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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''', or simply '''U.L.P.C.''' (C. for Company) is a cover for a government-related organization in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].  [[Niko Bellic|Niko's]] contact within this organization is also referred to as "U.L. Paper".
+==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]].
-==Organization==
+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.
-U.L. Paper has a huge amount of influence and authority in [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]].  Almost no information is given through in-game content other than they aren't the [[FIB]]. Niko's contact within the organisation says, "''It's hard to tell who the good guys are. I'm not a good guy, but I work with the good guys,''" possibly suggesting that the organization in an unofficial government organization that does the dirty work for the government. The organization offers several missions related to stopping 'terrorist' activity. Niko is black-mailed into working for the organization after discovering his girlfriend [[Michelle (GTA IV)|Michelle]] is actually [[Karen]], who is in a similar predicament.
+The United Liberty Paper building is on [[Columbus Ave]] in [[The Triangle]], [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]].
-==Contact==
+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's contact, only referred to as "U.L. Paper" throughout the game, is a middle-aged man with spectacles who proclaims to have had a military career prior to his employment in the UL Paper organization.  It's revealed in the [[cutscene]] of the first mission for the organisation that the contact speaks Serbian, the language of Niko's homeland.  He says to Niko that America is "just like the old country", to which Niko replies "Yeah."  After Niko finds [[Bernie Crane|Florian Cravic]], his contact reveals to him that he should actually be hunting for [[Darko Brevic]], who ultimately gets delivered to him by U.L. Paper.
-==Contact Identity Controversy==
+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.
-Some fans believe that the contact at United Liberty Paper is [[Mike Toreno]], a main character from [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. There are, however, numerous differences between the two (though most can be explained rather simply). The main two differences being their appearance and voice. [[Rockstar Games]] has also confirmed that no characters from the previous [[GTA III Era|era]] of [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] games will appear in GTA IV related games.
+==Trivia==
+* 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.
+* 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.
-{{GTA IV Characters}}
+==See also==
+*[[United Liberty Paper Contact]]
-[[Category:Characters in GTA IV]]
 [[Category:Organizations]]
-[[Category:Law Enforcement]]