_ Ebeye. In the examinations.at Ebeye, Dr. W. Peck, Director of Health SErvices of the Trust Territory and Dr. C. Hayakara arrived to join the group as well as Mr. Mike Malone, MNS reporter from Guam, both of whom had been invited by the Trust Territory to go along. Dr. Exaki failed to arrive, apparently due to pressure from a Mr. Uladong from Palau who had been there as Congressman Balos' emissary in Japan to attend "Bikini Day" at a anti-bomb meeting. The medical team departed for Rongelap on March ll accompanied by Congressman C. Domnick of the Marshalls and the group was warmly received by Rongelap people. Congressman Domnick, however, advised the people that he had been in contact with Congressman Balos who now advised the people not to be examined. He used the explanation that Dr. Ezaki had not come along on the survey. It appeared to the AEC medical team that many of the Rongelap people were willing to be examined but were afraid to go against the advice of their Congressman. The SEC was, at a— ‘therefore, not able to carry out the examinations and headed back to Kwajalien. —— The Lucky Dragon Issue The exposure of the Japanese fishermen on the Lucky Dragon was previously referred to as being an issue of Congressman Balos. These Japanese fishermen were exposed to radiation and subsequently the USG paid the Japanese Government money for their compensation, : Misconceptions about the Lucky Dragon The Marshal:.ese and others seem to have a.mistaken under- standing about the compensation given the 23 Japanese fishermen aboard the Lucky Dragon that was in an area about 35 miles east of Bikini when the bomb test detonated. The men.and.the-~-. ic %-> surface of the boat received a covering of the fallout material. Although the men began to suspect what the material might be,. they knew nothing of decontamination procedures and were exposed for 14 days during the voyage back to Japan. Within two days after docking, news of their exposure became an international concern. The men were soon diagnosed as suffering from radiation Sickness and hovsitalized. One man died six months later of a complicating infectious hepatitis while the remainder were discharged. The radiation doses to the men could not be computed. vo Litegp OFFICIAL USE F225 Bes fait