scared ... re "past obligations"
I think these are probably the "past obligations of record":
In 2000 or so, malc "consulted" to loch (ie, Boone et al) and probably got very little or nothing for his "services" which included getting LH onto military testing facilites (Yuma comes to mind but I think there was another one, east coast) and arranging for the Taipower work (the report of which, if you remember, was sent "by accident" to osscout who then gave the report he "accidentally" received to capndagood for safe keeping -- or was it the other way around, that mike gave osscout the report HE had gotten "by accident"? It's been too long; can;t remember).
There were also no doubt other "consulting services" MP provided for LH. If you ask capnmike very very nicely, perhaps he'll tell you what they were.
