a NO Ot ” « onirep staTES GOVERNMENT Office Memorandum DATE: John C. Bugher, Director TO Division of Biology and Medicine May 5, 1954 Howard C. Brown, Jr., Executive Officer FROM Division of Biology and Medicine SUBJECT: NN \ 7 dD | LS MATTERS FOR YOUR ATTENTION 408187 As usual, matters requiring your attention are both important and urgent. In order to break you into the routine gently, I will offer three for your consideration: 1. Mr. Strauss desires that you journey to New York to brief Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., on the Japanese situation, patients and tuna. few days", 2. Suggests you do this within the "next (See attached memorandum to Mr. Tammaro) Invitation by the Japanese for one or two U.S. scientists to join in an oceanographic survey of areas around the Marshall Islands and of currents at greater distances. Cruise to . “a commence May 8, Ambassador Allison strongly recommends we accept. State and our public information people concur, Dunham and I dissent. (See telegram no. 2686, May 1, from U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, to Secretary of State) 3. Ambassador Allison recommends Japanese physicians visit air weather personnel-patients at Tripler. Purpose to suggest to Japanese that if their patients receive the same treat- ment they would look as well as the Tripler patients, Staff here and DOD take dim view. Would present no problem here but for Ambassador's strong recommendation. (See telegram no. 2583 May 1, from U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, to Secretary of State NO DEPT ENon co FOas RMATI bos S96 OMe 5; cee ORE ENERGY CLAS CLA SI 1 10 RD F ZERD/ DOR DECLASSIFICATT AUTHORITY: DOE/ M20a le) J BY D.P. CANNON, DATES “4/6/7 DP. | fieiscy RESeAROH & APL 7 © COIN