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BML ian: ey Cee eines em I af Pe. oe +. . f JOHN EDGAR HOOVER DIRECTOR Seteral Bureau of Investigatian united States Department of Justice Washington, B.C. EMC: MT June 2, 1937. 62~ 48190 LELCRANDUT! FOR UR, NaTBan | oO Res pairsntp Hindenburg; Government Reservation Metter. - ir, R. G. Nichols of the Board of Inquiry, Ie Commerce Depertment, called at my office this morning and submitted as evidence in the above-entitled case two pieces of curs? founé same 4,000 feet from the wreckuze. Y \ It wes requested that the lebcratory ascertein, if possible, if the cavee of the pieces being blown through the air for such é Gistance be due to an explosion or concussion f4 other then by hydrogen gas. A formal letter requesting the etavinetion is being subcsitted. Specisi photogrephic cobfect shots are to be mde especlally of beth ends of mxhitit £52. There wer€also submitted # photograph and negetive taken by one or. S, B. Suith of Delhi, New York, for a phctccrephic exaninction to determine i? the two spots appearing thereon ere due to flaws in the negetive or in the printing of the same or to any other possible sutstance. Although it was stated that there is no cause for expe Citing the exazinaticn, Mr. Kichols asked thet he be informed by telephone District 2200, Brench 645, in order thet he might personally call for the eviderce. He statec that he very much apprecieted the assistance and courtesy rencen €, ani Tassurli Lim of the Burowats efire te ooo; erate ’ to e50p Respectfully, in matters of this kind. i A wee ee eROORDED & INDEXED | L A am i IF, Ae BC on