EFFECT THAT THE COMMISSION SHOULD ' ENSURE RESPECT FOR ARTICLE 24 OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS ' , INFORM THE APPLICANT OF THE RESULTS OF THE INQUIRY INTO THE FACTS IN QUESTION , PURSUE THE INQUIRY AND INFORM THE APPLICANT ' OFFICIALLY AND FULLY OF THE PARTICULARS IN THE FILE ' , TAKE A DECISION ' CLEARING HIM OF THE ACCUSATIONS ' MADE IN THE ABOVEMENTIONED LETTER AND GRANT HIM ' JUST COMPENSATION FOR THE NON-MATERIAL AND MATERIAL DAMAGE ' SUFFERED BY HIM ARISING FROM THE FACT THAT THE COMMISSION HAD OMITTED TO AFFORD HIM THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 24 .
5 THE APPLICANT CLAIMS IN HIS APPLICATION ( 1 ) THE ANNULMENT OF THE IMPLIED REJECTION OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED COMPLAINT , ( 2 ) THAT THE COURT SHOULD REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO ACKNOWLEDGE ' THAT THE ACCUSATIONS . . . ARE BASELESS ' AND SHOULD BRING SUCH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE NOTICE OF ALL PERSONS HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF THE DISPUTE , AND ( 3 ) ORDER THE COMMISSION TO PAY DAMAGES .
6 THE OBSERVATIONS OF THE APPLICANT IN HIS REPLY MUST BE UNDERSTOOD AS MEANING THAT HE DOES NOT INTEND TO MAINTAIN THE SECOND CLAIM WITH THE RESULT THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO RULE ON THE OBJECTION OF INADMISSIBILITY MADE BY THE COMMISSION WITH REGARD TO THIS CLAIM .
7 COMPLAINT IS MADE THAT THE COMMISSION HAS TO THE PREJUDICE OF THE APPLICANT DISREGARDED THE OBLIGATION TO ASSIST HIM UNDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 24 OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS WHICH PROVIDES : ' THE COMMUNITY SHALL ASSIST ANY OFFICIAL IN ITS SERVICE , IN PARTICULAR IN PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY PERSON PERPETRATING THREATS , INSULTING OR DEFAMATORY ACTS OR UTTERANCES . . . TO WHICH HE . . . IS SUBJECTED BY REASON OF HIS POSITION OR DUTIES ' .
8 IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE COMMISSION HAS NOT TAKEN THE MEASURES NECESSARY TO RE-ESTABLISH THE APPLICANT ' S GOOD CHARACTER WHICH THE LETTER IN QUESTION SERIOUSLY IMPUGNED .
9 THIS LETTER WAS IN FACT SUCH AS TO QUESTION THE APPLICANT ' S INTEGRITY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AND TO DISCREDIT HIM IN THE EYES OF HIS SUPERIORS .
10 ARTICLE 24 REQUIRES THAT WHERE THERE ARE SERIOUS ACCUSATIONS AS TO THE INTEGRITY OF AN OFFICIAL IN CARRYING OUT HIS DUTIES , THE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO ESTABLISH WHETHER THE ACCUSATIONS ARE JUSTIFIED AND WHERE THEY ARE NOT SHOULD REFUTE THEM AND DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO RESTORE THE GOOD NAME OF THE OFFICIAL CONCERNED .
11 THE ARGUMENT OF THE COMMISSION THAT THE OBLIGATION TO ASSIST APPLIES ONLY WHERE THE OFFICIAL INJURED HAS HIMSELF TAKEN THE INITIATIVE IN PURSUING THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTACKS AGAINST HIM CANNOT BE ACCEPTED .
12 IN THE LIGHT OF THESE CONSIDERATIONS IT IS NECESSARY TO INQUIRE WHETHER IN THE PRESENT CASE THE COMMISSION HAS COMPLIED WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS .
13 IT IS ESTABLISHED THAT FOLLOWING THE LETTER IN QUESTION THE COMMISSION INSTITUTED AN INQUIRY CONDUCTED