-@ . - on -L2= we would have the answer. It must be stressed that these talks vere between the doctors of Japan and the U. $. without members of the governments of either country present. At the same time the Embassy was negotiating with the Foreign Ministry for the American team to see the patients, as the U. S. wanted to pay medical compensation.on the findings of its own doctors. It is difficult to convey the atmosphere in which the American team was being maligned and abused. The following excerpts are from the diary (kept at the request of the Embassy) of a member of the U. S. team: 31 March (Wednesday) "Embassy told us we were to present ourselves to the Director at TUH about 9:00 a.m. and examine the patients. back to the Embassy. If anything happened we were to report Contacted 406 Med. Lab. and sterilized blood equip- ment; primed the medical photographers. decided to call TUH. Went to Emoassy and out of courtesy Director of hospital out of town; Nakaidzumi next in line; he's out of town; dovm to Shimizu, not in but operating at 10 o'clock; he will call. At 10:30 still no call from Shimizu. National Hospital (DIH) and told to come out. We called Tokyo First The 406 notified us their photographers asked to leave TUH where patients located. picked up photographers. On way to DIH At DIH Director's office told patients not recovered from travelling to Tokyo. "Back to Embassy. at TUH by 1:30. Tsuzuki called and requested Morton and team to be On arriving we were ushered into Director's office; Tsuzuki, Shimizu and Miyoshi there. 4 No apology from Shimizu. ain on iePRONERCRD canes wey aae ANGItite . oe Ree Tsuzuki told. us