ve offered Dr. Lewis access to the medical records and the patients in both hospitals if Dr. Lewis would agree to go in the back entrance and not let anyone know he was allowed these privileges. | These offers were refused. That night Dr. Shimizu, who had not supposedly had contact with the patients since 2 April, made the following points to an acquaintance in the U. S. Embassy: 1. Patients were afraid of ABCC doctors. 2. Diplomats muddy waters", 3. Patients were seriously ill. 4. Japanese doctors can handle the cases without help. 5. Japanese doctors did not receive help when they asked for it. It is regretable that a surgeon of Prof. Shimizu's standing should stoop to fabrication. If one grants points 1, 3, and 4, there are still the serious accusations of points 2 and 5. The diplomats only entered the medical side of tne incident when an obvious impasse had occurred. Shimizu's points 4 and 5 seem to contradict each other. Dr. However, the services requested were almost completely fulfilled except for two notable exceptions: 1) it was impossible to give the plans and composition of the nuclear weapon detonated on 1 March and 2) it was impossible to supply a "miracle drug" that would cure radiation sickness. Aside from the services offered, if there was no "miracle drug", were there good reasons why the American doctors should have been permitted to examine the patients? The answer must bein the affirmative. MP Re ee en A Charen o pasenina wre none td ae It is