▁Walter ▁Sch ee le . ▁Captain ▁Franz ▁Von ▁R int elen ▁used ▁many ▁resources ▁at ▁his ▁dispos al , ▁including ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁money . ▁Captain ▁Franz ▁von ▁R int elen ▁used ▁these ▁resources ▁to ▁make ▁gener ous ▁c ash ▁b rib es , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁not ably ▁given ▁to ▁Michael ▁Krist off ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁pier . ▁Sus p icion ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁fell ▁sole ly ▁on ▁German ▁sab ote urs ▁such ▁as ▁Kurt ▁Jah n ke ▁and ▁his ▁assistant ▁L oth ar ▁W itz ke , ▁who ▁are ▁still ▁jud ged ▁as ▁leg ally ▁responsible . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁believed ▁that ▁Michael ▁Krist off ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁plant ing ▁and ▁initi ating ▁the ▁inc endi ary ▁devices ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁explos ions . ▁Later ▁investig ations ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁An nie ▁Lars en ▁affair ▁un ear th ed ▁links ▁between ▁the ▁Gh ad ar ▁consp i racy ▁and ▁the ▁Black ▁Tom ▁explos ion . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁investig ations ▁by ▁the ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Naval ▁Int elligence ▁also ▁found ▁links ▁to ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Cl an ▁na ▁G ael ▁group , ▁the ▁Indian ▁Gh ad ar ▁Party ▁and ▁Commun ist ▁elements . ▁The ▁Irish ▁social ist ▁James ▁L ark in ▁assert ed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁participated ▁in ▁active ▁sab ot age ▁but ▁had ▁encourag ed ▁work ▁slow ing ▁and ▁strik es ▁for ▁higher ▁w ages ▁and ▁better ▁conditions , ▁in ▁an ▁aff id av it ▁to ▁McC loy