PAGE Two TAKUYO MARU KAS WOOD DECK AND CANVASS AWNINGS BOTH OF WHICH CREW UNABLE TO DECONTAMINATE PD TAKUYO MARV REPORTS FOLLOWING ERRATIC SCINTILLATION COUNTER READINGS ON BECK CLN JULY 15 20,000 SMCLN JULY 18 45,000 PD MSB MAKING EFFORT TO MINIMIZE PUBLICITY ON WHITE BLOOD COUNT FALL OF CREW MEMBERS IN ORDER NOT ALARM JAPANESE PUBLIC AND FISHERMEN now IN PACIFYSC PD DOUBTFUL THAT THESE EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE BE SUCCESSFYL SINCE PAPERS THIS MORNING ALREABY CARRYING SOME REPORTS PD EMBASSY RECOMMENDS EVERY EFFORT BE MADE ASSIST JAPAN IN THIS MATTER SMCLN SUGGEST AS INITIAL STEPsMEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND EXPERTS ON| DECONTAMINATION\BE FLOWN FROM ENIWETOK AT ONCE /REPEAT AT ONCE/ TO RABAUL TO INVESTIGATE STATUS OF CREW MEMBERS AND SHIPS PD IF FOLLOWING THEIR REPORT AND FURTHER REPORTS FROM AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITIES CMM JAPANESE STILL FEEL DESIRABLE TO FLY SOME OF CREW BACK TO JAPAN CMM RECOMMEND WE PROVIDE SPECIAL AIRCRAFT PD DOE ARCHIVES THIS IS MOST UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR THAT COULD NOT HAVE COME AT WORSE TIME PD AT BEST IT COULD VERY ADVERSELY AFFECT US-JAPANESE RELATIONS IN TERMS OF JAPANESE OPINION PD ¥ THEREFORE FEEL STRONGLY IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE BO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO COOPERATE To THE HILT WITH THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT /WHICH IS TRYING TO MINIMIZE HOSTILE REACTION/ BY ACCEDING TO ITS WISHES PENNINGTON CONCURS MACARTHUR END OF MSGN Mi ~ “ae See oe ma al RECD 2120042 END JUL 58 RB