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-2- 2683, May 1, 5 p.m., from Tokyo
to representatives major Japanese newspapers, but in any event
we would wish visit heavily covered by USIA and US wire services
both for Japan and other Asian audiences.
5. If Department can obtain requisite US clearances for this
offer, subsidiary themes that might be developed are:
A. US willingness make available to world biological and
medical data in atomic energy field for well-being mankind.
B.
US desire extend every possible facility to Japanese
C.
Implication that if FUKURYU MARU captain sdiyeaumy* had
fishermen patients.
not been so secretive about accident but had reported it by
wireless aboard vessel, US test area authorities could have
picked up injured crewmen by helicopter and flown them to
hospital in several hours where, with immediate care, they might
now be as well on way recovery as US patients. This would
also have forestalled ship's sale of contaminated catch and
prevented Japanese tuna panic.
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D. Japanese have not been world's only victims of March 1
explosion.
(Revelation that Japan does not have medical monopoly
of such patients may be as salutary for its doctors as for
morbidly race-conscious public).
6. Embassy would undertake screen out political physicians
from visiting party, and we would hope fullest facilities and
complete clinical data would be given them during their stay
Honolulu.
It might be useful send Embassy officer with party
both for local arrangements there and for appropriate follow.
through on return Japan nfxxbulven*.
If Department. approves
idea, sooner can make announcement the better.
If any delay
involved, it would seem well worth while holding men at Tripler
until arrival Japanese doctors.
ALLISON
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