text: and interviewed relevant witne sses. The Commission concluded that on the basis of the extensive interviews conducted, the Applicant ha d- 10 - "knowingly falsified the signature of recipients of cheques in a n approximate amount of US$200,0 00 and knowingly misrepresented, to the Internal Audit Division and to the Commission, that he had not s o falsified" and that he had "therefore, engaged in serious misconduct within the meaning of United Nations staff regulation 10.2 ...". Although the Commission was "satisfied that Mr. Ahtisaari had no knowledge of the payments in question or that he had ever discussed or approved them ... as the He ad of the Office, ... he must bear some measure of responsibility for the failure to exercise the necessar y degree of supervision and oversight which might have prevented th e commission of the irregularities". Although the Commission did no t interview the approving officers, "inasmuch as there appeare d to be no documentation supporting the obligation documents and requests fo r payment made by the certifying officer, the Commission feels that some measure of responsibility may attach also to the approving officer s concerned". The Commission also considered a report dated 25 Ma y 1982, from the handwriting expert in which he stated that "the 44 1 questioned endorsements contain significant identifying charac - teristics found in the standards. These findings lead to th e conclusion that the Augustus F. Caine of the standards wrote the 441 endorsements". On 28 May 1982, the Secretary- General accepted the conclusions of the Commission and decided that the Applicant be summaril y dismissed, effective at the close of business on that day. On the same date, the Assistant Secretary-General for Person nel Services informed the Applicant that the Secretary-General h ad decided
analysis: The text appears to be related to a disciplinary case within an international organization, specifically the United Nations. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting a context of administrative or managerial activities. The mention of staff regulation, internal audit, and a handwriting expert also points towards a setting where official documents and signatures are involved.