U, B. TEAM FIXDINCS MAIS PUELIC IK JAPAM REGARDING CRECS OF
EATBUNAMARU ARO TACUYOBARU
Complete examination sf both vessels revealed essentially caly
background radiation dose rate level en exposed decks and equip- want, Keadings in all enclosed epaces above and below decks
were lower than tatkground. Fateul background readings taken
ashore were 0.0¢6-0.07 mlllircentpens per hour, deta and parm.
In view of the above findiura, mo further decontenination proceicres were conslicrad necessary oy acvieec. (As a notes of
interest, a brass colered fuse setting ring and gunsight on the
Same gun the Satums snowed 10 millf{roentgen per hour, beta wai
gem, 023 o 1.2 geaca only miilirosntpen per hour reading. [oth
of these were coveras by canvas curing the entira woyage.
The
Setuna Captain tumcrously offerec the infcrastion that tals metal
was of Unices States crigin.
taon arrival at Rebesl, two peorie were axasincd by br. Harrier at
the request of Takuyo taru’s physician. Thesa {individuals were eot
considerea to have radiation sickness by br. Eassler or by us
foilowing our latet examination,
Gus comlets exauinstions were dene on July 26 ea 12 pereons
from each ship imciwing the seven peracns cone repeatedly by
br. Exezler ani five others chosen for the lowest white
bleog cell cennts resorted by the Jesanese physiciens and/or
br, Hsexler.
Complete medicai histories ani complete phycical
axaninations wcre dons, including personne! soaltcring for
reciation contamination end eay evisence of beta iajury, Zlcot ©
examinations included red ani white cell counts, swears for waite
cell differential exenisztion ksing forwarded to Armed Forces
Institute of Pathology, kashington, &. C.
Bahlit (sic) hecoglobia
dene, venous blood on seven people and 24 hour urinas en scven
being forwarded to Lt. Col. James Hartgering, skalter Reed Arsy
Iastitute of Eesearch, for poesible evisence of radioactivity.
Our en the spot Lieot exazmicar{one show as fellovs: The fo
finiivicuais referrei to in pararrezh 4 bai, remectively, hem-
fiobin, rei blood count end white blood count of 105 percent, 5.2
mililea eas 47090 enc 76 pereent, 3.16 million ans 5750, Previous
waite bleod count differential ghowec, respectively polymorphs,
58 percent ani lymphocytes, 32 percect, momocytes, 4 percent]
polymorphs, 63 percent, iyaphocytes, 29 percest and monocytes,
8 percent. Urines nepative excest for few pus calls per higu
power £ieid. both has good aspetites ani no specific complaints,
Only etner hemogicbin reading wader $2 percent was one cf Bu pere
cent.
Ise all, four red bleod cell counts woter 4.3 millioa, § over
S$ miitlfon, and recaining one between 4.5 an! 5 aliltor.
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