Director of the International Affairs Division of the Ministry of
Health an@ Welfare,
Dr.
Tomolkazu Kato,
of the bureau of Public Health,
Mr.
WYatanahe,
interpreter,
Mr.
and Mr.
head of the Planning Section
Sanuro Ishikava,
leyal counsel,
Tosikaya Takeuchi,
assistant
‘Chief of the Seamen's Insurance Section of the Bureau within the
Division of the Ministry.
The Committee would also like to note its special thanks to
Pr.
Toshiyuki Kumatori, who heads the Clinical Research Division of
the Japanese National Institute for Radiological Sciences for his
acting as a consultant to the Committee,
and is thus also grateful
to Dr. Keisuke Misono, Director of the Institute for allowing
Dr. Kumatori to narticinpate in the Committee's work.
The Committee
is especially appreciative of having the opportunity to meet and
talk with Mr. Matashigi Oshi a former crewmember of the Lucky Dragon,
The Committee wishes to also note its appreciation to Mr.
Elsner, Mr. John Krimsky,
Mr.
David Jones, and Mrs,
Warren
Toshiko Saito
of Pan American World Airways for their invaluable assistance to the
Committee during its stay in Japan,
Hiroshima
The Committee would like to extend its sincere appreciation to
the Honorable Istuo: Naqano, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture,
and
the Honorable Setsuo Yamada, Mayor of Hiroshima City and to his
Foreign Affairs Chief, Mr. Kaoru Ogura.
A note of appreciation is also due to the staff of the Atomic
Bomb Casualty Commission in Hiroshima including Dr, George ft. Darling,
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