Récépissé d’un envoi recommandé

68-873/hl

O Paris, le 22 juin 1968

Monsieur Goukoye
Commissaire Général au
Développement
Présidence de la République
NIAMEY -Niger-

Monsieur le Commissaire et Cher Ami,

Veuillez trouver, ci-joint, les photocopies de deux lettres et de leurs documents adressés au Président.

Je vous serais infiniment reconnaissant si vous pouviez répondre vite aux questions posées par les Danois, car je voudrais pouvoir leur répondre avant ma grande tournée aux Etats-Unis au début de juillet.

Soyez assez aimable aussi pour faciliter, dans toute la mesure du possible, le séjour du cousin de Séroussi au Niger.

Dans l’attente de vous lire avant le 5 juillet,

Je vous prie d’agréer, Monsieur le Commissaire et Cher Ami, l’expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs.

TAITBOUT 59-58
50-40

13. BOUL. HAUSSMANN
PARIS-IX ^e

LE DIRECTEUR

Paris, le 22 juin 1968

S.E. Monsieur Diori Hamani
Président de la République
du Niger
NIAMEY -Niger-

Monsieur le Président,

Les Danois sont des gens sérieux en affaires. Ils nous avaient d’abord envoyé un questionnaire de renseignements techniques auquel M. Goukoye a donné les réponses adéquate avec une célérité digne d’éloges.

Aujourd’hui, les Danois nous demandent des renseignements d’ordres agricole et financier dans une lettre du 5 juin qui nous est arrivée, hélas, avec beaucoup de retard, à cause des évènements. Vous en trouverez, ci-joint, la photocopie ainsi que sa traduction en français.

J’espère que cette fois-ci également on porra leur répondre rapidement afin de pousser les Danois à entreprendre une étude approfondie du projet ; ceci aura l’avantage, pour le Niger, de se trouver en face de deux concurrents au moins - un Danois et un Allemand - et d’avoir ainsi une possibilité d’obtenir des conditions meilleurs, en les opposant.

Veuillez agréer, Monsieur le Président, l’expression de mes sentiments dévoués et déférents.

Copie à :
- M. Mai Mai Gana
- M. Goukoye

AKTIESELSKABET
DE DANSKE SUKKERFABRIKKER

17 . 6

LANCEBROGADE 5
KODENHAVN K1001
TELEGRAMADRESSE
SUKKERFABRIKKER
TELEFON : ASTA 6130
TELEX : 5530 SUKKER KH

Mr. J. Oubet-Baulin, Director
Centre d’Information et de
Documentation Ivoirien
13, Boulevard Haussmann
Paris
France

5/6/1968 BO/nr

Dear Sir,

Re. : Sugar Factory Project Niger.

We hereby take pleasure in reverting to your kind letter dated May 4th, addressed to our Mr. N.J. Loft, by which you forwarded the answers to the various questions from the questionnaire which we forwarded to you some time ago.

We have now had the opportunity of carefully studying the answers and we are pleased to inform you that from a technical point of view we now find that the matter has been cleared up as much as it can by exchange of letters, and we are at present considering the possibility of paying a visit to proposed factory site in order further to study the local conditions.

However, there might still be one or two questions which we should like to have elucidated. From the information we have received from you we have the impression that it is the intention of the authorities of Niger to establish an agricultural project taking care of the cane growing.

We presume that this means that the factory is to organize the cane growing itself, without relying upon cane supplies from individual farmers.

We think this is the only way in which an efficient cane growing can be established in a new area within a reasonable period of time. We have heard about quite a few cases in other parts of the world where a new sugar factory has been in a very difficult position during the first 3 - 5 years, because if has had to rely upon cane supply from individual farmers, and this supply has been completely insufficient. It is therefore rather important for

DE DANSKE SUKKERFABRIKKER
5/6 1968

Mr. J. Oubet-Baulin, Director
Centre d’Information et de
Documentation Ivoirien
Paris

BO/nr

us to know exactly what intended in this respect with regard to the new factory in Niger, and how this agricultural project is going to be planned and organized.

The second question we have is related to the financing of the factory. As we have mentioned to you on earlier occasions, our Company is prepared to consider a participation in the factory as a shareholder, and it might also very well be that financing to a certain extent can be obtained from official Danish sources. During your discussions with Mr. N. J. Loft in the beginning of March you mentioned that various possibilities existed for financing also from official sources in Niger. May we ask you kindly to let us know a little more in detail how you expect that this financing could be arranged ! -

Is the Government of Niger ready to join as a shareholder, for instance together with our Company and other Danish shareholders, and in such case with a majority or a minority of the shares !

Normally in a case like this, the sharecapital will only cover a smaller fraction of the total investments. It is very well possible that apart from the sharecapital a certain financing in form of long-term credit or long-term loan can be obtained here in Denmark. Is there a similar possibility in Niger for obtaining long-term loans to cover for instance development of land for cane growing or the like.

May we expect to have your answers to the above questions earliest convenience in order that we can proceed with this matter, the next step probably being a visit by one or more of our technicians to Niger.

Yours faithfully,
ARTIESELSKABET
DE DANSKE SUKKERFABRIKKER

H. Bumedu Ollem

TAITBOUT 59-58
50-40

13. BOUL. HAUSSMANN
PARIS-IX ^e

LE DIRECTEUR

Paris, le 22 juin 1968

68-874/hl

S.E. Monsieur Hamani Diori
Présidence de la République
NIAMEY -Niger-

Monsieur le Président,

M. Seroussi m’a transmis, avec une lettre du 17 mai - que nous avons reçue le 18 juin - une lettre envoyée à son cousin des Etats-Unis par un groupe américain, concernant le projet de tannerie au NIger. Vous en trouverez, ci-joint, la photocopie ainsi que celle de sa traduction.

Il semble donc que le Séroussi du Nigéria s’occupera de la tannerie en coopération avec ce groupe américain.

J’écris aujourd’hui même à M. Séroussi au Nigéria pour lui demander d’entrer en contact avec M. Mai Mai Gana et M. Goukoye et aussi, ultérieurement avec vous.

Veuillez agréer, Monsieur le Président, l’expression de mes sentiments dévoués et déférents.

Copie à :
- M. Mai Mai Gana
- M. Goukoye

TÉLÉPHONE
GLOVERSVILLE
5-4610

DERMA TRADING COMPANY
Hides, Skins & Leather
GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y.
P. O. BOX 569

22nd April 1968

TELEGRAPH
ADDRESS
DERMA

Mr Maurice Seroussi
33 Rue Galilée
Paris 16eme

Dear Maurice,

We were absolutely delighted of your visit to us here in Gloversville and in spite of its short duration, I still consider that we have accomplished a great deal. Among the sujets especially discussed in great details was the Pickling Plant in the Republique du Niger and we have made it clear to you before you left yhat we are very much in agreement of the whole project, especially if the Niger Government would agree to conditions as discussed for the fulfilment of the projet in a most successful manner.

After you left New York, I got in touch with the leading users of this type of skin and have found great encouragement from them, so that I feel that there would be no problem in disposing of the entire production. They demonstrated great confidence that the projet would be handled by tou and especially that the skins will be pickled by you ender the existing formula, which skins find a good demand on this market for the glove industry. I have taken the liberty to inform them that tentatively it would be possible to supply them with pickled skins in 1969. That is the reason why I would like to hear from you positively about this project and when do you think we can start production.

Daisy and Joseph send you their love and as well as Rosie and would appreciate very much to hear from you as soon as possible.

Ever Yours,