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At approximately 8:00 P,M, on the evering of May 6, 19375. Acting Special Agent in Charge W. Ss Devereaux wes telephonically informed by Assistant Special Agent in Charge T. Je Donegan, of the New York Field Division, to the effect that former Special agent in Charge E. L. Richmond, who is convalescing at his home, had heard a: press @ispatch civen over the radio at approximately 7:45°P.M, to the -- effect that the Airship Hindenburg had exploded and had been compistely —— denolished at Lakenurst, New Jersey, ac it was attempting bo land on its initial trip for the year 1937 fram Germanys : ~~ » Based upon this information, a telephone oall was placed to the Gureeu by Acting Special agent in Charge We S. Devereaux, and con- tact was had with Nr. Foxworth. Mr. Foxworth wes informed thet the news of the crash of the Hindenburg had been received, and that inasmuch as tho Naval Air Base at Lakehurst, New Jersey, wes a Government Reser- vation, Acting Special agent in Charge Devereaux and Inspector Connelley were proceeding immediately to Lakehurst in an effort to ascertain whet- her or not the facts involved would constitute a situation that would _ be a orine over which this Bureau had investigative jurisdictions Mrs COMES Destroygp 3 ¢ Foxworth stated to acting Special Agent in Charge Devereaux that it was eetiefartory to proceed to Tekshuret. but that no active investication SaVaAGLAC For Lae Pooerad tf aie eu PAST DAO SCL VS s2nves eles van 2 "eo was to be conducted; that the facts were to be obtained and that the Bureau was then to be immadiately notified telephonically. Shortly after midnight on the evening of May 6, 1937, the following facts were telephonically conveyed to Mr. Foxworth, of the Bureau, by Acting Epecial Agert in Charge Devereaux; . .s . That the crash cf the Hindenburg had occurred at approximates ly 7:25 P.M, os she was about two hundred feet above the ground, and- that fire was first noticed at the stern of the ship; that the ship had then become enveloped in flames anc had crashed to the ground; further that there were 97 persons on board, sixty-one of the indi- viduals constituting the crew, and thirty-six individuals making up the passenger liste eee?) tee a, Sf gine OCT 16 Iy¥04