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The Department of State and the Atomic Energy Comaission are
aware of the reports that fish cargoes have been found to. be radioactive.
Wo data have been forthcoming, however, to assess these
claims since none of the fish from suoh cargoes have been available
for aalysis.
Accordingly, it is impossible to comment on the
reasons for "the unusually high radioactivity comt found on the
recent catches of the Japanese fishing twats."
With respect to the Ambassador's comment that some Japanese
suspect t&8ts have been conducted on the atolls listed in HYDROPAC
277L8, the Chairman of the thited States Atomic Energy Commission
and the Secretary of Defense announced on May 13, 195), that the 195),
series of thermonuclear tests at the Commission's Pacific Proving
Grounds had been completed.
There have been no further tests in the
Pacific Proving Grounds since that time.
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