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-Tt 4 JOHN EDGAR HOOVER M) - ) a - i * 8 Neheral Rureast of Fnvestigation . mo. Rnited States Department of Justice PEF: TM Washington, B.C. Me 22; | We ; OM FOR wR To os rls Res Hindenburg — . Me Te" While talking with Mr. Devereaux on y 19, 1937, he we stated he had received a request from Commande sendahl for certain, ee ¥~- additional investigation in this case. Commander Eos iaferett egg 14 Mr. Devereaux that he had talked with Captain Erna bmeann, shortly after the accident at the hospital in Lakewood, Hew Jersey, and at that, time Lehmann had informed the Commander that be, Lehmann, and An ittemann had received a warning; the particulars of this warning were not divulged to Commander Rosendahl by either Captain Lehmann or Captain Wittemann, but they had indicated 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 deceased, had confided this 4nformation concerning the warning to an appropriate representative a of the German Ambassador in the United States. Rosendahl also stated that Lehmann had made a definite statement to the effect he was of the opinion thet an “infernal machine” had been the cause of the accident, and that the accident would bave happened no matter what type of gas had been utilized. *, Rosendahl suggested to Devereaux that it would be a good idea for a representative of the Bureau to interview Captain Wittemann as be, Xosendahl, had been given to unerstand that all menbers of the German crew would be ready and willing to cooperate with the appropriate authority of the United States in connection with the sabotage theory. I told Mr. Devereaux that no action should be taken in connection with Commander Rosendahl's suggestion pending receipt of Purther advica from the Bureau. t LolNe! “Tr te STAINED ee ae Se ISTE TY pert is anv des pare SirlepD Respectfully, ; Gade Qo, t pisd7 as bem