CR=5678 (CONT D) TECHNICIANS TO CHECK SHIP, AND (3) 8 POCKET DOSEMETERS, FOREIGN OFFICE NOTED THAT THESE EXPERT BE SENT SOONEST SINCE 17 DESIRES START BOTH BOATS BACK TO TOKYO BY EVENING JULY 24 IF POSSIBLE ASSUMING. UNITED STATES CHECK INDIGATES NO SERIOUS RADIATION PROBLEMS. ACCORDING SB, MOST RECENT DATA FROM RABAUL INDICATES WHITE BLOOD COUNT OF SICK CREW MEMBERS RISING AND SCINTILLATION COUNTS ON TAKUYO MARU DECREASING, WIIITE BLOOD COUNT CHECK BY AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AUTHORITIES ON JULY 24 INDICATED 4 GREW MEMBERS WITH WHITE BLOOD COUNTS BETWEEN 9560-4940 AND SEVEN WITH COUNTS BETWEEN 40¢d-5000. JAPANESE MEDICAL EXPERTS, HOWEVER, FEEL THIS DATA INSUFFICIENT TO MAXE ANY JUDGEHENT ON HEALTH OF GREWS AND FOR THIS REASON WISH ASSISTANCE COMPETENT UNITED STATES HEDIGAL OFFICERS, BOAT DEGK COUNT ON TAKUYO MARU AS OF 24 JULY WAS 5006 DotN FROM BUG ON 49 JULY AND 130d ON 47 JULY. JAPANESE RADIATION EXPERTS CONSIDER CURRENT COUNT NOT SERIOUS BUT WOULD FEEL SAFER IF BOATS INSPECTEDBY GUR EXPERTS AND FURTHER DECONTAMINATION UNDERTAKEN 1F NECESSARY. EXPERTS ALSO ESTIMATE GREW MEMBERS HAVE RECEIVED AT MAXIMUM 400 HR AND PROBABLY 20-30 MR. FALLOUT ON TAKUYO MARU COMMENCED ABOUT 2090 JULY 14 WHEN SHIP AT 42 DEGREES, 45 MINUTES COG TWFO 3 ¢ LOG NRe Ju3 COM, ded 9077 DNA TOR: 25/0605M 3 JUL 58 Vann DIG: <iwsies,/diw VORG: 2393312 TITG: seahoes- ; Ab