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MRE Ge de COPIES 30 936 Raymond=-Commerce Building, Newark, New Jersey. May 11, 1937. , THE FOLLOWING IS SUBMITTED BY INSPECTOR E. J. CONNELLEY:s On the night of May 6, 1937, together with Special Agent in Charge Devereaux, I proceeded to the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, arriving there at approximately 10:15 p.m. The purpose of this gwieit wee in arerordansa with thea information saat aut in tha Sek a i Vee ee wa memo report of Special Agent in Charge Devereaux, that is, to learn what the general situation was, and in the absence of anything warranting investigative effort by the Bureau, we were to appear in the capacity of observers only. Contact was had with C. E. Rosendahl, Commander, U, 5. Navy and Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Station. At this time, he indicated to us the substance of the details of what had occurred as to she wreck of the Hincenburg. Inasmuch as this information will be repeated later in his testimony before the Board of Inquiry of the U. &. Department of Commerce, it will not be repeated here. We offered to Commander Rosendahl our cooperation in anything that we could do to assist. At this time, there was more or less confusion in connection with the disposition of the dead and injured persons, and after further conference with Commander Rosendahl, we departed from the Air Station at approximately 12:15 a. m., May 7, 1937 for Newark. The substance of the above information obtained was telephoned to the Bureau to Mr. Foxworth by Special Agent in Charge Devereeux at approximately 1 a. m. from Freshold, New Jersey. Qn May 7, 1937, together with Special Agent in Cher ge Devereaux, I proceeded to the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, and again conferred with Commnder Rosendahl as to the general situation and at this time Lieutenant Commander C. V. Knox, of the Naval Air Station, took us to the wreck of the Hindenburg and pointed out to us the various salient features as had come to his attention, together with his observations at the time of the wreck on the previous date, May 6, 1937. Lieutenant Commander Knox indicated that one i i i aren ; A i ; a QOMP AT RS . of, ; Alt. Sey” DESTROYED OUT 24 1964