. 6 from the Seéretary'<ofStateERS hibasbader. ut this information to DryKobayosht, on April.Teele (4) I“offered to. arrange for animal studies intchoulas’ provide useful * information ‘on absorption and metabolism.of when various’ radiochemical components of the ashe eh : pase . ACTION: ‘The Japanese” reported ‘the extent!‘of. the,total? amount of ash’recovered as 50 millecuriés,: They” now.“deny. that this muchis” available and have” no Anventory, of the’“material,” Except for the Small” amount”or ash turned) over, to-ime; by. Dri” = Nakaizumi and “a similar’‘amount,“which: I “recovered”ona subse- =" quent visit: to the Fukuryu Mara; no ‘ash, has deen|ade.javatlable to us. a ergy Seam 2 eB aa ye h PEF: Vessty: wom. 2SFESS nye EAS ; (5) In response “to ‘Japanese. ‘requests; ay t agrees tovéc Om=2 as mend monitoring Procedures for the, tuna, inspectors.iy os er : ax eee: onl) = —tion;~ I*agreed to*stand by until the first contaminated tuna;. vere found by Anspection,at which time I would gotothe Scene , but interrelated problems. Of ‘these, the most urgent was the : clinical status of the 23 fishérmen;, a.‘Bubject™“with which Dr. Pea ee _Morton is”exclusively- conterned and ‘aboutwhichhe’ ‘wid ‘report ceparately.” Other problems’ which’ require.Tattentionwere: Te tl (1) Contaninated‘Tunas ee we! Ne ee we of inspection” and)‘recommend: specitieanly, on, the basis.of anyts : " etre . ACTION: ‘Monitoring “‘procédure-was” dévised but. i*gererréd?y the question. ‘or~maximum permissable “contamination”wun 117;more “th tRE formation becamé available’‘on the extent’ and typeof contaémina-~ * ae (2) Apprehension of tone “range. contemtnetién or“Japan CE end its fishing grounds. - ~8 Src ety mo oe eee o~ =, , (3) Radiological factors ‘effecting.‘the fishérnear (2) Eestimating the whole body dcse. oo iv) Estimsted dose fren internal emitters. - . Conternirzted Tuna Sexe of the Japs nese Governs ent officials are elircedy referring to the latter half of March as the "great tuna panic. The : origin of this panic both in the United States and Jeran is. worthy of careful study, | The. extent to which the. tuna. ‘cénstizp= tion in the_ United States “and”|Japan, deciined during,‘the’ second.4 half of March isnotknown _tore at this tice,’ Por’adey priors”. Looe to my departure from New York”_on_ Ifaarch 19, and for 2 weeks follow- . ore? ing my arrival in Tokyo on March 22 the subject of ‘radicactive.: -~5."tuna Kasa Subsect off popularconyersation, _ when one considers: awe! . - - . P . yo: VES eT [o>