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TO: SeoretarY of State 1. CJTF seven press release published here morning papers. Cannot determine from local accounts if textual changes made. Please advise whether original version correct. m, nesnite all efforts here and In Washington, mes Impose severe strain on US-Japan relations. and forces promoting Japanese zfforts to exploit affair. Japanese Government Lal expressions of animosity but has not
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to representatives major Japanese newspapers, but in any event we would wish visit heavily covered by USIA and US wire services bc~thfor 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 qankind. B. US desire extend every possible facility to Japanese nc)tbeen 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 shipts sale of contaminated catch and prevented Japanese tuna panic. , D. Japanese have not been worldts 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 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. ++,~sreceived, verification of garbled portions has been requested.