DECLASSIFIED Aut ority NN O'l S q3 • r Department ofj ate ·- 12 A ion SW Control Rec'd FROM Tokyo 3370 October 8 1954 9 17 a m Info ss TO Secretary of State NO 849 October 8 6 p m G Re future thermonuclear weapons tests essential first person note A 5 Number 1847 dated October Foreign Minister to me follow 1 Japanese Government wishes 1954 thermonuclear testing grounds be moved to another location as far as technically possible 2 If this absolutely impossible it is requested that scale of experiments be minimum that c 0nsideration be given to results of investigation conducted by Japanese authorities on marine and atmospheric effects this year's tests and that complete precautionary measure be taken Japanese Government requests s ecifically prior to experiments early notice re A Dates on which experiments to be conducted B Area of danger zone and period for which it designated C Concrete precautionary measures to be taken t 3 _ t 1 a C 5 6 ' Text note pouched ·' tO c n 01 RDW S AE v1JCT 8 1954 '- r 0 ALLISON PERMANENT · flEPR0D UCTIO RECORD COPY • This copy must be re™m 6tiffi A central files with notat4gp ayp i il Xt SP£CIALASSISTANTTOTHESECRITARYJ7 J1 J 1 -- l 4 Note concludes Japanese Government hopes discussions wbi·1 hl be held in quick order between competent officers 0 Governments re concrete measures to be taken for this issue 11 • I will acknowledge receipt note and its transmittal for appropriate cOT Bideration and will add that -lbassy will 'also be pleased transmit results of investigations mentioned 1 paragraph 2 above when received lfJ I 1 J J 1 -- --G J 1 t I' Japanese Government requests that when danger zone thus designated US Government authorize sufficient compensation for losses nnaturally inflicted upon Japanese fishing industry through such experiment and in cases unexpected damage done to Japanese Nationals full compensation for 11 all such dam 3 ges regardless of their locations • PROHIBITED t