TRIP REPORT - MAJURO, KILI, JALUIT new agreement. -4- By the Hospital Administrator's own admission, the medical records are so bad that it is virtually impossible to submit , an accurate claim, The only claims list available is one put together by a defeated politician who was running from Utirik. All of us agreed that this would not..be acceptable and the Marshalls Government . once more agreed to send us a revised list based on good judgment where medical records were inadequate. ‘ Recommendations 1. DOE HIRE AND TRAIN A MARSHALLESE ON MAJURO The "tarnished" image of DOE ‘in the Marshalls and the mistrust of our motives and personnel should be squarely addressed. The hiring of a Marshallese is certainly not the complete answer but the right person could make a big difference. Now we have no one to answer questions on the medical and environmental programs once DOE or contractor personnel leave the island. A competent person could take over the administration of Rongelap/Utirik per diem claims So as to prevent a mess as described above from recurring. Support arrangements for our personnel could be handled expeditiously. (Bikini copra sat at Air Micronesia for months because they were afraid to ship it without assurance that it was not dangerous.) The Marshallese could have a Marshallese speaking focal point to convey problems either real or imagined. NOTE: This service would have to be provided through contractual arrangements not through a Federal DOE employee. Action: If approved by NV/HQ the Chief Secretary could be asked to gather a list of candidates to interview. The person could be hired, trained (PASO/NV/HQ/BNL/LLL) and established in an office in Majuro. The cost per year is estimated to be about $20,000. This would include salary and fringes $12,000, travel $1,000, office space, vehicle, supplies, misc. $9,000. PASO to serve as administrative supervisor and focal point for info, in and out. 2. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL CHANNEL ALL LOGISTIC SUPPORT REQUESTS THROUGH PASO _ BNL personnel in' many cases. write. directly to government officials in the Marshalls requesting meetings, boats, maintenance of equipment, etc. and then are disappointed if they get there and the requests are not honored... This past trip revealed numerous examples: a