-21view their level medical and laboratory techniques this will be far less satisfactory than products Morton and staff could derive from direct access. Even this will recuire continued persuasion from us, both here and in Washington. It would be most useful, if Iguchi were called in, as suggested Embassy's 2476, and given emphatic sense of concern expressed reference telegram. We doubt, however, as situation now stands and after successive representations to Foreign Minister and Prime Minister, that our further preachrents for cooperation will produce more than limited Bharing of Japanese medical investiations. If accurate knowledge true condition patients is sufficiently important to our national health interests to make denial of direct U. &. access matter of prave concern, we shall probably have to move to some form or other of coercion and sanctions, 39. April 15. Allison to Bugher - Dr. Morton reports on basis his visit to test area that medical and scientific information being developed within area more complete than would iow in any case be possible derive from 23 Fukuryu Maru pavients. Ili his view, importance of Tokyé patients to U. S. naticnal health interest now minimal. If Department and AEC concur, it would seem neither possession of vessel (Department's 2107) no direct access to patients is now of significant concern to us. te be: (A) Our interests in situation from this point on would then appear To eliminate it as focus of international agitation; and (B) To minimize its strain on U.S.-Japanese relations. Immediate object for our attention would be conpensation auestion. DCE ARCHIVES, Th