 ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL Judgement No. 481 Case No. 508: EL SHAMI Against: The Secretary-General of the United Nations THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS, Composed of Mr. Ahmed Osman, Vice-President, presiding ; Mr. Arnold Kean; Mr. Francisco A. Forteza; Whereas, at the request of Taisseer Mansour Mahmoud El Shami, a staff member of the United Nations, the President of the Tribunal, with the agreement of the Respondent, successively extended unti l 16 March and 16 April 1989, the time-limit for the filing of a n application to the Tribunal; Whereas, on 14 April 1989, the Applicant filed an application, the pleas of which read as follows: "II-PLEAS A -Applicant requests the Tribunal to order the Respondent t o produce: (1)All documents containing rules, guidelines or an y other system used for determination of entry level o f translators for appointment on a temporary or permanent basis, together with any amendments or alterations thereof. (2)Text of the 1980 advertisement inviting candidates t o sit for the Arabic translators examination. (3)The complete results of the co mpetitive examinations- 2 - for Arabic translators held in 1980 and 1984. (4)Copies of qualifications and experience sections of Personal History Forms (P-11) and the letters of appointmen t for the Applicant and his collaterals mentioned in tables 1 and 2 of section III-A of the present application, namely: ... (5)All staffing tables of Arabic Translation Servic e since 1983. (6)Performance evaluation reports of ... and ... (7)Any other documents in his possession relating t o this case as the proceedings may require. For this purpose the Applicant waives his right of access to those documents, or parts thereof, which the Tribunal, i n its wisdom and discretion, consider to be confidential. Sho uld the Respondent refuse or fail to produce these documents, the