geen, te Oo Sra: EEA} ® » Coy ety ome 401207 A £ nes Department of Energy Pacific Area Support Office P.O. Box 29939 Honolulu, Hawaii 96820 Honorable Adrian P. High Commissioner HAN Sg as So Winkel Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Saipan, Mariana Islands Dear Mr. 96950 Winkel, PER DIEM CLAIMS TO RONGELAPESE AND UTIRIKESE UNDER TIPI PL. 5-52 AND TTPI-DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AGREEMENT NO. EY-76-A~-28-3159, MODIFICATION NO. 3 Recently the Magistrate of Utirik came to Honolulu to ask us why per diem claims for medical referrals under above referenced agreements had not been paid. Yesterday we received a call from Dr. Hugh Pratt of Brookhaven National Laboratory who is on Kwajalein preparing for the annual full scale medical trip to Rongelap and Utirik. He reported that some of the people on Ebeye had asked about the same thing. Earlier in the week he had been on Majuro where the Utirik Magistrate confronted him, again on the same issue. While Brookhaven has nothing to do with the issue per se, their close association with the effected people invariably draw them into problems of this kind. We recognize that having Brookhaven in this position could lead to problems not of their making, which in turn could disrupt their efforts to provide the kind of care set forth in our 1977 agreement with you. To help relieve them of the burden of having to respond to DOE issues not directly related to their program efforts we are providing a DOE Representative on selected missions in the Marshall Islands. Harry Brown has been designated aS DOE Representative on this upcoming trip and will be on Kwajalein January 26. Dr. Pratt has asked that Harry meet with those people on Ebeye who are asking questions concern- ing DOE activities. Prior to that happening, it is appropriate that we attempt to bring you up to date on the issue of outstanding unpaid claims. Our cables 270130Z Aug 78; 020030Z Sept 78; 1200302 Sept 78; and 1600502 Sept 78; and your 2909282 Sept 78 (all attached) pretty much speil out the story. . Basically we have been asking that you send DOE/PASO an invoice and supporting documents for claims which have not been paid by TTPI and qm 5305301 7¢ A jhe