level and/or step of his appointment, in the light of informatio n contained in his new updated Personal History Form.- 11 - VI.On 1 February 1984, the Applicant's Recruitment Officer wrote a memorandum to the Director, Division of Recruitment, concernin g correction of the Applicant's entry level. The memorandum states: "Subject:Revised salary recommendations - 1980 Arabic Translators Based on a salary recommendati on made on 20 October 1980, offers were made in August 198 3 to 12 Arabic Translators still on the 1980 roster of successful candidates. All candidate s when made the offer were asked to submit a newly complete d Personal History Form in order to update and complete thei r files. Taking into account the new information provided by two candidates and verified by the OPS [Office of Personne l Services] I would like to have your approval for the following revised salary recommendations in order to amend my offers: Mr. Taisseer El Shami (45 years old - Egyptian) In addition to all the facts taken into account in th e 1980 salary recommendation, Mr. T. El Shami has worked as a translator for three months with UNIDO. His job as the Head of the Chemistry Department and then as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science of Tanta University included scientific translati ons (posts held since 1974). I feel step IV at the P-2 level would be more appropriate than step I." VII.By a memorandum dated 6 February 1984, the Applicant wa s informed that he would be granted three additional steps, i.e. P-2 , step IV, with retroactive effect to his date of entry. The Tribunal notes that all necessary information concerning the Applicant' s qualifications and relevant experience was at the disposal of th e Administration. The Tribunal notes that the Applicant could have challenged the