“It was indicated that after this survey that it would be highly desirable to see
the other members of the crew at Yaizu; to make appropriate examination of them,
and to render any assistance possible to all the patients,
The ship "Fukuryu
Haru" was to be onitored for evidence of residual radiation activity and reports
on all the above to be sent to Washington as expeditiously as possible,
Arrangerents to get to Tokyo quickly were facilitated by the assignment of
a C~47 by the USAF which brought us to Tokyo on Thursday, March 1&th, landing
at the airport at 1300.
The team selected from A.B.C.C. staff to take pert in
this activity were:
LT, Jack J, Lewis, USNR, Acting Chief of Medicine
Dr. Seiichi Shimomura, General Medicine - bilingual
Dr, Takashi Fujii, Medicine, Hematologist - bilingual
Dr. Mary Sears, Nedicine, Hematologist
Miss Katsumi Tsuchitcri, Laboratory Technician, very experienced
he,.atologist
The proper Japanese authorities were contacted and arrangexents made to
examine the patients at Tokyo University Hospital on March 16th,
Tsuzuki was cooperative and helpful,
Dr. Masao
A complete physical examination of these
patients was obtained and is here subtended in the body of the report.
There being no radiation physicists in the 4.5.0.0. group, assistance was
asked of the Armed Forces,
General Standlee offered the services. of men in
his Command who had been trained in this discipline,
in charge of this group,
Colonel McNinch was put
The Air Force also supplied a competent team under
Lt. Col, Arthur Meek,
The second phase of the investigation at Yaizu wes carried out on arch 20,
A C-47 plane took us down and back,
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