Le - a ( 4 [TR ORR mt ee me JCEN C, PUSHER, MD M=QRIL BISEZSUD aS PAMINATION pean ed A! COR OF = THs FURURYU MARU AND ASSOCIATED PRCSLEMS IN JAPAN: PRELINIZARY ERPGRT I have recorded some of the observations rade Gurine ny visit to Japan to assist in the verious problems arisins out of the mishap to mo Tukuryu aru. I an sending this alongs to you at this tine bece v you will no doubt want a prelininary report orior to my return to the © States in atout 2 weeks... _ . ee tee : : eels 4 4 4> ‘ . This nenoranadum is intended to avement the report that Dr. Morton will suomit to you. I have ettenpted to linit nysclf to factors other tnan those associated with the clinical phases of the problen, with which Dr. Morton's group are concerned, SY Yhe mishap which befell the Fukurru Meru became known to the Extbassy - -. G on March 16 through reports in the Japanese vress,-- This--- -- two days after the 100-ton fishing vessel hed returned to its home” ~~ ort of Yeigu, The facts of the incicent, es determined by the Javanese Foreign Oifice and cozzmmmicated (1) to the sphessedors,Are.28 Lollowst—-7 =: oe re De eeee tiaatods tT ATS CAN i i (1) Tke course of the vessel from its Ccparture on January 27 to its re- @turn to Yeir1 on March 14 is plotted in Fisurve Yo, 1, At 0412 hours on zarch 1 = streak of Lignt reportec by the crew is believed to identify th bine of dctoration, The vessel's position was 2sproxizately 11° 5g! north nd 166° 34! coast, This position is onl; a few cilces from the casternmost init t of the Mershell Islands Gans.r areca in cffect at that time. & 7? & a ‘Ss (2) Teo Dlasts in sxccession vere heard about 7 or 8 minutes 2fter he light hac Deon seon,. The crew is rceportet to have become aporchensive’ anc began at that tine to haul in their fishing lines, an operation-wnich continued until 1030 hours, at which time the vessel headed north"to get « ‘hom & : : ' out of the area", . . . the deck . . (3) Ay about O700 cn March 1, *shos bozan to falt, turning 4 white. The position of tho vessel at tuis tine is given a5 11° 56 2/4! Lotl north, ena vet > 156° 4231 cast, The eshes kept falling mtil non at which tine . » a at the positica of thio vessel wis estinated a cast, (1) fide Konsire of Maren 27 An mates 27 12° 141 north and 166° 53!