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March 31.
Allison to Bugher - Please cable your advice as to any new
type therapy t»eat@iae radiation injuries.
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April 1.
Cable urgent within six hours.
Eisenbud to Bugher - Okazaki's secretary telephoned late last
night to say Foreign Minister seriously concerned by situation my letter
reported and asking to persuade Dr. Morton to etay on.
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This morning I
telephoned again report Foreign Minister had personally persuaded Minister
Welfare to authorize access to patients for U. S. doctors.
Officials Foreign
Office and Welfare would escort doctors to hospital.
Dr. Morton and staff spent afternoon in antechamber Dai Ichi Hospital
while officials discussed question and Japanese doctors insisted patients
"too nervous" to undergo examinations.
Morton repeatedly offered to withdraw.
Final resolution late in afternoon was that patients should vote whether they
wished to be examined.
This will be preceded by discussion among themselves
tomorrow with balloting scheduled "probably tomorrow night".
Dr. Morton will
be promptly informed of results.
Patients at Tokyo Hospital generally same.
Patient with white blood
count 800 two days ago now 1000; ones at 1700 and 2100 statimary. When
temperatures rise they begin experience few subjective complaints.
Staff
dpbctor believes one may be bleeding into central nervous system, but has no
objective evidence, plans tap tonight.
Less than five of sixteen patients
at Dai Ichi Hospital reported with white blood count under 4,000.
information available.
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