the examination before the Applicant, but unless it were established that OPS knew of it before its communication of the 2 October 1984 listing the four Finance posts, the Applicant's claim of conspiracy collapses. The evidence is consistent with the view that the number- 14 - of Finance posts expected to be made available for the competitive examination process ranged between two and four before the time the ranking of the successful candidates was disclosed. X.The Tribunal also notes that the ex-officio member of the Specialized Board, who the Applicant claims had been informed by an authoritative source in OPS that a target of six posts in Finance had been established, has denied the Applicant's assertion. The ex-officio member has explained that the President of the CEB told him prior to 10 July 1984 that, since the number of Finance posts had not been determined, he could proceed on the assumption that a maximum of six posts might be available in order to convoke candidates to the oral examination. XI.Despite the ex-officio member's having brought to the attention of the Specialized Board the provisions of paragraph 15 of ST/AI/313 regarding the normal number of candidates convoked to the oral part of the examination, the Specialized Board decided at the 10 July 1984 meeting to convoke 13 candidates, and not 18 candidates as could have been expected if indeed six Finance posts were available. Subsequent to this meeting and before the oral examination, the CEB, according to the ex-officio member, informed the Specialized Board that OPS was having difficulty locating posts. To the best of the ex-officio member's recollection, the Specialized Board was advised that the CEB was trying to obtain three or possibly four posts. No specific information on the number of posts was communicated by the ex-officio member "to the Applicant or to
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a specific employment-related process, specifically a competitive examination process for Finance posts, within an international organization (CEB). It seems to be focused on the details of the examination, the number of posts available, and the communication among various parties involved. This suggests that the category should be related to employment or human resources.

**Category**
Employment