11. Article 4. Personnel. A. ATl employees of the Public Service working in the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health on the date immediatdly preceding the assumption of management control by the Contradtor shall be employed by the Contractor except for those instancds where Federal Program Requirements prohibits such employment! in which case it is contemplated such employees shall become employees of the Office of Secretary of Health Services. B. All personnel referred to in’ A above shall retain all benefits acquired during their employment in the Public Service and the Contractor's obligations for rovist of benefits shall be the same or equivalent to those provide for those employees when they were in the Public Service. This provision shall apply specifically to accumulated leave time, and sick leave, insurance and retirement benefits. C. During the transition period Contractor adopts as its regulations relating ta personnel the regulations in force on the date of execution of the agreement as pro- mulgated by the Marshall Islands Public Service Commission. D. The Contractor and the Government well, during the transition period, mutually agree on permanent personnel regulations for employees of the Contractor, which shall take effect on the inception date of the agreement or as soon thereafter as possible.