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[[File:United_Liberty_Paper.jpg|thumb]]'''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".
[[File:United_Liberty_Paper.jpg|thumb]]'''United Liberty Paper''', '''U.L. Paper''', or simply '''U.L.P.C.''' (C. for Company) is a front company for a secretive government (or government-contracted) organization in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. Niko works with them through an anonymous representative.


==Organization==
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==Organization==
Almost no information about the nature of UL 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.
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 is 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.


In the game's files, his missions are titled "CIA", short for [[wp:Central Intelligence Agency|Central Intelligence Agency]]. Further evidence of his CIA relationship is noted by the several framed documents on his office walls, most of which carry the seal of the CIA.
Niko's contact within UL 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,''", suggesting that they may be a government [[wp:Black ops|black ops]] group, or a group subcontracted by government to keep illegal activity at arm's length (they commit one illegal rendition as a favour to Niko late in the game).  The organization offers several missions supposedly related to stopping terrorist activity in Liberty City. Niko is blackmailed into working for the organization 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.


In the game's files, UL Paper's missions are titled "CIA", ie, the [[wp:Central Intelligence Agency|Central Intelligence Agency]]. Several framed documents on the representative's office walls carry the seal of the CIA.
==Contact==
==Contact==
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 is suggested that officially he died in the last days of Vietnam. 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 "Just like it". 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.
Niko's contact within UL Paper is an anonymous middle-aged man with spectacles.  He makes mention of having a past military career, and having officially died in the [[wp:Vietnam War|Vietnam War]], however he also implies that anything he says about himself may be a lie. It is 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: ''"Just like it"''. After Niko tracks down [[Bernie Crane|Florian Cravic]], his contact reveals to him that he should actually be hunting for [[Darko Brevic]], who is ultimately delivered to him as a favor by U.L. Paper.
 
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
 
* If Niko is [[Wasted]] with a [[Wanted Level in GTA IV|Wanted level]] of three or more stars, he may receive a call from the UL Paper representative after being revived at a hospital.
* The contact will sometimes call Niko if he recieves 3 stars or higher after he respawns at the hospital.
 
* The contact was apparently once a soldier, as is revealed in a phone call after meeting [[Bernie Crane]]


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Revision as of 08:43, 2 August 2009

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United Liberty Paper, U.L. Paper, or simply U.L.P.C. (C. for Company) is a front company for a secretive government (or government-contracted) organization in Grand Theft Auto IV. Niko works with them through an anonymous representative.

Organization

Almost no information about the nature of UL 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.

Niko's contact within UL 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,", suggesting that they may be a government black ops group, or a group subcontracted by government to keep illegal activity at arm's length (they commit one illegal rendition as a favour to Niko late in the game). The organization offers several missions supposedly related to stopping terrorist activity in Liberty City. Niko is blackmailed into working for the organization after discovering that his girlfriend, Michelle (real name Karen), is in a similar predicament, and was in truth assigned to monitor him.

In the game's files, UL Paper's missions are titled "CIA", ie, the Central Intelligence Agency. Several framed documents on the representative's office walls carry the seal of the CIA.

Contact

Niko's contact within UL Paper is an anonymous middle-aged man with spectacles. He makes mention of having a past military career, and having officially died in the Vietnam War, however he also implies that anything he says about himself may be a lie. It is 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: "Just like it". After Niko tracks down Florian Cravic, his contact reveals to him that he should actually be hunting for Darko Brevic, who is ultimately delivered to him as a favor by U.L. Paper.

Trivia

  • If Niko is Wasted with a Wanted level of three or more stars, he may receive a call from the UL Paper representative after being revived at a hospital.