aCTION: This offer was made on March 22, On March 26 we cbtained urinc from two patients, On April 1 wo obtained wrine from 5 more, Wo have not obtained urine from the remainins 16 patients Cespite our repeated attempts to do so, (2) I offercé to scan the fishormon for radiation, using two Scinti- meters teat I hac availadlo, ACTION: I have been unable to do tiis because thoy have not permittec the American team to have access to the patients, (3) In response to the Japanese request I offere.. to provice ® report on the biolosically simnificant racio~isotopes prescnt in the ash, ACTION: Dr. Nekaizumi save ne a small amount of veck sweepings fron the Ficcuryu Meru, This I heve sont to tho Health and Safety Laboratory for future study. The composition of the ash was actuelly Imown to the Commission from analyscs performec by the Air Force on the matorial obtainet fron the fucsuryu Maru prior to my visit. Authorization for transmission of this information tc the Japanese was communicatec to me in telegram No, 2199 from the Secretary of State to the Ambassador, I transmittec this information to Dr, Eobayyoshi on April 7, (4) I offered to arrange for aninal stucfes which wouldc provide useful information on absorption anc mctatolism of the various raciochenicel components of the ash, aCTIon: The Japencsc rovortec the extent of the total amount of ash recovered as 50 millocurics, They now deny that this much is available ani have no inventory of the matcrial, Except for the small anomt of asc turne. over to me by Dr, lekaimomi anc a sinilar amount which I recoveres on @& subsequent visit to the FuxurynuMaru, no ash has been nade available to us. (5) In response to Japaneso requests, © agreed to recomuend monitoring prececures for the tuna inspectors, ACTION: Wonitorings proceCure was devisec but I écferred the question of meximum pormiesable contamination until more information became available on the oxtent and tipe of contamination. I agrecd to stance by until the first contaminatec tuna were found by inspection, at wich time I would so to the scone of inspection anc rcecormont specifically on the basis of my own observations whether the catch shoul. be accopted or rejectec. As notes elsewhere in some detail, the Japancse never permitted me to examine tuna wich was eallecgely contaminatcd, SESCIAL PROELEMS ARISING OUT OF THE INCIUENT The misnap te the Fukuryu Maru croatec a number of scparate, but interrelatcd problems, Of these, tio most urgent was the clinical status of the 23 fishcrmon, a subject with which Dr. Morton is exclusively concornec an’. abvut wiich he will report separatcly. Other problons which requiro attention were: