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3.
No benefits had accrued from American visit to Yaizu.
4.
They were annoyed at newspaper accounts accusing them
of spying.
5.
Had been examined by many groups in Yaizu without benefit.
6.
Suspected they would be objects of study in Tokyo.
With this as the background, the patients set forth the following
conditions:
1.
Two patients out of the 23 should be designated.
If
the two chosen agreed then
2.
An examination limited to a history and physical examination were to be done within twenty minutes.
3.
They were not to be examined before and preferably after
7 April.
4.
:
At the conclusion of the examination, Dr. horton was to
speak words of consolation.
The American team replied it was impossible to do a complete examination
and history on a patient within twenty minutes.
As a result of the impasse, Dr. Morton decided to take his group
back to Hiroshima, leaving Dr. Lewis in Tokyo as a liaison officer.
Eisenbud, who had fared no better, prepared to leave Japan.
Nr.
ith the
departure of two of the senior members of the American team, the Enbassy
released 2 statement stressing the regret of the U. S. at the unfortunate
accident and then defined the spheres in which positive action by the
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