12.
Dispatch dated March 20 from Allison:
returned from Yaizu inspection today.
and ship.
Dr. Morton, Colonel Meek
Examined hospitalized patients
Preliminary report indicates some of Yaizu patients more
seriously injured than two patients previously removed to Tokyo,
We
may wish to recommend to Japanese transfer entire group Tokyo Univer-
sity Hospital.
FEC will cooperate in providing facilities,
information suggests that this recommendation,
clutltty Ms ag Siraked
(Later
which was indeed made,
antagonized Yaizu doctors, which may have played an important part
in later deterioration of relations with Dr. Morton's group.)
This
dispatch also contains the following estimate ag the minimum total
body radiation dose acquired by boat personnel“4s approximately 50
Roentgens,
13.
March 21 dispatch contains following request from Allison:
Recommend that I be authorized to inform Foreign Minister that, without
prejudice to question of responsibility for accident, US Government
will immediately assume full responsibility for medical expenses of
injured, and will pay fishermen's wages while they remain hospitalized
with perhaps solatium to their families (in accordance with Japanese
custom).
DOE ARCHIVES
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