adqpted its I=jJt& On 21 Novembm 1988. Itsconclusionsandzmxmmdati~ read as follcws: Wonclusionsandreccaanendations meRmelconcl~thattheZ4dmini~ti~failedto ~theaFpellant'srepttation. 37. Intheabsence0fevidenceto~ . 'atemnetaryloss ~y=sumngt,thePanelreoarmnendsthat: (a) theMmMstrationissuetothea.ppllantapersoml lettxofapologyforitsfailuretopmtecthis EJ==nal reputation; (b) if the appellant so mquests, theAdministraticmissuea formal clarificationof the situatimsoas ticormct . !DXBpthmtheC-W acktxwledgehismeritoriousserviceandgoodshndingt a, (c) theMministmtionpaytkappllanttheequivalentof one day's net base pay (at the time of his separation fmnservice)asancminalpaynmtforthemralinjury sufferedbytheappellantasaresultofthe JUtbblistratian’S impmperhandlingoftkhelnatter. 38. !theFkUElll&E?snO the appeal." fuHherreamem%tionsinsuppcrrtof On 7 Wcember 1988, the LWde.r-Seme4zySeneral furlk3mini-on andMamgmmtinfmnedtheApplicantthattheSmetaryGeneralhad . ~hiscaseinthelight~ftheBoard~s~,andhad~~ ofitsconclusions. Hestatedinthisregard: II . . . It is mgmttable that the appmpriate officials didnotmoreclearlydealwithinplicationsraisedby intheOqanimtionwasnotproclahsd.Inthismmech --f--Y- wishesto -yau-tyanc depa&uEfmmthe ~0fPublicInfcrmationinno mumerreflectedupnyourintegrityasaninternational civilservantoryour mcqnizedhighpofessicmalcmpteme and Iqmtation in the field. -7 - --- hEiS, inthis-, decidedto WCE?ptthCiBoard’S lmadmus~timtograntyouone &y8snetbasesalaxyasanminalpayInentforthenroral injuryycusufferedandtotakenc furthaactionmthe matter." Inaletterdatedl3DemWer 1988,theApplicxntaskedthe -wforAdministratimandv for a letter of apologyfrcsnhim,inompliancewiththe reaomrmendatianoftheJAB,and askedthathecirculatethel~aswidelyaspossible~journalists, staffarxi~tivesofMemberStates. On 1 Fkkuary 1989, the Applicant filed with the Tribmal the applicationreferredtoearlier. bhereastheZqplicant8sprincipalconWnti~are: 1. ?heApplicantsuffe.redmralinjurybecaUseofthe~~s failuretoFnmtecthisreputation. 2. Ihe~failedtoinlplesnentingccdfaiththeunanimcrus lxcmmdationoftheJAB,apprrwedbyttae~~. 3. TheReqm&mtfailedtoissuetotheApplicantaperscml letterofapolcgyas -by-JAB. -the w’s pA.ncipal mntentim are: 1. IheRqmdenthas~affirmative ietpny enfomeableobligatim topmtecttheApplicantfrumpress~~mlrraperly inposedadministrative~. 2. TheApplicant appmntlydidmttakethelogical, availableand effectivestepstc~hisawnreprtationinface0ftheirrraEendoes mwcx>rrespondents. 3. TheFteqmeahasno- legallyaxpizableobligatims towardstheApplicant. TheMpmdenthasalmadysufficientlyapolcgized totheAppl.icant. l%eApplicant8s~fordisseminationam umwsmable:andtheApplicant~srequestfornmetarycaapensatian is unjustified, exessiveatxIbeycndtheTrihmal~smqxWme= -8 - l%eTrihmal,havingdeliberatedfmn25April199Oto16May199O, rnd w the following judgem& : I. Al~theApplicantlistssevenpleas,fundamefital ly-wf- partoftwoprincipalamplaints. lBefimtisthattheRqxx&ntdidnut extendtokimtheprotecti~towhichhewaserrtitledasastaffmen33er,and thesecxxrAisthatthememmm&m of 7 May 1987, from the Assistant tBcr&aqW for I-&mm Remumes v(-)t~- secretary-Generaldefamshhandesbblishesthathisseparationwas hmughtatxmtbyquestionablemeans;hetherefo~claims~ ccinpmatim. II. l%eJoint~sBoard(JAB)examimdindetailthe~laintabout ~l~of~~andcancludedthat"~Admini~ti~failedto ~~appellant~smputation~andsggesbd SaneEllEdidl-. --accepted- reammdati~oftheJAB,txlttheApplicant assertsthathefailedtotakepmperlytherermedidlmasures whichformsd anhtegralpartofthezxmmembtions. III. As forthe secondp3kcipalpleamgardhgthenmmar&mof 7May1987,theJABdidnot examine it as it "did not have -to consider[the]issuesraiseii...sincethepmsentappsal...islimitedto ~i~ofpnrotecrtianofpersonaland~f~ionalrepttatianoplly". In view of this, the question of receivability of the present plea, umcemhg themmxandmof 7May1987miqht~callyhe invoked,butW Applicantsidestepsthei~byslaggestingthatthe~prrincipalpleas areimepambleandintertwinedandalsoasacorollarythatalltheuther pleasarisecutofthesetbmcloselyammctedmattem. l%eRes~has notraisedthequestianofreceivabilityinhis~. Iv. As a follow-upactian fortheJ?Ws amclusimthatthe&spoMeM ~failedto~the~~cant's~ti~,theJAB~,and ~~aacepted,thata"~letterofapology"sbniLdbeserrt totheApplicant. Huwever,theletterwhichinfactwaswTittentothe -9 - ~~cant~nat,inhisvi~,refl~what~JABhadirrtendedandsohe asserk3thattheacceptarrceoftheJAB's remmemhti~wasneitherclear norstraightfoman% 'Ihe rekvant part of the letter of 7 Dmember 1988, fmnmemdePSecEtwy~forAdministratianand~tothe Applimntreads: "It is req&table that the appropriate officials did notmreclearlydealwithinplicatimsraisedby -f--=-Y- wishesto -ycru~~your -f--m of Public Infmtion in no mmnerreflecteduponpurintegrityasaninternational civil servant or your mcognizedhighpfessionalcanpetence 