INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS COMMITTEE
JAPAN DELEGATION
CONFIDENTIAL
REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF THE ATOMIC BOMB AT HIROSHIMA
1. Introductory: An atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima on Auzust 6, 1945, and on August 9, 1945, over Nagasaki, causing great losses to human lives and substantial damage to the cities.
In as much as Japanese newspapers mentioned protcsts of the Japanese Governmeent lodged with the International Red Cross Committee, Geneva, about this bombing, the writer suggested to the Chief Dolegate, Dr. Junod, an early visit of the lieu of disaster. A joint evacuation scheme for Prisoners of War and Civil Internees organized by the Japan Delegation of the IRCC and the Protecting Powers in accord with the Allied High Command and the Japanese Government presented a suitable occasion for an inspection of Hiroshima.
The writer requested to be desisnated as Delegate for the evacuation of the Hiroshima Sector and obtained from the Gaimusho a letter of recommendation to the Hiroshima Civil and Military Authoritics for conducting an investization on the spot.
In view of the delicate nature of the whole subject it was understood this investigation to be of confidential and inofficial (officieux) noture.
2. Visit day: The writer accompanied by Dr. M. Weidennunn, representative of the Swiss Legation, proceeded by motorcar on August 29, 1945, from Fuchumachi via Miyoshi to Eiroshiwa.
Hiroshima, typescript carbon; reviews and news stories; correspondence with New Yorker, etc.; diary of Kiyoshi Tanimoto, with account of JH research, pp. 172f; survey of radio comments on the New Yorker issue; New Yorker galleys; reading on audiotape, Vassar, 11/14/65, 1945-1965
ICRC report on the effects of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima
International Review of the Red Cross
ICRC archives
https://international-review.icrc.org/articles/icrc-report-effects-atomic-bomb-hiroshima
https://international-review.icrc.org/sites/default/files/irc97_18.pdf
INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS COMMITTEE
JAPAN DELEGATION
CONFIDENTIAL
REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF THE ATOMIC BOMB AT HIROSHIMA
1. Introductory: An atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima on Auzust 6, 1945, and on August 9, 1945, over Nagasaki, causing great losses to human lives and substantial damage to the cities.
In as much as Japanese newspapers mentioned protcsts of the Japanese Governmeent lodged with the International Red Cross Committee, Geneva, about this bombing, the writer suggested to the Chief Dolegate, Dr. Junod, an early visit of the lieu of disaster. A joint evacuation scheme for Prisoners of War and Civil Internees organized by the Japan Delegation of the IRCC and the Protecting Powers in accord with the Allied High Command and the Japanese Government presented a suitable occasion for an inspection of Hiroshima.
The writer requested to be desisnated as Delegate for the evacuation of the Hiroshima Sector and obtained from the Gaimusho a letter of recommendation to the Hiroshima Civil and Military Authoritics for conducting an investization on the spot.
In view of the delicate nature of the whole subject it was understood this investigation to be of confidential and inofficial (officieux) noture.
2. Visit day: The writer accompanied by Dr. M. Weidennunn, representative of the Swiss Legation, proceeded by motorcar on August 29, 1945, from Fuchumachi via Miyoshi to Eiroshiwa.
Hiroshima, typescript carbon; reviews and news stories; correspondence with New Yorker, etc.; diary of Kiyoshi Tanimoto, with account of JH research, pp. 172f; survey of radio comments on the New Yorker issue; New Yorker galleys; reading on audiotape, Vassar, 11/14/65, 1945-1965
Archive at Yale
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/archival_objects/702517
Includes 1 7″ reel-to-reel audiotape