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TEAK IN WRITING A STATEMENT PRIOR TO APPROVAL BY TOKYO OF THEIR
DEPARTURE FROM RABAUL AND TO OBVIATE AKD POSSIBILITY OF EVEN SLIGHT
IMPAIRMENT OF WHAT WE CONSIDERED A MOST FRIENDLY ‘AND MUTUALLY
BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP BY A DENIAL OF THE REQUEST CMM THE FOLLOWING
WAS GIVEN TO THEM CLN QUOTE AS A RESULT OF OUR EXAMINATION OF THE
TAKUYO AND THE SATSUMA AND OF THE PERSONNELCIM OUR FINDING DO NOT
INDICATE EVIDENCE OF RADIATION SICKNESS OR ANY CONTAMINATION OF EITHER
VESSEL WHICH SHOULD DELAY YOUR DEPARTURE OR NOMAL USE OF THE VESSELS
OR EQUIPMENT EITHER NOW OR IN THE FUTURE PD PARA WE ARE VERY
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