- - DECLASSIFIED Aut4ority rJ04S 2 q 1 -1 epartment of State 7 I CONF-- 17 Action FE 1954 FROM Info L E UFW p TO OLI 1 Re FUKURYU MARU compensation Okazaki told me today that Ando who heads Cabinet committee on Bikini incident problems had almost succeeded in persuading Yoshida last week that 1 5 billion yen $4 2 million was minimum acceptable claim Okazaki intetvened later to insist sum was out of question he thought he had persuaded US Ambassador go as high as 1 mi J_lion dollars but that was limit Discussion inside government not yet concluded but Okazaki reasonably confident he can carry agreement I made no commitme11t to Okazaki rel million figure but indicated some optimism we could go this high for prompt settlement · uoc OCB USIA CIA OSD NAVY OCL FOA Secretary of State 207 July 26 7 p m NO 2 Believe it important be able conclµde agreement immediately once Okazaki has persuaded his colleagues to sign Any delay at this point would encourage opposition to whip up press and public and make eventual signature that much more difficult Accordingly request renewed authority this fiscal year conclude compensation settlement up to 1 million dollars soonest 3 View critical importance public relations aspects settlement draft agreement transmitted July 2 should perhaps be expanded to serve as public statement re conclusi on incident Will cable suggested amendments soonest · ALLISON JAK-14 Action Tak n A - -1 lf 9 1t Action Assigned to - J__ i Date of Action Action O i'ice 1 s Name of Off'ice Direction to D I 0 PERMANENT RECORD COPY REPRODUCTION FROM THIS • This copy must be returned to DC R central files with notation of action taken• COPY IF CLASS FIED 18 pfl HIBITED