detaits about the Tabershaw contract for the evaluation of Likiap. I explain - \ to him the position that existed when I left the U.S., indicating that no solid : ‘ 3 "i comuitment has been made by the Congress via legislalion for funding to care for | the Bikinians but that the BNL medical team would continue to take care of them | on a humanitarian basis as loug as we could afford it. information L had given Oscar de Brum sama day, Iomet with hera Rikton, I again repeated the on the Tabershov proposal. Later on Lhat: the Director of the Majuro Hospital. He indicated that he would loan us the Trust Territory personnel whom ve had requested iu our preptlanning Jetter, with the exception of Kalman Gideon. Kalman Gideon's place would be taken by Mamaru Kabua, the yeunper brother of the President of the Narchall Yslaads, Amata Kabua. Hanaru, He stated that there was a slight problem vith t.e., “he drank too much" ond that he was sorry to burden ue with his problem but he recommended that L watch Manarn very carefully during Lhe survey. T assured him that any drinking that was done uboard ship would be done cin coufiued spaces and that no Mayvshallese would ever be aware that any member of the scientific crew had been drinking. Of auterest, while having breakfast the first morning iu Majuro, ve were approached by Morley Saler and members of the 60 Ninutes CBS erew (Enclosure 8). They expressed an interest in our role in Najuro. We gave them a brief survey of the 25 year history of the BRL medical surveillance program and later on in the day Mr. Safer, along with his entire crew, appeared in our decrepit ommnining trailer at the back of the hospital and asked to fiJm a short interview, Since Jowas faced with the oplion of refusing the juterview and having CBS stand in front of the Majuro Hospital aud say that PNG had refused Lo allow thetr examination to be fiimed, or of granting the interview, I chose the latter. The interview consisted of a short film strip of myself examining a patient under a rather prdmitive field condition. Dr. Donald Paglia was standing behind the cameraman &