言質を取る
make [have] somebody promise [【形式ばった表現】 pledge, give his word] 《to do, that…》
avoid [speak without] committing oneself
make a noncommittal statement.
現地で[の]
on the spot (何かが起こった場所で)
現地の人々
local people.
〈事〉 local employment
a native
(a piece of) field work [research]
an on‐the‐spot investigation
a local subsidiary.