On September 8, the medical staff flew to Majuro. We were met at the airport by Bill Scott, the BNL field director, who informed me that there was a serious problem developing concerning the payment of per diem to patients on the study list. At that time he provided me with a verbatim copy of a radio announcement that had been transcribed by Harry Brown and broadcast about three weeks previously over the Marshall Islands radio network (please see enclosure 2). In this radio message Mr. Brown invited all members of the BNL study group who were living on other islands to travel to either Majuro or Ebeye for examinations by the BNL team. It also stated that subsistance per diem and travel expenses would be provided. I found this information quite disturbing because on the previous day I had had a long discussion with Harry and he failed to mention this very important statement of policy . I should emphasize that over the last year one of the primary administrative goals that I had set for the program included clear definition of the responsibilities for the administration and payment of per diem claims by DOE/TT personnel--not by BNL. This policy had been accepted by the PASO office as well as the DOE central office and BNL. We had all agreed that administrative matters of this type would be handled by PASO and that the BNL medical team would take care of the medical aspects of these surveys. Upon arriving in Majuro and checking in the hotel the manager of the hotel immediately asked me for over $200 to settle the hotel bill of a family that had been waiting in his hotel for the BNL medical team. was reimbursed he would evict the family. He stated that unless he I explained to him the situation and he was kind enough to extend their stay until the problem could be resolved with my guarantee that he would receive payment. On the following morning I attempted to contact the DOE/DNA representative on Kwajalein, Jim Watt, since there is no | Drpeefecitle, tybh Oud diet people aun enviled, hod 0deDnet co AANA ADL Mt Aten thouk ofpines fr Aten, As) sacneeadl [aera ro oP ok: t Shou at j | i. ji it Moeprnch, aad.