: - wah atielts Th, *° ’ spi wt han a tet Ee tate 1 ON aM tee Ask Pinpelt. re as t f | to pay the claims on Ebeye. ‘thereafter things progressed relatively smoothly. TOfcomplete the critique of the administrative problems, Mr. Murawski accompanied us to the outer islands portion of Rongelap and Utirik and although a “a very ve a e enpleyec Holmes and ie is not: current rrent onon the the he e is_a_ capabl pleyece ofof Holmes and NNarve r, he problems cf compensation, per diem, and the details of the new PL 116.) Thess questions, along with questions as to land custedy were raised on both Rongelap and Utirik and Nr. Murayski did the best he could under difficult circumstances, but unfortunately, in many cases had to state that he did not have the answer to the question but would focward the question to DOM tia Honelutau. t feel he yas placed in an untenable pasitian by being asked to pive definitive answers to problems for which he was not prepared, -~ IT. Political aud Public Relatious Aspects - tt has been a Longeestallished principle of these surveys for the leader of the Brookhaven medical team Lo pay a courlesy call on the members of the Marstadl Islands goverment. During this visit 12 met with and had Jong diseussions with Oscar de Drum, the Chief Secretary of the Marshall Islands government. During those discussions he specifically asked we what actions were being contemplated in Washington reparding the information that Tony de Likiap. Brum had presented on I informed lvim that To had met with the Tabershaw group and that when I lefFe the U.S. a proposal was being developed to review the epidentoloric evidence of an jucreased incidence of thyvoid and birth abnormalities on Likiap. The following day at noon Osear picked me up ak the hospital and drove inc te the Vastern Gateway vhere we had dunch with Amata Kabua, the President of the Marchal. Islands, waht Ue, laid ws calFaeale tm ee Amata was particulacly interested in what formal action lad been take to authorize medical care for the Bilkctinians and was also interested in further