VI.The Applicant's charge of conspiracy is almost entirely dependent on his assertion that six Finance posts were to be considered available originally and that the number was reduced to four when it was discovered that if six posts were made available, the Applicant would be eligible for promotion to the sixth. The Applicant also claims that, in any event, at least two additional Finance posts could have been made available to accommodate his promotion, but that in a deliberate effort to prevent his promotion, neither of these two posts was made available. VII.Since 18 December 1984, after the Applicant's claim was first asserted, the Administration has repeatedly denied the existence of any plan to make six Finance posts available for promotion through competitive examination. The Respondent has submitted substantial evidence that as of about two months before the oral examination was convoked, only four posts in Finance were expected to be made available. Moreover, before the Specialized Board had concluded its review and discussion of the combined scores for the written and oral portions of the Finance examination on 24 September 1984, and determined how many of the candidates should be recommended as eligible for promotion, a letter dated 6 July 1984, to members of the CEB from its President shows that only four Finance posts were under consideration. An internal OPS memorandum dated 13 September 1984, shows that only two Finance posts had been identified as of that date. In addition, a memorandum dated 21 September 1984, from the then Director, Division of Personnel Administration, to the Assistant Secretary-General, OPS, and the then Under-Secretary- General for Administration and Management shows that this was still the case as of that date, though a possibility of a third post existed by then.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a personnel matter within an organization, specifically a job promotion and the process of selecting candidates. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting a professional or administrative context. The mention of a "Specialized Board", "written and oral portions of the Finance examination", and "Division of Personnel Administration" further supports this interpretation.

**Category**
Employment