VIII.The Administration has firmly asserted that prior to the- 13 - preparation of the list by OPS, which included the four Finance posts, and which was attached to the letter dated 2 October 1984, from the Assistant Secretary-General, OPS, to the President of the CEB, neither the Assistant Secretary-General, his staff, nor anyone other than Members of the Specialized Board knew the ranking and identity of the six candidates deemed by the Specialized Board to be eligible for promotion. The Tribunal has also been informed by the Respondent that the 2 October 1984 list of available posts was a final version of a tentative list prepared as early as 25<September 1984. IX.The Applicant states that only after the results of the oral examination were known did OPS furnish the identification of the four posts in Finance and that this carried out the conspiracy to prevent his promotion. He claims that everyone knew by then that he ranked sixth on the list of successful candidates. But, as indicated above, there is no evidence that OPS or anyone else knew before receipt by the President of the CEB of the communication dated 1 October 1984, from the Specialized Board, who the candidates eligible for promotion to Finance posts were or what their ranking was. On 22 October 1984, the Applicant indicated that he had learned of the 24 September 1984 conclusions reached by the Specialized Board with regard to the number and identity of those eligible for promotion, but there is no showing of when or how he learned of this, and he has not established that he or anyone else beside the Specialized Board had knowledge of it before the 2 October 1984 letter from the Assistant Secretary-General, OPS, to the CEB. OPS was in a position to have learned the final outcome of
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a dispute related to personnel management within an international organization, specifically the promotion of an employee to a finance post. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, indicating a professional or administrative context. The mention of a "Specialized Board" and "OPS" suggests a formal organizational structure.

**Category**
Employment