=e Ge ee Da eee -15departure time was released, the Japanese Government was suddenly able to make available for inspection a supposed "hot" ship. Mr. Eisenoud who had been rebuffed in all previous attempts to monitor any of the numercus "hot" ships reported daily, turned his monitoring equipment over to the liaison officer and called the bluff. On the way to the ship, the Kaifuku Maru, the American scientist and the Embassy interpreter were told that Communists were very active in the small port where the ship was docked and that there might be physical violence. Much to the relief of the two Americans, no physical violence occurred and the fishermen aboard the vessel were most cooperative and relieved at the assurance that they, the ship and cargo were not radioactive. During these weeks, in complete disregard of their own agreement, numerous Japanese investigators seemed to compete with one another as to how much publicity could be procured by making sensational statements to the press. These investigators represented hospitals from all of Japan and seemingly the patients were not objecting to their examinations. On 14 April, the papers carried the report that henceforth all press releases would come from the ABIIC. Immediately some of the TUH doctors claimed the U. S. was preventing freedom of speech. group abided by the agreement. For a few days, the Japanese However, on 19 April Dr. Morita of Toho University told the press that the patients would never recover. On 21 April the papers carried a statement attributed to Dr. Nakaidzumi that the U. S. doctors were asked for aid; not only did they refuse aid but didn't even acknowledge the appeal. That afternoon at the request of Dr. Kakehi, Dr. Lewis met him in his office at TUH. "CE APGENTE _ At this meeting he