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ne
(Enctosure 3).
You will note that $2,000, rather than $1,000 had been forwarded
and that a per diem rate of $27.00/day was arbitrarily set as an unique exemption _
for this group of examinees,
Jo ashed the secretary For a copy of the messape.
She explained to me that the Xerox machines throughout the area were broken atl
thereCore she made a landyritten copy of the messape, gave me the original copy
amd put the handwritten copy in Oscar de
With this assurance that
Brun'’s
personal file.
$2,009.00 vas on its way via the comptex Bank of
America roule, T went to Lhe maneser of the hank and asked what procedure should
be instituted te pick up Unose Funds and make then availabye for the cleaimuats,
He
explatucd that the check vould be addresiec ta ner prssonatly and thei be would
require a Tether of assipnment [rom me ta the aovernmert
of the Harshath
tsbouwls.
Lo therefore requested an interview vith the Minister of Pinavee ant discovered that
he had resigned a few days prior (mnelosure 4).
A new Minister of Finaace hed
been appointed and Towas able to contact him and his assistant, Gremt Labauio, on
the following day.
After Icnethy discussions and negotiations it was decided
that L should complete a letter of assignment (ine, 44) agsigming the check te the
Nitdjeta general fund and that all per dicm claimants vould be processed through
the Trust Territory Finanee Office.
IT suggested that sinee this was a "special
ense" with a finite amount of money speeificatly for per diem,
account should be established.
impossible.
that a separate
The Finance Office stated that this would br:
Therefore it went Inte the General Fund.
peu our party finallydeparted on Friday,
the check had still not arrived and
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Lwas unaware of the total payment of claimants who would he bandled under this
special announcemant.
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