— om ee Zb Coneurnences Le aro. BYHBOL FOLDER / 7 Nevada Operations Office, NV BOX No Mahlon E. Gates, Manager “ COLLECTION Gates Fol Pg 4S # Personal for Mr. Doe/WV Honolulu, Hawaii 96820 pePosiTory P.O. Box 29939 e iov 15 i978 _Doé / PASO Department of Energy Pacific Area Support Office L979 Py frEDj(At. PROGRAM | er 3 : “ + A020 1 oaeevee = ra as - * 4 ™ a # a Tip Dy eR at 4n78 benern BTG, AYMBOL PASO SUPPORT OF THE BROOKHAVEN MEDICAL PROGRAM inimace/sic. fhis letter confirms our discussions of this subject on November 8, 1979, and is submitted to you formally in accordance with your request. —e a PATE Since June, 1975, when I became the Director, PASO, no program has created more continuing nor more abrasive problems requiring PASO solution than support of the Brookhaven Medical Program. PASO has no responsibility for management of this program, only the responsibility for supporting it, logistically. Notwithstanding the lack of assigned program management responsibility, PASO has been drawn in fer RYG, BYTMBOL re ee INITIALS/&IG, bpener ‘PATE peer ire RIG. BYMBOt. by circumstances, time and time again, into situations requiring some diplomatic skill and tact to extricate the BNL medical staff from rela- tionship situations which the BNL staff created by either their inability or unwillingness to accept KMR's management role at Kwajalein. Naturally, PASO had the option of refusing to become involved, but this would have been irresponsible since on at least two instances this course would have resulted in the expulsion of the BNL Doctor (Kotrady) from Kwajalein and at least temporary cessation of medical help to the Marshallese people. Thus, PASO was morally obligated to intervene and did so, with the full knowledge and consent of BNL medical management (Dr. Conard). were able to mitigate the problems. Fortunately On at least two occasions the Director, PASO, has been the target abusive, down-talking harangues by a BNL physician (Dr. Grant) as of the Doctor's unwillingness or inability to utilize established ment procedures for medical supplies. In these instances I chose InTTIALS/BIG. ed ‘pats er RTG. SYMBOL ee IntTIALS/ 566. Ee DATE of a result procure~ to aarp ATG. SYMBOL omen iaviaAca/siG, one DATE ignore abuse, however irritating and distressing and instead worked with Dr. Grant and the DOE/DNA coordinator at KMR and H&N/PTD to solve a procurement problem. This we did, successfully. | RTG, SYMBOLW Late last fall, PASO was tasked by NV and DOE/HO to procure and equip a ves-i sel which would support both the BNL medical survey (first voyage scheduled for late January, 1979, as well as the other DOE programs in the Marshalls - tee: somo Nevin is/sic. PATE ee