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Director ees June i¢, 1940 VAN CLUEVAN informed SKYDER that br. ROSENBERG was in this: eountry on personal matters and wes not using his own name and that he _ wished SNYDER to keep thie mesting in cosfidence. At the tine of this meeting, VAN CLEEVAN talked of many things to SNYDER and fnforced him that be and the three Germans he had met the previoud day were in Texpe ficriaGa developing 4n O11 well as this was wery prodactive oi] country, SNYDER esteted he leughed at VAN CLEEVAN for this statement ard informed him thet if toere was any oil in Florida Sinclair would have gotten it long 5g0. At this point VAN CLEEVAN informed SNYDER that o11 was only secondsry and that they were primarily interested in chemicals end izey hec erected a chemical plant at this plece end that it was lerze enough to be ;roductive end that some day America would heer of it, DR. ROSENBERG tosk wary little active part fn this cerversatio but et the conciusi-n of it inguired as to the feelice of Az-ricse tcrar ditder. SYUYDER stated that he informed Dr. ROSENBESS in a most vehermen fascior that America and Americans did not approve cf HITLER end his tactics, Hse steted that he and RO-ENSERG argued this point for cuite s time sad that finally ROSENOGERG asxed him for some avzzestions toward Bulidicg a friendly apirit between the two nations, SNYDER st=ted that he informed PISEBERG Germany anould dwell or the tcurist angle, SNYDZ steted that even the advertisements for the Hemburreameriean Lins wich ke kus. Germary cwyned could be msde more at-rective ard ortginel by .«: German seript. SNYDER states thet {1% is an 034 coincidence ts hots t.xs eseven days fo_lowing this conversation thet the Huxturg-Americian L tne? edivervisements .ppeared in seript. A short tixe later he met Dr.RO=ci and he esked Lim if he Ssd noted this and thenkea hi> for his vurgeet so SNYDER describei VAN CLLEVAN as follows: AGE: about 40 yeers in 1934 HEIGHT: About 6 feet sEIGIT : About 1&5 pounds. BUILD: Very erect and muscular 2OCENT: Very heevy Dutch SNYDER states thet he wee informe by VAN CLEEVAN thet a Mr. SUIULT?Z of the Harburg-Anericen Line of New York was takirc: care ef DR. RCSENBERS while he wes in the United States «21 that SCHULTZ was consiieres to be an important figure of the Germsn gevern ent. SNYDEP estetet VaN CLEEVAN maintained an office at 25 Broei Street, New York City during 1934 buet.theat he is unaware es to the nature of this office. f : # SNYDER offered the writer a letier writter by VAN CLEEVAR to SNYDER in 1934 wlich letter mentions a young German eizineer wot wes a friend cf SNUDER's. SNYDER stater thet he had mentioned this ereineer to VAK CLES VAN o: seversl occasions and that he is rerely a boy Livi: Pa 4 r 1,4 _ in Celifornia who is very clever in exploiting patents and to his kaw- ledge bs hes never suocecded in meeting VA! CLUEVAN. Tole letter isc peing forwarded to the Bureau for exsmination by the leboratcry to oc: -