss legion, and its representative office was in riga. but the world still learned the contents of the report. in 1956. in the military history journal of the white migration , the sentry, who surrendered in paris, right up to in 1988, an article by valdis baltins was published under the title "i dare not remain silent". it was about the terrible atrocities committed during th