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I called on Foreign Minister this morning to express official
concern over relapse end critical condition
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radio operator FUKURYU MARU, and to extend our best wishes for
his recovery.
At noon Embassy issued press release re visit;
text cabled Embassy's 520.
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illness end the encovuregement given to those Japanese officials
who heve used
condition to egitate for larger com-
~pensation from US.
Believing it
important have US offer on recor
‘in writing, I handed Okazaki a personal letter in which, after
exvtressing our sympathy for
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(A) Restated our mex imum
offer of one million dollars; (B) pointed out that while distribution of sum is matter for i apodece Government we hoped major
portion would be used TETED patients and their families
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(C) esked formally if
Jéepenese Government now prepared conclude compensation agreement;
Dy reminded Okezaki that any sum in excess our offer would re-
quire Congressional action end consequent delays; and (E) hoped
settlement could be errenged speedily in interest expediting eid
end essistance,for unfortunate fishermen.
In giving Okazaki tnis
letter,
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said I hoped
it would be of essistence
with his Ministerial collcegues.
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