text: from the Foreign Ministry, effective as of January 1, 1990". On 14 November 1989, the Applicant Yao informed the Chinese Mission that he was unaware "of belonging to any governmental institution or other body" and added that "should the Chinese Government consider otherwise", he would, "as of 1 January 1990, resign from any institution of which it considers me a member ...". On 18 November 1989, the Applicant Zhou wrote to the Personnel Department of the Foreign Ministry of China, offering his "formal resignation to the Foreign Ministry" and stating that he would "cease to be a State employee in the Ministry as of December 31, 1989". He requested a passport as a private citizen. In his memorandum answering the Tribunal's questions, the Respondent notes that: "On numerous occasions [from 1 May 1989 onwards and throughout the General Assembly], officials of the Chinese Mission telephoned and sought out Mr. Riesco [Director, Staff Administration and Training Division, Office of Human Resources Management] in conference rooms and other UN areas and asked for information on staffing in the CLS [Chinese Language Services]. No record of these informal conversations, or the dates on which they were made, exist. The conversations were mainly during the General Assembly period. The Mission repeated its views that the rotational system of staffing in CLS should continue."- 7 - In a memorandum dated 13 November 1989, the Director, Staff Administration and Training Division (SATD), OHRM, notified Personnel Officers of the procedures to follow in order to implement the directives contained in General Assembly resolutions 37/126, section IV, paragraph 5, and 38/232, section VI, paragraph 5, concerning the conversion to career appointments of fixed-term contracts expiring during the first half of 1990. In a letter dated 12 December 1989, the Director, SATD, OHRM,
analysis: The text appears to be related to the internal affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the United Nations, specifically regarding the employment and staffing of the Chinese Language Services (CLS) within the UN. It mentions personnel changes, resignations, and procedures for implementing General Assembly resolutions. The language used is formal and official, suggesting a bureaucratic or administrative context.