prac ules segaed Manyof the accepted procedares Geamodery nedical ,etrange to the Japanese, and” heir concepts: are Mtrange ito Uae comneningle, access to patients by any physicians was denied for soveral*dkys because the Japanese physicians found their patients to be in a highly excitec state and preferrec not to disturb them, Japanese physicians indicated or serera. oc. assiong that the taking of duplicate blood smears cy Japanese and americar investigators wags an unnessary duplication, and «en ret] ‘hat the pat torre er oli rot oe expected to undergo. % In py initial qonierence mith tne capanese sciertists lowes forced to the conclusion that trey were foto wel the rediological aspec’s <f the orrhlem. (1) Some of tne 2; azcicred ts deal orcpcerly with »« - axample- scientists ‘cee tre po sinicn trat because a new kind of bomb was i volved, the protiem itseil was a ew one, and that unless they know ali about the Lomt, «ney ‘cuid evaluate neither the injury to the fishermen nor the aspect of Japan and its ‘isri gocvews tricupy (2) " long-range contamination ove ward Mde, The were quick to identify quaditctiveay seme .f the radioactive isotopes in the ash anc immediately ¢orciudec trat deposition of “nese radio~isotopes in the ‘issues of the men was tre prime factor in their medical status. This uecision was reached without benefit of radio-chemical This proceiure which was beyond the capaurine analyses of the patients, bility of their laborctories is of course a ;rerequisite to understanding the amount and kind -f fission product at sorption shat actually occured, (3) The University of Tokyo group administered parentally a massiw dose of ash to one mouse, and following sacrifice 1i2 hours later, determined by radiography that radioactivity was present in the nou-. The activity of the dose was not measured. “Te “i:* ‘hat t.. .ads.. was detected by the scientists in the skeiet.~ ©" the mouse was widely publicized as evidence for *heir conclusion ‘nat the patients were carrying dangerous internal deposits of racicactiv is * pes. As individuals, tne scientists seem : 0 \. us @ cooperate. initial conversations with them they Sree.y gratified at some 2f the tnings that ve oo... on the American team was liritec to *% cut. sx c patients and this the Japanese consisternt.y for them. My participation .-gical aspects a: the case and only incidentally +o the patients tnemse.ve*. of Dr. Morton's participation required tna. on, Tar help and seemec JInfortumately the nature © ™ given iirect access to the °.'.sej ta grant. As the days went by and the Japanese became more “es .-'r . Selir:decision to deny access to the patients <ther areas of tre .r-plem became infectec by the oar ym subsequent “his will «° uncooperative atmospnere. 3 2portions of the report “Wp . ao pa Po OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE T THE JAPANESc gO OF Jo ~ 2 2s a.5. , vlferor Tao When I arrived in Tekye of March coor. oa Oo. 1S85.0Nn. ASuuaisy cy. te the Japanese the full ‘.rlisties of Command . ° Pros ver the of .licies is the offered General Hull had likewise “oA OT om the wes re te These offers were accorpanied oy 2 Spirit! aveluate oheo's 6 afsist the Japanes 1 i eSt ap BETTS AT Oy. Toe (fg om oe hae wit foe os say te mst ft. incident and Fr * ]