‘US DOE ARCHIVES _ 826 US ATOMIC ENERGY RG__.COMM ISSION.) Collection DRM Files YU Low] | es DEPARTMENT OF STATE XOILN| —WMemorandum of Conversation /- hw f—t a re Box_J-\94_ Folder MRXA- l Redwi no Fy. pare: Poumuery 25 wo 96 supsect, Tffects of Establishzent of Danger Area and Fucleer Tests onJepanese * Fishing Interests. _ Le,Chrietenderson———_—T'r, Fletcher = Ta hre Sekt Dr. Takeshi 3 UkeLDS pePARTMENT ry, Fujinace COPIES To; AEC ~ tr. lr, Bexencincger - ir, Willis R, ioss 2, Shigénaba Shima " State Depertrent ftomic Enerry CoxaAscicn PARTICIPANTS: s2nzeSx_of Jaren OF STATE A/CDC/MR snaatfeat = Splecel - S/LE 2/32 17-C- (USD yaya REVIEWED By eee DA Hendsifson™ ~ ADL = Br. FOSS} rosrior XDSCJEXT. DATE ‘A a aS efi: A~ ~ i, ir. Kersen E ae u/s win ir, laryinstehonsy EXISTING D REASON (S) kATXINGS Arericen Ebessy (TopyeASSIVIEDY RELEASAB OCF ~ Er. Hirsch pryrasge DENIEDO PA or FOI EXEKPTIONS ij Vt? 45/6el,bert tt The necting wes errenged on the Tepartment's initiative to provide for a preliminary ciscussion on (1) implications for the Jerencse fishing interests in the esteblistxent of the danger arca ercunithe test site; end (2) the protles of possitle radicective contarination of fish. ir, Hemendinger noted in connection with pcint 1 the:e are the questions of inconvenience and increesed » expenses to Uspancse fishing boats ty having to cetowr around the area end dinrinished cetch because of inchility ts fish within the danger erea. oc ‘% Cr, Fukeibo then provided charts giving drta of the catch in and around tke dance®AR May 1952, fr. Shine said the Japancee have cherts for every month werw showing the verious types of fish caught and the etch per kundred hooks. Le K Nias h said thatthey elso had charte which would show the distribution of fish in the wo mY 34 36 zr \jo* 4 & . PR iishing programa end eltheush the Goverzeacnt would mew the muster of veesels ¥easling at ony given tire it is up to the in ‘iviccel czptsins where end when 2 vto a a ee, 35 z $9 te South Pecific end believed they could obtein dzta on total catch, In response @to a question from Mr. Nerrin;ton, lr. Stina said thet each company plens its om fish, ERS? lz Mr, Shine said thet in about txo to three weeks efter publishing infornetion on the ectrblisiment of the dancer erca it should Le possible for the Japanese ot Tuna Fishing Association to make on estirzte of possitle losses resulting from oa Nd 4 tie esteblichcont cf the crea. tr, Eoss then esked the three following g:cstions: (1) A:proximately how reny kenn (pounds) were caught in the crea in 1952, 1953 end 1955? (2) Bow neny shins rere imvelved in eciching the tetel hem? (the tctal eztch of tuna, nerlin —, —— — — REIN ES, — 7 faa , ee Z | . n 59200 GPO 8688715 >b6P714%