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- Director ee 4 June i¢, 1940 VAN CLIEVAN informed SNYDER that Dr. ROSENAERG was in this: country on personal matters aad wae not using his own name and that he wished SNYDER to keep this mesting in confidence. At the tine of this meeting, VAN CLEEVAN talked of many things to SNYDER end inforced him » . that he and the three Germans he had met the previoud day were in Texpe . Florida developing an o11 well as this was very proda@ctive oil country, ca SNYDER steted he leughed at VAN CLEEVAN for this stacement ard inforned him thet if tnere was any o1] in Floride Sinclair would have gotten it long 5go. At this point VAN CLERVAN informed SNYDER that oi) was only secondsry and that they were primarily interested in chemicals end icey hee erected ea chemical plant at this plece end that it was lerze enough to be ;roductive end that some day America would heer of it, DR. ROSENBERG took wary little active pert {a this corversat.o Dut et the conciusivn of it inguired as to ths feelize of A=-rice terer Hitder. SNYDER stated that he informed Dr. ROSENBEPS in a most vehenen fasiior that America and Americans did not approve cf HITLER exd his tsctics, He steted that he and RO-ENSERG argued this point for cuite s tine snd that finally ROSEN2ERG asxee him for some suggestions towari Bulidicg a friendly spirit between the two nations, SNYDER st=ted that . he informed POSENRERG Germany anould dwell on the teurist angie. SNYDZ - ateted that even the advertisements for the Hemburg-Anerican Lins rich ke ime. Germazy cxned could be msde more at-rective art originel by «: German script. SNYDER states thet {t is an 024 co:ncidence to hots t.a eleven deys folowing this conversation thet the Hucturg-Americzn Li advertisements .ppeared in script. A short tize later he met Dr.RO and he esked biz if he hsd noted this and thenked hin for his evzgestio SNYDER described VAN CLOEVAN as follows: AGE: about 40 yeers in 1934 HEIGHT: About 6 feet AEIGAT : About 1€5 pounds, BUILD: Wery erect and muscular * ACCENT: Very heevy Dutch SNYDER states thet he wee informe? by VAN CLEEVAN thet a Mr. SOMLTZ of the Hamburg-Anericen Line of New York wes takin. care of DR. RCSENBER3 while he wes in the United States e531 that was consijere: to be an important figure of the German govern=snt. SNYDER stated VaN CLEEVAN maintained an offi-s at 25 Broed Street, New York City dueing 1934 but, thet he is uneware es to the nature cf this office. - y SuYDER offered the writer a letter writter by VAN CLEEYAR to SNYDER in 1934 witch letter mentions a young German eizineer wht wes & friend cf SNUDER’s. SNYDER states thet he had mentioned this erpineer to VAN CLESVAN or severe! occasions and that he 1s merely a boy liv in California who is very clever in exploiting patents and to his kaon ~~ : ledge bs has never suocecded in meeting Vil! CLEEVAN. ‘Tole letter ic peing forwarded to the Bureau for examination by the Leboratcry to cc: -