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BE US Fe ee a ee SLRs: 8 oy Y May 11, 1937 Colonel Harold E, Hartney Washington, D. C. Dear Colonel: I am offering, what I believe, a logical reason for an ine vestigation on a, perhaps, remote clue on what might be the cause of the Hindenburg explosion. The Hindenburg has been coming to this country for years. It was not extraordinary news. The day she arrived it was dark, dull and rainy, and she hung up for a few hours to land, waiting until after six o'clock. According to all the rules of human nature, most people wishing to take pictures of the ship would have left for home. With all this, this accident was photographed from every angle. As a matter of fact, I have never seen an event more profusely photographed. To me, it seems a possibility that a bunch of photographing racketeers would frame an accident of this kind, as they would any other big job for money. 1 understand that the amount of money taken in from these photographs runs into large sums. I also notice that some of the men who were notified to stay off the ship were newspaper men. This may be caused by a distant friend- ship for these men, by the fact those involved had an acquaintanceship in the newspaper field. I am offering this only as a lead which, I believe, is sup- erted by good logic. I have no direct evidence for my conclusions. hope to see you when you are in New York. I am at the above addrese at all times. Most cordially COPIES DESTROYED An aa lan et tee ae