CORRESPONDENCE 1.THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT
\
[Sec pp. 34, supra. j
2. THE REGISTRAR TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, OF THE
UNITED NATIONS
10July 1972.
By your letter of 28 June 1972 you informed me that the Committee on
Applications for Review of Administrative Tribunal Judgements had on 20
June 1972decided Io request of the International Court of Justice an advisory
opinion on an Application for lire Review of Jurlge~~renNfo. 158 of rhc Unired
Norions Ar/rninisfrotiveTribrinal.
In acknowledging receipt of your communication, withwhich you were good
enough to transmit certified copies of the English and French texts of the Com-
mittee's decision, 1 have the honour Io inform you that, in accordance with
Article 66. oaraeraoh 1. of the Statute of the Court. 1have today notified al1
~.. -. .
Stattr cniiiled to appear bcforc the Court oflhç rcquest for an .idi.i;,)r).opinion.
I am cnclosing hercuiih, far yuiir inform<itii)n,acopy in boih Iang~agcsufthc
'rinicd texi <if\our leticr of 28June 19723s iranrrniticdii>thoïc Sta1r.s
1 have taken note that in accordance with Article 65, paragraph 2, of the
Statute of the Court, you will be transmitting to the Court al1documents likely
Io throw light upon the question. I have further taken note that, in accordance
with Article 11, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the United Nations Adminis-
trative Tribunal, you will be arranging for the transmission to the Court of
such viewsas the applicant for review may wish to submit.
3.LEGREFFIER AU MINISTRE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGÈRES D'AFGHANISTAN '
IOjuillet 1972.
J'ai l'honneur, en exécution de l'article 66, paragraphe 1, du Statut de la
Cour internationale de Justice, de faire tenir ci-joint à Votre Excellence un
exemplaire, imprimépar les soins du Greffe, de la requêtepour avis consultatif
transmise à la Cour par le Secrétaire générad les Nations Unies en vertu d'une
décisiondu Comité des demandes de réformation de jugements du Tribunal
administratifendatedu 20juin 1972.
4. THE REGISTRAR TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
17July 1972
1 have the honour to refer IO your letter of 28 June 1972 by whichyou were
good enough ta communicate ta theCourt a decision taken on 20June 1972 by
' Une communication analoguea étéadressée aux autres Elals admis b ester
devant la Cour.184 APPL~CATION FOR REVIEW
the Committee on Applications for Reviek of Administrative Tribunal Judge-
ments concerning a request for advisory opinion, and to drau your attention to
Article 66, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the Court, which provides:
"The Registrar shall also, by means of a special and direct communi-
cation, notify any State entitled to appear before the Court or international
organization considered by the Court, or, should it not be sitting, by the
President, aslikely to beable 10furnishinformation on the question, that the
Court will be prepared Io receive, within a time-limit to be fixed by the
President, written statements, or to hear, at a public sitting to be held for
the purpose, oral statements relating to the question."
In pursuance of this provision, I have the honour to inform you by this
special and direct communication that in the present case the United Nations
and its member States have so far been considered by the Court as likely to be
able 10 furnish information on the question, and that, by an Order' of the
Court of 14 July 1972, 20 September 1972 has beenfixed as the time-limit for
the submission of written statements. The subsequent procedure has been
reservedfor further decision.
S. LE GREFFIER AU MINISTRE DES AFFAIRES ~TRANGERES D'AFGHANISTAN~
17juillet 1972.
II est.connu de Votre Excellence que, le 20juin 1972,leComité desdemandes
de iéformation de jugements du Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies a
pris la décision suivante:
[Voir p. 3, supra.]
Le texte de cette décisionest oarvenu au Greffe de la Cour le 3 iuillet 1972.
Sous le couvert d'une lettre du 'IO juillet 1972, une édition imprimée en a 616
communiquée à Votre Excellence en exécutionde l'article 66, paragrap-e 1~du
Statut de la Cour.
Le paragraphe 2 du mime article du Statut prévoit:
«a.tout Etat admis à ester devant la Cour et à toute organisation inter-
nationale jugés, par la Cour ou par le Président si elle ne siège pas,sus-
ceotibles de fournir des renseie-ements sur la auestion. le Greffier fait
connaître, par communication spécialeet directe, que la Cour est disposee
à recevoir des èxposésécrits dans un délai à fixer par le Président. ou à
entendre des exposésoraux au cours d'une audience publique tenue à cet
efiet».
Appliquant cette disposition, j'ai l'honneur de faire connaitre à Votre Ex-
cellence, par la présentecommunication spécialeet directe, qu'en l'espèceet à ce
jour les Etats Membres et le Secrétaire -énéraldes Nations Unies ont été
considérésVïr ILCour comme suscrptibles de fournir des renwignenients hur la
quc5tion et d'autre par1 que. pal ordonnance de laCour du 14juillet 1972.la
date d'expiration du délai oour la orerent~tion d'e\posé~écrits a étéfixéeau
20 septembre 1972.La suite'de laprocédure est réservée
' I.C.J. Reporis 1972,p. 10.
' Une communication analogue a étéadressée aux autres Etats Membres des
Nations Unies. CORRESPONDENCE 185
Au cas où Votre Gouvernement dksirerait seprévaloir de la facultéqui lui est
ouverte de présenterun exposéécrit dans le premier délai fixé,j'attacherais du
prix à en ëtre informé aussitôt que possible. J'ajoute que l'exposédevrait être
rédigésoit en français, soit en anglais, langues officielles de la Cour (article 39,
paragraphe 1, du Statut).
6. THE REGISTRAR TO THE SECRETARV-GENER A L THE UNITEDNATIONS '
24 July 1972.
With reference Io my communication of 17July 1972. 1have the honour Io
send you herewith the text of the Order made by the lnternational Court of
Justice on 14July 1972.
7. THE DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL LEGAD LIVISIONOF THE UNITEDNATIONS
SECRETARIAT TO THE REGISTRAR
28 July 1972.
This is to acknowledge and thank you for the following Iwo communications
addressedIo the Secretary-General:
Your letter of 10Julv 1972 (5293. .with which vou enclosed aCOPY of the
prinied tcht of the Secreiary-Gcnerïl'x lctier of 28 Juns communicnting Io
the Prcsidcni of the Couri ihc rcqdesi for iin adiisory tipinion in rr'l;tiion tn
Judccincni No. 158ofthc Adminirirdtit,~ Trihunal of ihc Unilrd Nations;
YO& letter of 17July 1972(52978), by which you inforrned the Secretary-
General that the Court so far considers the United Nations and ils hlernber
States aslikelv Io be able to furnish information the auestions Io which
the letter of28 June related, and that the time-limit2bf September 1972
hasbeen fixed for the submission of written staternents.
We have communicaicd rhis inform:iiion io \Ir. Tasla, ihc Applic~ni Io
u hom ihc iibove-mentioned judccmcnt of the Administrati\e Tribunïl rel?.tss.
and to his counse12.and have-arranzed toreceive from thern. for transmission Io
th; Court within the tirne-limit established it,any views ~r. Fasla may wish
to haveconsidered in connection with the presentproceeding.
(Signed) Blaine SLOAN.
8. THEDIRECTOR OF THEGENERALLEOALDIVISION OF THE UNITEDNATIONS
SECRETARIAT TO THE REGISTRAR
24 August 1972.
1wish to refer to the Secretary-General's letter of 28 June 1972transmittinga
request by the Cornmittee on Applications for Review of Administrative
Tribunal Judgements for an advisory opinion on the Application for Reviewof
JiidgementNo. 158 of the United Nations Administrativeribunal.
Pursuant to Article 65, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the InternationalCouft
of Justice, 1am transrnitting to you for submission to the Court 30 dossiers in
'A similar communication wassentto StatesMembersof the United Nations.
Mr. Erik N. Valters.186 APPLICATION FOR REVIEW
Enelish and 30 in French containine documents likelv.to throw li--~ uo.n ~ ~~~-
quislions submitted to the Court. Ïcertify that al1these documents are final
officialrecords of the United Nations or true copies thereof. exceDtfor certain
documents that exist in mimeographed form only and are so indicated in the
Table of Contents of the dossiers. Each dossier alsocontains a Table of Con-
tents listing al1 the documents transmitted, as well as an lntroductory Note
designed Io facilitate the use of the dossiers'.
In addition, 1am transmitting to you 30 folders containing copies of the 92
annexes to the application submitted to the Committee on Applications for
Review of Administrative Tribunal Judgements and referred to in its questions
to the Court. Most of these documents are in English and a few in French.
A list of the annexes', in English and French, appears at the beginning of each
folder.
At the same time 1am transmitting a copy of the dossiers as well as of the
supplementary folder to Mr. Mohamed Fasla, the Applicant to whom the above-
mentioned judgement of the Administrative Tribunal relaiçs, as well as to his
counsel.
The Secretary-General will be pleased to provide the Court with any addi-
tional documentation or information in his possession that the Court might
find useful in its consideration of the opinion requested by the Committee.
9. THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE
COURT
15September 1972.
1 have the honour ta inform you that 1 have designated Mr. Constantin A.
Stavropoulos, Under-Secretary-General, The Legal Counsel, as the represen-
tative of the Secretary-General in the proceedings of the Court concerning the
request by the Committee on Applications for Review of Administrative
Tribunal Jud~ements for an advisorv ooinion on the Aoolicarionfor Review of
JudgemenrNo. 158of rheUnired~arions~~rfminislrarivF eribunal.
MI. Stavropoulos is authorized to present written statements on behalf of the
Secretary-General in the matter before the Court
(Signed) Kurt WALDHEIM.
10.THE LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE UNITED NATION SO THE REGISTRAR
15 September 1972.
1have the honour to transmit herewith a letter of even date from'the Secre-
tary-General, addressed to the President of the International Court of Justice,
authorizing me to present written statements on his behalf in the matter of the
Advisory Opinion on the Applicarionfor Reviewof JridgemenrNo. 158 of the
United NationsAdminisrraliveTribrinal.
Pursuant to the above-mentioned authorization, 1 also have the honour to
transmit herewith, forcommunication to the Court, one copy of awritten state-
ment in the foregoing matterJ. A further 49 copies are beingsent to you by air-
freight.
'See pp. 7-12,supro.
Seepp. 20-23, supra.
Sec pp. 27-64,supra. CORRESPONDENCE 187
We are in touch wiih counsel of Mr. Mohamed Fasla, the Applicant to whom
the above-mentioned judgement of the Administrative Tribunal relates, and
exoect to receive from him within the next few davs a statement of the views of
M;. Fasla, which we shall immediately transmit toyou pursuant to paragraph 2
of Article 1I of the Tribunal's Statute.
(Signed) Constantin A. STAVROPOULOS.
II. THE LEGALCOUNSEL OF THEUNITEDNATIONS70 THE REGISTRAR
18 Scptember 1972.
1hav~ ~he honour 10refer Io the reauest bv the Cornmittee on Aooiications
for Review of~dministrative ~rihunal'~udgeken1s for an advisory obinion on
the Ar>ulicario,fior Review of JirdgemenrNo. 158 of rhe Unired Narions Ad-
In connecilun uiih ihst rcqucst and as rcquircd b) pilriigrilph 2 oi ArI1;Ic II
ufihe Tribunal's Siaiutc, I ain herruith tr~nsmitiing in yod for communiciiiion
to the Court one coov ofa statement' setiin~ forth the viewsof Mr. Mohamed
asl late ~~~licani io whom the above-rnentioned judgement of the Admini-
strativeTribunal relates. This statement is one that we have just received from
the Applicant's Counsel. A furiher 49 copies are being sent toyou by air-freight.
12. THE REGISTRAR TO THE SECRETARY-GENER OAFTHE UNITEDNATIONS
6 October 1972
1refer to my letter of 17July 1972. constituiing the special and direct com-
munication provided for in Article 66, paragraph 2, of the Court's Statute, in
respect of the request for advisory opinion on the Applicarion for Reviewof
JudaernentNo. IS8 of the United Narions Admi~~islrative Trihi~nal.hy which 1
infirmçJ you thai the United Nations and iis Member Siaiei hüd becn csnsi-
dered by thcCouri as likcly to be able io furnish informatisn on thequesiion.
1now have the honour to inform you that the only written statement suhmitted
t. the~C~ ~t iç that receiv~~ from the~U-ited Nations. cornorisine a-statement
on your hehaliani ihc vieirs of thc pcrson to whom ~"dgc&'nt No ISa of the
AJministratlve 'Trihumalrelatcd. namcl, \Ir. Mohamcd Fdsla.
In mv letter of 17Julv. 1informed vbu that when the time-limit for the sub-
.. ,~~
mission nfwriiten siaiementi uas lixcd by ihe Couri, the subsequeni proccdurc
w35reser\,edïor luriher Jesision. I now have the honour tu inform you that 11is
nnt conternolated that >uhlic hearings for the submission of oral statements will
bé held in tiis case,but the ~resident of the Court has fixed 27 November 1972
as the time-limit for the submission of written comments as provided for in
Article 66, paragraph 4, of the Statute
13. LE GREFFIER AU MINISTRE DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES D'AFGHANISTAN'
6 octobre 1972.
Dans ma lettre du 17juillet 1972qui constituait la communication speciaieet
directe prévuea l'article 66, paragraphe 2, du Statut de la Cour relativement a la
' Noi reproduced.
Unecommunicationanalogue a étèadresséaeuxautresEtatsMembresdesNations
Unies.188 APPLICATION FOR REVlEW
requétepour avisconsultatif concernant la Demandederéformationdujugement
no 158 du Tribunal administratifdes NationsUnies. je faisais connaîtreà Votre
~xcellence que l'organisation des Nations Unies eties Etats Membres avaient
étéconsidéréspar la Cour comme susceptibles de fournir des renseignements
-~~-l--~~estio~: Votre Excellence voudra bien trouver sous Dl.séo.réun exem-
plaire de l'exposé écrirteçu de l'organisation des Nations Unies, qui comprend
un exposé fait au nom du Secrétaire général eti'opinion de la personne que
concerne le~ ~.-~u~t no 158 du Tribunal administratif des Nations Unies~.
M. Mohamed Fasla. Je fais tenir en outre à Votre Excellence une traduction
française de cet exposé,établiepar le Greffe et dépourvuede tout caractère offi-
ciel (article 39, paragraphe 4, du Règlement ')Aucun autre exposéécritn'a été
transmis à la Cour à la suite de la communication spécialeet directe faite le
17juillet 1972.
~'indi-~ais d~ns la lettre du 17 iuillet aue la Cour. en fixant la date d'exoira-
tion du délaipour la présentation d'exposés écrits, avaitréservé lasuite de la
~rocédure.J'ai l'honneur d'aviser Votre Excellence qu'il n'est pas envisage de
ienir en l'affaire d'audiences oubliaues consacréesà~desexoosésoraux: a cet
égard,je me permets d'appel& l'attention de Votre ~xcelléncesur la recom-
mandation contenue dans la résolution 957 (X) de l'Assembléegénéraleet
tendant à ce aue les « Etats Membres et le Secrétairegé-érals'abstiennent de
prkscnter des e\poscs oraux j.IJCour internationale de Justice>, dans les pro-
cedurcs visant j.obtenir.au moycn d'un ails consultatif. la rcformation de juge-
ments du Tribunal administratif desNations Unies.
~e~résident a fixéau 27 novembre 1972la date d'expiration du délaidans
lequel des observations écrites pourront étre soumises conformément à I'ar-
ticle 66, paragraphe4, du Statut.
14. THE LEGAL COVNSEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO THE REGISTRAR
(relegram)
6 October 1972.
Io On 29 September we received a letter of even date from Erik N. Valters
advisine us that he had withdrawn as counsel of Mohamed Fasla am mailing
-
you coiy of that letter.
2' Have today received following cable dated 5 October frorn Fasla
"Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article II of Administrative Tribunal Rules
respectfully request submission bycable to ICJ the following:
'The viewsnresented bv c&nsel Valters on mv behalf on 18SeDtember
have been disiorted and mislead ICJ of my intent clear cut insGuctions
had been provided to Mr. Valters on various occasions on telephone and
bv lettersand Our agreement has been that mv views will be stated by
him and communicaÏed to me on time beforLsubmission to ICJ rroi
14to 27 September. 1was unable to reach Mr. Valters on the phone on
25 September. 1 received from a former colleague a Xerox copy circu-
lating at Secretariat of what has been presented ta ICJ as my views by
Mr. Valters on 27 September by telegram. 1have requested Mr. Valters
to submit within 24 hours a corrigendum to ICJ on 28 September. Mr.
'Reglement de la Cour adopte le 6 mai 1946, C.I.J. Aerrs et documents no 1,
2c édition, p.54-83. CORRESPONDENCE 189
Valtersrefused to fulfil his oblieationtoward me and disaualifv himself
to be my counsel. 1 respectfull;requestICJ in the intereit of justice to
enable me to submit within a reasonable delay a corrigendum to what
Mr. Valters has presentedas my views. An explanalor)-communication
supported by evidence will follow this cable'."
Annex
MR. VALTERS TO THE DIRECTOR OF ME GENERAL LEGAL DIVISION OF THE UNITED
NATIONS SECRETARIAT
New York, 29 September 1972.
With refercnce to ihe proceedings beforr the International Court of Justice
conccrning Applicarionfor Reviewof Judgemenr No. 158o/rhe Unired Narions
Adminirrrorive Trihunol. pleitsc be îdvised tIahave niihdraivn as counsel for
Mr. hlohamed Fosla. 1should like to tîke this opportunity Io ihank you mort
sincerely for the CO-operationwhich you and your siail havc unfailingly exten-
ded to me during myassociation with Mr. Fasla
15. THE LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO THE REGISTRAR
(relegram)
1l October 1972.
Re my tel 6 October point Z0Fasla's cable was dispatched 1 October and
received in UN 5 October.
16. THE LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO THE REGISTRAR
13October 1972.
Pursuant to pûragraph 2 of Article II of the Stature of the Admini?tniive
Tnbunal of the United Nations. 1have the honour to transmlt to you herewith
the orieinitl of a communication. dütcd 7 Octoher 1972.yent by Mr Mohamed
Fasla ïo the Secretüry-General for submisrion to thelnternntional Court of
Justice in connection with the advisory opinion requesicd on the Applicalion/or
Rei8iewolJudaemenl No. 158ofrhe UniredNuiio~~A r dniinisrrali~eTribunal.
1 am ils0 tiansmitting to ou herewith an English and a French copy of the
Secretary-General's Bulletinnumber ST/SGB/13l1 dealing with the organiza-
lion of the Secretariat. which isreferred to on page three of theabove-mentioned
cornmunicûtion. ~lthougha numberofamendm;ntstothat document havc been
issucd siiice,none of thcse alïtct the passage rcferred to by Mr. tasla.
1also havc the honour toacknowledae herewith the receipt of your Ictier of
6 October addressed to the ~ecretar<~eneral and informing him that the
President of the Court has iixed 27 November 1972as the lime-limit for the
submission of written comments. We immediately inforrned Mr. Fasla of this
time-limit and have sent himacopy of your letter. APPLICATION FOR REVlEW
Annexes
MR. FASLA TO THE SECWARY-OENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
(Attn.: Director of General Legal Division)
Tucson, 7 October 1972.
Pursuant to paragraph 2. Article II, of the Statute of the United Nations
Administrative Tribunal 1request that you submit to the International Court of
~u~~ic-.t~ ~attached communication which is oart of mv views in .his case be- ~ ~ ~
foretheCourt.
I would be most grateful to you if you would provide me with a recei~t for
thisdocument and a copy of your transmission to the Court
MR. FASLA 70 THE REOISTRAR
Tucson, 7 October 1972.
As required by paragraph 2, Article II,ofthe Statutc of the United Nations
Adminisir~tivc Tribunal this sommunication is sent to you through the Secre-
tary-General of the United Nations.
firouahout this ueriod of international turmoil comolicate. b~ ~ ~ ~ ~ne .- ~~~~-
ideologig and irrahonal prejudicesthe United ~ations and the international
Court of Justice have stood as a svmbol of the houes of the world and as a
standard of iustice to which al1c~ul~ ~so-re
~he ~rcakble 10 the Charter of the U'niiedNations reaflirms "faith in funda-
mental human rights in the dignity and worth of the human pcrson . ..". To
nolatc the essence of the Charter is to violate the hopes of mankind; to destroy
confidence in the justness of thi~council of nations is to destroy the hopes for
peaceful ieitlemcnts of disputes. A failure to fulfillthe necd for jusi methods of
&bitration invites a resoÏt to violence and iniustice.-A fai~ ~e to ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~- ~ ~
principles invites unprincipled action and injustice.
The International Court of Justice, as the highest tribunal of civilization, as
the embodiment of the belief that disputesshould be settled civillyand justly, as
the fulfillment of the hopes of men for a better world, must be concerned to
protect those ideals and preserve those hopes.
The International Court of Justice has before it now an Application for Re-
view of Judgement No. 158 of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal
(Fasla against the Secretary-General of the United Nations). The opinion
rendered br the Court will be of the hiahest conseauence and can reaffirm the
faith of meo in the sanctity ofjusiicc. Ëcsause of the imporrancc of this case,
and of any cüsc uhich appelirs bcfore the Court, it appears evident that a prinru
facie obligation exisir on the ~lrt of the Court to cnsure that the virws of both
parties befully represented before that Court.
The deposition dated 18September 1972submitted by Erik N. Valters in his
capacity as my counsel entitled "Views of MI. Mohamed Fasla" conveys a
substantial misrepresentation of my position by failing to represent my views
correctly on this issue. But most importantly, it distorts the nature of the
issues involved in this case, giving the impression that my only concern is
monetary.
MI. Valters failed to follow my instructions as to the content of this depo-
sition, failed to obtain my approval of the deposition before it was submitted to CORRESPONDENCE 191
the Court, and when confronted with these facts by me withdrew from this case
on 29 September 1972.
As an indication of Mr. Valter's failure to follow my instructions as to the
content of this deposition 1 point out that 1 instructed him to emphasize the
importance of the production by respondent of two letters, amongothers. The
&st of these isthe Hagen letter dated 9 March 1969which despite iü importance
has been ruled by the Tribunal as "not relevant to the case". The second is a
letter dated 26 April 1969 from the President of the Yemen Arab Republic to
the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The reply by the Administrator
UNDP isdated 28 May 1969under the symbol DP/3IO/Yemen.
1pointed out to Mr. Valters specificaspects of thejudgment of the Tribunal
which 1 wished him to include and to emphasize as a failure of justice. These
points arenot made in the deposition, nor are my viewspresented.
~ in~ ~ ~ ~d~ ~ ~Valters to ensure the oroduction of the dossier of the Ad- ~ ~ ~
ministrative Tribunal as required by Article 12, Section 2, of the Statute and
Rules of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal which States "The
Executive Secretary shall make for each case a dossier which shall record al1
actions taken in connexion with the preparation of the case for trial, the dates
thereof. and the dates on which any document or notification forming part of
the procedure isreceived in or despatchedfrom this office". 1 also requ&ted that
he ensure production of the minutes of the Tribunal involving the proceedings
of my case.
~ ~~~-~a~ked~~ ~t~Mr. Valters inauire of the Court the leeitimacv of the
principle expressed in the ~ecretary-~eneral's Bulletin (S~ISGB~~~Io )fO&ber
1966which is expressed on page 13. Should the General Legal Division of the
Secretariat, in a case involving the Secretary-General as respondent, "represent
the Secretary-General before the Administrative Tribunal and, on request,
advise theTribunal on legalquestions"?
1 also reouested Mr. Valters to nrotest to the Court as unaccentable the
.~~ ~~
position taken by the Respondent iegarding the status of the ~enéral Com-
mittee' and the production of documents irrelevant to the case, namely,
"D.~~me~t~ ~on relatine to t-e formulation ~~ Article 1 of the Statute of the
Administrative Tribunal", "Documentation of the Specid Committee on
Review of Administrali\e Tribunal Judgmcnts". "Documentation of the
Ti\elfth Sesiion of the General Asseinbly". and "Documentatiun of the Ténrh
Session of the General Assembly", rince I fclt that thii uould rhift theemphasis
from the tuo questions for which the Advisory Opinion uu requested IO a
determination of the leeitimacv of the General Committee and the extent and
nature of ils powers.
In a letter to Mr. Valters dated 26 August 1972 1 instructed him on page 6 "to
send a draft of vour annlication in due time in order that wecan discussit about
al1the points. :'. 1"bi oniy di4 no[ approve of the content of this deposition
Iuusnoteven au~rcofilse~istcnce uniil 2SSeptember 19'12uhen 1uasapprised
thnt a CODY wascirculatine in Headauarters.
~olloiing is a copy of Ïhe cable which 1sent to Mr. Valterr on 27 September
1972 which tepresents a free discussion beiueen an applicant and his counsel.
Upon receipt of ihis sable Mr. Valiers disqualified himselfas mycounsel.
"At many occasions 1 have tried in the last few days to have you on the
phone either at home or at the officebut 1did not succeed. 1left messages
' Cornmitteeon Applicationsfor Reviewof AdministrativeTribunal Judgernents.
[Note by Mr. Faslo.]192 APPLlCATlON FOR REVlEW
to cal1me collect but 1am surprised that I did not receive any communica-
tions from you.
As today 1have not received the written stïtement on my behalf io IJC.
Houevcr I have becn provided by a fricnd ai Headquarters a Xerox copy
of this document circulaiing ai the Secretariat since 18 of Seotember. 1
regret that 1have to be informed by others about what has been presentedas
myviews.
1 am distressed that my views have been distorted in soite of vour
agreement and your promise thït you willfollou my recomme~d<ttiun~and
clear uiih me any documents before prescniation tu IJCas you did for the
proceeding wtth Admtntstrative Tribunal. 1 am dee~ly distressed about
Your omission that the Secretam-General has violated-the Article o~ ~ ~~~~
~harier. Article 101, ~ïragraph 3 (recall from ~eme" Arab Republic and
penslization for irregularities committed by senior officers).
1 am distressed that vou have built the entire comments on material
compensation and added others just as respondent had predicted andthis
contrary to my recommendation. You have been aware in writina and
on the ho ne that mv case azainst the Secretarv-General is for a moral ~~ ~ ~ ~
principle. Iris forjust';ceand ihis has been made ciear to you and I mention
to you again twou,eeks ago thai I u,anied toohtain restoration to the status
QUO ante and not anv comoensation. 1 am distressed to find that vou
mentioned that the piejudic; has only started in Yemen Arab ~epublii
while in fact as you presented to Administrative Tribunal the prejudice has
been disolaved durine. al1 mv career with the UN bv the~sake senior~~ ~ ~
officer ~adhnaian and senio; oficers under his influence and command.
1am distre>scd that yi>udon't mention ai 311 ihat 1request ihe prsduction
of Haaen's letter to IJC. 1am distresscd in soile of cvidencc submitted to
you ihat no mention ha<been made about the presentation by ÜNDP~~~
the approval by governing council of projccts ncver requested by Yemcn
Arab Repuhlic and impssed b) UNDP to msiniain corrupied experts un-
wanied by Yemen Arab Kepublic Government and my wnting to the
heïdquarters against this irrcguhriiy prejented io the governingcounçil by
UNDP.
1 am distressed about the frame up by UNDP concerning Prattley's
letter.
My views are distorted in your statement. My purpose in pursuing this
affair is based only on principle, on the Charter of the UN and on Human
Rights. It is not an affair of interest.
If1had wanted to make monev in Yemen Arab Reoublic I could have
followed the example of many offiicersof the UN.
1consider IJCthe highest court in earth and 1will not follow as 1have
mentioned to you the misleading or incorrect arguments as presented
by the Legal Office of an Organization supposedly dedicated to law and
order.
1will stay again on a principle of law and 1 consider the mark of dis-
respect to bring to a dignified court the views based on material compen-
sation only.
1don't have the retentio on to tell them what thev should do and to use
the misleading and tncorreci argumentsas the ~egalbffice isdoing.
1uill be most grateful to you tu submit to me within 24 hours by c3ble a
corrigendum including al1 my corrections and stating my real views that
you would like to send to IJC.
Bert regards." CORRESPONDENCE 193
Mr. Valters who has diligently assisted me with my proceedings before the
Tribunal was undoubtedly qualified to do so. After undertaking tapresent my
case to the International Court of Justice he was unexpectedly appointed to the
---"~~~<--~itive oosition of Assistant to the Under-Secretarv for the Office of
Public informati oofthe United Nations. This, undoubtediy. created a situa-
tion which involved Mr. Valters in a conflict of interest.
Because this deposition does not represent my views, and in view of the fact
that Mr. Valters manifestedly ignored my instructions, 1request, if it is within
the power of the Court, that 1be allowed to resubmit my own views.
Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares "All are
equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal
protection of the law". There exists a manifest inequality of legal resources
between the Secretary-General of the United Nations and myself. He can
through his office avail himself of the vast resources of the Legal Officeof the
Secretariat. He has at his disuosal a large and well-trained staff with which he
can assemble documentation favorable-to his case, choosing selectively from
' large amounts of documentation which is unavailable to me. Much of the docu-
mentation of the Secretary-General is drawn (rom cases inappropriate to my
c~~~. ~a.~.~ ~ich came from the hvst.ria of the Mc.arthv oerio. and are most
inapplicable to mycase.
1am financially unable to approach the level of preparation of the Secretary-
G..er~ ~ A~serious breac~~ ~ iustice will becommitted if 1 am unable to re-
present my views before the Court, due to a lack of legal resources available to
me.
1 appeal to the Court to remedy this inequity, if it is within their power.
Equal protection before the law must include procedural equality. 1appeal to
you to appoint for me competent legal counsel from your staff independent of
the United Nations to renresent mv views before the Court. If counsel cannot
be provided for me 1plead to be aflowed to make a personal deposition to the
Court. to a Member of the Court, or to an independent person designated by
the Court.
1 am at a loss to suggest further to the Court how 1 could be allowed to
present my views to them in a way which would be natural to me and which
would reflect my culture, background, and training. 1am an economist, not a
lawyer, and my life has been destroyed by attachment to the principles of the
Charter of the United Nations. 1 am unsure even of the manner in which one
should address this august body. But unless 1can represent my viewsfairly and
adequately the International Court of Justice would not be provided with al1
materials necessary to reach an opinion, and a breach of justice would occur.
At the verv minimum 1should have the riaht to exoect that the Resoondent will
no1 present argumcnis and submit evidencc which is kn0u.n io him, and has
been \houn. tu be Talse,incorrect. and misleading as hc has dune c~nsistcntly
10theJoint A~~eaisBoard. to the Administrative Tribunal. and evcn nou IO the
highest and mgst dignifiedcourt in the World.
At stake in this case is nothing less than one of the most basic principles of
human justice: equal protection of the law. The Opinion of the Court will
determine whether the principles of the Charter of the United Nations will be
fairly applied to the employees of the United Nations and that they will not be
punished for attemptingto uphold the principles of that Charter.
Article 101of the Charter of the United Nations requires that the "paramount
consideration in the employment of the staff and in the determination of con-
ditions of service shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of
efficiency,competence, and integrity". In attemptingto meet these standards of194 APPLICATION FOR REVlEW
integrity and to fulfil the oath 1 took as an employee of the United Nations
1 have been oenalized. mv oersonal and orofessional reoutation has ~~- -e~~~.
destroyed, 1aad my family have sufferedseveie financialand émotionaldamage;
but most importantly, the ideal of service has been tarnished. Reoresentatives
of the United Nations must dace serviceto theideals of that oreankat-o~ abov~ ~ ~ ~ ~.- -
considerations of personal gain.
As a representative of the United Nations 1was bound by the provisions of the
Charter and bv the Convention of Privileges and lmmunities of the~ ~-~ed ~
Nations adopt&l 13Fcbruiiry 1946.~ection;?~of th31Convention requires that
"The Unirsd Xations shall CO-operatcal al1timcs uiih the appru~riüte iiuthori-
ties of Members to facilitate the proper administration of~ustice, secure the
observance of police regulations and prevent the occurrence of any abuse in
connection with the privileges, immunities, and facilities mentioned in this
article". Instead of ensuring that "the highest standards of efficiency, compe-
tence, and integrity" would be maintained the Secretary-General penalized me
for my concern to uphold these standards required of representatives of the
United Nations.
A failure to protect those employees who seek to fulfil the conditions and
standards of service to the United Nations can only result in the degradation of
those standards. A failure to live up to those standards seriously damages the
hopes that the world places in the United Nations as a means of achieving a
just and peaceful world.
This communication follows mv cable to the International Court of Justice
dated 1 Octoter 1972 and provides supportive evidence for my request as
noted in the cable, "in the interest of justice to enable me to submit within a
reasonable delay, a corrigendum to what Mt. Valters has presented as my
views".
1 have the honour, sir, of being your most humble and ohedient servant,
firm believer in the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and in the
justice of the Court.
17. THE LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE UNITED NATlOV iS TO THE REGISTRAR
20 October 1972.
Yesterday Secretary-General received following cable from Mohamed Fasla
"Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 1I Statute of UN AdministrativeTribunal.
respectfully rciuïst submissiun by cable to ICJ, of the following: '~es~ectlull;
inform ihe Couri. Io telegrüm dispatihed October 1st IO Respondent to be
foruardcd IO Court pursuïnt Io parügriioh 2 of Article 1I UN Adminisirative
Tribunal. has been diffused hv esi ion den tt .erson~ ~t ~nt-~~~~~~~ k-o~ ~~
content. ~rivacy of communicition with the Court has been violated. Evidence
will be submitted directly to Registrar, on request. ZOthesame telegram October
1st. erroneously announced b; the esp ponden as cable of 0c6ber 5th, has
been transmitted to Court by Respondent as accessory to his own cable of
October 6th. 1have, in time, protested to the UN Legal Ofice for correction of
the date of the cable. 3Oal1communications from the Court are received with
considerable delay. Respondent who knows that my address is 3340 North
Camino de Piedras, Tucson, transmits communications from the Court to
fictitiousaddress 3440North Camiro de Piedras'". . CORRESPONDENCE 195
18. THEREGlSTRAR TO THELEOALCOUNSEL OF THEUNITEDNATIONS
24 October 1972.
1 have the honour to acknowledge receipt of a number of communications
from you relating to the Applicationfor Reviewof Judgement No. 158 of the
UnitedNations Administrative Tribunol.namely: (i) telegram of 6 October inter
oliurcproduiing the tex1 or a telegrüm recei\~,b) y& from Mr. Fatla; (il)
telegram of II 0cti)bcr; (iii) letter of 6 Octobrr enclosing copy lcttcr and mc-
morandum from Mr. Valters; (iv) letter of 13Octobrr rnclosing a communica-
tion resçived by sou (rom llr. Fasls. and a copy of the ksrctary-Grncral's
Bulletin number ST sGB1131: (v) telegram of20 October reproducing the text
of a telegram received by you from Mr. Fasla.
19. THE REGlSTRAR TO THELEOALCOUNSEL OF THEUNITEDNATIONS
(telegram)
25 October 1972
In view of Fasla communications President decides Io Written statement of
United Nations mav be amended bv filine corrected version statement of
Faslas views which ;as incorporated therein within timeli5iDecernber 1972.
2O Timelimit for written comments under Statute Article 66 Paragrauh 4
extended Io 31January 1973. Letter Io Secretary-General airmailed today.
20. THERECISTRAR TOTHESECRETARY-GENER OALTHEUNITEDNATIONS
25 October 1972.
1 have the honour to refer to the spccial and direct communication which1
addrssssd to you on 17July lart, in conncction uith the Applrca11un.fr evie~,
of Judyei>renro. 158ofrbe UniitcI NoriotijAJminisrraIibeTribunal.informing
you that the United Nationsand ils member Statesh3d beenconsidersd aslikely
to hc able to furnish information on the question. and to the wrtttrn statement
filed on bchalf of the United Salions in rcsponss to that communication. in-
corporating the vieus of hlr. Mohdmcd Fasla, the person to uhom the said
Judgemcnt or the Administrati\e Tribunal relates.
It appears from the communications from Mr. Fasla, which you have for-
warded to the Court, that there is somedouht whether the statement transmitted
to you as the views of MI. Fasla and as such incorporated in the written state-
ment of the United Nations filed under Article 66, paragraph 2, of the Statute,
accurately represents Mr. Fasla's views. The President of the Court has there-
fore decided that the written statement of the United Nations may be amended
by the filing of a corrected version of the statementMr. Fasla's views. and
the time-limit for the filing of this document has been fixed by the President at
5 December 1972.
1refer also to my letter of 6 October 1972, by which 1informed you that the
President of the Court had fixed 27 November 1972 as the time-limit for the
submission of ivritten comments as providcd for in Article 66. paragrap4.of
the Stature; rhe President ha5 nalwrfccidcd, in iiru of the tme-limit for ümend-
ments referied to above, to extend the time-limit for the submission of written
comments until31 January 1973. 196 APPLICATION FOR REVlEW
21. LE GREFFIER AU MINISTRE DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES D'AFGHANISTAN '
25 octobre 1972.
Par lettre du 6 octobre 1972relativeà la requêtepour avis consultatif con-
cernant laDemandederéformation dujugemen nD 158du Tribunaladministrori/
desNations Unies, j'ai fait connaitàeVotre Excellence que le seul exposéécrit
déposédans cette procédure émanaitde l'organisation des Nations Unies et
que le Présidentde la Cour avait fixéau 27 novembre 1972la date d'expiration
du délaidans lequel des observations écritespourraient êtresoumises confor-
mémentàl'article66, paragraphe4, du Statut.
J'ai l'honneur de porter à la connaissance de Votre Excellence que, comme
certains doutes paraissent exister sur le point de savoir si le texte qui a étéremis
au Secrétaire généradle l'organisation des Nations Unies comme étant l'opi-
nion de M. Fasla (personne que concerne le jugement susvisédu Tribunal
administratif) et qui fait partie de l'exposé écrit dle'organisation exprime avec
exactitude les vues de Sintéressé,le Présidenta décidéque l'exposéécrit de
l'organisation des Nations Unies pourrait être modifiépar le dépôt d'une
version corrigéede l'opinion de M. Fasla dans un délai venantà expiration le
5 décembre1972.
Le Présidenia decide en conséquence dereporter au 31janvier 1973la date
d'expiration du dél~dans lequeldes observdrions écritespourront Erre\oumises
conformément3 I'ariicle66. paragraphe 4. du St.iiut
22. THE LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO THE REGISTRAR
I November 1972.
1 have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 24October (53400)
and of your cable of 25 October, both addressed to me, and of your letter of
25 October (53403) addressed to the Secretary-General, al1 in relation to the
Application for Review of Judgement No. 158 of the United NationsAdminis-
trative Tribunal.
We have forwarded copies of each of these communications to Mr. Mohamed
Fasla.
U. THE LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO THE REGISTRAR
20 November 1972.
1 have the honour to transmit to vou herewith the original of a letter dated
15November 1972and addressed tcyou by Mr. ~ohamed Fasla in relation to
the Applicationfor Reviewof JudgementNo. 158of the UnitedNationsAdminis-
trarive Tribunal
Annex
MR. FASLA TO THE REGISTRAR
Tucson, 15November 1972.
Pursuant to Paragraph 2, Article II, of the Statute of the United Nations
Administrative Tribunal, this communication is sent to you through the
Secretary-General of the United Nations.
' Une cornrnunicaiionanalogue a &leadressée aux autres Etats Membres des
Nations Unies. CORRESPONDENCE 197
By letter No.53403 of 25 October 1972 you have informed the Secretary-
General of the United Nations that the President of the Courthad decided that
the written statement of the United Nations be amended bv the fline of a
corrected version of my statement views and that the time-lirnit ior the fil:& of
this documenthas been fixed by the President at 5December 1972.
In accordance with Article6 Paraeraoh 2. 1resoectfullv reouest the Court
th& the $ritte; statement of thé~ni&d~atLons bé supplémented by an oral
statement, which 1feelis necessary for theeffectivepresentation of my views.
24. THE LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS IO THE REGISTRAR
4 December 1972
1have the honour to refer to the request by the Cornmittee on Applications
for Review of Administrative Tribunal Judgements for an advisory opinion on
the Applicationfor Reviewof JudgementNo. 158of the United NationsAdminis-
trative Tribunal.
As r~~.ire~ ~, .ara-ra.h 2 of Article 11 of the Tribunal's Statute and in
accordance with vour lcticr of 25 Ociobcr informing the SecrciaryCeneral ihat
the President of the C(~urihad fixcd 5 December 1972as the lime-liinit for the
filine of a corrected version of the views of MI. Mohamed Fasla. the Aoolicant
lo~wh&nthe above-mentioned Judgemeni relaies, 1am hcrewith lransmiiting to
you for communication iothe Court one copy of a staiemeniL. dai3Decem-
ber 1972and received ioday. prcpîrcd and submiited on behalfof >Ir. Fasla by
Professor Richard A.Falk. logeiher uirh Attachment SOS. 1-8IO ihst tare-
ment. A further 49 copics of the statement and the attachments bclseniIO
.- .bv air-freieht as soon as the necessarv cooies have been nroduced
1am also eilosing a copy of a letter date2 15~ovember'from Mr. Fasla, by
which he informed us formally that hehad asked Professor Falk to serve as his
legal counselin connexion wi<hthe above Application
Annex
MX. FASLA TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENERAL LEGAL DIVISION OF THE UNITED
NATIONS SECRETARIAT
Tucson, 15November 1972.
1 would like to inform you that 1 have asked Richard A. Falk. Milbank
Professor of International Law and Practice at Princeton University toaserve
my legal counsel in connection with the Application for Review of Judgement
No. 158of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal.
25. LE GREFFIER AU MINISTRE DES AFFAIRES BTRANOÈRES D'AFCHANISTAN'
20 décembre 1972.
Par lettre du 25 octobre 1972,ai fait connaîtreotre Excellence que, dans
l'affaire concernant lamande de réformationdujugement no158du Tribunal
Seepp. 65-106s,pro.
Unies.e communicationanalogueaétéadresséauxautresEtats MembresdesNations198 APPLICATION FOR REVIEW
adminisfratif des Nations Unies,le Président de la Cour avait decidéqu'une
version corrigke de l'opinion de M. Fasla pourrait êtredéposéedans un délai
venant à expiration l5 décembre1972.
J'ai l'honneur d'adresser ci-joint à Votre Excellence le texte de la version
corrigéede l'o~inion de M. Fasla. transmise Dar I'Organisation des Nations
unies ainsi qu'une traduction franiaise de cetéxposé,établie par le Greffe et
dépourvuedetout caractère officiel(article 39, paragraphe 4, du Règlement).
26. THE REGISTRAR TO THE LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
(telegram)
25 January 1973
In Applicationfor Review ofJudgment 158 of AdministrativeTribunal Court
has decided not to hear oral statements.
27. THE LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO THE REGISTRAR
30January 1973.
1have the honour to refer to the request by the Committee on Applications
for Review of Administrative Tribunal Judgements for an advisory opinion on
the Applicarionfor Reviewof JudgementNo. 158of the UnitedNarionsAdminis-
trative Tribunal.
In accordance with Daragrauh 4 of Article 66 of the Statute of the Court and
pursuant to your letter of 25 October 1972 informing the Secretary-General
that the President of the Court had extended until 31 January 1973the lime-
limit for the submission of written comments. 1 am hereby transmitting, for
communication IOthe Court, one ~opyof a wr of ~ommeni;~ (together \\;th 27
Appendices) relating io the Corrccted Siaiemeni of the I'içus of Alr. hloh3rncd
Fasla (the wrson to whom the above-mentioned Judgement relates) that was
submiitcd Cothe Court in Deccmber 1972 A furiher 4<eopic>of the Commcnts
and ihç Appendice, therctu willbe sent Io you by ÿirfrcighr as soon as the
necessary copies have been produced.
We are in to~~h with Mr. Fasla and exoect Io receive from his counsel Mr.
~asla's~omments containing his Viewson the tat te m submnitted to the
Court on behalf of the Secretary-General in September 1972.
28. THE LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO THE REGISTRAR
31January 1973
1have the honour to refer to the request by theCommittee on Applications
for Review of Administrative Tribunal Judgements for an advisory opinion on
the Applicalionfor Reviewof JudgementNo. 158of the UniredNarionsAdminis-
rrarive Tribunal.
In accordance with o. -.ra~h 2 of Article Il of the Statute of the Adminis-
trative Tribunal and pursuant IO your lctter of 25Ociobcr 1972informing the
Sccreiary-General ihat the Prcsideni of the Court had exicnded uniil 31January
1973 the time-limit for the submission of written comments, 1 am hereby
Seepp. 103-130,supm. CORRESPONDENCE 199
transmittinn. forcommunication to the Court. one coov of a set ofComments'
(consisring-&" a Response signed by counsei for ML Mohamed Fasla-the
person to whom the above-mentioned Judgement relates-together with six
Attachments. and of a Personal Annex bv Mr. Fasla divided into four parts)
containing ~r. Fasla's views on the ~tatekent that had been submitted io thé
Court on behalf of the Secretary-General in September 1972. A further 49
copies of these Comments will be sent to you by airfreight as soon as the neces-
sary copieshave been produced.
As requested by Professor Richard A. Falk, Mr. Fasla's counsel, 1 am also
sending to you herewith a copy of his letter of 29 January 1973addressed to the
Secretary-General, under cover of which Professor Falk today submitted the
above-mentioned Comments.
Annex
PROFESSOR FALK TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Princeton, 29January 1973
We have the honor to submit Our response to your written statement in re-
lation to the request for an Advisory Opinion frorn the lnternational Court of
Justice to review Judgement No. 158 of the United Nations Administrative
Tribunal.
We have been severely handicapped in Our preparation of a response by the
total absence of any resources by which to engage in necessary research and to
facilitate the logistical side ofour presentation. Mr. Fasla iscompletely without
funds and it has not been possible to find alternative means to finance an ade-
quate preparation. For this reason 1 would like to renew our earlier request that
vou ioin with us in askine the International Court of Justice for an oral hearine
as necessary, given the exceptional circumstances of this controversy. Without-
such an oral supplement to these written pleadinas it will be imoossible to put
b~~ore the courfour oosition.
In the future nhen.icase rcaihes this lehsl ofappealitiioulJ scem appropri-
atefor the United Nations Secretariat tomakc somc financial pro\,ision tuenable
an ae--ieved individual to have inde~endent counsel of his own choice and to
bc ahle to dcvelop the case by means ol ihç production of necc\,ïr). docunients
and depositions A ceilingcoulJ he placed on such tinïnciül alluuance ihiiici)uld
be adiusted to a level eauivalent to that incurred bv the General Leeal Oflice
itself.-lt shouldalio be képtin mind ihat the legal staff of the United Nationsis
expert on these mattersand isinaposition to gain access to evidentiarymaterials
with little additional effort,
I also ask. as a nlottcr of formal rcquesi. thai you transmit ih~sletter tn the
Kegisirar of ihc International Court ofJusiice for actiohy theCourt itsclf
We believe. in conclusion. that Mr. Fasla has been a victim of bureaucratic
forces beyond his control ihroughout this painful process of his separation
€rom United Nations employment. We believe. and know that you share this
belief. that it is in the intirest of the Oreanization that the inteeritv and morale
of the international civil service be upheld. Such objectives,Tt iirespectfully
suggested, cannot be attained unless there is some real inquiry directed at Mr.
Fasla's underlying contentions that his career difficultieswere directly attribu-
table to prejudice generated by hisefforts to straighten out a terrible mess in the
' See pp. 131-175,supra.200 APPLICATION FOR REVIEW
Yemen office of the UNDP, a mess attested to by the highest officers in the
Government of Yemen in letters we submit as part of our response, havingjust
obtained their release. This overall situation goes to the root of Mr. Fasla's
contention that the Administrative Tribunal foieshortened its inquiry in such a
way as Io fail to exercise the jurisdiction vested in it, and that its judgement
embodied ~rocedural errors which occasioned a failure of justice
On our side, 1can assure you that Mr. Fasla remains rëady to CO-operatein
any way that serves the interests of the United Nations Organization. The
tragic irony of this case arises because Mr. Fasla has been ruined precisely be-
cause he has an extraordinarv commitment to the Charter of the Uni~ ~~Natio~ ~ ~ ~~ ~
and the purposes it is seekiig to serve in the worldl ~e remain hopeful, then,
that at this final stage in these proceedings .hat the genuine interests of al1
parties can be safeguarded.
29. LE GREFFIER AU MINISTRE DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES D'AFGHANISTAN'
22 février1973.
Dans mes lettres des 6 et 25 octobre 1972relatives à la reauêteoour av~ ~~o~ ~
sultatif concernant la Demande de r6formation dujugemenino lj8 du Tribirnal
administratif des Nations Unies, j'ai fait connaître à Votre Excellence que le
Présidentde la Cour avait fixéau 27novembre 1972,puis au 31janvier 1973,la
date d'expiration du délaidans lequel des observations écrites pourraient être
soumises conformément àl'article 66,paragraphe 4,du Statut.
J'ai l'honneur d'adresser à Votre Excellence le texte des observations ore~~~~
téesau nom du Secrétaire générad le L'Organisationdes ~ations unies sur la
version corrigée de l'opinion de M. Mohamed Fasla ainsi que le texte de la
réponse dcM. ~ohamed Fasla à l'exposédu Secrkt3ireg~néril.obicrvliiions et
réponsequi ont etc soumiscs à la Cour commc suite j.la dbcision du Présidcni
rappelée plus haut. Je fais tenir en outre à Votre Excellence une traduction
françaisede ces textes, établie par le Greffe et dépourvue de tout caractère
officiel(article 39, paragraphe 4, du Reglement).
Votre Excellence se souviendra que, dans ma lettre du 6 octobre 1972,j'in-
diauais nu'il n'étaitvas envisaeéde tenir en l'affaired'audiences oubliaues con-
sacrées à'des exposé'soraux. Je puis maintenant prkciser que la'cour'a décidé
de ne pas tenir de tellesaudiences.
30. LE PRÉSIDENTDE LA COUR AU CONSEILLER IURlDlQUE
DE L'ORGANISAT~ON DES NATIONS UNIS
(télégramme)
30 mars 1973
M. le Juge Gros demande que la question suivante soit poséeau Secrétaire
général: «Les enregistrements des auatre séancesdu Comité des demandes de
;éformation dans l'nffaireconcern.ini lejugemeni n"58 du Tribunal administra-
i~fon(-ils un carasiere contidenfiel? Dans la negaiiveje demande au Secrétariat
de lesfournir ou d'en fournir la transcription pour examen. »
' Une communication analogue a étéadresséeaux autres Etats Membres des
Nations Unies. CORRESPONDENCE 201
31. THE LEOAL COUNSEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT
(relegram)
5 April 1973.
Conceming request byJudge Gros:
Tape recordings exist of four meetings of Committee on Applications for
Review in Fasla case, but no transcript has been made from these tapes as
Committee did not request a transcript nor did it authorize release of tapes.
Unlike verbatim records and summary records in final form, tapes have never
been considered officialrecords as they have not been subject to right of correc-
tion bv deleaations which is exercised in relation to verbatim or summarv
records. ~oriover, in this instance statements recordcd on tapes were made b;
delegaiions in closed meeting with belief on their part that no disclosure would
be made without their nermission. Weare thus comoelled to conclude that these
tapes do not constituie an official record and thai they possess a confidential
character.
32. THE REGISTRAR TO THE LECAL COUNSEL OP THE UNITED NATlONS
(telegram)
5 July 1973.
Court will give Advisory Opinion in Fasla case on Thursday 12July. Formal
letter of confirmation follows.
33. THE REGISTRAR TO THE LEOAL COUNSEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
6 July 1973.
The Registrar of the International Court of Justice presents his compliments
to the Legal Counsel and, with reference to Article 67 of the Statute of the
Court, has the honour to state that the Court's Advisory Opinion on the Applica-
rion for Review of Judgemenr No. 158 of rhe United Nations Adminisrraiive
Tribunal will b@delivered at a public Sittingto be held at 10 am. on Thursday
12July 1973.
34. THE REGISTRAR TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
(relegram)
12July 1973.
Advisory Opinion' Fasla drlivered ihis morning. Couri decided by 10votes
ro 3 io comply with the requcst and is of opinion uith regard to question 1.by
9 voles to 4, thsl the Administratire Tribunal has not failed to exercise the
jurisdiction vesied in it 3s contcnded in the Appliwnt's applicarion tothe Com-
miitee on Applications for Kcview of Administrative Tribunal Judgements;
with regard Io uuestion II, by 10votes to 3.that the AdminisirativeTrib~nal has
not committed a fundamencal error in or.cedure which ~ - oc~ ~~~ned~a~ ~ilure
of justice as contended in the Applicani's applicarion to the Cornmittee on
Applications for Reviewof Administraiive Tribunal Judgements.
'I.C.J. Reporrs1973, p. 166,202 APPLICATION FOR REVIEW
35. THE REGISTRAR TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
12July 1973.
1have the honour to send you by airmail, under separate cover, two copies of
the Advisory Opinion given today by the International Court of Justice on the
Applicationfor Reviewof Judgemenl No. 158of the U~iiredNations Administra-
tiveTributral.
In pursuance of Ariicle 85, paragraph 2, of the 1946 Rules of Court, one
original copy of the Opinion, duly signed and sealed, is being sent to you by
surface mail
36. LE GREFFIER AU MINISTRE DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES D'AFCHANISTAN '
12juillet 1973.
Conform&nent à l'articl85.~aragravhe 2. du Rènlementde la Cour de 1946.
)'ai l'honneur de transmcttr~~ous Ce pli un cxcm~laire ccriifiéconforme dé
I'aviscoiisulratif rendu p3r la Cour internalion~lJe Justicc bur la Drnrande de
rGformatiu»dujir~gt,~nt,lrt156 dri Trihvnula~l~?iit~i.~tr<~ti'crrtonsUfrirs.
D'auircs exemplaires seront eilpedics ultérieurement par la voie ordinaire
conformémeni aux indications donnccs hce sujet par voire Gouverncmcnt.
37. THE DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL LEGAL OlVlSlON OF THE UNITED NATIONS
SECRETARIAT TO THE REGISTRAR
24 JU~Y 1973.
This is to acknowledge receipt during the pas1 weeks of the following com-
munications relating to the Applicarion/or Reviewof Judgement No. 158 o/the
United Narions Adminisrralive Tribunal:
(a) your cable of 5 July informing Mr. Stavropoulos that the Advisory
Opinion would begiven on 12July;
(b) your letter of 6 July (54660) confirming the information in the above
cable;
(c) your cable of 12July containing the decision of the Court as stated in
its Adviso.v ~.~~ion of that date:
(dl your letter of 12luly (54673) iniorming the Secretary-General of the
dispatch of copies of the Advisory Opinion.
Copies of al1these communications were, on receipt, immediately forwarded
Io Mr. Mohamed Fasla and to his counsel.
On 19July we received the 2M)copies of the Advisory Opinion. We immedi-
ately mailed copies to Mr. Fasla and to his counsel.
We are still awaiting the receipt of the original, signed and sealed, copy of the
Opinion, which you have sent us by surface mail.
38. LE GREFFIER AU SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL DE L'ORGANISAT~ONDES NATIONS UNIES
21 octobre 1974.
Dans les paragraphes 32 et 33 de vos observations sur la version corrigke de
I'opinion de M. Fasla en l'affaire de la Demande de réformation du jugement
' La mèmecommunication a &teadresséeaux autres Etats Membres desNations
Unies. CORRESPONDENCE 203
no 158 du Tribunaladministrati/des Nations Unies, vous avez exprimé le desir
que la Cour examine la question du contenu du volume de la série Mémoires,
didoiries el documents relatià cette affaire. en vue de oroté-erles intérêts des
organisations et des pcrwnncs que \I. Farla avait misesen cause.
J'aiI'honnecr de \,eus [lire conliaiire que, iipréren avpir délibéreet compte
tenu notamment du fait aue les oiecesécritesde cette affaire. vcomoris i'ooinion
revisee de M. Fasla, on; étécommuniquées aux Etats ~embres'des ~ations
Unies, la Cour a décidéde publier en L'espèce:
- la requéteet la liste des documents transmis par vos soins conformement A
I'article65, paragraphe 2,du Statut dc la Cour;
- votre expose écrit etla vcrsioncorrigec de I'opinionde 1. Fasla tellcqu'ellea
étCtransmise aux tiais Mcnibrcs.4tant entendu quecetieopinionsrrii préce-
déed'uiie mireengardedu Grcifier so~lignant que la Cour ne\'cst paslivrée
à un examen aoorofondi des faits en I'es~èce-et au'elle ne s'est donc oas
~ ~ ..
prononcée sur Ir bien-fondédç certaines allégations:
- vojobservîtions sur la versiun corrificede I'opiniun de M. I~aslaet I;ireponie
de celui-ci à votre exposé, sans lesappendices et piècesjointes àces docu-
ments.
39. THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENERAL LEGAL DIVISION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
SECRETARIAT TO THE REGISTRAR
29 October 1974.
This isin response to your letter of 21 October 1974 (56816) by which you
informed the Sëcretary-General of the Court's decision regarding the docu-
ments to be included in the Pleudings, Oral Arguments,Documenrs relating fo
its advisoryopinion of 12July 1973.
We have no comments fo make with respect to that list. A copy of your letter
has been transrnitted to Mr. Fasla. The publiwtions of the INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE may beordered
from any bookseller. For information regardin8 the sale of the CourtS Dublications
plcase &te Io the Disrriburionond Soles ~eeO*h, ofthe UnitedNations, 1211
CenevaIO(Switrerlond), or the Soles Section,UniredNarions,New York,N.Y. 10017
(USA).
The publications of the PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE
(1920-1946)are obtainable from Kraus Reprint Ltd., 9491 Nendeln. Liechtenstein.
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