UNIQUE DOCUMENT Font5 INCOMING TELEGRAM @&epartment of St |— 73 ed Action FROM: Inke. oe orF Dl Control: 11193 Rec'd: November 26, 1954 Tokya 7:35 a.m. G T0: Secretary of State at NO: e Reference EMBTEL 1256, November 26, 1954. IE Z 1257, November 26, 8 p.m. 408030 SAE a : pA : t be f° SKK weWAL, ft Onto UOP Verbatim text OLI: = i re Bikini claims: i t i P -4 aes Following substance verbatim texts draft US and Japanese notes “= 990925), Y5f9L ‘FE LxoH «6A. «US note: (Begin text) , ¥ ni isn es I have honor refer our recent conversations re compensation fofé! Apmy J@panese nationals who sustained personal and property damage =: ATR &8 vesult nuclear tests in Marshall Islands. iS NAVY = 3: oe ‘ - sation as additional expression its concern and regret over ins (2 Government has made clear it prepared make fair and just =A — I + ¢ now desire inform Your Excellency that US Government nereby| 8. tenders to Japanese Government out of humane consideration an AS act of grace without reference to question legal liability, Bum of one and one-half million dollars to be used and distributed in such equitable manner as may be determined in sole discretion i i i 5. CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED 6. CLASSIFIED INFO BRACKETED DEPARTMENTOF ENERGY DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW SF juries sustained. byrne OcL FOA “ Your Excellency knows of deep conn and “sincere regret govera-Os ment and peopie of USA have manifs ted -over injuries suffered zby_ AR Japanese fishermen in course these tests, and earnest hopespene iP RAY in US for welfare and well-being these injured fishermen. Df Japanese Government for purposes relief and rehabilitation of those Japanese injured as result nuclear tests in Marshall Islands. Fixer into3 this sum, US Government wishes to observe that it has , én into special consideration matter of solatium of 2 million ye for each Japanese fishermen involved ang claims advanced by Japanese Government for their medical and hospitalization |exenses. Tt is understanding of Government of USA that.Government of Japan, in accepting tendered sum of one and one-half million dollars,. Will do so in full settlement any and all claims against USA or Agents on part of Japan and its nationals for any and all injuries pr damages to persons or property arising out of said nuclear i, tests SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY 7 NOV 2 71954 I should : REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY, IF CLASSIFIED, IS PROHIBITED ;