Consequently ... Mr. Vergara, as he gained confidence, was able to act in an increasingly independent manner while the Applicant became more and more isolated". In early 1979, the United Kingdom Departments of Industry Trade and Prices and Consumer Protection, Marine Survey Service refused to extend the Applicant's secondment. The Applicant decided to remain an IMO staff member and resigned from the service of his Government. On 21 June 1979, the Applicant was appointed Special Adviser to the "Marine Safety and Licensing" Project in Panama for a period of one year. The Respondent asserts that early in 1979, the Secretary-General considered the possibility of transferring the Applicant to the Caribbean, since several countries had "expressed an interest in an IMO Adviser being placed in their respective countries". In an undated note for the file, the Regional Programme Officer for Latin America recorded a telephone conversation with the Secretary-General who was then in Jamaica, sometime "in the first five months of 1980", concerning this possibility. At the expiration of his assignment in Panama, the Applicant returned to Santiago de Chile on 13 July 1980. The Applicant's appointment was subsequently extended as Marine Pollution Adviser for successive fixed-term periods of less than one year, until 30 June 1983. The Applicant asserts that during this period, Mr. Vergara continued to take over a number of his duties and prevented him from seeing incoming correspondence. In addition, he contends that there was an "increasing tendency of the IMO Secretariat to deal with Mr. Vergara rather than with the Applicant" and that "Mr. Vergara's practice of sending communications to IMO on his own initiative and without reference to- 6 - the Applicant began quite soon after his appointment". The Respondent admits that when the Applicant returned to Santiago "the [work] situation ... and the fact that the Assistant Adviser had
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the professional career and working relationships of an individual, specifically his role as an adviser in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and his interactions with colleagues, including Mr. Vergara. The text mentions his assignments, appointments, and responsibilities, as well as conflicts and challenges he faced. Given the context of the IMO and the types of tasks mentioned, it seems likely that the text is related to the field of transport and communication.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Industry