CR=5678 (CONT'D) TECHNICIANS TO CHECK SHIP, AND (3) 8 POCKET DOSEMETERS, FOREIGN OFFICE NOTED THAT THESE EXPERT BE SENT SOONEST SINCE IT DESIRE: START BOTH BOATS BACK TO TOKYO BY EVENING JULY 24 IF POSSIBLE ASSUMING, UNITED STATES CHECK INDIGATES NO SERIOUS RADIATION PROBLEMS. ACCORDING NSB, MOST RECENT DATA FROM RABAUL INDICATES WHITE BLOOD COUNT OF SICK CREW MELIBERS RISING AND SCINTILLATION COUNTS ON TAKUYO HARU DECREASING. WITTE BLOOD GOUNT CHECK 8Y AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AUTHORITIES ON JULY 21 INDICATED 4 CREW HEMBERS WITH WHITE BLOOD COUNTS BETWEEN 350¢-49¢¢ AND SEVEN WITH COUNTS BETWEEN 4003-5000. JAPANESE HEDICAL EXPERTS, HOWEVER, FEEL THIS DATA INSUFFICIENT TO MAKE ANY JUDGEMENT ON HEALTH OF CREWS AND FOR — THIS REASON WiSH ASSISTANCE GOMPETENT UNITED STATES HEDICAL OFFICERS, BOAT DECK COUNT ON TAKUYO MARU AS OF 24 JULY WAS 59¢¢ DOWN FROM 8(i96 ON 49 JULY AND 4360 ON 47 JULY. JAPANESE RADIATION EXPERTS CONSIDER CURRENT COUNT NOT SERIOUS BUT WOULD FEEL SAFER IF BOATS INSPECTEDBY OUR EXPERTS AND FURTHER DECONTAMINATION UNDERTAKEN 1F NECESSARY. EXPERTS ALSO ESTIMATE CREW WEMBERS HAVE REGEIVED AT MAXIHUM 400 UR AND PROBABLY 24-36 MR. FALLOUT ON TAKUYO MARU COMMENCED ABOUT 2309 JULY 44 WHEN SHIP AT 12 DEGREES, 45 MINUTES COG 3) INFO LOG NR: Ju3 COMD, Jel 5077. TOR: 25/0606M # JUL 58 [aa DIG: TOTG: TOTG: 2h03)92/dfw ¢3gaai7" 2238607 30