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by Bill Scott, the BNL ffeld director, who informed me that there vas a serious
problem developing concerning the payment of per diem to patients on the study list.
At that time he provided me wilh a verbatim copy of ar. dio announcement that had
been transeribed by Larry Broun and broadcast about three woeks previously over
the Marshal! lstands vadio network (please see enclosure 2).
In this radio
message Mr, Berea duavited atl meabers of the BNL study group uho were living on
other dstands to Lravel
to clther Majuvo or Kbeye for
exauinattons by the BA ter,
It also stered that subsistance por dicin and travel exp. ases would be provided.
% found this information quiie digturching beeause on the previous day do bed ioal
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of policn.
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this very bovowteut st toast
Tt should emphasize that over the last year one of the primary
administrative goats that
Tolind set for the progran iocluded clear definition of
the reepunsibilities for the administration and payment of per diem clains by
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DOL/LT poersonnet--not by BNL.
This potiey had been accepted by the
as well as the DOB central office and '™h.
office
We bad alt agreed that administrative
watteces of this type voutd he handled by PASO
and that the BNL medical team vould
take care of the inedical aspects of these surveys.
Upon arriving in Majure and checking Jn the hotel the manager of the hotel
immediately asked me for over $7200 to setrhle the hotel bill of a family that had
been waiting in his holel
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wes redidbursed he vould evict
BND medical
the family.
He stated
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unless Ie
JT explatned to him the situation and
he was kind enough to extend their stay until
my puarantee that he would receive payment.
team.
the problem could be resolved vith
On the followinp, morning I attempted
io contact the DOE/PNA representative on EKvajatein, Jim Watt, since there is no