Seuth Pasific Post, Pert Moreshy, Papua-lew OQuines Thursday, July 24, 1958 JAP SHIP DORSM'T WANT U.S. HELP It was not necessary to send a special decontamination ship from America to clear the two Japanese survey ships of rediation, the Post's special representative in Rabaul was told yester. The rejection of American aid by the Japanese in Rabaul followed Australian reports this week that the Japanese Governaent had demanded that Americans who, they claim, were responsible for the radiation of Japanese shipe, should send a decontamination squad to Rabaul. The Post's Rabaul representative questioned the Japanese yesterday, They said that they considered such a move unecessary. "I asked the Japanese if they were at al) worried about the radiation," representative said. They said no. "I asked them if my of them were feeling any ili-effecta from radiation. Wot One Sick "They said no. They also said that not one man aboard was sick, nor had received any kind of burns through radiation. "I asked them how they were enjoying Rabaul. They said it was very peaceful and very deautiful. "Today, radiation on board is down to negligible proportions. "The Japanese here have been in touch with their Government representatives have ordered them to wash the ship down constantly. "They hose the ships twice a day. BEST AVAILABLE COPY