beyond any reasonable doubt a patent intent to commit the allege d irregularities, or that the Applicant was solely responsible for them. The Tribunal's review of such cases is limited to determining whether- 18 - the Secretary-General's action was vitiated by any prejudicial o r extraneous factors, by significant procedural irregularity, or by a significant mistake of fact. The Applicant maintains that p rejudicial and extraneous factors motivated his dismissal, that he was als o prejudiced by significant procedural irregularities and that there was a fundamental mistake of fact, namely, that, contrary to th e Secretary-General's and the JAB's views, the Applicant had no t misappropriated any of the Organization's funds. The Tribunal wil l examine each of these issues. IV.The Tribunal turns first to the factual issues. The Applica nt, who was Director of the Office of the Commissioner for Namibia (OCN) and who was entrusted with substantial authority and respons ibility in that post, was, among other things, in charge of the distribution of scholarship assistance payments and social welfare payments t o Namibians in the U.S. from U.N. funds specifically established fo r such purposes. Even before the tenure of the then incumben t Commissioner for Namibia during 1980 and 1981, the Applicant ha d similar responsibilities and authority with regard to such payments. Although numerous beneficiaries of such payments were dealt with b y OCN and furnished proper documentation to OCN regarding thei r identity, addresses, activities and needs, the Applicant claims that during 1980 and 1981 and in prior years a number of Namibian s who were entitled to payments from U.N. funds were handled by him secretly. The Applicant says that this covert group of Namibians , consisting of some 35 individuals, were politically unpalata ble to the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) in Namibia a nd that it
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to the management of financial resources within an international organization, specifically the United Nations (UN). The Applicant was responsible for distributing scholarship assistance payments and social welfare payments to Namibians in the US from UN funds. The text also mentions the handling of a covert group of Namibians who were deemed "politically unpalatable" to SWAPO, a political organization in Namibia. This suggests that the text may be related to international cooperation, humanitarian aid, or human rights.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Employment