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The
Administration
would
shortly enter into negotiations
, With Washington to seek for
“compensative relief measures
for the atomic radiation burn
victims,
Foreign
Minister
Katsuo Okazaki declared bé-
fore the House of Councillors’
budget committee Friday,
He said steps would at the
same time be taken to obtain
Wrashington’s confirmation that
the Fukuryu Maru No. 5 was4
operating outside the specified
danger
area
at
the
time
of
test.
the
Bikini
atoll
H-bomb
Means of minimizing adverse
effects upon the aquatic in-
dustry of the continued atomic
tests in the waters adiacent
to the Bikini island would
also be explored through vari-,
ous scientifie survey, he said.
Dr. Morton Cleft) examining a radiation patient. ,
Dr.
John
J,
Morton,
for the medical treat-,
ment for the radiation-burnt
67,
crewmen and
de-radicactivation of the ship, he said, the
Government would gladly ac-
Director of the Atomic Bomb
Casualty
Comrmissién _ after
examining
the
Bikini
radio-
cept U.S, offers for assistance.
Okazaki drew a storm of,
active dust victims said there
were no indication of internal
injuries and the patients were
in better condition than he ex-
jeers from ‘the Opposition’ galj lery when he said that the
The atomic casualty expert
visited the burned fishermen at
have been unavoidable in view
pected. !
the Tokyo University Hospital
accompanied by Dr, Tsuzuki
Friday morning.
“The patients ere improving
and will be better,” Dr. Morton told the press after his
exemination,
“In two to three weeks to
a month the men will recover.”
He said that his mission was
to find out about their injuries
occurrence
result
incident,
of the pressing need of bolst-
potentials.
Alfisen Rones!
US Assurances.
American Ambas sador John
and prepare a complete report
the
the
ering the Free World's defense
M, Alison renewed the assurances of U.S, civilian and
military ass:stance to those affected by ‘“‘the accident which
befell the Fukuryu Maru,” and
of the fact that the U.S. ‘would
“insure fair and just compersation if the facts 50 Warrant.”
to the American authorities.
Dr. Tsuzuki, on the other
hand announced that he would
explain
of
| regrettable as it was, might
of , the
chemical analysis of the radioactive dust at 11 am. Saturday. He added that there were
no such ashes, or debris or dust
in the Hiroshima Nagasaki
The
American
envoy
com-
atomic bombings.
>
Dr Morton told reporters
“that it is “very regrettable that
.men ‘at their occupation should
municated to the Foreign Ministry Friday the following
“We feel very sympathetic to
which is being taken by both
to put all our fecilities at the}.
disposal of Dr. Trizuki and the
thorities to provide the most
effective possible medical and
technical assistance to those
affected by the accident which
: befell the Fukuryu Maru, This
‘assistance is being offered out
statement,
“I
have been burned like this.”
them.
I have ben instructed
_Japanese
doctors
who
are
treating them.
.
- “We hope they will make a
quick recovery.’
“I can see they are getting
excellent care and should soon
after which I will consult the
doctors here and offer any suggestion which will occur to me.
I will try to give all informa-{_
tion we can get to’ the Japaand will report
to my Z2
t 2s quickly
as posible,
t proper ac1
ucon can be takin in the United
States,”
Dr. Morton said that he
hopes to get a conctusion from
his examinations within a week
and will thereatter discuss
plans for further steps to be
taken, >
-
“J
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been pleased
learn of
the
prompt
Japanese
and
American
to
action
au-}.
of humanitarian concern for the
injured crew members and concern for tha public safety,
recover,
“I bought some doctors to
make more complete studies
.
have
“J wish to renew
the as-
surances already given that
United States civillan and miltary personnel and facilites in
_Japan are available to give the
* greatest poss:ble degree, of as, sistance to
the Japanese au, horities, who kave already
themselves alert
| shown
vigorous in dealing with
‘ problem,
|
and
the
“Our joint Investigations of
'the incident are already well
; underway and will, I believe,
ead to findings which We can
both accept
|. “In advance of those find-
j ings, I am authorized to make
clear that the United States’
is prepared to take ‘such steps
as may be necessary to Insure
fair and just compensation Ag
the facts so warrant.”
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WASHINGTON, Mar. 16
| 2ovASHIN
representai
, Sterling Cole (New Yo:
chairman of the Congressic
Joint Atomic Energy
mittee, said here today that
inquiry to determine the
sponsibility for the Mars?
sles affair in which 23 Ja
“nese fishermen were affec
,by atomic radiation would
“opened without delay.
:
He revealed that he had
ready questioned certain 1
nesses in secret and that t!
evidence would be made pu
within the limit which
nature of the evidence we
permit
A number of Congress:
have der-anded an inquiry :
the affair and two of th
representative Melvin FP:
(Democrat East St. Louis) ;
‘representative James E, \
Zandt, Republican (Pennsy:
nia) have said that “an
excusable error had been ec
mitted by those whose duty
“was to calculate the range
the explos.on.”