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4-25 ee 2 er wd I LL AB Ws cee RR NER AR RRA ee UNI le ce 2 ee: ne nah Ta MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE May 18, 1937. RE: EINDENBURG On May 11, 1937, in a telephone conversation with Mr. Tamm as to the requests previously made apparently by Roger Williamson to Commander Rosendahl that a search be made of the field where the Hindenburg fell which he, Williamson, suggested that we should supervise, Mr. Tamm advised we should indicate to Commander Rosendahl that we necessarily cannot act upon requests for investigation by a Senatorial Committee inasmuch as this would possibly place us in a position to be oritisized, but that should the committee investigating the disaster of the Hindenburg or Mr. Rosendahl have some ideas for investigation, this might make a difference as to what we would do in the situation inasmuch as this would possibly place before us some situation coming within our investigative jurisdiction. Reference is made to my previous indication that if a search were to be made, this could just as well be made in any of the area over which the Hindenburg circled for approximately two hours before it made its landing at the Naval Air Station. It was indicated, at that tine, that we were entirely friendly and agresable with both Commander Rosendahl and Mr. Trimble of the Commerce Department Investigating Committee, but, however, they had made no request of us, as yet, for investigation. On May 12, 1937, as a result of the request made by Mr. Trimble to Agents Vetterli and Devereaux, this information was communicated to Mr. Tamm at 6;11 p. m.; that Mr. Trimble indicated that it would be desirable possibly for us to check, or to check in cooperation with their Inspectors, the warious passengers who arrived on the Hindenburg in erder to learn the names of any persons who were at the field to meet them and thereafter interview these latter persons for any of their observations while at the field. on May 12, 1937, at 10:18 p. m., Mr. Tamm, in a telephone conversation, advised that the Director had instructed that it would a a COPE gi -R. Epi hk eoum wn 3 DESTROYED ye ad Oe \ eee ne eee ee