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“ibd Bost. a Rosendahl, as well as certain members of the Board of Inquiry, that it was entirely possible that Joseph Spach might have placed either an inflammable substance in the gas shaft in close proximity with the maneuvering walve, or placed a timing device which would have ignited the mixture existing in the gas shaft at the time that the gas is valved off for landing purposes. Upon receiving this information, I telephonically communicated with Mr. Foxworth, of the Bureau, and related to him the above information. In connection therewith, Mr. Foxworth stated that he would confer with the Director in connection with the instant matter and would commmicate with me telephonically as to what pro-= cedure should be followed in connection therewith. Shortly after 3:30 p. me, Daylight Saving Time, I again had telephonic contact with Mr. Foxworth, of the Bureau, at which tims he informed that it was the opinion of the Bureau that the investigation requested by the Board of Inquiry, through Commander Rosendahl, should be conducted and that action should be taken to obtain the necessary information that would reveal the background of the passenger Joseph Spach. Also, at this time, it was brought to the attention of Mr, Foxworth that I had further conference with Commander Rosendahl, at which time he had informed me that he had talked with Captain Erns} Lehmann, shortly after the accident, at the hospital in lakewood, New Jersey, and at this time Lehmann had in- formed him that he and Antoyp iii ttenann had received a warning. The particulers of this warning were not ,divulged to Commander Rosendahl by either Captain Lehmann or captain{ti ttenann, put they had indicated that they had received a warning that something was going to happen in the stern of the Hindenburg on her initial trip to the United States in the Spring of this year. According to Commander Rosendahl, evidently both Captain Wittemann and Captain Lehmann, (who is now de- ceased) had confided this information concerning the warning to the appropriate representatives of the German Ambassador in the United States. Commander Rosendahl also stated that Lehmann had made a definite statement to the effect that he was of the opinion that an “infernal machine” had been the cause of the accident and that the accident would have happened, no matter whether they had utilized helium gas or hydrogen gas in the super structure of the Hindenburg.