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2. Despite all efforts here and in Washington, FUKURYU MARU
incident continues impose severe strain on US-Japan relations.
Bad local press remains, and forces promoting Japanese
neutralism and estrangement from US show no sign abating their
efforts to exploit affair. Japanese Government has attempted
restrain official expressions of animosity but has not exerted
itself affirmatively to put incident in better perspective.
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without its disavowal or revision appear to have reached number
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3. What appears needed both in Japan and elsewhere is simple
dramatic gesture which public can understand.
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Unless major security considerations prevent, we recommend_
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Government in advance) for group official Japanese doctorsin
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Charge FUKURYU MARUpatients tovisit Tripler Hospital at
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Japan were not permitted examine patients, point out obvious
impossibility prescribing treatment at long range, and emphasize
that next best assistance we can offer is observation our own
treatment methods.
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