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4 3 p. me, May 6, when they radioed that they would land around 6 p. m. The plan was that if the ship landed on May 6, they would take off for the retum trip on the same day at 10 p. m., provided the passengers and freight would be loaded in time for such departure, otherwise it would have been later on this seme night, At the present time, the passengers ere gathered tegether at the Biltmore Hotel in New York City and brought to Newark, where they ere shuttled to the field by plane. If the weather conditions are such as to prevent the plane getting through, they are then carried direct by automobile from New York to the Naval Air Station, The above-indicated information was | informally given to us by Lieutenant Commander Knox for our informa- tion in order that we would understand the various proceedings taking place and is not an official report by him of the situation. He has been subpoenaed to appear before the Department of Air Commerce of his opinions and what he observed. On May 8 there was contacted, at Lakehurst, New Jersey, Mr. South Trimble, Solicitor, Departmect of Commerce, and Major EF. W. Schroeder, Assistant Director, Bureau of Air Commerce, who indicated that they, together with Lennis Mulligan, Chief of the Regulation and Enforcement Division Bureau of Air Commerce, would open an inguiry into the wreck of the Hindenburg on Monday, May 10, at 10 a.m. It was also indicated that Commander Rosendahl, Lieutenant Colonel C. De. F. Chandler, U. S. Army, Retired, Colonel H. B, Hartney, Civilian Employee of the Safety Committee of the Commerce Committee of the U. &. Senate, Gill Robb Wilson, Director of Aeronautics for New Jersey, and possibly Lieutenant General Hans Von Boettiger, Military Attache of Hans Luther, German Ambassador to the United States, would act in an advisory capacity to the Board of Inquiry above indicated, together with possibly some others who were to be indicated later. Mr. Trimble and Major Schroeder were advised of our position, as previously indicated above, in connection with any inquiry which was tc be instituted in this matter at the Naval Air Stations On May &, 1937, Colonel H. B. Hartney end apparently his assistent, Roger Williamson, identified themselves to us, they having a letter signed by Senator Royal S. Copeland, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, U. 8, Senate, and at this time Williamson and Colonel Hertney advised that they had been making an examination of the terrain within the confines of the reservation with the possibility ten te pene pet ae oe