— fCTivts This offer wes sade on March 2h. On March 26 2 obtaind rine fren two patients, On April 1 we cktained urine fren 5S more. “e have not ottainsd urine from the remaining 16 patients despite our repeated attempts to do so. (2) I offered tu scan the fishermen for radiation, using twu Scintimeters that I had available, ACTION: I have been unable to do this because they have not permitted the Americen teem to have access to the patients. (3) In response tu the Japanese request I offered to provide a report on the biologically significant radio~isotopss present in the ash. ACTION: XN Dr. Nekaizumi gave me a small amount of deck sweepings from the Fukuryu Uaru. This I have sent to the Health and Safety Laboratory for future study. The composition of the ash was actually known to the Commission from analysis performed by the Air Force on the material obtained from the Fukuryu Naru Prior to my visit. Authorization for transmission of this information to the Japanese was communicated to me in telegram No. 2199 from the Secretary of State to the Ambassador. I transmitted this information to Dr. Kobayoshi on April 7. » 7) I offered to arrange for aninal studies which would provide iszful infurcation on atsorption and retabolism of the varicus redicche~ical components of the ash. AC?PTON: The Japanese ceported the extent of the total amount of ash recovered 28 50 millocuries, They now deny that this much is available and have no inventory of the material. Zxcept for the sr2ll amount oF ash tursed ever to me by Dr, Nekeizumi end a similar amount which I recovered on a subsequent visit to the Fukuryu Meru, no ash has been made available tO USe , - (5) In response ‘to Japanese requests, I agreed to recommend monitoring precedures for the tuna inspectors. ACTION: ‘lonitoring procedures was devised but I deferred the question of msxicun porvissable Sontanination until more information bzcarg availatle on the wmxtent ard type of contic-ination. I agreed to stend by until the First contarinstid tuna were found by inspection, at vhich tine I would go to the scene of inspection and recomend epecifically on the tssis of my ovn cossrvations whither the catch should te acczpted or rejected. /s noted alserhere in some detail, the Jepanese never permitted me to exemine tuna “hich wes alledsely contemingted, a nunber of separate, but inter-~ ent was the clinical status of ‘orton is exclusively concerned hy Other problems which required