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RUG co ae eee Ree | Det, ¥ Bae... COPIES DESTROYED $0 May 17, 1937. MEMORANDUM FOR INSPECTOR E. J. CONNELLEY On the morning of May 17, 1957, Special agent Lee F. Malone and myself proceeded to Lakehurst, New Jersey, to attend the hearing regarding the Hindenburg disaster cof May 6. We at- tended the morning hearing and in complicance with telephonic instructions received Brom Special agent in Charge Vetterli, I left with the Board of Inquiry the address and telephone number of the Newark Field Divisionand informed them that other commit- ments necessitated my returning immediately to Newark, New Jersey, and that if there were any developments in connection with the investigation being conducted by the Department of Commerce re- garding the Hindenburg disaster wherein t the Bur eau eould be of any service, that if the Board would contact the Newark Field Division and make @ request for any activity on the part of the Bureau, that this request would receive due consideration and that they were to feel that the Bureau wished to cooperate in every practical manner. I was informed by Major Schroeder and Mr. Mulligan, of the Board, that thue far there was no indication of a viclation in which this Bureau would be interested, but that if anything arose that they felt would be of interest to the Bureau or that they felt the Bureau could be of assistance to the Board in com- pleting their investigation, they would feel free to communicate with this Fielc Division. They both informed m that they appre- ciated very much our presence at Lakehurst. Further, that they had a great deal of confidence in the Bureau and that if there was any indication of sabotage or the like they would probably want to contect this division. JI also left the address and tele- phone number of this division with Captain Rosendahl, Commander of the Navel pase at Lakehurst and gave him the seme explanation that I gave the Boerd of Inquiry. Rosendahl also stated that thus far there was no evidence of sabotaze or of a criminal violation, but that he certainly had appreciated the presence of representatives of the Bureau at the Navel Base and that he would appreciate very much our contacting nim perifodically se thet he could keep us in- formed as to any developments. No further comment was made by me regarding the remarks of either the Board or Rosendahl. moi “1 cot ueEp oct 21 1964 a js ar Vw, sq " : i