ve offered to provide eqnaipment with which the
Japanese could coltect fallout samples.
This equip-
ment is now in Japan but we nave decided not to volunteer this equipment at this time. The Japanese have
not requested the equipment.
Besides these services, the Japanese were repeatedly assured that all reports
on the accident would be published by them.
there were sigs of strain.
The American team, while in Yaizu, was barred
from seeing patients by two ar.cd guards.
permission to enter the werd.
As early as 20 March, however,
Two hours later we were given
Again on 22 larch, while at TUH to see blood
smears on the petients at Dr. Nakaidgumi's invitation, there was 4 discussion
“for close to tivo hours before the slides were viewed by the smerican group.
The constant bickering and discussion seemed to be a necessary prelude to
every service offered or every examination undertaken.
There were a few
certain incidents that seemed to tiden the slight break.
(‘chen Dr. Lorton
examined the Fukuryu Maru on 20 Merch 1954, he was accompanied by several
radiation experts supplied by the Unitcd States Air Force.
These capable men
monitored the ship and it was agreed between Dr. Lorton and Dr. Nakaidzumi
that the firures obtained on the ship by the Americans and the Japanese would
be interchanged.
On 2h March 1954, Dr. Nekaidzumi refused to release his
figures without the receipt of the American data, which hed not been given to
Dr. torton.
Upon contacting the U.S.A.F., there was sent a report that was
so sketchy as to render it useless end insulting.
Dr. Kekaidzgumi, who then released his figures.
This report wes hended to
It was on this same date that
Nakeidzumi made the public statement that the Japanese physicians were capable
of caring for the crevmen without the aid of the U. 5S.