4 Fee ee ree at a ~~ re ke at dh elie metpipe | oben: a eec a ame eer : eo ot ery mat yes 1 : . ot i 7 fee feo . . * eS ace etait naoath On Septenber 8, : i tae eth ae ‘ tf : ‘ te ao : * -. Toe fe eels ee Pals ae . 4 mbes eotoe: Me eee eS Free 5. ao Dan TT abet dts the medical staff flew to Majuroe. + vo : oaoe . \ . , bth A stieeeapt lh dhe ~ iWe were met at the airport by Bill Scott, the BNL ffeld director, who informed me that there vas a serious problem developing concerning the payment of per diem to patients on the study list. At that time he provided me wilh a verbatim copy of ar. dio announcement that had been transeribed by Larry Broun and broadcast about three woeks previously over the Marshal! lstands vadio network (please see enclosure 2). In this radio message Mr, Berea duavited atl meabers of the BNL study group uho were living on other dstands to Lravel to clther Majuvo or Kbeye for exauinattons by the BA ter, It also stered that subsistance por dicin and travel exp. ases would be provided. % found this information quiie digturching beeause on the previous day do bed ioal a 1 long discuscion with Parry aud be foiton of policn. L to mention this very bovowteut st toast Tt should emphasize that over the last year one of the primary administrative goats that Tolind set for the progran iocluded clear definition of the reepunsibilities for the administration and payment of per diem clains by > DOL/LT poersonnet--not by BNL. This potiey had been accepted by the as well as the DOB central office and '™h. office We bad alt agreed that administrative watteces of this type voutd he handled by PASO and that the BNL medical team vould take care of the inedical aspects of these surveys. Upon arriving in Majure and checking Jn the hotel the manager of the hotel immediately asked me for over $7200 to setrhle the hotel bill of a family that had been waiting in his holel far the wes redidbursed he vould evict BND medical the family. He stated that unless Ie JT explatned to him the situation and he was kind enough to extend their stay until my puarantee that he would receive payment. team. the problem could be resolved vith On the followinp, morning I attempted io contact the DOE/PNA representative on EKvajatein, Jim Watt, since there is no