4O1198 Department of Energy Nevada Operations Office PO, Box 14100 Las Vegas, NV 89114 Ay BS TY BEST COPY AVAILABLE MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD VISIT WITH THE PRESIDENT AND THE CABINET OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS On May 1, 1979 the new Constitutional Government of the Marshal] Islands took office at Majuro. The President, Amata Kabua, 51 years old, is a native of Jaluit Atoll and served as a Senator in the Congress of Micronesia from 1965 when that body was established, until October 1978 when the Marshall Islands separated itself from the Congress. The Ministers of President Kabua's Cabinet (all members of the Nitijela (Parliament)) are listed on the attachment, as are the Secretaries of the Cabinet Departments. On May 17, 1979, it was my privilege to be invited to meet with the President and the Cabinet. I had earlier visited briefly and personally with the President (a long-time acquaintance) to congratulate him upon his election and at that time had mentioned that there were several jtems i should j1ke to aiscuss. He chose to weet We, aCcumpanres by Harry Brown. while the Cabinet was in sessisn. Though a surerise, this was not at all awkward. earlier. I had known a number of the Ministers I believe that only Hon. Ataji Balos, Minister of Interna] Security, was absent, he being in Washington, D.C. President Kabua extended a gracious welcome, with introductions around the table. Then, however, he turned quickly te business for about an hour of real substance. I had mentioned our wish to gain the cooperation of the Tobolar* Copra Plant for studies which would lead to replication of the Tobolar process on a laboratory scale at Livermore. I had discussed this matter earlier with the Government's Chief Secretary, Oscar deBrum and his staff and *Tobolar: The corporate name of the cooperatively owned Copra Mill at Majuro--the only one in the Marshalls. The word Tobolar is the Marshallese name of a sprouting coconut. 009261