of Reference and Bibliography Section, a post at the P-5 level and was selected. On 1 July 1986, the Applicant was appointed Officer-in-Charge of the Reference and Bibliography Section and on 1 October 1986, she was officially designated Chief of the Section. On 15 September 1986, the Assistant Secretary-General for Personnel Services had announced to the staff in ST/IC/86/48 the procedures to be followed in connection with the 1986 promotion review. The Appointment and Promotion Board (APB) was finally constituted in December 1986 and commenced its review of staff eligible for promotion in February 1987. At a meeting held on 12 March 1987, members of the APB raised a question concerning promotion of staff who had already separated from the service of the Organization. On 13 March 1987, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management (OHRM) advised the Chairman of the Board that "one of the essential conditions for promotion is that the staff member be in the active service of the Organization at the time of implementation of the promotion by the issuance of a P-5 action". He emphasized that "a promotion is precluded, therefore, in situations where the staff member is deceased, separated from the Organization or on special leave without pay at this particular moment".- 5 - The Applicant, who had been recommended for promotion to the P-5 level by her Department, reached the mandatory retirement age on 31<March 1987 and separated from the service of the Organization on that date. A request of 22 September 1986, by her Department, for the exceptional extension of her services beyond retirement age had been turned down - on account of the financial crisis confronting the Organization. On 17 June 1987, the Assistant Secretary-General, OHRM, announced to the staff in ST/IC/87/35, the 1986 Senior Officer (P-5) Promotion Register. The Register contained the names of staff that
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a formal document discussing personnel management and promotion procedures within an international organization. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting that it is related to administrative or organizational matters rather than a specific sector such as agriculture or industry.

**Category**
Employment