text: position to accede to his request. The Applicant did not raise the issue again until 3 April 19 87, when he advised the UNJSPF tha t, as he had reached retirement age, he wished to be advised of the documents required to avail hims elf of his retirement benefits. He also stated that he rescinded his origina l decision to take a withdrawal settlement. On 14 May 1987, the Secretary of the UNJSPF informed th e Applicant that no payments could be made until the appropriat e documents had been received from the United Nations. On 19 May 1987, a prior counsel for the Applicant requeste d release of the P.35 form and r eiterated those requests on 20 July and 1 October 1987. On 1 November 1987, the Applicant having received no reply to his communications, lodged an appeal with the Headquarter s JAB in the "first case". The JAB adopted its report on the "first case" on 26 Augus t- 13 - 1988. Its conclusions and recommendations read as follows: "Conclusions and Recommendations 25.The Panel concludes that the Organization erred i n declining to transmit the appe llant's P.35 form and separation notification to the UNJSPF after the appellant had bee n summarily dismissed from the Organization. 26.The Panel also concludes that effective the date of hi s summary dismissal, the appellant was no longer a staff member entitled to continued Pension Fund contributions by th e Organization. He was, however, a former staff member, and as such, he was entitled to the release of his pension. 27.Accordingly, the Panel recommends that the Organizatio n transmit to the UNJSPF the necessary documents to release the appellant's pension. 28.The Panel recommends further that the Organizatio n compensate the appellant for t he interest he would have earned
analysis: This text appears to be related to the administration of employee benefits, specifically pension funds, in the context of an international organization (the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund). The language and terminology used suggest a formal, bureaucratic setting, and the issues discussed are primarily related to the processing of paperwork and the resolution of a dispute.