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-12we would have the answer.
It mst be stressed that these talks were
between the doctors of Japan and the U. S. without members of the governments of either country present.
At the same time the Embassy was
negotiating with the Foreign Ministry for the American team to see the
patients, as the U. S. wanted to pay medical compensetion.on the: findings
of its own doctors.
It is difficult to convey the atmosphere in which
the American team was being maligned and abused.
The following excerpts
are from the diary (kept at the request of the Embassy) of a member of
the U. S. teams
31 March (Wednesday)
"Embassy told us we were to present ourselves to the Director at TUH about
- 9:00 a.m. and examine the patients.
back to the Embassy.
If anything happened we were to report
Contacted 406 Med. Lab. and sterilized blood equip-
ment; primed the medical photographers.
decided to call TUH.
Went to Emoassy and out of courtesy
Director of hospital out of town; Nakaidzumi next in
line; he's out of town; dowm to Shimizu, not in but operating at 10otclock;
he will call.
At 10:30 still no call from Shirigu.
National Hospital (DIH) and told to come out.
‘we called Tokyo First
The 406 notified us their
photographers asked to leave TUH where patients located.
picked up photographers.
On way to DIH
At DIH Director's office told patients not
recovered from travelling to Tokyo.
"Zack to Embassy.
at TUH by 1:30.
Tsuzuki called and requested Liorton and team to be
On arriving we were ushered into Director's office; Tsuzuki,
Shimizu and Hiyoshi there.
No apology from Shimizu.
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