.. ‘ wae SE ¥ Lge (Enclosure 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 asked the secretary For a copy of the message. She oxpladned to me that the Xerox machines throughout the area were broken and ° therefore she made a handwritten copy of the message, gave me the original copy aud put the handwritken copy in Oscar de Brun's personal file. With titis assurance that $2,000.00 vas on its way via the complex Tank of America route, TI went to the manager of the bank and asked what procedure should be iustituted to pick up those Funds and make them available for the clatmenats. He explatued that the chack weuld be addcessed tome porsonally and thet he would require a letter of assignment from me to the government of the Marshall fstends. I therefore requested an dinterview with the Minister of Finance and discovered that he had resigned a few days prior Cinclasure 4). A new Minister of Finance hed been appointed and Iwas able to contact lim and his assistant, Grant Labaun, on the following day. After lengthy discussions and negotiations it was decided that I should complete a letter of assignment (Enc.4A) assipmiveg the cheek to the Nitijela’general fund and that all per diem claimants would be processed through the Trust Territory Finance Office. J suggested that sinee this was a "special case” with a flavite amount of money specifically for pex diem, that a separate account should be established. impossible. The Finance Office stated that this would be Therefore il went dmto the General Fund. phen our party finally departed on Friday, the check liad still not arrived and Iwas unaware of the total payment of claimants who would be handted under this Special announcomant. sung eal Ete ‘Nat Ne 3 i ee ve. SySST Ge By yee