the difficulties surrounding payment of an SPA to the Applicant appeared to result from the non-observance of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 1959 and amended in 1977 and 1981 between ECA and FAO concerning staff of JEFAD. He noted that according to article 2 of that Memorandum of Understanding, only the Director of JEFAD, was required to be an FAO staff member; all other staff were appointed by both Organizations, each of the Organizations being "responsible for salaries and other allowances of its staff". Since the Applicant was an ECA staff member, ECA was responsible for payment of his SPA, just as FAO was responsible for payment of allowances for staff appointed by the Director general. In the meantime, on 14 May 1986, the Applicant was dismissed for misconduct. In a letter dated 5 September 1986, the Applicant asked the Assistant Secretary-General, OPS, whether any action had been taken by the Administration concerning payment of his SPA. On 21 October 1986, the Chief, Administrative Review Unit, informed the Applicant that the Administration would conduct administrative review of his case. Not having received a further reply from the Secretary- General, the Applicant lodged an appeal with the Headquarters Joint Appeals Board (JAB) on 13 January 1987. On 9 July 1987, the Classification Section, Office of Human Resources and Management (OHRM ), classified the post of Chief, AMS,1- 5 - at the P-5 level. The Classification Notice stated: "Functions classified in response to a request for an SPA. Functions should be reviewed upon long-term agreement between FAO/ECA on the status of the Chief of Section post". According to a statement by the Respondent, when OHRM reviewed the Applicant's request, it was agreed that, although payment of an SPA was discretionary, the Applicant would probably
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the employment and payment of an individual, specifically the payment of a Special Payment Allowance (SPA) to the Applicant. The context involves an organization (JEFAD) with staff members from two other organizations (ECA and FAO), which suggests that the text is related to employment and human resources.

**Category**
Employment