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United Liberty Paper, U.L. Paper, U.L.P or simply U.L.P.C. (C. for Company) is a front company based in Liberty City for the IAA (International Affairs Agency) in the HD Universe, appearing in Grand Theft Auto IV. Niko Bellic works with them through an anonymous representative. The IAA return in Grand Theft Auto V without a guise.

Organization

Almost no information about the nature of U.L. Paper is given over the course of the game, except that, according to Niko's contact, they are not part of the FIB. They appear to have considerable resources and influence, and in some way co-operate with public authorities -- it is their subterfuge which leads to the capture of Elizabeta Torres, and the resulting collapse of her distribution operation. They also seem to control or are in cohorts with the FIB, since the FIB participated in the cover-up of the chopper attack in Paper Trail.

Niko's contact within U.L. Paper says, "It's hard to tell who the good guys are. I'm not a good guy, but I work with the good guys,". The IAA in Liberty City seem to be hard at work to keep illegal activity at arm's length (they commission Niko to commit several murders, and perform one illegal rendition as a favour to Niko late in the game). The Agency offers several missions supposedly related to stopping terrorist activity in Liberty City. Niko is blackmailed into working for the IAA after discovering that his girlfriend, Michelle (real name Karen), is in a similar predicament, and was in truth assigned to monitor him.

The United Liberty Paper building is on Columbus Ave in The Triangle, Algonquin, Liberty City.

The IAA Building is in the Pillbox Hill neighbourhood of Los Santos, San Andreas.

In the game's files, U.L. Paper's missions are titled "CIA", ie, the Central Intelligence Agency. Several framed documents on the contact's office walls carry the seal of the CIA. In GTA V, his former apprentice Karen has seemingly gone on to work for the IAA full time when she's seen torturing Ferdinand Kerimov in the IAA Building.

Trivia

While the mission string for U. L. Paper is still available, and having managed to attain a wanted level of three or more stars, Niko will, after evasion or death, receive a phone call from the U. L. Paper contact expressing his displeasure at Niko's recklessness in that he can now get away with things. In some instances, high wanted levels will cause him to call you and comment about Niko's "johnson" being too big to keep in his pants.
The ground floor has an interior with pedestrians walking around but is inaccessible to anyone from outside.
A diploma hanging on his wall has the name "Edward T. Fortune". The same diploma can be seen hanging on the wall of Vic Manzano's office. Therefore, it can be assumed that it is just a generic model.
It is possible that U.L. Paper contact's appearance was based on Bosnian Serb writer Ivo Andrić, referring to his possible Serbian heritage.

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+'''United Liberty Paper''', '''U.L. Paper''', '''U.L.P''' or simply '''U.L.P.C.''' (C. for Company) is a front company based in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] for the IAA ([[Central Intelligence Agency|International Affairs Agency]])  in the [[HD Universe]], appearing in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. [[Niko Bellic]] works with them through an anonymous representative. The IAA return in [[Grand Theft Auto V]] without a guise.
-'''United Liberty Paper''' (U.L. Paper) is a cover for a government-related organization in [[GTA IV]].
+==Organization==
+Almost no information about the nature of U.L. Paper is given over the course of the game, except that, according to Niko's [[United Liberty Paper Contact|contact]], they are not part of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation#Grand Theft Auto IV|FIB]]. They appear to have considerable resources and influence, and in some way co-operate with public authorities -- it is their subterfuge which leads to the capture of [[Elizabeta Torres]], and the resulting collapse of her distribution operation. They also seem to control or are in cohorts with the FIB, since the FIB participated in the cover-up of the chopper attack in [[Paper Trail]].
-They have a huge amount of influence and authority in [[Liberty City]]. Almost no information is given through in-game content other than ''"They aren't the good guys, but work along side with the good guys"'' and they aren't the [[FIB]]. The organization offers several missions related to stopping terrorist activity.
+Niko's contact within U.L. Paper says, "''It's hard to tell who the good guys are. I'm not a good guy, but I work with the good guys,''". The IAA in Liberty City seem to be hard at work to keep illegal activity at arm's length (they commission Niko to commit several murders, and perform one illegal rendition as a favour to Niko late in the game). The Agency offers several missions supposedly related to stopping terrorist activity in Liberty City. Niko is blackmailed into working for the IAA after discovering that his girlfriend, [[Michelle (GTA IV)|Michelle]] (real name [[Karen]]), is in a similar predicament, and was in truth assigned to monitor him.
-[[Niko]] is drafted in as undercover hired help after discovering his girlfriend [[Michelle (IV)|Michelle]] is actually [[Karen]], who works for the organisation.
+The United Liberty Paper building is on [[Columbus Ave]] in [[The Triangle]], [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]].
-Niko's contact at U.L. Paper is a middle-aged man with spectacles, who proclaims to have had a military career prior to his employment in the UL Paper organization.
+The [[IAA Building]] is in the [[Pillbox Hill]] neighbourhood of [[Los Santos in GTA V|Los Santos]], [[State of San Andreas in GTA V|San Andreas]].
-Niko uses the organization to find [[Florian]] ([[Bernie Crane]]), but discovers he should actually be hunting for [[Darko Brevic]], who ultimately gets delivered to him.
+In the game's files, U.L. Paper's missions are titled "CIA", ie, the [[wp:Central Intelligence Agency|Central Intelligence Agency]]. Several framed documents on the contact's office walls carry the seal of the CIA. In GTA V, his former apprentice [[Karen]] has seemingly gone on to work for the [[IAA]] full time when she's seen torturing [[Ferdinand Kerimov]] in the IAA Building.
-==Identity==
+==Trivia==
-{{speculation}}
+* While the mission string for U. L. Paper is still available, and having managed to attain a [[Wanted Level in GTA IV Era|wanted level]] of three or more stars, Niko will, after evasion or [[Wasted|death]], receive a phone call from the U. L. Paper contact expressing his displeasure at Niko's recklessness in that he can now get away with things. In some instances, high wanted levels will cause him to call you and comment about Niko's "johnson" being too big to keep in his pants.
-Although the actual organization remains elusive throughout the story, all of the missions given by U.L. Paper involve halting terrorist activity within the city. The organization is probably not the [[wp:CIA|CIA]] or [[wp:NSA|NSA]], as they are more concerned with gathering intelligence. The [[wp:DHS|Department of Homeland Security]] is the most logical identity of the mysterious UL Paper organization, as it deals with stopping domestic terrorism and threats to US soil.
+* The ground floor has an interior with pedestrians walking around but is inaccessible to anyone from outside.
+* A diploma hanging on his wall has the name "Edward T. Fortune". The same diploma can be seen hanging on the wall of [[Vic Manzano|Vic Manzano's]] office. Therefore, it&nbsp;can be assumed that it is just a generic model.
+* It is possible that U.L. Paper contact's appearance was based on Bosnian Serb writer [[:wp:Ivo Andrić|Ivo Andrić]], referring to his possible Serbian heritage.
+==See also==
+*[[United Liberty Paper Contact]]
 [[Category:Organizations]]
-[[Category:Law Enforcement]]