qa Rabaul Times, Rabaul, July 25, 1958 With their eyes on a stop watch, the men from ship and shore counted under their breaths in Snglish and Japanese. The cout came to 24 a ninute. WATCHED Then the technicians picked up their equipment and we walked to the ship, filling up the springy gangplank wilder the eyes of a group of Japanese who leaned over the rail of the main deck. Mr. Foldi and Or. Hassler were first on board. They were followed by enother medical officer, the Rabeul Harbourmaster, Captain 0. Ww. P. O'Donoghue; and two police officers, Subeinspectors =, 3. Young and J. Herbert. On the decks Japanese seamen scrubbed and hosed ag they continued decontamination maaesures which they said had been carried out for the past six days. With the aid of an interpreter and with assistance from his officers, Captain Mateubera told his story in the spotless chartroom of the ship. MAP Sematines he pointed te a map on the wall which showed the course of the ship and the estimated peth of the radioactive cloud. He said that American authorities had been aware of the presence of the two Japanese ships in the Cerolines area, amd had given instructions of a safe course during recent atomic testa at Eniwetok, "They said to us go here, and go here," he said, and he waved his hand at the map, Captein Mateubera continued: "The course was about 500 or 600 ailes west of the test area, "We were north ef you people. “The wind was net expected, she ship was affected,* It was om Monday when a strong wind came up. It blew the radio-activity on top of us and ABOVE LDUT . Captain Matsubara claimed that for 24 hours the radiation cound had been up te 70 a minute <-- about 20 abeve the average limit of husa safety. But when we left the chartroen and his technicians tested the decks and around the lifebcets, the count was emily 28 <~ four above the count established on the wharf and within safe limita according te Doctor Hassler. Om deck the language diffieulties continued. Dr. Hassler, a big powerful man vhe towered abeve acet af the Japanese, can speak five Languages <- but Japanese is net ene ef than, Me gestured with nis hands and his ares, and the Japansss gestured back. * - BEST AVAILgm: Co ae oa EZ p Y