A eeAb REPOSITORY COLLECTION BOX No. FOLDER Dé / PASE Dee/NV 7 on Liab, “EXPAT : © R Bi0o- MED, DR. COMARD 6% threw Ldf /GO9 September 17, 1969 BEST COPY AVAILAEE- William K. Streenan SUBSISTENCE/PER DIEM FOR MARSNALLESE MEDICAL PATIENTS I may not see you before you take off for Kwajalein and therefore I want to bring you up to date on the above subject. Also I enclose the background information which you gave me on Beptember 9 shortly before you left on your vacation. When I was in Las Vegas on September 11 I had a long telephone conversation vith Dr. Conard who wae at Brookhaven. He was in complete agreement with my thought that the Government should pay for the transportation and some per diem for these medical patients when they were required to leave their permanent (or sem{-permanent) 1o0zsac domiciles to receive medical treatment as recoomended by Dr. Conard. Ae a matter of fact Bob thought such provisions had been made in the past and were continuing to be made. I told him that this was not so. Conard also felt this expense should be borne by the AEC. Ae I see it, in the example of the Trust Territory would provide transportation for her from her home in Rongelap to Ebeye; the AEC would pay some per diem (amount yet to be determined) for her stay in Ebeye while she is avaiting transportation to Kwajalein and thence to Hono and New York; AEC would continue to pay some per diem until her return to her home base of Rongelap; probably her per diem rate would be different while she is on the boat froa Rongelap to Ebeye; while she is in Ebeye; while she {s in travel status to New York and while she is in New York. Conard seems to think the ind{vidual ehould get two allowances - one for their lodging and another for subsistence, f.e., food, incidentals, etc. I have no strong feeling on thie but I am inelined to think {it would be much simpler, and probably just as equitable, to pay the individual a flet dafly rate particularly for the time they are on Ebeye. PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED OFFICE B® ._-.. 2... 1G)en en ee weekgle ena 7 ___DATE> Ltt ~ JOC URES nl tt ses ses esrene scr srr rss srircupinetiicritsst tlercoom gp’ the. US. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1%6—- ©O- 214-629