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 ‘ . “ . a AML pratriege prt Aid le Aid Chix sala ad a peste, pnd a fltaorrn — : Uv faa proved. necttfed an Mas frac aed 4 Hts flat evdire TaVedadge of ae todpure Arepenle” hil ptat€. : Day obo de i