: Co . UNITED ‘STATES | '. Sowa ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION. tae Sot yt aoe a 3 vee pe John c./ Bugher,.MD ~, TO FROM | 3° Merril isénbud 2 - 0 “RT EL EN ENBe Fae , SUBJECT: .__ CONTAMINATION _OF, THE FUKUAYU “MARU AND ASSOCIATED: : ~PROBLEMS.INaot JAPAN: PRELIMINARY REPORTjf Ihave? vecorded. ‘some of. the. ‘Observations fade’“guring m visit to Jepan to assist in the various problems, arising outs of the mishap to the _Fukuryu,Maru. I Jam “sending|this alongto; * you at this time because you’ will no doubt_iwant ‘a7 preliminary gn. ek oe report prior to. my return,£9,theStatesina avout|2 weeks ~lays This menorandum“is intended to augment. the:“peport. that. Dr, Morton will submit to you. I have attempted to limit ryself. _to factors other than those associated ‘with the clinical phases o-* of the Problem, with Which Dr. Morton!8 group.are concerned, The mishap which befell the ’Puluryu Maru ese now£8 *, Embassy and the world on March 16 throughreports in the ranese press, This was two cays efter the 100-ton fishing — e vessel nad returned to its home port of Yaizu. The facts of the. 4e incident, as determined by the Japanese Foreign Office and com=- ..°: jit mondeated 0). to the Ambessador, are as follows?” par /-.' > > - a - ot (1) 4The course of the vessel from its departure on Janu- ry e7 to its return to Yaizu, on March 14 io. 1. is plotted in Ficure At 0412 hours on March 1 a streak of light reported by. the crew is believed to identify the tire of cetonation, The veesei'tg position was epproxirately 11° 53-1/4' ‘north and 166°. =t-1/4' east. Tnis position is only a few miles frem the ezstern- rest lirit of the Marsh211 Islands canger erea in effect et that tine . Cth a ot (1) Aide Kenotre of (= re warchMealee cra Re eg eae ee 5 anemareer niorcth ae. oc SRR ee Reetetciateoreae ~ est erro te) peer 4 were 7Toae os aer pahaheeqnaniey be ah le . - .