7a
oo
2
-15 remain dangerously low:
yesterday's 800.
one at 2100; one at 1700; and one at 1500 today from
Tsuzuki reported last of these showed increased coagulation
time, and complained of not feeling well.
These three patients plus two
original patients at Tokyo receive 100-300 ce transfusions daily; lowest blood
count patient additionally given 600,000 units penicillin daily.
At this point full and free access to patients for ABCC staff seems to
us, on basis Eisentud and Morton advice, irreducible U. S. interest.
Data
possibly derivable from these patients and available nowhere else may have
highest importance U. S. scientific security and planning.
Request Department
and AEC evaluation this point.
I would be prepared to go to Yoshida and put case for immediate
cooperation on following lines. (A) Contimed decline of white blood counts
as reported informally by Japanese. physicians to Dr. Morton, indicates need
for prompt application of best available techniques and therapeutic procedures.
(B)
Future wellebeing of FM sailors is being handicapped because Japanese
physicians have not chosen to consult with Dr. Morton's staff; (C)
Extent
to which government will accept liability for this unfortunate accident will
depend on extent to which, in our judgment, best available medical techniques
have been applied; (D) Japanese government has moral responsibility to assure
patients every opportunity to regain heal th; (E) A friendly attitude towards
the U. &. requires our government be given every opportunity to minimize its
potential liability by utilization of American-trained medical scientists on
staff of ABCC: (F) Potential findings of importance to national interests
both countries,