enjoysuchprivilege onthegroundthatratingrelief withrespect totheformer premises was"incorrectly granted", andUNHCRwasfurther requested turefund the outstanding amountinrelation totheearlier representative's residence. 9.Although itwasl\nderstood byUNHCRthatthematter wasbeingresolved asa result ofdiscussion undertaken through theMission oftheUnited Kingdom ofGreat Britain andNorthern Ireland totheUnited Nations OfficeatGeneva, regarding the establishment ofaco-operation agreement fortheUNHCRofficeinLondon, theRoyal Borough ofKensington andChelsea hasnowtakenthematter tocourt, andacourt warrant wasissued on30November 1989. Withrespect totheearlier representative's residence, aletter requesting payment ofoutstanding rateshas beensenttoUNHCR. /...A/C.5/45/10 English Page17 6.IneachcaseUNTSOtakesupthematter withtheIsraeli Defence ForceLiaison Officer, requesting information astothecircumstances ofthearrest, thecharge, thelawapplicable, theplaceofdetention andotherquestions specified under ndministrative instruction ST/AI/299. IneverycaseUNTSOistoldthatthearrest hasbeenmadeaccording tolawbutdetails areinvariably unclear untilsuchtime asthechildisbrought before acourt, whenUNTSOhasmadeavailable asecurity officer toattend withthestaffmember andreport onproceedings. Thesonsof threelocalstaffmembers arecurrently underarrest andprocedures andinformation concerning themunderST/AI/299 havenotbeenforthcoming inreasonable time. They areUssama Bassa, Ibrahim MussaBkeirat andMnerMohammad Hammad. C.Office oftheUnited Nations HighCommissioner forRefugees Immunities fromlegalprocess 7.Withrespect toimmunity fromlegalprocess, aSomali courtfound UNHCRliable fordamages suffered byaSomalicitizen asaresultofatraffic accident involving aUNHCRvehicle. Despite UNHCR's numerous protests against sucha decision, theSomali courtissued anordertotheeffect ofdebiting UNHCR's account byasumof4,760,000 Somalishillings ascompensation fortheprejudice incurred bytheclaimant. ItisworthnotingthatUNHCR's bankaccount wasdebitp.d without priorknowledge oftheorganization. Following thedemarches undertaken by UNHCRaimedatrecovering themoneyandhighlighting theillegality ofthe procedure followed bythecourt, theMinistry ofForeign Affairs appealed against thecourt's decision before theSupreme Court. Taxation 8.Onthequestion oftaxation UNHCRhastwocasestoreport. Thefirstrelates tothepayment ofratesbyUNHCRwithrespect totheresidences occupied respectively bytwoformerrepresentatives duringtheirassignments inLondon. The tenancy agreements forbothresidences wereinthenameofUNHCR. Whilethe earlier representative wasoriginally granted ratingreliefinrespect ofthe premises occupied byhimfrom1984to1986inaccordance withthe1946Convention onthePrivileges andImmunities oftheUnited Nations, hissuccessor couldnot enjoysuchprivilege onthegroundthatratingrelief withrespect totheformer premises was"incorrectly granted", andUNHCRwasfurther requested turefund the outstanding amountinrelation totheearlier representative's residence. 9.Although itwasl\nderstood byUNHCRthatthematter wasbeingresolved asa result ofdiscussion undertaken through theMission oftheUnited Kingdom ofGreat Britain andNorthern Ireland totheUnited Nations OfficeatGeneva, regarding the establishment ofaco-operation agreement fortheUNHCRofficeinLondon, theRoyal Borough ofKensington andChelsea hasnowtakenthematter tocourt, andacourt warrant wasissued on30November 1989. Withrespect totheearlier representative's residence, aletter requesting payment ofoutstanding rateshas beensenttoUNHCR. /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAlC.5/45/10 English Page18 10.Theadoption ofadecreebytheGovernment ofBurundi on31December 1988 establishing aservice taxonimported orexported articles, including "exempted
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing various administrative and financial issues related to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and its representatives, including taxation, immunities from legal process, and humanitarian aid. The text also mentions a specific case involving a Somali court's decision and an appeal to the Supreme Court.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade