JAPANESE PROTEST AGAINST BRITISH "H" BOMB TEST
WOMEN AND HIROSHIMA-SCARRED CITIZENS ATTEND MEETING.
Residence of Itabashi, a middle-class district of Tokyo, have protested against the dropping of the British "H" bomb off Christmas island later in March. The unanimous resolution called the tests dangerous to the people of Japan due to the nuclear fall-out. further they declare that the explosion wiruin the fishing grounds in the Pasific for thousands of square miles for an indefinite period, and cause hardship to the Japanese people who rely on fish as their staple diet. Lieutenant-commander Takahashi, of the former Japanese Imperial Navu spoke out against the test at the meeting held in the Sangyo Keikan building, and a Dr. talked on the injuries which the bomb could cause to populations. A women present showed herscars from burns caused by a recent American nuclear test.
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