3D 3/1378
Departmen~ of—Public ‘lenlth,
RAB..UL.
July 21, 1958.
The Director,
Department of Public Health,
.
D
“OEARC),
IVE9
PORT MORESBY.
ved
0
a
KD
ad
ajio contaminated J-vanese natrol ship
'
(ou
1?
Special attention ~ The Sirector
On Saturiay, July 19, 1958, at 8 a.m
two JInvanese patrol
ships of the Japanese ilavy on a cartographic survey arrived
in Rabeul.
It .as redorte! by the Cantain of one o7 the two chins,
“TLHUYO" tiat his snibd was vadio contaminated.
the
feroriing to hic story, they saile? through the +ecizie 500
miles west of tne last etom explosion centre in the Yvearoline
Iclends they sailed in the route prescribed py the :--merican
nigh corwurnd.
The other ship “S4TSUNO" sailei about 100
Miles est of them
<A south-east vin’ stronger then caleulateli
DFO my ct
ble
over tneir nee is an atomic cloud.
Cn the "TALUYO", ~nere
nev. ali etulpment such 2s gpeiger counter “ni “cintilloy wey notices about « ' ee ero, et midlav, “nat “ze
ac
ragio-eective.
Accorling to ticir
state nrcnt,
it
‘sas
7O milli Roentzen.
They i. elistely contacts i tiecir
suv eters ond took prv-cautions - hoe « the oct: of the
“n° Cleaned the crev's clothes, ctc.
wa
hen thec- shivse arrive’l st Frabeul, I immeliatelyv contacte.
you Bniy after our radio co versation, ‘'e took the Freiter
rom the chin to the Customs hei corner, woere it
- 2h times per minute; on the ieck of tis thin the
Sument
he
tyra
le
t
Eu
ere,
cen
a5
-ll.
conterinsted
activity.
arel
times rer minute.
.
oo
setor-inz to his oninisc:.,
fێ took 7 memoers far
ounts lover tren BESO,
& roun : tio merbeve hac ¢
Aecoriiny to the
net
rerister:d 25
DOs
pochin
7 than 5°00
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