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26.
March 28, Allison to State Department:
Interest Eisenbud, Morton,
and Embassy now concentrated on problem of full access to crewmen as
their medical histories of major
importance,
At Japanese request FEC
is flying remaining 21 crewmen from Yaizu to Tokyo today.
We are cur-
rently working both at scientific and government level to remove obstacles
thorough
which have thus far made it impossible to conduct/examinations,
Okumura
yesterday appeared not to have realized failure of scientists and lower
officials cooperate as
promised.
He agreed full access was both proper
and reasonable and I would expect him to take this position in interdepartmental vice ministers committee.
optimistic that their contacts will make
possible early next week,
Eisenbud and Morton now more
necessary examinations
Until wire problem of access to patients is
solved I do not wish to commit us further on compensation question as
it may be necessary to take position that amount and nature of compensation cannot be authorized under American practice until Mmerican experts
had a chance to make their own findings,
27.
March 29:
Allison to Bugher:
Tokyo morning 28 March,
(bf,
Patients arrived byamy plane
Admitted Tokyo and te national hospitals,
Waiting official permissicn Japanese authorities to complete examination,
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