es ACTION prine froa oF ‘@ offerwas'made on Marc « On March 26 we obtained ents, On April 1 we cbtained urine from 5 more. We a Set, SR have not obtained urine from the remaining 15 patients despite our re~ peated atteupts to do eo, (2) I offered tu acan the fishermen for radiation, using twu Scintimeters that I had available, . ACTION: 8 I have been unable to do this because they have not pemitted the Americanteam to have access to the patients. (3) In response tu the Japanese request I ofiered to provide a report on the biologically significant radio-isotopes present in the ash. * ACTION: Dr. Nakaizumi gave me a small amount of deck sweepings from the Fukuryu Maru. This I have sent to tho Health and Safety Laboratory for future study. The composition of the ash was actually known to the Commission from analysis performed by the Air Force on the material obtaines from the Fukuryu Maru Prior te my visit. Authorization for transmission of this information to the Japanese was communicated to me in telegram No, 2199 from the Secretary of State to the ‘Ambassador. information to Dr. Kobayoshi on /pril 7. (u) I transmitted this I offered to arrange for animal studies which would provide useful infurmation on absorption and metabolism of the various radio~ chemical components of the ash, ACTION: The Japanese reported the extent of the total amount of eh recovered 318 50 millocuries. Thoy now deny that this much is avai.’ and have no inventory of the material. Except for tha amall -° unt ash turned vver to me by Dr. Nakaizumi and a similar amount which I :ecovered on a subsequent visit to the Fukuryu Meru, no ash has been mede available to us. (5) In response to Japanese requests, I agreed to recommend monit. “ing proondures fur the tuna inspectors, ACTION: Nonitoring pr cedures was devised but I deferred the question of maximum permissable contamination until more information became available on the extent and type of contamination. I agreed to stand by until the first contaminated tuna were found by inspection, at which time I would go @to the scene of inspection and recommend specifically on the basis of my own gooser vations whether the catch should be accepted or rejected. 2 elsewhere As noted in some detail, the Japanese never permitted me to examine tuna : a Which was alledgely contaminated. * O 2 SPECIAL PROBLEMS ARISING OUT OF THE INCIDENT om, ™he mishap to the Fukuryu Maru created a number of >" ©, wut im’ - ¢ related problems. Of these, the most urgent was th: clinicnl stat.2 of the 23 fishermen, a subject with which Dr. Morton is exclusively conce: ced and about which he will report separately. attantion were; . a“ Other problems whic:. :eofired 5 . ? e * >