eaCT104; This offer was wale on Mere 22, On Mereh 20 we cttairned urine fron two patients, On April 1 we obtained urine from 5 more, We have not obtained urine from the remaining 16 patients éespite our repeated attcnpts to do so, (2) I offereé to scan the fishormon for radiation, using two Scinti- seters treat I had available, ACTION: I have been wiable to do this because they have not pern nitteda the American tean to have access to the patients, “ (3) In response to the Japanose request I offered to provide a report on the tiologsically siznificant racio-isotopes present in the ash, ACTION: Dr, Nekaizuni gave ne a small’ amount of teck sweepings fron the Fuzuryu Meru, This I have sent to the Health and Safety Lacoratory for futarc stucy. The composition of the ash was actually known to the Commission from analyses pverformec by the Air Force on the natcrial obtained from the Fuxuryu Maru prior to my visit. Authorization for transmission of this information to the Japanese’ was communicated to me in telegram No, 2199 from tre Secretary of State to the Ambessador,. I transmitted this information to Dr, xobayoshi on April 7, (4) I offered to arrange for aninal stucies which woulc provice useful information on absorption and metabolism of the various racio— ee eelre enemy sate ee FLT ANF ek cs tm tae 8 da enemicel components of the ash. aCTION: The Japancse reported the extent of the* total’ ‘anount, of ‘ach recovered as 50 millocurics, They now deny that this much is available anc have no inventory of the matcrial, Except for the small amount of asrn turne.. over to me by Dr. Lakaizuni anc a sinilaramount |waich:T.. recovered ~ . on a subsequent visit to the Fukuryu Maru, no ash has been made-“available©~ -. a : to us, e (5) In response to Japanesc requests, I agreed to recommend monitoring preocecures for the tuna inspectors, , : ACTION: Yonitoring proceture was Cevisec but I deferred the question of meximun - pernissatle contamination until more information becsane available on the oxtont and tipe of contaninsation. I agreod to stand by until the first contaminatec tuna were found by inspection, at which time I would go to the scone of inspection anc recormené specifically on the basis. of my own observations whether the catch shovlé be accepted or rejected, As noted elsewhere in some dctail, the Japanese never permitted me to exarine tuna which was alletgely coxteninated, 8 SrzClAL-PROSLIES ARISING OUT OF THE PNCTIENT The misneap to the Fukuryu Karu created a number of scparate, but interreletca problems, Of these, the most ursont was the clinics] status of the 23 fishcrmon, a subject with which Dr, Morton is exclusively concerned ang about wiicn he will report separately, Other probleys which require tee attention were: i "| ygaod AacaTVES iA