On 24 March 1982, the Secretary-General approve d recommendations by the then Under-Secretary-General fo r Administration, Finance and Management, that the Applicant b e instructed to defer his mission overseas and remain at Headquarter s and that the Applicant be relieved of his duties as Certifyin g Officer. On 26 March 1982, Mr. Ahtisaari, the former Commissioner fo r Namibia, advised the Director, IAD, that he had no recollection o f discussing with the Applicant payments to the 22 Namibians and tha t although he did not generally review welfare payments, in accordance with U.N. Financial Rule 110.2(a), Certifying Officers wer e responsible for submitting the appropriate support documentation t o the Controller before authorizing any payments. On 29 March 1982, the Applicant reiterated to the Director , IAD, that "certification for p ayments for all assistance to Namibians in particular the cases in question, was carried out on th e instructions of the Commissioner for Namibia". On 30 March 1982, the Director , IAD, asked Mr. Ahtisaari, what was his "understanding of the procedures followed in the man agement of the welfare programme, in particular, the selection, approval an d payment to the first 22 individuals" listed in an annex to th e 18 March 1982 memorandum to the Applicant. In a reply dated 5 April 1982, the former Commissioner for Namibia stated that when he assumed- 8 - his functions, the Applicant " was already responsible, as Director of the Office, for the activities of the Fund for Namibia". In th e absence of "special provisions for the management and administration of the Fund" in General Assembly resolution 3296(XXIX), paragraph 1, the Fund was "administered in accordance with the normal financia l regulations of the United Nations". He stated his surprise at th e