Respondent and on 3 May 1990, he provided answers thereto; Whereas, on 2 May 1990, the Tribunal put questions to th e Applicant and on 4 May 1990, he provided answers thereto; Whereas the facts in the case are as follows: Taisseer El Shami, an Egyptian national who successfully pas sed a U.N. competitive examination for Arabic translators held in 1980 , entered the service of the United Nations on 11 December 198 3. He was offered a two year fixed-term appointment as an Associate Translator at the P-2, step I level in the Translation Division, Arabic Service of the Department of Conference Services. At the Applicant' s request, on 7 February 1984, his entry level was corrected from the P-2, step- 5 - I level to the P-2, step IV level, with retroactive effect t o 11 December 1983 and he was offered a new letter of appointment , showing the correction. This administrative action was taken i n recognition of the Applicant's work as a translator for the Unite d Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and hi s translation work while Vice-Dean of Tanta University in Egypt . Neither of the original letters of appointment stated that th e Applicant was seconded from the Government of the Arab Republic o f Egypt. During 1985, the then Office of Personnel Services issue d revised guidelines to determine grade levels of staff upon initia l recruitment. Guidelines applicable to language staff recruited b y competitive examination were issued on 8 August 1985. According t o those guidelines, six years of relevant experience in the field were required for recruitment at the P-3, step I level, by successfu l candidates, holders of an M.A. level degree. On 29 July 1985, the Administration asked the Government of the