NOV 15 1979 Mahion E. Gates, Manager, NV -2- whole body counting, nursery projects at Enewetak and Bikini, radiological surveillance, etc.). Through a series of near heroic actions by H&N/PTD, U.S. Oceanography, PASO and NV, the vessel was procured, fitted out, sailed to Kwajalein in the worst weather in recorded Pacific Ocean history. The Liktanur II sailed from Kwajalein only one week late in spite of a month of totally impossible weather in the Pacific. Since that time Liktanur II has performed every task assigned to her, on schedule, with competence and occasionally with distinction. Every Principal Investigator of a DOE program in the Marshall Islands that has utilized Liktanur II will attest to that statement - except Dr. Pratt. Dr. Pratt began a campaign before Liktanur II sailed from San Diego in December, 1978, to disqualify the U.S. Oceanography contractor from contract renewal. It is clear from item B, Enclosure 1, that early on he had developed strong negative feelings about Charles Otterman, President of U.S. Oceanography. From that point forward to the present date, Dr. Pratt has deluged PASO with a never ending flow of complaints about the alleged inadequacies of Liktanur II. In the main, the complaints have not involved PASO support of the medical program, but have dealt with matters involving contractual, issues, navigational methods, crew qualification, crew documentation, safety, rigging of the vessel, etc. The only thing that the complaints had in common, collectively, is that all were derogatory to U.S. Oceanography and/or Liktanur II. ‘ At a meeting of Liktanur II Users at Livermore, CA, on February 22, 1979, just after BNL's first medical survey trip in January/February 1979, Dr. Pratt took the position that BNL would not thereafter utilize Liktanur II for BNL medical surveys. Since BNL was and is the major user of Liktanur II, their withdrawal from the program would create serious problems as to where other program participants would get vessel support since clearly DOE would not pay for two vessels. After a very long and very candid discussion by Dr. Pratt, Roger Ray and the writer, Dr. Pratt agreed that if the corrections were made in the vessel that he had recommended (most had already been accomplished as a routine Shakedown cruise procedure) BNL would agree to use the vessel through FY 1980, but only if Charles Otterman, did not accompany the BNL medical survey trips. PASO agreed to try to get Otterman to agree but pointed out to Pratt that Otterman owned the vessel and we could not enforce Dr. Pratt's request if Otterman’ was not agreeable. At ay bain yas) 4 Bm el Wy 7 11978, meeting at Livermore Dr. Pratt provided to selected members of the Liktanur II Users group, a series of schematic drawings of a proposed CMS (Carr Marine Services) vessel which Mel Carr, a present Global employee at KMR, had prepared. (Mel Carr was the former ist mate on Liktanur I and is a close associate of Dr. Pratt). Since the