After a little further discussion of this point the
Question of compensation again came up. Mr. Murphy said that
it is a somewhat odd situation to get a request for compensation
when we are blocked off from the facts which would determine
what the compensation should be. Other agencies here in Washington
have the impression that Mr. Okazaki is trying to cooperate but
that some parts of the Japanese Government and many of the
scientists involved are not, and so questions even arise as to
why the boat was in the locality.
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Ambassador Iguchi said that he recognized the difficulty
which rested upon the psychology of the patients concerned, the
jealousy and pride of the Japanese scientists, and the political heat which has been created by the whole question.