eb nS dalSANS ormSoarebtusbe’ aaebintt, -3- On September 8, the medical staff flew to Najuro. [We were met. at the airport by Bill Scott, the BNL field director, who informed we that there was a serious problem developing concerning the payment of per diem to patients on the study list. At that ttue he provided me with a verbatim copy of a radio announcement that had been transcribed by Narry Brown and broadcast about three weeks previously over the Marshall. Islands radio network (please see enclosure 2). In this radio message Mr. Brown duvited all members of the BNL study group who were Living on other islands to travel to ctther Majuro or Kbeye for exautnations by the BNL tean. It also slated that substistauce per diea and travel expenses vould be provided. ‘Tl found this information guilty disturbing because on the previous day T had had a long discussion with Harry and be failed to mention Lhis very Jrportiat statedert of= policy.. I should cmphasize . that over the last year one of the primary administrative goats that Tohliad set for the program docluded eat clear definition of the responsibilities for the administration and paymeut of per dicen claims by DOL/LT persomnel--not by BNL. This policy had heen accepted by the PASO office as wold as the NOE central office and BNL. We bad all agreed that administrative matters of this type would be handled by PASO and that the BNL. medical tean would take care of the medical aspects of these surveys. Upon arriving in Majuro and checking in the hotel the manager of the hotel immediately asked me for over $200 ta settle the hotel bill of a family that had been waiting in his hotel fer the BNL, medical team. was redinbursed he would evict the family. lle slated that. untess le Y explained to him the situatton and he was kind cnough to extend thetr stay until the problem could he resolved with my guarantee that he would receive payment. °On the followinp morning I attempted to contact the DOE/DNA representative on Kwajalein, Jim Watt, since there is no