she had not "at any time seen or spoken to the individuals listed in Annex I of the 18 March 1982 memorandum ..." with the possibl e exception of one person who might be a student. She noted that th e Applicant had directed that with respect to recipients being handled by him "no payment should be made while he was away" and that al l papers relating to the payments were, in fact, kept solely by hi m because he said that they were "politically sensitive" . Mrs. Gottesman indicated that she had no knowledge of th e 22 Namibians, nor did she ever see or speak to them. A forme r secretary in OCN, stated that she never saw or spoke to th e individuals, but informed the Applicant when the cheques wer e available at the Cashier's Office. In the meantime, as part of the investigation, the Director , IAD, retained a handwriting ex pert to examine the endorsements on all cheques made out to the alleged Namibian recipients. On 30 March 1982, the Secretar y-General appointed a high level Commission of Inquiry (the Commission), composed of th e Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, the Legal Counsel and the Assistant Secretary-General for Financial Services. Th e Commission was asked to investigate, "in order to ascertain th e responsibility, if any, attach ing to the officials involved", in view of the fact that some US$200,000 had been expended without suppor t documentation and because the Applicant had stated that the payments in question "were considered and approved by Mr. Ahtisaari [th e Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Namibia and former Commissioner for Namibia] - a statement which is disputed b y Mr. Ahtisaari himself". The Commission met seven times between 6 April and 26 May 1982
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a financial scandal involving payments made to individuals from Namibia, and the investigation that followed. It mentions the Secretary-General, the Director of IAD, and a Commission of Inquiry, which suggests that it is related to the administration of a international organization. The focus on financial transactions and the investigation of officials involved also points towards a category related to financial management or administration.

**Category**
International trade, Employment