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salutes although we were in civilian clothes (as throughout our entire
visit).
4t least two Japanese took pictures from the deck as we
boarded—~as well as Mr. Gus Smiles from the dock.
After a short ex-
change of greetings and handshakes proferred by our hosts, we were
ushered below decks to the TAKUYO wardroom where we were joined shortly
by the Captain of the SATUMA and a few of his officers.
(See Tab A,
Appendix VII for names of specific Japanese personnel contacted.
For
entire crew lists, see Tab A, Appendix II.)
There followed a relatively short but pleasant period devoted to
the amenities during which our hosts served soft beverages (grape juice
and orangeade) and peanuts, and during which our language contact was
established and somewhat improved as we went along.
Captain Matsubaté,
who was sitting at Colonel Lechausse's right at the head of his table,
led into the purpose of our visit by saying that they were very appre-
ciative of our presence and offer of help and that he was very concerned over the health of his people.
He asked whether we felt that
they were suffering from radiation illness and whether there was any
cause for worry over future developments.
As a result of this conver-
sation and its immediate development, the TAKUYO records were promptly
made available to us upon our request.
There was no hesitation and
no apparent restraint on the part of any of the ship's personnel.
These are attached as Appendix III.
The Captain of the SATUA later
made the same records available to us.
The next two hours were devoted to an examination and interpretation (literal and technical) of these records.
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