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26,

March 28, Allison to State Department:

Interest Eisenbud, Morton,

and Embassy now concentrated on problem of full access to crewmen as

their medical histories of major

importance,

At Japanese request FEC

is flying remaining 21 crewmen from Yaizu to Tokyo today,

We are cur-

rently working both at scientific and gcvernment level to remove obstacles
thorcugh
which have thus far made it impossible to conduct/examinations.
Ckumura
yesterday appeared not to have realized failure of scientists and lower
officials cooperate as

promised.

He agreed full access was both proper

and reasonable and I would expect him to take this position in interdepartmental vice ministers committee,
optimistic that their contacts will make
possible early next week,

Eisenbud and Morton now more
necessary examinations

Until oun problem of access to patients is

solved I do not wish to commit us further cn compensation question as
it may be necessary to take rositior that emount and nature of compensation cannot be authorized under American practice until Americen experts
had a chance to make their own findings.

27.

March 29:

Allison to Bugher:

Tokyo morning 28 March,

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Patients arrived byarny plane

Admitted Tokyo and tc national hospitels.

Waiting official permissicn Japanese authorities to complete examination,

DCE ARCHIVES

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