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‘JOHN EDGAR HOOVER we eae | Federal Bureau of Investigation De Vnited States Peparinient of Justice So. Fa . Washington, B. €. ue wv ; PEF: RP May 10, 1937 THCRHATION CONTAINED HEETSN TS CNCLACS FIED tate. Ts: eer a oA bate. Thy Syy pat a O UW th 4 RE: HINDENBURG DISASTER oy CW Mr. Connelley called with reference to this matter and stated that Commander Rosendahl has been very favorab Com- merce Committee. He stated that therg are two representatives of Senator Cope- land's committee at Iskeburst., Colonel far they enc Rover Ail ianesn, Hartney having been eppointed as Technical Adviser. onnelley stated that he does not believe Commander Rosend or the Commerce Committee is perticularly favorable to then, but they have not taken any action against them except to listen to their suggestions. Mr. Connelley said that the first thing they had in mind was the foot tracks which came in from the back gate on the west side of the reservation. There is a road running along there to which the public has access but there is a barbed wire fence between the road and the reservation itself. At the time of the landing of the ship there were many spectators and automobiles outside of the fence, but efter the crash the general public swarmed over the field from all directions and it was some three or four hours before a\military patrol was established and the public was excluded. These tracks were found leading from this gate in the back where two persons had undoubtedly climbed over the fence and walked into the reservation. Mr. Connelley stated that it was first believed that these tracks were made by two boys who were picked up on the seventh, but it was further learned that the boye have no part in the picture and that they did not leave the tracks in question. The tracks were apparently made by some of the people who swarmed over the field. However, Williamson has talked with Senator _Gopelend and has put emphasis on the fact that these prints are there and evidently Senator Copeland h has become interested 4n it. Mr. Connelley steted that they have photographed the prints and also taken lager castes of them and that we could undoubted] +_make_an_identi tt cation eos Find the peréonsto whon they belonged. However, Mr. Connelley stated tha ere must be numerous other tracks of this kind in every direction from the reservetion, end he does not believe that they bear any significance but again they might lead to someone who went to the post and did something there. Mr. Connelley stated that one of the ideas advanced is that somebody went to the post and possibly shot the —__ wn as it has been indicated that a survey is bn, made of the ground witha {| r Gu °o Altes mame amntea she inding some empty shells. or renee eons Mr. Connelley stated thet, Commander Rosendél Bae LEO a — the Sige ef dhe tele end tt oe a number of enlisted pe: personnel: to ake a very careful Check of the field and it was suggested thet we De put in char -of the investigation ee nw ‘ OPINS DESTROYED 4,0 0 ge _ a . ee ; } . ae