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Private Use Permit Contract

Between The ForestryDevelopment

Authority amp

Tartweh~Drapoh Resources

Management And

Development Committee

(TDRMDC)

RDA

Ra Box 10-3010

f(ilppa HOllse Elilte SaIiby Compound

1000 IHol11ovia 10 Liberia

August 2010

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PRIVATE USE PERMIT CONTRACf BETWEEN THE FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORlITY AND TARTWEH-DRAPOH RESOURCES M4NAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITIEE (I1JRMDC) FOR HARVESTING OF 33162 HECTARES OF ORESTLAND LOCATED AT KPAYAN DISTRICT SINOE COUNTY REPUBLlC OFLIDERlA

THISCONTRACTmlKIeanden1eredinlothis ltt~ day of fgtltli LOin AD 2010 by and between the Government of Liberia through tile orestry Development Authority hereinafter refemd to as the Authority represented by its Managing Director Moses D Wogbeh Srbull and the Tartweh~Dtapoh Resomces Management and Development Committee TDRMDC) of Kpayan District Siooo County a duly registered corporation under the Laws of IJberi~ hereinafter referred to as Tartweh-Drapob represented by its Chairman T Konwroh Wesseh and Co-Chainnan Brown N Wesseh hereinafter oollectively the Parties hereby

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WHEREAS the Authority is statutorily responsible for the sustainable management and use ofall categories offorest res

WHEREAS Tartweh-Dmpoh Resources Management and Development Commi~ TDRMDC) of Kpayan Distric~ Sinoe County is a body elooted by the Citizens of TartwehshyDrapoh Kpayan District Since County aod given the Authority to act in its capacity as cuslodian of tract of i 12537 acrcs45543 hltctares offorested)and by virtue of inheritance through a legitimate purehase from the Republic ofLibcria

WHERFAamp the Tartwch-Drapoh Resources Management and Development Commi_ TDRMDC) has organized itselfas a corporate entity lIS can he seen from copy ofits Articles oflncorporolion hereto attached and marked Exhibit Araquo to fonn a cogent prut ofthis Pennit

WIIERFAS by virtue of Section 56 (d) (I) of the National Forestry Refonn Law (NFRL) of 2006 copy of a duly eertified Public Land Sale Dccd issued in 1962 under the signalore of President William VS Tubman in proof of ownersblp of the subject tract of land is hereto attached and marked Exhibit B to form a cogent part of this Permit

WHEREAS in further veriftcalion 01 the subject properly the Ministry 01 Lands Mines amp Energy finally gives authentication and verification to the said Tarlweh-Drapah Deed through a lef1er under the Signature of Acting Assistant Minister Maxwell C G Gwee_ Attached also is the said verification letter marllted Exhibit e to form an Integral part ollhls Contract

WHEREAS validation of the are in keeping with Section 56 (d) (Ii) of the NFRL and Seetion 61 of FDA Regulation 102-01 shows that the said tract of )and is diminished by 12381 hectares due to overlap of 11942 hectares with the University ofLiberia Forest and also by an overlap of439 hectares with the Sapa National Park leaving a remainder of 33162

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hectares of forestland for commercial forestry The said validation report is hereto attached and marked Exhibit D to form alSQ an integra part ofthis Pennit

WHEREAS Tartweh-Drapoh is desirous of commercializing hatvestable tree species on the said tnlCt of remaining 33162 hectare) of land

WHEREAS the Authority having examined Tartweh-Drapohs application and tbe requirements of Section 56 of the NFRL having been met declares Tartweh--Drapob qualified for issuance ofa Private Use Permit and

NOW THEREFORE fur and in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein contained the parties do hereby agree as follows

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I Definitions

a Authority The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) created by an Act of the Legislature on November l~ 1976

b Annual Operations Plan the plan that guides the annual operations of the Holder

c Chain of Custody the path of custodianship followed by logs TImber and wood products through harvesting tmnsport interiln sturage processing distribution and export from source oforigin in the forest to end use

i d Code of Forest Harvesting Practices a sct of standards fur environmentally

sound fore1 use prepared by the Authority

e Conservation the sustainable management and protection of forest resources to acbieve maximum environmenta~ social economic and scientific benefits for present and future generations

f Fmestry the science art and practice ofconservation offorest resources

g Forest Resources License any legal instrument pursuant to which the A-utl1onty allows a perso~ subject to specified conditions to extract forest resources or make other productive and sustainable use of forest land This includes Forest management Contracts Timber Sale C~ Forest Usc Pennit and Private Use Pennit

h Forestland a tract of land including its flora and fatma capJbl~ of producing forest resources or land set aside for the purpose of forestry but not including land in permanent settlements and land that has been in long term use for non~shifting cultivation ofcrops or raising livestock

i Forest Product any material or item derived from f~i resources

j Forest Management Contract forestry contract which covers a land area of 50000- 400000 beetares

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k Holder a person who holds a vaHd forost resources license

L Land OVgtllcr a person who owns land by legal title

mOperatar a person harvesting or making commercial use of forest resources under a fore9t rcOlHtCS license including a person working as an employee contractor or other agent for a Bolder

n Pre~Felling Operations legal requirements ofthe Holder befure felling of togs TIley inclnde pOsting of required performance bond preparation of initial WUIUal opemtions plan and preparation ofenvironmental impact assessment

o Private Use Pennit a forcst resource license issued by the Government to allow commercial use of the forest resources on private land

p Public Use Permit a forest resource license issued to extract forest resource from an area less than 1000 hectares

q~ Reforestation the establishment of a tree plantation in a previously fore~ied area that has been affected by cutting fIre Or some other act oftree removaJ

r Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) the institutioncompany responsible to manage the Chain ofCustody System

S Timber Sale Contract a short term forest resources license issued by the Government for a period of three (3) years that allows a pe~ to harvest timber from a specified tract of forest land

2 Metes and Bounds ofTarfweh-DrapoIt Available Forest Land

Tartweh Dropoh available Forest lies within Latitudes 5deg1 48-51236 North of the Equator and Longitudes 83824-8deg540 West of the Greenwich meridian and it is located in Sinoe and Grand Ktu Counties-LIBERIA

Tartweb Dropoh available commercial area boundary line commences at a point near the Dugbae River (5deg01 3497N-8481 L53W) thence a line runs along the Dugbea River in the Eastern direction for 15581 meters to the point on the Western boundary of the University of Liberia Forest (5deg0309A6Nshy8deg43 1899W) thenee a line rons Due North for 4244 meters to a point (5deg052685N-8deg431899W) thence a line runs Due West for 4395 meters to a point (5052564N-8deg454L83W) thence a line runs N 45 E for 10528 meters to a point (5092956N-8deg414L54W) thence a line runs N 87 E for 7887 meters to a point (50 094 L60N-8deg3T2265W) thence a line runs N 51 0

W for 10062 meters to the point on the three kilometers buffer of Sapo National Park (5deg130972N-8413455W) thence a line runs Due West for

5381 meters to a point (5130980N-8deg442987W) thence a line runs S 76 W for 1984 meters to a point (5degIZ5469N-8deg453Z37W) thence a line runs S 86 W for 630 meters to a point (5deg125389N-go4SS281 W) thence a line runs N 77deg W for 1343 meters to a point (5deg130364N-8463S29W) thence a line runs S 78 W for 695 meters to a point (5deg 125905Nshyg0465734W) thence a lioe runs N 76deg W for 1841 meters to a point (5degl31259N-8deg475568W) thence a line runs S 42deg W for 17446 meters to a point (5deg061333N-8deg541739W) thence a line runs S 53deg E for 14114 meters to the point of COMMENCEMENT (5OI3497N-so4Sl153W) embracing 33162 hectares of forys land and NO MORE

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ANALYSIS MAP OF THE VERIFICATION

i I Analysis Map of Tartweh Dropoh Deeded Land 1

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Deeded Land Map of TarlVeh Oropoh CommlWiry Forest ~ 33162 Heltares Logtated in Sjnoe County Y

4 Contract Objective

n To harvest merchantable tree species from 33162 hectares of tmct of land otherwise called the Tartweh-Drapob Forest Land

b To engage in reforestation of the area involving indigenous species Ii c To create alternative uses of the tract of land after hanesting of trees i j d To create employment for about 250 locals of the contract area and sUITOWlding

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I 5 Contract Duration

The contract shan be for twenty (20) years

6 Chain Q[Custody System

I In keeping with Section 135 of the National Forestry RefOIDl Law of 2006 and

sections (1-35) of FDA Regulation 108-07 the Chain ofCusrody System will apply during the tife and implementation ofthis contmct The system so established for the

I tracking of logs timber and wood products from forest to processing and then toI domestic or fureign market shall be managed by Societe Generate de Surveillance (80S) using SGSHelveta equipment and software as provided for by section 32 (3) of lite Chain ofCustody System Management Contract of2007

7 Land RenM amp Stumpage Tax

Consistent with Section 57(1)) of me Nation1 Forestry Refunn Law of 2006 the Company shall not be charged to pay land rental tax However stumpage shall be paid consistent with Section 57 (c) of the National Forestry Rcfonn Law and also consistent with Section 22(1)) ofRegulation l07-()7

8 Other Fees amp GOL Tax

All other fees and GOL Taxes levied on the project shall be consistent with the Revenue Jaw of Liberia lind FDA Regulation

9 Pre-felHng Date

Before Company is certified for felling an pre-felling operations including the following must be completed

a Posting US$50OOOOO parfonnance bond b Submission of initial annual operations plan c Environmental Impaet Assessment

10 Employment

Recruitment and employment by the Company shall be consistent with Labor Jaw of Liberia and International Labor Organization

Termination

This contract shall be terminated jf the company upon notice of breach of any term of this Contract fulls to remedy said breacb within a period of (60) sixty days

9 Force Ma jeure

In the event of force majeure which causes either party from meeting its obligations herein stated the Contract shall be suspended as long as the force majeure continues

10 Duty o((are

The AuthorIty shall ensure that the Company maintains environmental quality of the cutting area and comply with all other conditions consistent with the Liberia Code of Harvestio$ Practices tn include a Water course protection h Erosion prevention c Prevention of pollution to rivers streams and other waterWays by disposal of

wastes d Prevention ofrha disas1er

The operation shall also be in confonnity with international conventions to which Liberia is a party They include the Convention on Biodiversity the International Tropical Timber Agreemen~ the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate

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Change the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species and the RAMSAR Convention on Wetland Management

II Governing Laws

In effecting this Contract between the Corpomtion and the Authority the relevant Laws of Liberia including but not limited to the National Forestry Refbrm Law and regulation goverolng Chain ofCustody will prevail

12 Binding ENid

This Agreement is binding on the parties their successoTsin~office as if they were physicalJy present at execution of this instrument

In witness whereo~ we have affixed our signatures on the day alld date first mentioned above

For the Authority

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For Tartweh-Drapoh

T Konwroh WessehlChairman~TDRMOC Brown N WessehlCa-Chainnan-IDRMDC

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OF lARTWEHmiddotDRAPOHRESQURCES IIIIANAGENlEJgtltl AND PF-ElOPIIIENT

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_We the tmd~rsigned for the purpose of forming a Not-For-Profit Corpo~fionl do

hereby make subSCribe a~knowfedge and fire into the office uf the fvUmster of

Foreign AffaIrs of ~RepJJblic of-uljerial this application for _a Certifieampte of ~

Incorporation~ pilfsu~nt to th~ provisions of the Busin-ess Corporation Act of

Jmiaiy 3 1977

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The nllme of the-Co1polatin shalf be -aTtdherearter-fefe~ to as torARTW~H- DRAIOH RESOORCESMANAGEMsNTAloID DEvE(OPMENT COMMInEfi (TORIIIOCI fNC

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_ KWltuoh and Jedepoto a pOint~ tf1~fW1llmrrg-lortli 51 degree 3p mlmte5 West titiOchai~to a PQint~m~~f1gSouth 2 degrees 30 minutes East 724)_chGtnsclo the place Of oommel)cerrient -and COfli~n1ng 1QOOOO aetasmiddot of ~nd and no more 1

2 To esUiblish and maintain Ii loCal commuoilyltribaJ d17velopment COrpofltiitlon to mal)age and =SUpeMse -afY and all activities 1-ncluding _ econ~mlc and social programs for the people -of T artweh -and Dr~q-h

3 T(5 actJot and on behalf OyentJii9j)jPI~ of Tartweh anc(Dr~tgtoh and t(l~btt for -in~$tOTSlthether h1ltiooa4 bJntGfflati()n~ and enter intu agfcent4rhei whet~lGase$rJgint v~ntuter-pltlrtnerohfp or otherwise withtne adV(f and consent 9f tfif tfi~ auWQrltias ofTa~h and_D~poh

4 ~o id~Ufy pro9ram~~nd f1rject~ thro~gh cotl~ufi~l~_~ teetin~ a~~ provide leadership and adm_lfllstrative guroln~ to fu~ mpl nei~on (~ said programs aod PWJectsi onSUfC that Glppropnate gtndehne5 au- regutat1onsate ob~ine~ airel-complied toshy

5 To sQllcir assistance for the funding of 11lLelCO~Of~~n p~~~~ ~~ activitieS andltlo -esb~blmb cttrdizJ Y-Ort)ihg I a~tonsn ~1IJ __ f~1 _ _ -nternationat orgarilzatlons- In J~eJerui2atin --Of the C-3Ip0rations

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6- To repprt periodicallY to and maintain CQJ1stant and cOntinuous _oomnwnioatlonlI~swKhmiddottiibal authorities of Tartweh and Otapoh

7 -To 1ake tllie fur propeJy~real Ilnd personal by gift pu~cna$e devise or Pequest for the purposesappropriate-toits -creatiOH~ and to hold manage

control lease mortgage seN and convey the same for the benefit of the oorporatlon and

8 To make By~LawS-not inconsistent with any existing crisis law fOf the 1 govemate ~~management of _Its propertyarni to tio any -other thing as

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ARTICLE IV PRINCIPAL OFFIqiI

The principal office for-the transaction of business Ofthis corporation snail be (ocattrd in the City of ltsreenville County of Sinoe -Republic of tlbeiul and it shalf establish Submiddotofficcs In _Tartwelt an~Orapoh middotto carry the purpose of this_ cPrpOration F - bull

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ARTICLEX

The Corporations existence shall begin upon the filing of thes~ Art~cles or ~

irlcorporation with the MinistrY of foreign Affairs as oflne filing -date stated on these Articles

IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have made 5ubsCribetj-and-acknowledged this instrument this~day of FeblUMy AD2003

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Forestry Development Authority requests TartwehlDropoh to demarcate their deeded land property boundary lines to avoid possible trespass into the park and tile UL furest

Below is an attachedMap 6fTartwehiDropoh Deeltkd ltmd Property

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Deeded Land Map of Tartweh Dropoh Community Forest 33162 fiactB(es Lpcatd it S1n-00 Coultry

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Background

Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F Johnson Acting fauaging Director Foresl1y Development Authority j n ~

AugustioeRMJobnson ~ ~A Manager amp Expert GIS amp RSIFDA

John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

During the period August 4-9 2009 the joint team patrolled a significant portion of the area and gathered detail infurmation relating to on going multiple uses of the area types of vegetation topology and livelihood of communities dwellers within the parameteIS of the forest

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Following an intensive tour by the team they observed and authentic-ated that

Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

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Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

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PRIVATE USE PERMIT CONTRACf BETWEEN THE FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORlITY AND TARTWEH-DRAPOH RESOURCES M4NAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITIEE (I1JRMDC) FOR HARVESTING OF 33162 HECTARES OF ORESTLAND LOCATED AT KPAYAN DISTRICT SINOE COUNTY REPUBLlC OFLIDERlA

THISCONTRACTmlKIeanden1eredinlothis ltt~ day of fgtltli LOin AD 2010 by and between the Government of Liberia through tile orestry Development Authority hereinafter refemd to as the Authority represented by its Managing Director Moses D Wogbeh Srbull and the Tartweh~Dtapoh Resomces Management and Development Committee TDRMDC) of Kpayan District Siooo County a duly registered corporation under the Laws of IJberi~ hereinafter referred to as Tartweh-Drapob represented by its Chairman T Konwroh Wesseh and Co-Chainnan Brown N Wesseh hereinafter oollectively the Parties hereby

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS the Authority is statutorily responsible for the sustainable management and use ofall categories offorest res

WHEREAS Tartweh-Dmpoh Resources Management and Development Commi~ TDRMDC) of Kpayan Distric~ Sinoe County is a body elooted by the Citizens of TartwehshyDrapoh Kpayan District Since County aod given the Authority to act in its capacity as cuslodian of tract of i 12537 acrcs45543 hltctares offorested)and by virtue of inheritance through a legitimate purehase from the Republic ofLibcria

WHERFAamp the Tartwch-Drapoh Resources Management and Development Commi_ TDRMDC) has organized itselfas a corporate entity lIS can he seen from copy ofits Articles oflncorporolion hereto attached and marked Exhibit Araquo to fonn a cogent prut ofthis Pennit

WIIERFAS by virtue of Section 56 (d) (I) of the National Forestry Refonn Law (NFRL) of 2006 copy of a duly eertified Public Land Sale Dccd issued in 1962 under the signalore of President William VS Tubman in proof of ownersblp of the subject tract of land is hereto attached and marked Exhibit B to form a cogent part of this Permit

WHEREAS in further veriftcalion 01 the subject properly the Ministry 01 Lands Mines amp Energy finally gives authentication and verification to the said Tarlweh-Drapah Deed through a lef1er under the Signature of Acting Assistant Minister Maxwell C G Gwee_ Attached also is the said verification letter marllted Exhibit e to form an Integral part ollhls Contract

WHEREAS validation of the are in keeping with Section 56 (d) (Ii) of the NFRL and Seetion 61 of FDA Regulation 102-01 shows that the said tract of )and is diminished by 12381 hectares due to overlap of 11942 hectares with the University ofLiberia Forest and also by an overlap of439 hectares with the Sapa National Park leaving a remainder of 33162

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hectares of forestland for commercial forestry The said validation report is hereto attached and marked Exhibit D to form alSQ an integra part ofthis Pennit

WHEREAS Tartweh-Drapoh is desirous of commercializing hatvestable tree species on the said tnlCt of remaining 33162 hectare) of land

WHEREAS the Authority having examined Tartweh-Drapohs application and tbe requirements of Section 56 of the NFRL having been met declares Tartweh--Drapob qualified for issuance ofa Private Use Permit and

NOW THEREFORE fur and in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein contained the parties do hereby agree as follows

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I Definitions

a Authority The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) created by an Act of the Legislature on November l~ 1976

b Annual Operations Plan the plan that guides the annual operations of the Holder

c Chain of Custody the path of custodianship followed by logs TImber and wood products through harvesting tmnsport interiln sturage processing distribution and export from source oforigin in the forest to end use

i d Code of Forest Harvesting Practices a sct of standards fur environmentally

sound fore1 use prepared by the Authority

e Conservation the sustainable management and protection of forest resources to acbieve maximum environmenta~ social economic and scientific benefits for present and future generations

f Fmestry the science art and practice ofconservation offorest resources

g Forest Resources License any legal instrument pursuant to which the A-utl1onty allows a perso~ subject to specified conditions to extract forest resources or make other productive and sustainable use of forest land This includes Forest management Contracts Timber Sale C~ Forest Usc Pennit and Private Use Pennit

h Forestland a tract of land including its flora and fatma capJbl~ of producing forest resources or land set aside for the purpose of forestry but not including land in permanent settlements and land that has been in long term use for non~shifting cultivation ofcrops or raising livestock

i Forest Product any material or item derived from f~i resources

j Forest Management Contract forestry contract which covers a land area of 50000- 400000 beetares

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L Land OVgtllcr a person who owns land by legal title

mOperatar a person harvesting or making commercial use of forest resources under a fore9t rcOlHtCS license including a person working as an employee contractor or other agent for a Bolder

n Pre~Felling Operations legal requirements ofthe Holder befure felling of togs TIley inclnde pOsting of required performance bond preparation of initial WUIUal opemtions plan and preparation ofenvironmental impact assessment

o Private Use Pennit a forcst resource license issued by the Government to allow commercial use of the forest resources on private land

p Public Use Permit a forest resource license issued to extract forest resource from an area less than 1000 hectares

q~ Reforestation the establishment of a tree plantation in a previously fore~ied area that has been affected by cutting fIre Or some other act oftree removaJ

r Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) the institutioncompany responsible to manage the Chain ofCustody System

S Timber Sale Contract a short term forest resources license issued by the Government for a period of three (3) years that allows a pe~ to harvest timber from a specified tract of forest land

2 Metes and Bounds ofTarfweh-DrapoIt Available Forest Land

Tartweh Dropoh available Forest lies within Latitudes 5deg1 48-51236 North of the Equator and Longitudes 83824-8deg540 West of the Greenwich meridian and it is located in Sinoe and Grand Ktu Counties-LIBERIA

Tartweb Dropoh available commercial area boundary line commences at a point near the Dugbae River (5deg01 3497N-8481 L53W) thence a line runs along the Dugbea River in the Eastern direction for 15581 meters to the point on the Western boundary of the University of Liberia Forest (5deg0309A6Nshy8deg43 1899W) thenee a line rons Due North for 4244 meters to a point (5deg052685N-8deg431899W) thence a line runs Due West for 4395 meters to a point (5052564N-8deg454L83W) thence a line runs N 45 E for 10528 meters to a point (5092956N-8deg414L54W) thence a line runs N 87 E for 7887 meters to a point (50 094 L60N-8deg3T2265W) thence a line runs N 51 0

W for 10062 meters to the point on the three kilometers buffer of Sapo National Park (5deg130972N-8413455W) thence a line runs Due West for

5381 meters to a point (5130980N-8deg442987W) thence a line runs S 76 W for 1984 meters to a point (5degIZ5469N-8deg453Z37W) thence a line runs S 86 W for 630 meters to a point (5deg125389N-go4SS281 W) thence a line runs N 77deg W for 1343 meters to a point (5deg130364N-8463S29W) thence a line runs S 78 W for 695 meters to a point (5deg 125905Nshyg0465734W) thence a lioe runs N 76deg W for 1841 meters to a point (5degl31259N-8deg475568W) thence a line runs S 42deg W for 17446 meters to a point (5deg061333N-8deg541739W) thence a line runs S 53deg E for 14114 meters to the point of COMMENCEMENT (5OI3497N-so4Sl153W) embracing 33162 hectares of forys land and NO MORE

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4 Contract Objective

n To harvest merchantable tree species from 33162 hectares of tmct of land otherwise called the Tartweh-Drapob Forest Land

b To engage in reforestation of the area involving indigenous species Ii c To create alternative uses of the tract of land after hanesting of trees i j d To create employment for about 250 locals of the contract area and sUITOWlding

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The contract shan be for twenty (20) years

6 Chain Q[Custody System

I In keeping with Section 135 of the National Forestry RefOIDl Law of 2006 and

sections (1-35) of FDA Regulation 108-07 the Chain ofCusrody System will apply during the tife and implementation ofthis contmct The system so established for the

I tracking of logs timber and wood products from forest to processing and then toI domestic or fureign market shall be managed by Societe Generate de Surveillance (80S) using SGSHelveta equipment and software as provided for by section 32 (3) of lite Chain ofCustody System Management Contract of2007

7 Land RenM amp Stumpage Tax

Consistent with Section 57(1)) of me Nation1 Forestry Refunn Law of 2006 the Company shall not be charged to pay land rental tax However stumpage shall be paid consistent with Section 57 (c) of the National Forestry Rcfonn Law and also consistent with Section 22(1)) ofRegulation l07-()7

8 Other Fees amp GOL Tax

All other fees and GOL Taxes levied on the project shall be consistent with the Revenue Jaw of Liberia lind FDA Regulation

9 Pre-felHng Date

Before Company is certified for felling an pre-felling operations including the following must be completed

a Posting US$50OOOOO parfonnance bond b Submission of initial annual operations plan c Environmental Impaet Assessment

10 Employment

Recruitment and employment by the Company shall be consistent with Labor Jaw of Liberia and International Labor Organization

Termination

This contract shall be terminated jf the company upon notice of breach of any term of this Contract fulls to remedy said breacb within a period of (60) sixty days

9 Force Ma jeure

In the event of force majeure which causes either party from meeting its obligations herein stated the Contract shall be suspended as long as the force majeure continues

10 Duty o((are

The AuthorIty shall ensure that the Company maintains environmental quality of the cutting area and comply with all other conditions consistent with the Liberia Code of Harvestio$ Practices tn include a Water course protection h Erosion prevention c Prevention of pollution to rivers streams and other waterWays by disposal of

wastes d Prevention ofrha disas1er

The operation shall also be in confonnity with international conventions to which Liberia is a party They include the Convention on Biodiversity the International Tropical Timber Agreemen~ the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate

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Change the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species and the RAMSAR Convention on Wetland Management

II Governing Laws

In effecting this Contract between the Corpomtion and the Authority the relevant Laws of Liberia including but not limited to the National Forestry Refbrm Law and regulation goverolng Chain ofCustody will prevail

12 Binding ENid

This Agreement is binding on the parties their successoTsin~office as if they were physicalJy present at execution of this instrument

In witness whereo~ we have affixed our signatures on the day alld date first mentioned above

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_We the tmd~rsigned for the purpose of forming a Not-For-Profit Corpo~fionl do

hereby make subSCribe a~knowfedge and fire into the office uf the fvUmster of

Foreign AffaIrs of ~RepJJblic of-uljerial this application for _a Certifieampte of ~

Incorporation~ pilfsu~nt to th~ provisions of the Busin-ess Corporation Act of

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The nllme of the-Co1polatin shalf be -aTtdherearter-fefe~ to as torARTW~H- DRAIOH RESOORCESMANAGEMsNTAloID DEvE(OPMENT COMMInEfi (TORIIIOCI fNC

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2 To esUiblish and maintain Ii loCal commuoilyltribaJ d17velopment COrpofltiitlon to mal)age and =SUpeMse -afY and all activities 1-ncluding _ econ~mlc and social programs for the people -of T artweh -and Dr~q-h

3 T(5 actJot and on behalf OyentJii9j)jPI~ of Tartweh anc(Dr~tgtoh and t(l~btt for -in~$tOTSlthether h1ltiooa4 bJntGfflati()n~ and enter intu agfcent4rhei whet~lGase$rJgint v~ntuter-pltlrtnerohfp or otherwise withtne adV(f and consent 9f tfif tfi~ auWQrltias ofTa~h and_D~poh

4 ~o id~Ufy pro9ram~~nd f1rject~ thro~gh cotl~ufi~l~_~ teetin~ a~~ provide leadership and adm_lfllstrative guroln~ to fu~ mpl nei~on (~ said programs aod PWJectsi onSUfC that Glppropnate gtndehne5 au- regutat1onsate ob~ine~ airel-complied toshy

5 To sQllcir assistance for the funding of 11lLelCO~Of~~n p~~~~ ~~ activitieS andltlo -esb~blmb cttrdizJ Y-Ort)ihg I a~tonsn ~1IJ __ f~1 _ _ -nternationat orgarilzatlons- In J~eJerui2atin --Of the C-3Ip0rations

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7 -To 1ake tllie fur propeJy~real Ilnd personal by gift pu~cna$e devise or Pequest for the purposesappropriate-toits -creatiOH~ and to hold manage

control lease mortgage seN and convey the same for the benefit of the oorporatlon and

8 To make By~LawS-not inconsistent with any existing crisis law fOf the 1 govemate ~~management of _Its propertyarni to tio any -other thing as

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ARTICLE IV PRINCIPAL OFFIqiI

The principal office for-the transaction of business Ofthis corporation snail be (ocattrd in the City of ltsreenville County of Sinoe -Republic of tlbeiul and it shalf establish Submiddotofficcs In _Tartwelt an~Orapoh middotto carry the purpose of this_ cPrpOration F - bull

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The Corporations existence shall begin upon the filing of thes~ Art~cles or ~

irlcorporation with the MinistrY of foreign Affairs as oflne filing -date stated on these Articles

IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have made 5ubsCribetj-and-acknowledged this instrument this~day of FeblUMy AD2003

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Forestry Development Authority requests TartwehlDropoh to demarcate their deeded land property boundary lines to avoid possible trespass into the park and tile UL furest

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Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

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John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

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Following an intensive tour by the team they observed and authentic-ated that

Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

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Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

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WHEREAS Tartweh-Drapoh is desirous of commercializing hatvestable tree species on the said tnlCt of remaining 33162 hectare) of land

WHEREAS the Authority having examined Tartweh-Drapohs application and tbe requirements of Section 56 of the NFRL having been met declares Tartweh--Drapob qualified for issuance ofa Private Use Permit and

NOW THEREFORE fur and in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein contained the parties do hereby agree as follows

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I Definitions

a Authority The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) created by an Act of the Legislature on November l~ 1976

b Annual Operations Plan the plan that guides the annual operations of the Holder

c Chain of Custody the path of custodianship followed by logs TImber and wood products through harvesting tmnsport interiln sturage processing distribution and export from source oforigin in the forest to end use

i d Code of Forest Harvesting Practices a sct of standards fur environmentally

sound fore1 use prepared by the Authority

e Conservation the sustainable management and protection of forest resources to acbieve maximum environmenta~ social economic and scientific benefits for present and future generations

f Fmestry the science art and practice ofconservation offorest resources

g Forest Resources License any legal instrument pursuant to which the A-utl1onty allows a perso~ subject to specified conditions to extract forest resources or make other productive and sustainable use of forest land This includes Forest management Contracts Timber Sale C~ Forest Usc Pennit and Private Use Pennit

h Forestland a tract of land including its flora and fatma capJbl~ of producing forest resources or land set aside for the purpose of forestry but not including land in permanent settlements and land that has been in long term use for non~shifting cultivation ofcrops or raising livestock

i Forest Product any material or item derived from f~i resources

j Forest Management Contract forestry contract which covers a land area of 50000- 400000 beetares

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L Land OVgtllcr a person who owns land by legal title

mOperatar a person harvesting or making commercial use of forest resources under a fore9t rcOlHtCS license including a person working as an employee contractor or other agent for a Bolder

n Pre~Felling Operations legal requirements ofthe Holder befure felling of togs TIley inclnde pOsting of required performance bond preparation of initial WUIUal opemtions plan and preparation ofenvironmental impact assessment

o Private Use Pennit a forcst resource license issued by the Government to allow commercial use of the forest resources on private land

p Public Use Permit a forest resource license issued to extract forest resource from an area less than 1000 hectares

q~ Reforestation the establishment of a tree plantation in a previously fore~ied area that has been affected by cutting fIre Or some other act oftree removaJ

r Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) the institutioncompany responsible to manage the Chain ofCustody System

S Timber Sale Contract a short term forest resources license issued by the Government for a period of three (3) years that allows a pe~ to harvest timber from a specified tract of forest land

2 Metes and Bounds ofTarfweh-DrapoIt Available Forest Land

Tartweh Dropoh available Forest lies within Latitudes 5deg1 48-51236 North of the Equator and Longitudes 83824-8deg540 West of the Greenwich meridian and it is located in Sinoe and Grand Ktu Counties-LIBERIA

Tartweb Dropoh available commercial area boundary line commences at a point near the Dugbae River (5deg01 3497N-8481 L53W) thence a line runs along the Dugbea River in the Eastern direction for 15581 meters to the point on the Western boundary of the University of Liberia Forest (5deg0309A6Nshy8deg43 1899W) thenee a line rons Due North for 4244 meters to a point (5deg052685N-8deg431899W) thence a line runs Due West for 4395 meters to a point (5052564N-8deg454L83W) thence a line runs N 45 E for 10528 meters to a point (5092956N-8deg414L54W) thence a line runs N 87 E for 7887 meters to a point (50 094 L60N-8deg3T2265W) thence a line runs N 51 0

W for 10062 meters to the point on the three kilometers buffer of Sapo National Park (5deg130972N-8413455W) thence a line runs Due West for

5381 meters to a point (5130980N-8deg442987W) thence a line runs S 76 W for 1984 meters to a point (5degIZ5469N-8deg453Z37W) thence a line runs S 86 W for 630 meters to a point (5deg125389N-go4SS281 W) thence a line runs N 77deg W for 1343 meters to a point (5deg130364N-8463S29W) thence a line runs S 78 W for 695 meters to a point (5deg 125905Nshyg0465734W) thence a lioe runs N 76deg W for 1841 meters to a point (5degl31259N-8deg475568W) thence a line runs S 42deg W for 17446 meters to a point (5deg061333N-8deg541739W) thence a line runs S 53deg E for 14114 meters to the point of COMMENCEMENT (5OI3497N-so4Sl153W) embracing 33162 hectares of forys land and NO MORE

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n To harvest merchantable tree species from 33162 hectares of tmct of land otherwise called the Tartweh-Drapob Forest Land

b To engage in reforestation of the area involving indigenous species Ii c To create alternative uses of the tract of land after hanesting of trees i j d To create employment for about 250 locals of the contract area and sUITOWlding

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The contract shan be for twenty (20) years

6 Chain Q[Custody System

I In keeping with Section 135 of the National Forestry RefOIDl Law of 2006 and

sections (1-35) of FDA Regulation 108-07 the Chain ofCusrody System will apply during the tife and implementation ofthis contmct The system so established for the

I tracking of logs timber and wood products from forest to processing and then toI domestic or fureign market shall be managed by Societe Generate de Surveillance (80S) using SGSHelveta equipment and software as provided for by section 32 (3) of lite Chain ofCustody System Management Contract of2007

7 Land RenM amp Stumpage Tax

Consistent with Section 57(1)) of me Nation1 Forestry Refunn Law of 2006 the Company shall not be charged to pay land rental tax However stumpage shall be paid consistent with Section 57 (c) of the National Forestry Rcfonn Law and also consistent with Section 22(1)) ofRegulation l07-()7

8 Other Fees amp GOL Tax

All other fees and GOL Taxes levied on the project shall be consistent with the Revenue Jaw of Liberia lind FDA Regulation

9 Pre-felHng Date

Before Company is certified for felling an pre-felling operations including the following must be completed

a Posting US$50OOOOO parfonnance bond b Submission of initial annual operations plan c Environmental Impaet Assessment

10 Employment

Recruitment and employment by the Company shall be consistent with Labor Jaw of Liberia and International Labor Organization

Termination

This contract shall be terminated jf the company upon notice of breach of any term of this Contract fulls to remedy said breacb within a period of (60) sixty days

9 Force Ma jeure

In the event of force majeure which causes either party from meeting its obligations herein stated the Contract shall be suspended as long as the force majeure continues

10 Duty o((are

The AuthorIty shall ensure that the Company maintains environmental quality of the cutting area and comply with all other conditions consistent with the Liberia Code of Harvestio$ Practices tn include a Water course protection h Erosion prevention c Prevention of pollution to rivers streams and other waterWays by disposal of

wastes d Prevention ofrha disas1er

The operation shall also be in confonnity with international conventions to which Liberia is a party They include the Convention on Biodiversity the International Tropical Timber Agreemen~ the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate

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Change the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species and the RAMSAR Convention on Wetland Management

II Governing Laws

In effecting this Contract between the Corpomtion and the Authority the relevant Laws of Liberia including but not limited to the National Forestry Refbrm Law and regulation goverolng Chain ofCustody will prevail

12 Binding ENid

This Agreement is binding on the parties their successoTsin~office as if they were physicalJy present at execution of this instrument

In witness whereo~ we have affixed our signatures on the day alld date first mentioned above

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The nllme of the-Co1polatin shalf be -aTtdherearter-fefe~ to as torARTW~H- DRAIOH RESOORCESMANAGEMsNTAloID DEvE(OPMENT COMMInEfi (TORIIIOCI fNC

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2 To esUiblish and maintain Ii loCal commuoilyltribaJ d17velopment COrpofltiitlon to mal)age and =SUpeMse -afY and all activities 1-ncluding _ econ~mlc and social programs for the people -of T artweh -and Dr~q-h

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ARTICLE IV PRINCIPAL OFFIqiI

The principal office for-the transaction of business Ofthis corporation snail be (ocattrd in the City of ltsreenville County of Sinoe -Republic of tlbeiul and it shalf establish Submiddotofficcs In _Tartwelt an~Orapoh middotto carry the purpose of this_ cPrpOration F - bull

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The Corporations existence shall begin upon the filing of thes~ Art~cles or ~

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Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

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John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

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Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

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In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

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L Land OVgtllcr a person who owns land by legal title

mOperatar a person harvesting or making commercial use of forest resources under a fore9t rcOlHtCS license including a person working as an employee contractor or other agent for a Bolder

n Pre~Felling Operations legal requirements ofthe Holder befure felling of togs TIley inclnde pOsting of required performance bond preparation of initial WUIUal opemtions plan and preparation ofenvironmental impact assessment

o Private Use Pennit a forcst resource license issued by the Government to allow commercial use of the forest resources on private land

p Public Use Permit a forest resource license issued to extract forest resource from an area less than 1000 hectares

q~ Reforestation the establishment of a tree plantation in a previously fore~ied area that has been affected by cutting fIre Or some other act oftree removaJ

r Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) the institutioncompany responsible to manage the Chain ofCustody System

S Timber Sale Contract a short term forest resources license issued by the Government for a period of three (3) years that allows a pe~ to harvest timber from a specified tract of forest land

2 Metes and Bounds ofTarfweh-DrapoIt Available Forest Land

Tartweh Dropoh available Forest lies within Latitudes 5deg1 48-51236 North of the Equator and Longitudes 83824-8deg540 West of the Greenwich meridian and it is located in Sinoe and Grand Ktu Counties-LIBERIA

Tartweb Dropoh available commercial area boundary line commences at a point near the Dugbae River (5deg01 3497N-8481 L53W) thence a line runs along the Dugbea River in the Eastern direction for 15581 meters to the point on the Western boundary of the University of Liberia Forest (5deg0309A6Nshy8deg43 1899W) thenee a line rons Due North for 4244 meters to a point (5deg052685N-8deg431899W) thence a line runs Due West for 4395 meters to a point (5052564N-8deg454L83W) thence a line runs N 45 E for 10528 meters to a point (5092956N-8deg414L54W) thence a line runs N 87 E for 7887 meters to a point (50 094 L60N-8deg3T2265W) thence a line runs N 51 0

W for 10062 meters to the point on the three kilometers buffer of Sapo National Park (5deg130972N-8413455W) thence a line runs Due West for

5381 meters to a point (5130980N-8deg442987W) thence a line runs S 76 W for 1984 meters to a point (5degIZ5469N-8deg453Z37W) thence a line runs S 86 W for 630 meters to a point (5deg125389N-go4SS281 W) thence a line runs N 77deg W for 1343 meters to a point (5deg130364N-8463S29W) thence a line runs S 78 W for 695 meters to a point (5deg 125905Nshyg0465734W) thence a lioe runs N 76deg W for 1841 meters to a point (5degl31259N-8deg475568W) thence a line runs S 42deg W for 17446 meters to a point (5deg061333N-8deg541739W) thence a line runs S 53deg E for 14114 meters to the point of COMMENCEMENT (5OI3497N-so4Sl153W) embracing 33162 hectares of forys land and NO MORE

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4 Contract Objective

n To harvest merchantable tree species from 33162 hectares of tmct of land otherwise called the Tartweh-Drapob Forest Land

b To engage in reforestation of the area involving indigenous species Ii c To create alternative uses of the tract of land after hanesting of trees i j d To create employment for about 250 locals of the contract area and sUITOWlding

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The contract shan be for twenty (20) years

6 Chain Q[Custody System

I In keeping with Section 135 of the National Forestry RefOIDl Law of 2006 and

sections (1-35) of FDA Regulation 108-07 the Chain ofCusrody System will apply during the tife and implementation ofthis contmct The system so established for the

I tracking of logs timber and wood products from forest to processing and then toI domestic or fureign market shall be managed by Societe Generate de Surveillance (80S) using SGSHelveta equipment and software as provided for by section 32 (3) of lite Chain ofCustody System Management Contract of2007

7 Land RenM amp Stumpage Tax

Consistent with Section 57(1)) of me Nation1 Forestry Refunn Law of 2006 the Company shall not be charged to pay land rental tax However stumpage shall be paid consistent with Section 57 (c) of the National Forestry Rcfonn Law and also consistent with Section 22(1)) ofRegulation l07-()7

8 Other Fees amp GOL Tax

All other fees and GOL Taxes levied on the project shall be consistent with the Revenue Jaw of Liberia lind FDA Regulation

9 Pre-felHng Date

Before Company is certified for felling an pre-felling operations including the following must be completed

a Posting US$50OOOOO parfonnance bond b Submission of initial annual operations plan c Environmental Impaet Assessment

10 Employment

Recruitment and employment by the Company shall be consistent with Labor Jaw of Liberia and International Labor Organization

Termination

This contract shall be terminated jf the company upon notice of breach of any term of this Contract fulls to remedy said breacb within a period of (60) sixty days

9 Force Ma jeure

In the event of force majeure which causes either party from meeting its obligations herein stated the Contract shall be suspended as long as the force majeure continues

10 Duty o((are

The AuthorIty shall ensure that the Company maintains environmental quality of the cutting area and comply with all other conditions consistent with the Liberia Code of Harvestio$ Practices tn include a Water course protection h Erosion prevention c Prevention of pollution to rivers streams and other waterWays by disposal of

wastes d Prevention ofrha disas1er

The operation shall also be in confonnity with international conventions to which Liberia is a party They include the Convention on Biodiversity the International Tropical Timber Agreemen~ the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate

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Change the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species and the RAMSAR Convention on Wetland Management

II Governing Laws

In effecting this Contract between the Corpomtion and the Authority the relevant Laws of Liberia including but not limited to the National Forestry Refbrm Law and regulation goverolng Chain ofCustody will prevail

12 Binding ENid

This Agreement is binding on the parties their successoTsin~office as if they were physicalJy present at execution of this instrument

In witness whereo~ we have affixed our signatures on the day alld date first mentioned above

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_We the tmd~rsigned for the purpose of forming a Not-For-Profit Corpo~fionl do

hereby make subSCribe a~knowfedge and fire into the office uf the fvUmster of

Foreign AffaIrs of ~RepJJblic of-uljerial this application for _a Certifieampte of ~

Incorporation~ pilfsu~nt to th~ provisions of the Busin-ess Corporation Act of

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The nllme of the-Co1polatin shalf be -aTtdherearter-fefe~ to as torARTW~H- DRAIOH RESOORCESMANAGEMsNTAloID DEvE(OPMENT COMMInEfi (TORIIIOCI fNC

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_ KWltuoh and Jedepoto a pOint~ tf1~fW1llmrrg-lortli 51 degree 3p mlmte5 West titiOchai~to a PQint~m~~f1gSouth 2 degrees 30 minutes East 724)_chGtnsclo the place Of oommel)cerrient -and COfli~n1ng 1QOOOO aetasmiddot of ~nd and no more 1

2 To esUiblish and maintain Ii loCal commuoilyltribaJ d17velopment COrpofltiitlon to mal)age and =SUpeMse -afY and all activities 1-ncluding _ econ~mlc and social programs for the people -of T artweh -and Dr~q-h

3 T(5 actJot and on behalf OyentJii9j)jPI~ of Tartweh anc(Dr~tgtoh and t(l~btt for -in~$tOTSlthether h1ltiooa4 bJntGfflati()n~ and enter intu agfcent4rhei whet~lGase$rJgint v~ntuter-pltlrtnerohfp or otherwise withtne adV(f and consent 9f tfif tfi~ auWQrltias ofTa~h and_D~poh

4 ~o id~Ufy pro9ram~~nd f1rject~ thro~gh cotl~ufi~l~_~ teetin~ a~~ provide leadership and adm_lfllstrative guroln~ to fu~ mpl nei~on (~ said programs aod PWJectsi onSUfC that Glppropnate gtndehne5 au- regutat1onsate ob~ine~ airel-complied toshy

5 To sQllcir assistance for the funding of 11lLelCO~Of~~n p~~~~ ~~ activitieS andltlo -esb~blmb cttrdizJ Y-Ort)ihg I a~tonsn ~1IJ __ f~1 _ _ -nternationat orgarilzatlons- In J~eJerui2atin --Of the C-3Ip0rations

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7 -To 1ake tllie fur propeJy~real Ilnd personal by gift pu~cna$e devise or Pequest for the purposesappropriate-toits -creatiOH~ and to hold manage

control lease mortgage seN and convey the same for the benefit of the oorporatlon and

8 To make By~LawS-not inconsistent with any existing crisis law fOf the 1 govemate ~~management of _Its propertyarni to tio any -other thing as

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ARTICLE IV PRINCIPAL OFFIqiI

The principal office for-the transaction of business Ofthis corporation snail be (ocattrd in the City of ltsreenville County of Sinoe -Republic of tlbeiul and it shalf establish Submiddotofficcs In _Tartwelt an~Orapoh middotto carry the purpose of this_ cPrpOration F - bull

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The Corporations existence shall begin upon the filing of thes~ Art~cles or ~

irlcorporation with the MinistrY of foreign Affairs as oflne filing -date stated on these Articles

IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have made 5ubsCribetj-and-acknowledged this instrument this~day of FeblUMy AD2003

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Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

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MEMORANDUM

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John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

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Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

Cess Counties

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In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

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Dear Mr Monaging Director

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n To harvest merchantable tree species from 33162 hectares of tmct of land otherwise called the Tartweh-Drapob Forest Land

b To engage in reforestation of the area involving indigenous species Ii c To create alternative uses of the tract of land after hanesting of trees i j d To create employment for about 250 locals of the contract area and sUITOWlding

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The contract shan be for twenty (20) years

6 Chain Q[Custody System

I In keeping with Section 135 of the National Forestry RefOIDl Law of 2006 and

sections (1-35) of FDA Regulation 108-07 the Chain ofCusrody System will apply during the tife and implementation ofthis contmct The system so established for the

I tracking of logs timber and wood products from forest to processing and then toI domestic or fureign market shall be managed by Societe Generate de Surveillance (80S) using SGSHelveta equipment and software as provided for by section 32 (3) of lite Chain ofCustody System Management Contract of2007

7 Land RenM amp Stumpage Tax

Consistent with Section 57(1)) of me Nation1 Forestry Refunn Law of 2006 the Company shall not be charged to pay land rental tax However stumpage shall be paid consistent with Section 57 (c) of the National Forestry Rcfonn Law and also consistent with Section 22(1)) ofRegulation l07-()7

8 Other Fees amp GOL Tax

All other fees and GOL Taxes levied on the project shall be consistent with the Revenue Jaw of Liberia lind FDA Regulation

9 Pre-felHng Date

Before Company is certified for felling an pre-felling operations including the following must be completed

a Posting US$50OOOOO parfonnance bond b Submission of initial annual operations plan c Environmental Impaet Assessment

10 Employment

Recruitment and employment by the Company shall be consistent with Labor Jaw of Liberia and International Labor Organization

Termination

This contract shall be terminated jf the company upon notice of breach of any term of this Contract fulls to remedy said breacb within a period of (60) sixty days

9 Force Ma jeure

In the event of force majeure which causes either party from meeting its obligations herein stated the Contract shall be suspended as long as the force majeure continues

10 Duty o((are

The AuthorIty shall ensure that the Company maintains environmental quality of the cutting area and comply with all other conditions consistent with the Liberia Code of Harvestio$ Practices tn include a Water course protection h Erosion prevention c Prevention of pollution to rivers streams and other waterWays by disposal of

wastes d Prevention ofrha disas1er

The operation shall also be in confonnity with international conventions to which Liberia is a party They include the Convention on Biodiversity the International Tropical Timber Agreemen~ the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate

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Change the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species and the RAMSAR Convention on Wetland Management

II Governing Laws

In effecting this Contract between the Corpomtion and the Authority the relevant Laws of Liberia including but not limited to the National Forestry Refbrm Law and regulation goverolng Chain ofCustody will prevail

12 Binding ENid

This Agreement is binding on the parties their successoTsin~office as if they were physicalJy present at execution of this instrument

In witness whereo~ we have affixed our signatures on the day alld date first mentioned above

For the Authority

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T Konwroh WessehlChairman~TDRMOC Brown N WessehlCa-Chainnan-IDRMDC

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OF lARTWEHmiddotDRAPOHRESQURCES IIIIANAGENlEJgtltl AND PF-ElOPIIIENT

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_We the tmd~rsigned for the purpose of forming a Not-For-Profit Corpo~fionl do

hereby make subSCribe a~knowfedge and fire into the office uf the fvUmster of

Foreign AffaIrs of ~RepJJblic of-uljerial this application for _a Certifieampte of ~

Incorporation~ pilfsu~nt to th~ provisions of the Busin-ess Corporation Act of

Jmiaiy 3 1977

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The nllme of the-Co1polatin shalf be -aTtdherearter-fefe~ to as torARTW~H- DRAIOH RESOORCESMANAGEMsNTAloID DEvE(OPMENT COMMInEfi (TORIIIOCI fNC

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_ KWltuoh and Jedepoto a pOint~ tf1~fW1llmrrg-lortli 51 degree 3p mlmte5 West titiOchai~to a PQint~m~~f1gSouth 2 degrees 30 minutes East 724)_chGtnsclo the place Of oommel)cerrient -and COfli~n1ng 1QOOOO aetasmiddot of ~nd and no more 1

2 To esUiblish and maintain Ii loCal commuoilyltribaJ d17velopment COrpofltiitlon to mal)age and =SUpeMse -afY and all activities 1-ncluding _ econ~mlc and social programs for the people -of T artweh -and Dr~q-h

3 T(5 actJot and on behalf OyentJii9j)jPI~ of Tartweh anc(Dr~tgtoh and t(l~btt for -in~$tOTSlthether h1ltiooa4 bJntGfflati()n~ and enter intu agfcent4rhei whet~lGase$rJgint v~ntuter-pltlrtnerohfp or otherwise withtne adV(f and consent 9f tfif tfi~ auWQrltias ofTa~h and_D~poh

4 ~o id~Ufy pro9ram~~nd f1rject~ thro~gh cotl~ufi~l~_~ teetin~ a~~ provide leadership and adm_lfllstrative guroln~ to fu~ mpl nei~on (~ said programs aod PWJectsi onSUfC that Glppropnate gtndehne5 au- regutat1onsate ob~ine~ airel-complied toshy

5 To sQllcir assistance for the funding of 11lLelCO~Of~~n p~~~~ ~~ activitieS andltlo -esb~blmb cttrdizJ Y-Ort)ihg I a~tonsn ~1IJ __ f~1 _ _ -nternationat orgarilzatlons- In J~eJerui2atin --Of the C-3Ip0rations

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7 -To 1ake tllie fur propeJy~real Ilnd personal by gift pu~cna$e devise or Pequest for the purposesappropriate-toits -creatiOH~ and to hold manage

control lease mortgage seN and convey the same for the benefit of the oorporatlon and

8 To make By~LawS-not inconsistent with any existing crisis law fOf the 1 govemate ~~management of _Its propertyarni to tio any -other thing as

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ARTICLE IV PRINCIPAL OFFIqiI

The principal office for-the transaction of business Ofthis corporation snail be (ocattrd in the City of ltsreenville County of Sinoe -Republic of tlbeiul and it shalf establish Submiddotofficcs In _Tartwelt an~Orapoh middotto carry the purpose of this_ cPrpOration F - bull

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The Corporations existence shall begin upon the filing of thes~ Art~cles or ~

irlcorporation with the MinistrY of foreign Affairs as oflne filing -date stated on these Articles

IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have made 5ubsCribetj-and-acknowledged this instrument this~day of FeblUMy AD2003

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Forestry Development Authority requests TartwehlDropoh to demarcate their deeded land property boundary lines to avoid possible trespass into the park and tile UL furest

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Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F Johnson Acting fauaging Director Foresl1y Development Authority j n ~

AugustioeRMJobnson ~ ~A Manager amp Expert GIS amp RSIFDA

John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

During the period August 4-9 2009 the joint team patrolled a significant portion of the area and gathered detail infurmation relating to on going multiple uses of the area types of vegetation topology and livelihood of communities dwellers within the parameteIS of the forest

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Following an intensive tour by the team they observed and authentic-ated that

Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

Cess Counties

Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

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Dear Mr Monaging Director

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n To harvest merchantable tree species from 33162 hectares of tmct of land otherwise called the Tartweh-Drapob Forest Land

b To engage in reforestation of the area involving indigenous species Ii c To create alternative uses of the tract of land after hanesting of trees i j d To create employment for about 250 locals of the contract area and sUITOWlding

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The contract shan be for twenty (20) years

6 Chain Q[Custody System

I In keeping with Section 135 of the National Forestry RefOIDl Law of 2006 and

sections (1-35) of FDA Regulation 108-07 the Chain ofCusrody System will apply during the tife and implementation ofthis contmct The system so established for the

I tracking of logs timber and wood products from forest to processing and then toI domestic or fureign market shall be managed by Societe Generate de Surveillance (80S) using SGSHelveta equipment and software as provided for by section 32 (3) of lite Chain ofCustody System Management Contract of2007

7 Land RenM amp Stumpage Tax

Consistent with Section 57(1)) of me Nation1 Forestry Refunn Law of 2006 the Company shall not be charged to pay land rental tax However stumpage shall be paid consistent with Section 57 (c) of the National Forestry Rcfonn Law and also consistent with Section 22(1)) ofRegulation l07-()7

8 Other Fees amp GOL Tax

All other fees and GOL Taxes levied on the project shall be consistent with the Revenue Jaw of Liberia lind FDA Regulation

9 Pre-felHng Date

Before Company is certified for felling an pre-felling operations including the following must be completed

a Posting US$50OOOOO parfonnance bond b Submission of initial annual operations plan c Environmental Impaet Assessment

10 Employment

Recruitment and employment by the Company shall be consistent with Labor Jaw of Liberia and International Labor Organization

Termination

This contract shall be terminated jf the company upon notice of breach of any term of this Contract fulls to remedy said breacb within a period of (60) sixty days

9 Force Ma jeure

In the event of force majeure which causes either party from meeting its obligations herein stated the Contract shall be suspended as long as the force majeure continues

10 Duty o((are

The AuthorIty shall ensure that the Company maintains environmental quality of the cutting area and comply with all other conditions consistent with the Liberia Code of Harvestio$ Practices tn include a Water course protection h Erosion prevention c Prevention of pollution to rivers streams and other waterWays by disposal of

wastes d Prevention ofrha disas1er

The operation shall also be in confonnity with international conventions to which Liberia is a party They include the Convention on Biodiversity the International Tropical Timber Agreemen~ the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate

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Change the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species and the RAMSAR Convention on Wetland Management

II Governing Laws

In effecting this Contract between the Corpomtion and the Authority the relevant Laws of Liberia including but not limited to the National Forestry Refbrm Law and regulation goverolng Chain ofCustody will prevail

12 Binding ENid

This Agreement is binding on the parties their successoTsin~office as if they were physicalJy present at execution of this instrument

In witness whereo~ we have affixed our signatures on the day alld date first mentioned above

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5 To sQllcir assistance for the funding of 11lLelCO~Of~~n p~~~~ ~~ activitieS andltlo -esb~blmb cttrdizJ Y-Ort)ihg I a~tonsn ~1IJ __ f~1 _ _ -nternationat orgarilzatlons- In J~eJerui2atin --Of the C-3Ip0rations

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7 -To 1ake tllie fur propeJy~real Ilnd personal by gift pu~cna$e devise or Pequest for the purposesappropriate-toits -creatiOH~ and to hold manage

control lease mortgage seN and convey the same for the benefit of the oorporatlon and

8 To make By~LawS-not inconsistent with any existing crisis law fOf the 1 govemate ~~management of _Its propertyarni to tio any -other thing as

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ARTICLE IV PRINCIPAL OFFIqiI

The principal office for-the transaction of business Ofthis corporation snail be (ocattrd in the City of ltsreenville County of Sinoe -Republic of tlbeiul and it shalf establish Submiddotofficcs In _Tartwelt an~Orapoh middotto carry the purpose of this_ cPrpOration F - bull

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The Corporations existence shall begin upon the filing of thes~ Art~cles or ~

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have made 5ubsCribetj-and-acknowledged this instrument this~day of FeblUMy AD2003

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Forestry Development Authority requests TartwehlDropoh to demarcate their deeded land property boundary lines to avoid possible trespass into the park and tile UL furest

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Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F Johnson Acting fauaging Director Foresl1y Development Authority j n ~

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John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

During the period August 4-9 2009 the joint team patrolled a significant portion of the area and gathered detail infurmation relating to on going multiple uses of the area types of vegetation topology and livelihood of communities dwellers within the parameteIS of the forest

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Following an intensive tour by the team they observed and authentic-ated that

Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

Cess Counties

Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

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7 Land RenM amp Stumpage Tax

Consistent with Section 57(1)) of me Nation1 Forestry Refunn Law of 2006 the Company shall not be charged to pay land rental tax However stumpage shall be paid consistent with Section 57 (c) of the National Forestry Rcfonn Law and also consistent with Section 22(1)) ofRegulation l07-()7

8 Other Fees amp GOL Tax

All other fees and GOL Taxes levied on the project shall be consistent with the Revenue Jaw of Liberia lind FDA Regulation

9 Pre-felHng Date

Before Company is certified for felling an pre-felling operations including the following must be completed

a Posting US$50OOOOO parfonnance bond b Submission of initial annual operations plan c Environmental Impaet Assessment

10 Employment

Recruitment and employment by the Company shall be consistent with Labor Jaw of Liberia and International Labor Organization

Termination

This contract shall be terminated jf the company upon notice of breach of any term of this Contract fulls to remedy said breacb within a period of (60) sixty days

9 Force Ma jeure

In the event of force majeure which causes either party from meeting its obligations herein stated the Contract shall be suspended as long as the force majeure continues

10 Duty o((are

The AuthorIty shall ensure that the Company maintains environmental quality of the cutting area and comply with all other conditions consistent with the Liberia Code of Harvestio$ Practices tn include a Water course protection h Erosion prevention c Prevention of pollution to rivers streams and other waterWays by disposal of

wastes d Prevention ofrha disas1er

The operation shall also be in confonnity with international conventions to which Liberia is a party They include the Convention on Biodiversity the International Tropical Timber Agreemen~ the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate

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Change the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species and the RAMSAR Convention on Wetland Management

II Governing Laws

In effecting this Contract between the Corpomtion and the Authority the relevant Laws of Liberia including but not limited to the National Forestry Refbrm Law and regulation goverolng Chain ofCustody will prevail

12 Binding ENid

This Agreement is binding on the parties their successoTsin~office as if they were physicalJy present at execution of this instrument

In witness whereo~ we have affixed our signatures on the day alld date first mentioned above

For the Authority

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MUrtSettW(l CotJntY Rfphic ~~Ltbtria thit 2 5thc day oC shy

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_We the tmd~rsigned for the purpose of forming a Not-For-Profit Corpo~fionl do

hereby make subSCribe a~knowfedge and fire into the office uf the fvUmster of

Foreign AffaIrs of ~RepJJblic of-uljerial this application for _a Certifieampte of ~

Incorporation~ pilfsu~nt to th~ provisions of the Busin-ess Corporation Act of

Jmiaiy 3 1977

ARTICLEl JgtltAME ~ shy

The nllme of the-Co1polatin shalf be -aTtdherearter-fefe~ to as torARTW~H- DRAIOH RESOORCESMANAGEMsNTAloID DEvE(OPMENT COMMInEfi (TORIIIOCI fNC

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The motto oftheCorpOration shall beUnity Pr~aoo-DevelopmentI- -

ARTCLE I PURPOSES

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2 To esUiblish and maintain Ii loCal commuoilyltribaJ d17velopment COrpofltiitlon to mal)age and =SUpeMse -afY and all activities 1-ncluding _ econ~mlc and social programs for the people -of T artweh -and Dr~q-h

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5 To sQllcir assistance for the funding of 11lLelCO~Of~~n p~~~~ ~~ activitieS andltlo -esb~blmb cttrdizJ Y-Ort)ihg I a~tonsn ~1IJ __ f~1 _ _ -nternationat orgarilzatlons- In J~eJerui2atin --Of the C-3Ip0rations

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7 -To 1ake tllie fur propeJy~real Ilnd personal by gift pu~cna$e devise or Pequest for the purposesappropriate-toits -creatiOH~ and to hold manage

control lease mortgage seN and convey the same for the benefit of the oorporatlon and

8 To make By~LawS-not inconsistent with any existing crisis law fOf the 1 govemate ~~management of _Its propertyarni to tio any -other thing as

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ARTICLE IV PRINCIPAL OFFIqiI

The principal office for-the transaction of business Ofthis corporation snail be (ocattrd in the City of ltsreenville County of Sinoe -Republic of tlbeiul and it shalf establish Submiddotofficcs In _Tartwelt an~Orapoh middotto carry the purpose of this_ cPrpOration F - bull

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The Corporations existence shall begin upon the filing of thes~ Art~cles or ~

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have made 5ubsCribetj-and-acknowledged this instrument this~day of FeblUMy AD2003

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Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F Johnson Acting fauaging Director Foresl1y Development Authority j n ~

AugustioeRMJobnson ~ ~A Manager amp Expert GIS amp RSIFDA

John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

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Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

Cess Counties

Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

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Change the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species and the RAMSAR Convention on Wetland Management

II Governing Laws

In effecting this Contract between the Corpomtion and the Authority the relevant Laws of Liberia including but not limited to the National Forestry Refbrm Law and regulation goverolng Chain ofCustody will prevail

12 Binding ENid

This Agreement is binding on the parties their successoTsin~office as if they were physicalJy present at execution of this instrument

In witness whereo~ we have affixed our signatures on the day alld date first mentioned above

For the Authority

Witness

For Tartweh-Drapoh

T Konwroh WessehlChairman~TDRMOC Brown N WessehlCa-Chainnan-IDRMDC

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MOSTSPHllAlJO COtNTY MONRQVfA L(afjH~WF51 iJRIC

r~OTfHY CERTtftCAiS tEIlSbNALLV ~ fEAREO BEFORE 1gt1 E i my OUice witLhmiddoth City or M~oova

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- ARl1CLES)F INCORPORATION

OF lARTWEHmiddotDRAPOHRESQURCES IIIIANAGENlEJgtltl AND PF-ElOPIIIENT

OOMllllmEE (IDRMOC) 1110

_We the tmd~rsigned for the purpose of forming a Not-For-Profit Corpo~fionl do

hereby make subSCribe a~knowfedge and fire into the office uf the fvUmster of

Foreign AffaIrs of ~RepJJblic of-uljerial this application for _a Certifieampte of ~

Incorporation~ pilfsu~nt to th~ provisions of the Busin-ess Corporation Act of

Jmiaiy 3 1977

ARTICLEl JgtltAME ~ shy

The nllme of the-Co1polatin shalf be -aTtdherearter-fefe~ to as torARTW~H- DRAIOH RESOORCESMANAGEMsNTAloID DEvE(OPMENT COMMInEfi (TORIIIOCI fNC

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ARTCLE I PURPOSES

The__~~~ ~rPose~-i1l~s-~~ij_ Objectives4pt~~iilp t~~-9oflloraHon is bttfng lt dLI~- tI - - shyormeEIlaf~~l ~liOWS _~_- ----~~-- -

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atiheSqap Tree P1anted~at fh~~~lhw~ern mtersectlcm ~ Sargbdl _~Creek -8ru-hPfanzan Rivercthe~ ~ftntl-n Jhe magnetic ufyenlong as olfows tnencerunnin9N6~lr ~~~~ East 210 chains parallel Wrth

_ KWltuoh and Jedepoto a pOint~ tf1~fW1llmrrg-lortli 51 degree 3p mlmte5 West titiOchai~to a PQint~m~~f1gSouth 2 degrees 30 minutes East 724)_chGtnsclo the place Of oommel)cerrient -and COfli~n1ng 1QOOOO aetasmiddot of ~nd and no more 1

2 To esUiblish and maintain Ii loCal commuoilyltribaJ d17velopment COrpofltiitlon to mal)age and =SUpeMse -afY and all activities 1-ncluding _ econ~mlc and social programs for the people -of T artweh -and Dr~q-h

3 T(5 actJot and on behalf OyentJii9j)jPI~ of Tartweh anc(Dr~tgtoh and t(l~btt for -in~$tOTSlthether h1ltiooa4 bJntGfflati()n~ and enter intu agfcent4rhei whet~lGase$rJgint v~ntuter-pltlrtnerohfp or otherwise withtne adV(f and consent 9f tfif tfi~ auWQrltias ofTa~h and_D~poh

4 ~o id~Ufy pro9ram~~nd f1rject~ thro~gh cotl~ufi~l~_~ teetin~ a~~ provide leadership and adm_lfllstrative guroln~ to fu~ mpl nei~on (~ said programs aod PWJectsi onSUfC that Glppropnate gtndehne5 au- regutat1onsate ob~ine~ airel-complied toshy

5 To sQllcir assistance for the funding of 11lLelCO~Of~~n p~~~~ ~~ activitieS andltlo -esb~blmb cttrdizJ Y-Ort)ihg I a~tonsn ~1IJ __ f~1 _ _ -nternationat orgarilzatlons- In J~eJerui2atin --Of the C-3Ip0rations

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6- To repprt periodicallY to and maintain CQJ1stant and cOntinuous _oomnwnioatlonlI~swKhmiddottiibal authorities of Tartweh and Otapoh

7 -To 1ake tllie fur propeJy~real Ilnd personal by gift pu~cna$e devise or Pequest for the purposesappropriate-toits -creatiOH~ and to hold manage

control lease mortgage seN and convey the same for the benefit of the oorporatlon and

8 To make By~LawS-not inconsistent with any existing crisis law fOf the 1 govemate ~~management of _Its propertyarni to tio any -other thing as

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ARTICLE IV PRINCIPAL OFFIqiI

The principal office for-the transaction of business Ofthis corporation snail be (ocattrd in the City of ltsreenville County of Sinoe -Republic of tlbeiul and it shalf establish Submiddotofficcs In _Tartwelt an~Orapoh middotto carry the purpose of this_ cPrpOration F - bull

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The Corporations existence shall begin upon the filing of thes~ Art~cles or ~

irlcorporation with the MinistrY of foreign Affairs as oflne filing -date stated on these Articles

IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have made 5ubsCribetj-and-acknowledged this instrument this~day of FeblUMy AD2003

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1111~ Augustine G SWen

INCORPORATOR

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Background

Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F Johnson Acting fauaging Director Foresl1y Development Authority j n ~

AugustioeRMJobnson ~ ~A Manager amp Expert GIS amp RSIFDA

John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

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Following an intensive tour by the team they observed and authentic-ated that

Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

Cess Counties

Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

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REPUBLIC 01 LlHtKlA MINISTRY OF LANDS MINES amp ENERGY

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Dear Mr Monaging Director

We extend our ofMruch 26 1010 reqaestm deed from the Republic Dnlpohqative = recorded Lot No at T~ ~eb~et ~ted this September AD) ~~~~~~~CountybjVolllful 1955 Pilil1S2l~ re-registeted NINshy95 p due to mobofthe oriiJalyo~

$k cent~i~lt

A=idinglyllis Mliliftry)Jpound1dlJepattojIOt ~und~ dobservedthe below bull middotF gt -~4 -~

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_We the tmd~rsigned for the purpose of forming a Not-For-Profit Corpo~fionl do

hereby make subSCribe a~knowfedge and fire into the office uf the fvUmster of

Foreign AffaIrs of ~RepJJblic of-uljerial this application for _a Certifieampte of ~

Incorporation~ pilfsu~nt to th~ provisions of the Busin-ess Corporation Act of

Jmiaiy 3 1977

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The nllme of the-Co1polatin shalf be -aTtdherearter-fefe~ to as torARTW~H- DRAIOH RESOORCESMANAGEMsNTAloID DEvE(OPMENT COMMInEfi (TORIIIOCI fNC

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_ KWltuoh and Jedepoto a pOint~ tf1~fW1llmrrg-lortli 51 degree 3p mlmte5 West titiOchai~to a PQint~m~~f1gSouth 2 degrees 30 minutes East 724)_chGtnsclo the place Of oommel)cerrient -and COfli~n1ng 1QOOOO aetasmiddot of ~nd and no more 1

2 To esUiblish and maintain Ii loCal commuoilyltribaJ d17velopment COrpofltiitlon to mal)age and =SUpeMse -afY and all activities 1-ncluding _ econ~mlc and social programs for the people -of T artweh -and Dr~q-h

3 T(5 actJot and on behalf OyentJii9j)jPI~ of Tartweh anc(Dr~tgtoh and t(l~btt for -in~$tOTSlthether h1ltiooa4 bJntGfflati()n~ and enter intu agfcent4rhei whet~lGase$rJgint v~ntuter-pltlrtnerohfp or otherwise withtne adV(f and consent 9f tfif tfi~ auWQrltias ofTa~h and_D~poh

4 ~o id~Ufy pro9ram~~nd f1rject~ thro~gh cotl~ufi~l~_~ teetin~ a~~ provide leadership and adm_lfllstrative guroln~ to fu~ mpl nei~on (~ said programs aod PWJectsi onSUfC that Glppropnate gtndehne5 au- regutat1onsate ob~ine~ airel-complied toshy

5 To sQllcir assistance for the funding of 11lLelCO~Of~~n p~~~~ ~~ activitieS andltlo -esb~blmb cttrdizJ Y-Ort)ihg I a~tonsn ~1IJ __ f~1 _ _ -nternationat orgarilzatlons- In J~eJerui2atin --Of the C-3Ip0rations

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7 -To 1ake tllie fur propeJy~real Ilnd personal by gift pu~cna$e devise or Pequest for the purposesappropriate-toits -creatiOH~ and to hold manage

control lease mortgage seN and convey the same for the benefit of the oorporatlon and

8 To make By~LawS-not inconsistent with any existing crisis law fOf the 1 govemate ~~management of _Its propertyarni to tio any -other thing as

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ARTICLE IV PRINCIPAL OFFIqiI

The principal office for-the transaction of business Ofthis corporation snail be (ocattrd in the City of ltsreenville County of Sinoe -Republic of tlbeiul and it shalf establish Submiddotofficcs In _Tartwelt an~Orapoh middotto carry the purpose of this_ cPrpOration F - bull

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The Corporations existence shall begin upon the filing of thes~ Art~cles or ~

irlcorporation with the MinistrY of foreign Affairs as oflne filing -date stated on these Articles

IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have made 5ubsCribetj-and-acknowledged this instrument this~day of FeblUMy AD2003

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Forestry Development Authority requests TartwehlDropoh to demarcate their deeded land property boundary lines to avoid possible trespass into the park and tile UL furest

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Background

Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F Johnson Acting fauaging Director Foresl1y Development Authority j n ~

AugustioeRMJobnson ~ ~A Manager amp Expert GIS amp RSIFDA

John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

During the period August 4-9 2009 the joint team patrolled a significant portion of the area and gathered detail infurmation relating to on going multiple uses of the area types of vegetation topology and livelihood of communities dwellers within the parameteIS of the forest

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Following an intensive tour by the team they observed and authentic-ated that

Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

Cess Counties

Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

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Dear Mr Monaging Director

We extend our ofMruch 26 1010 reqaestm deed from the Republic Dnlpohqative = recorded Lot No at T~ ~eb~et ~ted this September AD) ~~~~~~~CountybjVolllful 1955 Pilil1S2l~ re-registeted NINshy95 p due to mobofthe oriiJalyo~

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OOMllllmEE (IDRMOC) 1110

_We the tmd~rsigned for the purpose of forming a Not-For-Profit Corpo~fionl do

hereby make subSCribe a~knowfedge and fire into the office uf the fvUmster of

Foreign AffaIrs of ~RepJJblic of-uljerial this application for _a Certifieampte of ~

Incorporation~ pilfsu~nt to th~ provisions of the Busin-ess Corporation Act of

Jmiaiy 3 1977

ARTICLEl JgtltAME ~ shy

The nllme of the-Co1polatin shalf be -aTtdherearter-fefe~ to as torARTW~H- DRAIOH RESOORCESMANAGEMsNTAloID DEvE(OPMENT COMMInEfi (TORIIIOCI fNC

ARrulttI 1( MOTTer - -

The motto oftheCorpOration shall beUnity Pr~aoo-DevelopmentI- -

ARTCLE I PURPOSES

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_ KWltuoh and Jedepoto a pOint~ tf1~fW1llmrrg-lortli 51 degree 3p mlmte5 West titiOchai~to a PQint~m~~f1gSouth 2 degrees 30 minutes East 724)_chGtnsclo the place Of oommel)cerrient -and COfli~n1ng 1QOOOO aetasmiddot of ~nd and no more 1

2 To esUiblish and maintain Ii loCal commuoilyltribaJ d17velopment COrpofltiitlon to mal)age and =SUpeMse -afY and all activities 1-ncluding _ econ~mlc and social programs for the people -of T artweh -and Dr~q-h

3 T(5 actJot and on behalf OyentJii9j)jPI~ of Tartweh anc(Dr~tgtoh and t(l~btt for -in~$tOTSlthether h1ltiooa4 bJntGfflati()n~ and enter intu agfcent4rhei whet~lGase$rJgint v~ntuter-pltlrtnerohfp or otherwise withtne adV(f and consent 9f tfif tfi~ auWQrltias ofTa~h and_D~poh

4 ~o id~Ufy pro9ram~~nd f1rject~ thro~gh cotl~ufi~l~_~ teetin~ a~~ provide leadership and adm_lfllstrative guroln~ to fu~ mpl nei~on (~ said programs aod PWJectsi onSUfC that Glppropnate gtndehne5 au- regutat1onsate ob~ine~ airel-complied toshy

5 To sQllcir assistance for the funding of 11lLelCO~Of~~n p~~~~ ~~ activitieS andltlo -esb~blmb cttrdizJ Y-Ort)ihg I a~tonsn ~1IJ __ f~1 _ _ -nternationat orgarilzatlons- In J~eJerui2atin --Of the C-3Ip0rations

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7 -To 1ake tllie fur propeJy~real Ilnd personal by gift pu~cna$e devise or Pequest for the purposesappropriate-toits -creatiOH~ and to hold manage

control lease mortgage seN and convey the same for the benefit of the oorporatlon and

8 To make By~LawS-not inconsistent with any existing crisis law fOf the 1 govemate ~~management of _Its propertyarni to tio any -other thing as

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ARTICLE IV PRINCIPAL OFFIqiI

The principal office for-the transaction of business Ofthis corporation snail be (ocattrd in the City of ltsreenville County of Sinoe -Republic of tlbeiul and it shalf establish Submiddotofficcs In _Tartwelt an~Orapoh middotto carry the purpose of this_ cPrpOration F - bull

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The Corporations existence shall begin upon the filing of thes~ Art~cles or ~

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have made 5ubsCribetj-and-acknowledged this instrument this~day of FeblUMy AD2003

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Background

Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F Johnson Acting fauaging Director Foresl1y Development Authority j n ~

AugustioeRMJobnson ~ ~A Manager amp Expert GIS amp RSIFDA

John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

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Following an intensive tour by the team they observed and authentic-ated that

Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

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Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

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Dear Mr Monaging Director

We extend our ofMruch 26 1010 reqaestm deed from the Republic Dnlpohqative = recorded Lot No at T~ ~eb~et ~ted this September AD) ~~~~~~~CountybjVolllful 1955 Pilil1S2l~ re-registeted NINshy95 p due to mobofthe oriiJalyo~

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OF lARTWEHmiddotDRAPOHRESQURCES IIIIANAGENlEJgtltl AND PF-ElOPIIIENT

OOMllllmEE (IDRMOC) 1110

_We the tmd~rsigned for the purpose of forming a Not-For-Profit Corpo~fionl do

hereby make subSCribe a~knowfedge and fire into the office uf the fvUmster of

Foreign AffaIrs of ~RepJJblic of-uljerial this application for _a Certifieampte of ~

Incorporation~ pilfsu~nt to th~ provisions of the Busin-ess Corporation Act of

Jmiaiy 3 1977

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The nllme of the-Co1polatin shalf be -aTtdherearter-fefe~ to as torARTW~H- DRAIOH RESOORCESMANAGEMsNTAloID DEvE(OPMENT COMMInEfi (TORIIIOCI fNC

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ARTCLE I PURPOSES

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_ KWltuoh and Jedepoto a pOint~ tf1~fW1llmrrg-lortli 51 degree 3p mlmte5 West titiOchai~to a PQint~m~~f1gSouth 2 degrees 30 minutes East 724)_chGtnsclo the place Of oommel)cerrient -and COfli~n1ng 1QOOOO aetasmiddot of ~nd and no more 1

2 To esUiblish and maintain Ii loCal commuoilyltribaJ d17velopment COrpofltiitlon to mal)age and =SUpeMse -afY and all activities 1-ncluding _ econ~mlc and social programs for the people -of T artweh -and Dr~q-h

3 T(5 actJot and on behalf OyentJii9j)jPI~ of Tartweh anc(Dr~tgtoh and t(l~btt for -in~$tOTSlthether h1ltiooa4 bJntGfflati()n~ and enter intu agfcent4rhei whet~lGase$rJgint v~ntuter-pltlrtnerohfp or otherwise withtne adV(f and consent 9f tfif tfi~ auWQrltias ofTa~h and_D~poh

4 ~o id~Ufy pro9ram~~nd f1rject~ thro~gh cotl~ufi~l~_~ teetin~ a~~ provide leadership and adm_lfllstrative guroln~ to fu~ mpl nei~on (~ said programs aod PWJectsi onSUfC that Glppropnate gtndehne5 au- regutat1onsate ob~ine~ airel-complied toshy

5 To sQllcir assistance for the funding of 11lLelCO~Of~~n p~~~~ ~~ activitieS andltlo -esb~blmb cttrdizJ Y-Ort)ihg I a~tonsn ~1IJ __ f~1 _ _ -nternationat orgarilzatlons- In J~eJerui2atin --Of the C-3Ip0rations

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6- To repprt periodicallY to and maintain CQJ1stant and cOntinuous _oomnwnioatlonlI~swKhmiddottiibal authorities of Tartweh and Otapoh

7 -To 1ake tllie fur propeJy~real Ilnd personal by gift pu~cna$e devise or Pequest for the purposesappropriate-toits -creatiOH~ and to hold manage

control lease mortgage seN and convey the same for the benefit of the oorporatlon and

8 To make By~LawS-not inconsistent with any existing crisis law fOf the 1 govemate ~~management of _Its propertyarni to tio any -other thing as

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ARTICLE IV PRINCIPAL OFFIqiI

The principal office for-the transaction of business Ofthis corporation snail be (ocattrd in the City of ltsreenville County of Sinoe -Republic of tlbeiul and it shalf establish Submiddotofficcs In _Tartwelt an~Orapoh middotto carry the purpose of this_ cPrpOration F - bull

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The Corporations existence shall begin upon the filing of thes~ Art~cles or ~

irlcorporation with the MinistrY of foreign Affairs as oflne filing -date stated on these Articles

IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have made 5ubsCribetj-and-acknowledged this instrument this~day of FeblUMy AD2003

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1111~ Augustine G SWen

INCORPORATOR

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Forestry Development Authority requests TartwehlDropoh to demarcate their deeded land property boundary lines to avoid possible trespass into the park and tile UL furest

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DATE

Background

Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F Johnson Acting fauaging Director Foresl1y Development Authority j n ~

AugustioeRMJobnson ~ ~A Manager amp Expert GIS amp RSIFDA

John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

During the period August 4-9 2009 the joint team patrolled a significant portion of the area and gathered detail infurmation relating to on going multiple uses of the area types of vegetation topology and livelihood of communities dwellers within the parameteIS of the forest

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Following an intensive tour by the team they observed and authentic-ated that

Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

Cess Counties

Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

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Dear Mr Monaging Director

We extend our ofMruch 26 1010 reqaestm deed from the Republic Dnlpohqative = recorded Lot No at T~ ~eb~et ~ted this September AD) ~~~~~~~CountybjVolllful 1955 Pilil1S2l~ re-registeted NINshy95 p due to mobofthe oriiJalyo~

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7 -To 1ake tllie fur propeJy~real Ilnd personal by gift pu~cna$e devise or Pequest for the purposesappropriate-toits -creatiOH~ and to hold manage

control lease mortgage seN and convey the same for the benefit of the oorporatlon and

8 To make By~LawS-not inconsistent with any existing crisis law fOf the 1 govemate ~~management of _Its propertyarni to tio any -other thing as

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ARTICLE IV PRINCIPAL OFFIqiI

The principal office for-the transaction of business Ofthis corporation snail be (ocattrd in the City of ltsreenville County of Sinoe -Republic of tlbeiul and it shalf establish Submiddotofficcs In _Tartwelt an~Orapoh middotto carry the purpose of this_ cPrpOration F - bull

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The Corporations existence shall begin upon the filing of thes~ Art~cles or ~

irlcorporation with the MinistrY of foreign Affairs as oflne filing -date stated on these Articles

IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have made 5ubsCribetj-and-acknowledged this instrument this~day of FeblUMy AD2003

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Forestry Development Authority requests TartwehlDropoh to demarcate their deeded land property boundary lines to avoid possible trespass into the park and tile UL furest

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Subject

DATE

Background

Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F Johnson Acting fauaging Director Foresl1y Development Authority j n ~

AugustioeRMJobnson ~ ~A Manager amp Expert GIS amp RSIFDA

John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

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Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

Cess Counties

Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

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Hon Moses D Wogbeb Sr MonagingDirector Forestry Development Aulhority (FDA) Monrovia Liberia

Dear Mr Monaging Director

We extend our ofMruch 26 1010 reqaestm deed from the Republic Dnlpohqative = recorded Lot No at T~ ~eb~et ~ted this September AD) ~~~~~~~CountybjVolllful 1955 Pilil1S2l~ re-registeted NINshy95 p due to mobofthe oriiJalyo~

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dey of September JD~ 1962- Abraham i3rolm Clerk of Untttlhly atId pr9baL-e court aim-a

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_ bull _ 0 _ _ _ __ (_ bull _ _ _

An- Act--Rflsectula1ng the sltlle of Pllb_li(l_ltandsJ-_apPrgtl~ J~uttt 5ta lSXf eXpPsG~ to sale

try ~oSc nu~~ion a cextairr Fi~~e- +11l4__~W_~-q~~1l~ttigtNn9C $ri d~clibej liltiph middotei~h_amiddotJifgtlendmiddot_wamp$ -plllcr~~4 -by Tat_tl1~yen~~6pnh hpi- ~ne Treasury of tT~il

) - i _ - _ - shy-Rtpulilic the SWlhq Fplusmn-tty IJliQUnt 01 the

~freI tlilli$i1l-1eS - - - -it-i) -of t1)e--PL1l paidshy

granted BOlii

ili~confir-ed ~ti by thes(fprltHligtl1t~ do ~-ve glunt1 sell and eOlrt-LTiJI umo the scid_

1arlJoh- and DTltlPOh tir hailS gtcutors administrators lli assiGGS forever ill tJlatmiddot - - -

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ARTICLEX

The Corporations existence shall begin upon the filing of thes~ Art~cles or ~

irlcorporation with the MinistrY of foreign Affairs as oflne filing -date stated on these Articles

IN WITNESS WHEREOF We have made 5ubsCribetj-and-acknowledged this instrument this~day of FeblUMy AD2003

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IN THE PRESENCEOF

1111~ Augustine G SWen

INCORPORATOR

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E anuel S_ Wesseh NCORPORATOR

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Forestry Development Authority requests TartwehlDropoh to demarcate their deeded land property boundary lines to avoid possible trespass into the park and tile UL furest

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Subject

DATE

Background

Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F Johnson Acting fauaging Director Foresl1y Development Authority j n ~

AugustioeRMJobnson ~ ~A Manager amp Expert GIS amp RSIFDA

John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

During the period August 4-9 2009 the joint team patrolled a significant portion of the area and gathered detail infurmation relating to on going multiple uses of the area types of vegetation topology and livelihood of communities dwellers within the parameteIS of the forest

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Following an intensive tour by the team they observed and authentic-ated that

Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

Cess Counties

Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

I

REPUBLIC 01 LlHtKlA MINISTRY OF LANDS MINES amp ENERGY

P OBOX 10middot9024 1000 MONROVIA 10 LIBERIA WEST AFRICA

TEL (231)226858 FAX (231) 226middot281

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Hon Moses D Wogbeb Sr MonagingDirector Forestry Development Aulhority (FDA) Monrovia Liberia

Dear Mr Monaging Director

We extend our ofMruch 26 1010 reqaestm deed from the Republic Dnlpohqative = recorded Lot No at T~ ~eb~et ~ted this September AD) ~~~~~~~CountybjVolllful 1955 Pilil1S2l~ re-registeted NINshy95 p due to mobofthe oriiJalyo~

$k cent~i~lt

A=idinglyllis Mliliftry)Jpound1dlJepattojIOt ~und~ dobservedthe below bull middotF gt -~4 -~

bull Re-plottod thmetes ani bOunds ofthi~ ~ fOlldilteIOsure acceptable bull

bull The area ~r=mputedand also fOund ~kgtmiddot bull The geo~ location If A~ parcel lies

Drap~1gt~fSione CountYwordiig iil

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Truly yours

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dey of September JD~ 1962- Abraham i3rolm Clerk of Untttlhly atId pr9baL-e court aim-a

CO~YiRegist~ed accor-Jing t lap in volulUEl 1955 p~e~~Jt~ Tlofu~ EegL3trplj

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_ bull _ 0 _ _ _ __ (_ bull _ _ _

An- Act--Rflsectula1ng the sltlle of Pllb_li(l_ltandsJ-_apPrgtl~ J~uttt 5ta lSXf eXpPsG~ to sale

try ~oSc nu~~ion a cextairr Fi~~e- +11l4__~W_~-q~~1l~ttigtNn9C $ri d~clibej liltiph middotei~h_amiddotJifgtlendmiddot_wamp$ -plllcr~~4 -by Tat_tl1~yen~~6pnh hpi- ~ne Treasury of tT~il

) - i _ - _ - shy-Rtpulilic the SWlhq Fplusmn-tty IJliQUnt 01 the

~freI tlilli$i1l-1eS - - - -it-i) -of t1)e--PL1l paidshy

granted BOlii

ili~confir-ed ~ti by thes(fprltHligtl1t~ do ~-ve glunt1 sell and eOlrt-LTiJI umo the scid_

1arlJoh- and DTltlPOh tir hailS gtcutors administrators lli assiGGS forever ill tJlatmiddot - - -

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Forestry Development Authority requests TartwehlDropoh to demarcate their deeded land property boundary lines to avoid possible trespass into the park and tile UL furest

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Subject

DATE

Background

Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F Johnson Acting fauaging Director Foresl1y Development Authority j n ~

AugustioeRMJobnson ~ ~A Manager amp Expert GIS amp RSIFDA

John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

During the period August 4-9 2009 the joint team patrolled a significant portion of the area and gathered detail infurmation relating to on going multiple uses of the area types of vegetation topology and livelihood of communities dwellers within the parameteIS of the forest

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Following an intensive tour by the team they observed and authentic-ated that

Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

Cess Counties

Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

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REPUBLIC 01 LlHtKlA MINISTRY OF LANDS MINES amp ENERGY

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Hon Moses D Wogbeb Sr MonagingDirector Forestry Development Aulhority (FDA) Monrovia Liberia

Dear Mr Monaging Director

We extend our ofMruch 26 1010 reqaestm deed from the Republic Dnlpohqative = recorded Lot No at T~ ~eb~et ~ted this September AD) ~~~~~~~CountybjVolllful 1955 Pilil1S2l~ re-registeted NINshy95 p due to mobofthe oriiJalyo~

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bull Re-plottod thmetes ani bOunds ofthi~ ~ fOlldilteIOsure acceptable bull

bull The area ~r=mputedand also fOund ~kgtmiddot bull The geo~ location If A~ parcel lies

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dey of September JD~ 1962- Abraham i3rolm Clerk of Untttlhly atId pr9baL-e court aim-a

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~freI tlilli$i1l-1eS - - - -it-i) -of t1)e--PL1l paidshy

granted BOlii

ili~confir-ed ~ti by thes(fprltHligtl1t~ do ~-ve glunt1 sell and eOlrt-LTiJI umo the scid_

1arlJoh- and DTltlPOh tir hailS gtcutors administrators lli assiGGS forever ill tJlatmiddot - - -

h ~t Or- parcel 0 lornd situated1middotyenxa and Itdng ilithe~inl~ miy aI4 ~ lt

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Forestry Development Authority requests TartwehlDropoh to demarcate their deeded land property boundary lines to avoid possible trespass into the park and tile UL furest

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Subject

DATE

Background

Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F Johnson Acting fauaging Director Foresl1y Development Authority j n ~

AugustioeRMJobnson ~ ~A Manager amp Expert GIS amp RSIFDA

John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

During the period August 4-9 2009 the joint team patrolled a significant portion of the area and gathered detail infurmation relating to on going multiple uses of the area types of vegetation topology and livelihood of communities dwellers within the parameteIS of the forest

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Following an intensive tour by the team they observed and authentic-ated that

Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

Cess Counties

Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

I

REPUBLIC 01 LlHtKlA MINISTRY OF LANDS MINES amp ENERGY

P OBOX 10middot9024 1000 MONROVIA 10 LIBERIA WEST AFRICA

TEL (231)226858 FAX (231) 226middot281

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Hon Moses D Wogbeb Sr MonagingDirector Forestry Development Aulhority (FDA) Monrovia Liberia

Dear Mr Monaging Director

We extend our ofMruch 26 1010 reqaestm deed from the Republic Dnlpohqative = recorded Lot No at T~ ~eb~et ~ted this September AD) ~~~~~~~CountybjVolllful 1955 Pilil1S2l~ re-registeted NINshy95 p due to mobofthe oriiJalyo~

$k cent~i~lt

A=idinglyllis Mliliftry)Jpound1dlJepattojIOt ~und~ dobservedthe below bull middotF gt -~4 -~

bull Re-plottod thmetes ani bOunds ofthi~ ~ fOlldilteIOsure acceptable bull

bull The area ~r=mputedand also fOund ~kgtmiddot bull The geo~ location If A~ parcel lies

Drap~1gt~fSione CountYwordiig iil

bull The layout of~lte ltIelt

Truly yours

Watamp - ~

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ACTING ASSISTANT

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dey of September JD~ 1962- Abraham i3rolm Clerk of Untttlhly atId pr9baL-e court aim-a

CO~YiRegist~ed accor-Jing t lap in volulUEl 1955 p~e~~Jt~ Tlofu~ EegL3trplj

~~ ~~ta~e~s~ez~dir 9l-bull~middotlf~95 ppg~fB-3~7~~~Jo ~t4-tab~o_or~~~middot __ ~~V~lmiddot-

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_ bull _ 0 _ _ _ __ (_ bull _ _ _

An- Act--Rflsectula1ng the sltlle of Pllb_li(l_ltandsJ-_apPrgtl~ J~uttt 5ta lSXf eXpPsG~ to sale

try ~oSc nu~~ion a cextairr Fi~~e- +11l4__~W_~-q~~1l~ttigtNn9C $ri d~clibej liltiph middotei~h_amiddotJifgtlendmiddot_wamp$ -plllcr~~4 -by Tat_tl1~yen~~6pnh hpi- ~ne Treasury of tT~il

) - i _ - _ - shy-Rtpulilic the SWlhq Fplusmn-tty IJliQUnt 01 the

~freI tlilli$i1l-1eS - - - -it-i) -of t1)e--PL1l paidshy

granted BOlii

ili~confir-ed ~ti by thes(fprltHligtl1t~ do ~-ve glunt1 sell and eOlrt-LTiJI umo the scid_

1arlJoh- and DTltlPOh tir hailS gtcutors administrators lli assiGGS forever ill tJlatmiddot - - -

h ~t Or- parcel 0 lornd situated1middotyenxa and Itdng ilithe~inl~ miy aI4 ~ lt

~~iOOir the athet~ticent I

_ dp~Wia~ ai lt~ti~1lti comamncLpg

buiidingS -iip-rcroigt~el1ta Cll apinii-tencelaquothretlj

I I nrap~ thcir heirs ~eJ((Yf-t-ors J middota~ri

TubmbJl pres~e~

ulth-h0 said Trj~~I~ndlt

ubole mEiI-ii(H~d had --

bounderl aJ14

the said itilli~-v~S

do eovenaj_ to ~

~Jzlteejji Premises in Jae

)beri~ sndmy sllcceuroSaCls in

Ofii~e 1)1 fOriever l$2~lt and 1Jepound~ the_ said Tarweh anc Dl~oh- thrlr hairs mltyenll~CdS-~ acimimh1imiddot~Or5 and tisSYgT1l3 cgairs1 4iV~~-gto~ Pl persons laimine ant _p~)bt theWQ1fti ~~~l1l~S~~ ~ ~

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-pr~~d~ Qf ~~~ hftv~~~~~hs-et ~ h~-~ ~middotmiddot_h-___ lt--

ausedtnektJnf the Republic to be fiwd tlrla_ 4th

ltrlwot -J~- A-D 1962 ~

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THROUGH

Subject

DATE

Background

Forestry Development Authority PO Box 10-3010

Elise Salibys Compound Kappa House Congo TOWll

Monrovia Liberia

MEMORANDUM

Kederick F Johnson Acting fauaging Director Foresl1y Development Authority j n ~

AugustioeRMJobnson ~ ~A Manager amp Expert GIS amp RSIFDA

John D Kantor Snr nnA () Technical Manager RampDIFDA rr~tu- fJ(jJ~ TnrtwehiDropolt Deeded Land Properly in sinoe County

August 10 2009

Predicated on a communication under the signature ofMr William Draper Chainnan of the Board of Directors~ TartwehIDropoh Management Committe requested an authentication of a tribal deed diagram and location ofTartwehIDropob property situated and lying in kpayan District Sinoe County A team of teclmicians from the FDA was mandated to visit TartwehIDropoh property fOT detail grolmd truthing capturing of deed land marks and sight seeing ofthe area formanagemenCs reaction

ill light of the above two surveyors and two Global Positioning System (GPS) operators traveled to the land under consideration to conduct ajoint ground truthing exercise of the area along with the tribal people and company representative

Field Patrol

During the period August 4-9 2009 the joint team patrolled a significant portion of the area and gathered detail infurmation relating to on going multiple uses of the area types of vegetation topology and livelihood of communities dwellers within the parameteIS of the forest

l(fI J~

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bull

J FinJing$

Following an intensive tour by the team they observed and authentic-ated that

Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

Cess Counties

Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

I

REPUBLIC 01 LlHtKlA MINISTRY OF LANDS MINES amp ENERGY

P OBOX 10middot9024 1000 MONROVIA 10 LIBERIA WEST AFRICA

TEL (231)226858 FAX (231) 226middot281

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bull middot I

middot middot middot

I 1CApril 16 1010

Hon Moses D Wogbeb Sr MonagingDirector Forestry Development Aulhority (FDA) Monrovia Liberia

Dear Mr Monaging Director

We extend our ofMruch 26 1010 reqaestm deed from the Republic Dnlpohqative = recorded Lot No at T~ ~eb~et ~ted this September AD) ~~~~~~~CountybjVolllful 1955 Pilil1S2l~ re-registeted NINshy95 p due to mobofthe oriiJalyo~

$k cent~i~lt

A=idinglyllis Mliliftry)Jpound1dlJepattojIOt ~und~ dobservedthe below bull middotF gt -~4 -~

bull Re-plottod thmetes ani bOunds ofthi~ ~ fOlldilteIOsure acceptable bull

bull The area ~r=mputedand also fOund ~kgtmiddot bull The geo~ location If A~ parcel lies

Drap~1gt~fSione CountYwordiig iil

bull The layout of~lte ltIelt

Truly yours

Watamp - ~

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ACTING ASSISTANT

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PillLC LAHD~AT~- qtrr f~m Refili~~-~~ti~a ~o ~~~kar~ ~~cli N~t~leyen~~~lt ro~ NO 1-a ~t~~~at Tertfeh K15~~~)i)I$1~~ s-i~edolhtyjfLet this be R~gtstJcent~i C Leris rresiding JUdge Ho-nth~ nnd probate ampr~~t~~erCOUJly prnlYeted tri 3rd

dey of September JD~ 1962- Abraham i3rolm Clerk of Untttlhly atId pr9baL-e court aim-a

CO~YiRegist~ed accor-Jing t lap in volulUEl 1955 p~e~~Jt~ Tlofu~ EegL3trplj

~~ ~~ta~e~s~ez~dir 9l-bull~middotlf~95 ppg~fB-3~7~~~Jo ~t4-tab~o_or~~~middot __ ~~V~lmiddot-

-

-~-

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V Opdl-bull

-- -ltshy

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_ bull _ 0 _ _ _ __ (_ bull _ _ _

An- Act--Rflsectula1ng the sltlle of Pllb_li(l_ltandsJ-_apPrgtl~ J~uttt 5ta lSXf eXpPsG~ to sale

try ~oSc nu~~ion a cextairr Fi~~e- +11l4__~W_~-q~~1l~ttigtNn9C $ri d~clibej liltiph middotei~h_amiddotJifgtlendmiddot_wamp$ -plllcr~~4 -by Tat_tl1~yen~~6pnh hpi- ~ne Treasury of tT~il

) - i _ - _ - shy-Rtpulilic the SWlhq Fplusmn-tty IJliQUnt 01 the

~freI tlilli$i1l-1eS - - - -it-i) -of t1)e--PL1l paidshy

granted BOlii

ili~confir-ed ~ti by thes(fprltHligtl1t~ do ~-ve glunt1 sell and eOlrt-LTiJI umo the scid_

1arlJoh- and DTltlPOh tir hailS gtcutors administrators lli assiGGS forever ill tJlatmiddot - - -

h ~t Or- parcel 0 lornd situated1middotyenxa and Itdng ilithe~inl~ miy aI4 ~ lt

~~iOOir the athet~ticent I

_ dp~Wia~ ai lt~ti~1lti comamncLpg

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I I nrap~ thcir heirs ~eJ((Yf-t-ors J middota~ri

TubmbJl pres~e~

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do eovenaj_ to ~

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ausedtnektJnf the Republic to be fiwd tlrla_ 4th

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Following an intensive tour by the team they observed and authentic-ated that

Indeed the area overlapped with the Sapo National Park actual boundary and its i buffer zone which is (3) three kilometers~J oj The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land which overlapped wi1h the Park

is 096 or 439 hectares TartwehDropoh deeded land overlapped wi1h 1h UnivcIliity ofLiberia fueest ojgt The percentage of TartwehlDropoh deeded land whiegt overlapped with the UL

forest is 262 or 11942 hectares The Westem and Eastem portion of the area under investigation consists of

primary forest While the middle portion is wtally degraded~ TIle Westem and Eastern portion of the area actually covered by forest is suitable

for harvesting (commercial logging and sawn timber) is 85 The Iecltnical dcscriptioniMetes amp Bounds of TrtwehlDropoh deeded land

property was ploued and verl6ed on lbe grounds using procision gadgetsi 1 i 1 IIIgt The commencement or starting point of TartwehlDropoh deeded land property is Northern 052489016461 and Eastern 055763031520 (Universal Tmverse

Mercator) on the surfuce ofthe Earth il I The area is the home of some protected and un-protected wildlife animar s

species The area is m kilometoo away from Monrovia by way of Gmnd Bassa amp River

Cess Counties

Recomnumdation

In view of the erification and confillDation of documents fur this area by the Forestry Development Authority we herein recommend that

1 That the deed be forwarded to the Ministry of Lands Mines amp SUlVeyS fur

authentication Aller aulbenticating 1h deed lIDd round legitim ale lhe FDA should perform the below aettvities

As per National Forestly Refurm Law (lJRL) of 2006 provision in chapter five section 56 we- therefore recommend that FDA Management issue a Private Use Pennit of the total Jand area ofU2537 acres or455431teclarts

to 1I1e people of TartwehlDropohlKpayan District in ~ompliance wilh all

relevant requirements of this section (particularly section 56 e (iiiiii) and d (iiiJj~ivgtvvi) respectively

The area of TartwehDropoh im1d which overlapped 1th the- Sapo NationaL Park ofLiberia and the University of Liberia iDrest should be subtracted from the total area and a new Technical DescriptionlMetes amp Bounds be Ie-written on behalf of1l1e people ofTartwehlDropoh

I

REPUBLIC 01 LlHtKlA MINISTRY OF LANDS MINES amp ENERGY

P OBOX 10middot9024 1000 MONROVIA 10 LIBERIA WEST AFRICA

TEL (231)226858 FAX (231) 226middot281

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middot middot middot

I 1CApril 16 1010

Hon Moses D Wogbeb Sr MonagingDirector Forestry Development Aulhority (FDA) Monrovia Liberia

Dear Mr Monaging Director

We extend our ofMruch 26 1010 reqaestm deed from the Republic Dnlpohqative = recorded Lot No at T~ ~eb~et ~ted this September AD) ~~~~~~~CountybjVolllful 1955 Pilil1S2l~ re-registeted NINshy95 p due to mobofthe oriiJalyo~

$k cent~i~lt

A=idinglyllis Mliliftry)Jpound1dlJepattojIOt ~und~ dobservedthe below bull middotF gt -~4 -~

bull Re-plottod thmetes ani bOunds ofthi~ ~ fOlldilteIOsure acceptable bull

bull The area ~r=mputedand also fOund ~kgtmiddot bull The geo~ location If A~ parcel lies

Drap~1gt~fSione CountYwordiig iil

bull The layout of~lte ltIelt

Truly yours

Watamp - ~

-

ACTING ASSISTANT

))

1kv0

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lt--gt1-~

PillLC LAHD~AT~- qtrr f~m Refili~~-~~ti~a ~o ~~~kar~ ~~cli N~t~leyen~~~lt ro~ NO 1-a ~t~~~at Tertfeh K15~~~)i)I$1~~ s-i~edolhtyjfLet this be R~gtstJcent~i C Leris rresiding JUdge Ho-nth~ nnd probate ampr~~t~~erCOUJly prnlYeted tri 3rd

dey of September JD~ 1962- Abraham i3rolm Clerk of Untttlhly atId pr9baL-e court aim-a

CO~YiRegist~ed accor-Jing t lap in volulUEl 1955 p~e~~Jt~ Tlofu~ EegL3trplj

~~ ~~ta~e~s~ez~dir 9l-bull~middotlf~95 ppg~fB-3~7~~~Jo ~t4-tab~o_or~~~middot __ ~~V~lmiddot-

-

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V Opdl-bull

-- -ltshy

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_ bull _ 0 _ _ _ __ (_ bull _ _ _

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try ~oSc nu~~ion a cextairr Fi~~e- +11l4__~W_~-q~~1l~ttigtNn9C $ri d~clibej liltiph middotei~h_amiddotJifgtlendmiddot_wamp$ -plllcr~~4 -by Tat_tl1~yen~~6pnh hpi- ~ne Treasury of tT~il

) - i _ - _ - shy-Rtpulilic the SWlhq Fplusmn-tty IJliQUnt 01 the

~freI tlilli$i1l-1eS - - - -it-i) -of t1)e--PL1l paidshy

granted BOlii

ili~confir-ed ~ti by thes(fprltHligtl1t~ do ~-ve glunt1 sell and eOlrt-LTiJI umo the scid_

1arlJoh- and DTltlPOh tir hailS gtcutors administrators lli assiGGS forever ill tJlatmiddot - - -

h ~t Or- parcel 0 lornd situated1middotyenxa and Itdng ilithe~inl~ miy aI4 ~ lt

~~iOOir the athet~ticent I

_ dp~Wia~ ai lt~ti~1lti comamncLpg

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TubmbJl pres~e~

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ubole mEiI-ii(H~d had --

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the said itilli~-v~S

do eovenaj_ to ~

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)beri~ sndmy sllcceuroSaCls in

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ausedtnektJnf the Republic to be fiwd tlrla_ 4th

ltrlwot -J~- A-D 1962 ~

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REPUBLIC 01 LlHtKlA MINISTRY OF LANDS MINES amp ENERGY

P OBOX 10middot9024 1000 MONROVIA 10 LIBERIA WEST AFRICA

TEL (231)226858 FAX (231) 226middot281

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middot I

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middot middot middot

I 1CApril 16 1010

Hon Moses D Wogbeb Sr MonagingDirector Forestry Development Aulhority (FDA) Monrovia Liberia

Dear Mr Monaging Director

We extend our ofMruch 26 1010 reqaestm deed from the Republic Dnlpohqative = recorded Lot No at T~ ~eb~et ~ted this September AD) ~~~~~~~CountybjVolllful 1955 Pilil1S2l~ re-registeted NINshy95 p due to mobofthe oriiJalyo~

$k cent~i~lt

A=idinglyllis Mliliftry)Jpound1dlJepattojIOt ~und~ dobservedthe below bull middotF gt -~4 -~

bull Re-plottod thmetes ani bOunds ofthi~ ~ fOlldilteIOsure acceptable bull

bull The area ~r=mputedand also fOund ~kgtmiddot bull The geo~ location If A~ parcel lies

Drap~1gt~fSione CountYwordiig iil

bull The layout of~lte ltIelt

Truly yours

Watamp - ~

-

ACTING ASSISTANT

))

1kv0

shy

lt--gt1-~

PillLC LAHD~AT~- qtrr f~m Refili~~-~~ti~a ~o ~~~kar~ ~~cli N~t~leyen~~~lt ro~ NO 1-a ~t~~~at Tertfeh K15~~~)i)I$1~~ s-i~edolhtyjfLet this be R~gtstJcent~i C Leris rresiding JUdge Ho-nth~ nnd probate ampr~~t~~erCOUJly prnlYeted tri 3rd

dey of September JD~ 1962- Abraham i3rolm Clerk of Untttlhly atId pr9baL-e court aim-a

CO~YiRegist~ed accor-Jing t lap in volulUEl 1955 p~e~~Jt~ Tlofu~ EegL3trplj

~~ ~~ta~e~s~ez~dir 9l-bull~middotlf~95 ppg~fB-3~7~~~Jo ~t4-tab~o_or~~~middot __ ~~V~lmiddot-

-

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pleu in the

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_ bull _ 0 _ _ _ __ (_ bull _ _ _

An- Act--Rflsectula1ng the sltlle of Pllb_li(l_ltandsJ-_apPrgtl~ J~uttt 5ta lSXf eXpPsG~ to sale

try ~oSc nu~~ion a cextairr Fi~~e- +11l4__~W_~-q~~1l~ttigtNn9C $ri d~clibej liltiph middotei~h_amiddotJifgtlendmiddot_wamp$ -plllcr~~4 -by Tat_tl1~yen~~6pnh hpi- ~ne Treasury of tT~il

) - i _ - _ - shy-Rtpulilic the SWlhq Fplusmn-tty IJliQUnt 01 the

~freI tlilli$i1l-1eS - - - -it-i) -of t1)e--PL1l paidshy

granted BOlii

ili~confir-ed ~ti by thes(fprltHligtl1t~ do ~-ve glunt1 sell and eOlrt-LTiJI umo the scid_

1arlJoh- and DTltlPOh tir hailS gtcutors administrators lli assiGGS forever ill tJlatmiddot - - -

h ~t Or- parcel 0 lornd situated1middotyenxa and Itdng ilithe~inl~ miy aI4 ~ lt

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do eovenaj_ to ~

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)beri~ sndmy sllcceuroSaCls in

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dey of September JD~ 1962- Abraham i3rolm Clerk of Untttlhly atId pr9baL-e court aim-a

CO~YiRegist~ed accor-Jing t lap in volulUEl 1955 p~e~~Jt~ Tlofu~ EegL3trplj

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V Opdl-bull

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_ bull _ 0 _ _ _ __ (_ bull _ _ _

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try ~oSc nu~~ion a cextairr Fi~~e- +11l4__~W_~-q~~1l~ttigtNn9C $ri d~clibej liltiph middotei~h_amiddotJifgtlendmiddot_wamp$ -plllcr~~4 -by Tat_tl1~yen~~6pnh hpi- ~ne Treasury of tT~il

) - i _ - _ - shy-Rtpulilic the SWlhq Fplusmn-tty IJliQUnt 01 the

~freI tlilli$i1l-1eS - - - -it-i) -of t1)e--PL1l paidshy

granted BOlii

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1arlJoh- and DTltlPOh tir hailS gtcutors administrators lli assiGGS forever ill tJlatmiddot - - -

h ~t Or- parcel 0 lornd situated1middotyenxa and Itdng ilithe~inl~ miy aI4 ~ lt

~~iOOir the athet~ticent I

_ dp~Wia~ ai lt~ti~1lti comamncLpg

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-pr~~d~ Qf ~~~ hftv~~~~~hs-et ~ h~-~ ~middotmiddot_h-___ lt--

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_ bull _ 0 _ _ _ __ (_ bull _ _ _

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try ~oSc nu~~ion a cextairr Fi~~e- +11l4__~W_~-q~~1l~ttigtNn9C $ri d~clibej liltiph middotei~h_amiddotJifgtlendmiddot_wamp$ -plllcr~~4 -by Tat_tl1~yen~~6pnh hpi- ~ne Treasury of tT~il

) - i _ - _ - shy-Rtpulilic the SWlhq Fplusmn-tty IJliQUnt 01 the

~freI tlilli$i1l-1eS - - - -it-i) -of t1)e--PL1l paidshy

granted BOlii

ili~confir-ed ~ti by thes(fprltHligtl1t~ do ~-ve glunt1 sell and eOlrt-LTiJI umo the scid_

1arlJoh- and DTltlPOh tir hailS gtcutors administrators lli assiGGS forever ill tJlatmiddot - - -

h ~t Or- parcel 0 lornd situated1middotyenxa and Itdng ilithe~inl~ miy aI4 ~ lt

~~iOOir the athet~ticent I

_ dp~Wia~ ai lt~ti~1lti comamncLpg

buiidingS -iip-rcroigt~el1ta Cll apinii-tencelaquothretlj

I I nrap~ thcir heirs ~eJ((Yf-t-ors J middota~ri

TubmbJl pres~e~

ulth-h0 said Trj~~I~ndlt

ubole mEiI-ii(H~d had --

bounderl aJ14

the said itilli~-v~S

do eovenaj_ to ~

~Jzlteejji Premises in Jae

)beri~ sndmy sllcceuroSaCls in

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