or National Health Institute should have custody.

Press stories

continue allegations US wishes to obtain ship "to destroy the
evidence" and interest in patients only as guinea pigs,

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patients left in provincial hospital at Yaizu and denie? US aid, while

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Dr. Tsuzuki of Tokyo University predicted to the Diet yesterday that
two patients would die,

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Called Japan a victimized country,

Dispatch dated March 24 from Allison states Morton's effectiveness

handicapped by poor cooperation of Japanese,

Statement by Tsuzuki that

two fishermen may die inconsistent with facts available to Morton,
Tsuzuki's motivations not clear but further direct communication from
AEC not advisable for time being,

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Dispatch dated March 2) includes suggestions made by Allison to

Okasaki that there be full access to ill crewmen for US technicians
aiong other things,

A central authority for review and control of

reports to be published was another item,

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