TRIP REPORT - MAJURO, KILI, JALUIT -44 new agreement. By the Hospital Administrator's own admission, the médical records are so bad that it is virtually Jinpossiple to submit + an accurate claim. The only claims list available is one put together by a defeated politician who was running from Utirik. All of us agreed that this would not be acceptable and the Marshalls Governmont once more agreed to send us a revised list based on good judgment where medical records were inadequate. Recommendations oeee i. : DOE HIRE AND TRAIN A MARSHALLESE ON MAJURO ! —Tryrt- : / ‘ “The. "tarnished" image of DOE tn the Marshalls and the mistrust of our motives and personnel should be squazely addtessed. The hiring of a Marshallese is certainly not the complete answer but the right person could make a big difference. Now we have no one to answer questions on the medical and environmental programs once DOE or contractor personnel leave the isiand. <A competent person could take over the udministration of Rongelap/Utirik per diem claims so as to prevent a mess as described above from recurviny. Support arrangements for our personnel could be handled expeditiously, (Bikini copra sat at Air Micronesia for months because they were afraid to ship it without assurance that it was not dangerous.) The Marshallese could have a Marshallese speaking focal point to convey problems either real or imagined, NOTE; This service would have to be provided through contractual arrangements not through a Federal DOR employes. Action: If approved by NV/HQ the Chief Secretary could be asked to gather a list of candidates to interview. The person could be hired, trained (PASO/NV/HQ/BNL/LLL) and established in an office in Majuro., The cost per year is estimated to be about $20,000. This would include salary and fringes $12,000, travel $1,000, office space, vehicle, supplies, misc. $9,000, PASO to serve as administrative supervisor and fecal point for info, in and out. 2, CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL CHANNEL ALL LOGISTIC SUPPORT REQUESTS THROUGH PASO BNL parsonnel in’ many cases write directly to government officials in the Marshalls requesting meetings, boats, maintenance of equipment, etc. and ti.n are disappointed if they get there and the reguests are not honored. This past trip revealed numerous exemples: