direct communication between Majuro and Honolulu.
Our radio communication was
exceedingly poor--I could understand approximately one out of ten words due to
severe static.
However, I repeatedly stated to Jim that I needed $1,000.00
immediately wired to the Bank of America in Majuro.
In addition, I asked him
for immediate guidance from PASO as to per diem rates and forms and asked who
was to take care of the administrative end of this per diem problem.
During the
remaining period in Majuro I spent approximately 80-90% of my time attempting to
clarify this problem and dealing with the claimants.
I was unable to reestablish
communication with Kwajalein due to a radio blackout imposed by the Missile Range.
I contacted the manager of the Bank of America in Majuro and was informed that any
"cabled authorization of funds" would be sent to the Bank of America in Guam and
then forwarded by regular mail to the bank in Majuro.
be from 4-5 days in transit.
He estimated that it would
This far exceeded our stay in Majuro.
On Wednesday
afternoon, during the middle of our stay at Majuro while talking with Judy Knapp
of Micronesian Legal Services, she informed me that on the preceding day, while
in the communications
office, she had obtained a glimpse of a message directed
to Oscar de Brum, the Chief Secretary of the Marshall Islands, and in the text of
that message she said she saw my name mentioned.
the content of the message.
She was unaware of the rest of
Therefore I went to Mr.
de Brum's
office and
discovered that he, along with most of the members of the cabinet had left for
Enewetak Atoll (the PASO office was fully aware that Oscar was on his way to Enewetok
at this time) for the mid September conference.
in the main administration building.
There was no one in authority left
However, I was able to find a secretary in
another area who finally agreed to go through Mr. de Brum's. message file and after
an hour she discovered a message from our DOE/PASO office addressed only to Oscar
de Brum
asking him to pass the message on to me.
That message is enclosed as
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