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Hindenburg — Part 4

70 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Aug 6, 1939 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Hindenburg · 70 pages OCR'd
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o ” Ww OZUGH? Director, FRI -2- bmBeL3 The correspondence in PP 02020 ects that im- nediately following the Lake ster, instructed by telegraph or telephone to imuediately recontac ® informants for an; additionsi information soricerning the disaster that they mipht @ able to furnish. The file further reflects that at the tine recontacted the wonan inforcant in this matter, as he had instructed to do, it was so soon after the destruction of the Zeppelin HINDEN 'U.0 that the informants had not learned of the dis- aster through either radio broadcasts or the newspapers. n dontacting the inforzants made the mistake of immedi Y advising them that the Zeppelin HIRTEHRURG had been cestroyed. The wa.en who originally furnished the information rele- tive to ner vision, and the man spiritualist who had the vision Kit her, bot!. becaze immediately hilariously exuberant over tye fact that their visions hud came true. The correspondence in pos= session reflects that they were both so pleased that they worked theneelwe up to sych an emotional state they lost conaciousness (passed out), and attempted for approximately two hours to bring thea back ciousnees in order t he might interview thes further relative to this dieaster. was unable to srouse _ them, and finally left the wanan inf 8B Tesidence without ob~- taining the desired additional information. It will be recalled that the destruction of the dappelin HINDENBURO at Lakehurst, New Jersey, was one of the greatest news stories which occurred in the United States prior to the outbreak of the present war, It is belicved that this instance micht furnish information upon which a wery interesting newspaper feature story might be based. It ie respectfully suggested that the Burem consider the advisability of furnishing thie information to one of the lilwecke. newspapers in order that they might base a feature story on this if they 80 desire. Very trul; yours, DilQHT BRANTLEY Special Agent in Charce EX taf ao pp er penta ane ee RD
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