Preliminary Inventory to the George S. Reppas papers
Subjects and Indexing Terms
SOBERI study of feed plant and feedlot abattoir
Project sketch to potential investors Includes: (Jan 66).
Presentation of program for the industrial development of Morondava
Copy letter from Secretary General of Government reporting the approval of the Viande project by the Council of Ministers (Feb 4, 1996)
Copy of letter from Ministry of Agriculture confirming the cabinet's resolution to approve project (Feb 21 66)
Various document on project presentation
Application to Malagasy Government for approval of US loan (content same as presentation of project above)
Cattle ranch and slaughtering operation, Investment Proposal, Revised June 21 1968 July 10 1968.
Draft of application loan
Proposal for plant construction and detailed design for abattoir facility by FMC, San Jose, California
Summary of a beef slaughtering operation in Morondava. Appendix E is ground breaking ceremony with several translated speeches by Malagasy officials and articles on newspapers
Application for AID extended risk guaranty July 1967
Plant blueprint and picture
SOBERI correspondence signature of contract 1968:
SOBERI correspondence discussions about delays and drafts 1970:
SOBERI study of feedlot and feed plant
Correspondence with Ministry of Industry, request for exoneration of taxes 1970:
SOBERI correspondence 1969, 1971, 1972
Chart of accounts
Correspondence OPIC for expiration and renewal of policy: 1969-71
copy of foreign claims settlement commission document Dec 31, 1974
copy of letter from OPIC informing of expiration and cancellation of policy
request for re-registration to OPIC for a total of $2,115,000 July 13, 1971
application for insurance Feb 12, 1969
handbook: OPIC coverage Sept 1970
USDA approved documents
4540.25 contracts with SOBERI:
SOBERI contract avenant no. 1, 2, 3, (no. 4 missing) and no. 5 unsigned
abattoir: specifications techniques
4540 SOBERI:
proces-verbal of temporary quantitative reception of abattoir Nov 3, 4, 1971
copy drafts for SOBERI
various correspondence with SOBERI
Meetings: report on meetings with SOBERI
SOBERI technical reports
Plant engineering documents
Correspondence with Nobel Peelman, SOBERI sub-contractor
Draft memoire
Draft memoire
Draft memoire
Christos Karkantzos correspondence plus few with SOBERI
Bernard Pigny correspondence
Mc Kinsey & Co. correspondence 1968
Telex and Cable correspondence of AGM
Newspapers and magazines:
Newsweek article on Marshall's recall
Various Madagascar articles on AGM construction and contract signature
articles in international news about Madagascar politics, cattle industry, other cattle project in Madagascar and more.
Correspondence Dr. Pas
General engineering study of plant 1971
attorneys working paper on suit against Swift and Morgan
copy application for land purchase to Malagasy State
Keslo Cotton: draft for amendment to agreement with Morgan and Correspondence and invoices
Correspondence with:
Honorine Ravony
Tsiranana (letter of 21 Mars 1972)
Resampa (letter of 19 June 72)
Proposal to Malagasy State: letter to General Ramanantsoa (8 June 1972)
Letter from Ministry of Finance telling that Madagascar will pay the SOBERI drafts
Letter from Directeur Tresor authorizing loan with Morgan
Decrees:
Application for land and copy of Journal Officiel
Copies of decrees for international fund transfer and investment code regulations
Decree for SOBERI contract guaranty
Malagasy meat inspection regulation
Correspondence with Ministry of Finance, decrees and various documents on legislation and regulations
Morgan letters following Releve de Conclusion to Ministry of Finance, Tsiranana on various programs to reorganize AGM (May 1971)
Madagascar income tax files: balance sheet of AGM 1971
OPIC extended risk division: OPIC correspondence on renewal of policy, various correspondence between OPIC and AGM 1972
Letter to Christos in Prison for cooperation
Copy telexes of San Francisco from Brad Jeffries to Maitre Lebel
Ranch runaway study:
Various correspondence related to Viande, Dev, SOBERI, drafts and bank 1967-69
Societe Melas engineering agreement
Correspondence between George and Bacopoulos for capital augmentation and contractor payment July 19, 1972
Memo from George S. Reppas to Christos Bacopoulos on European transactions, draft payments, etc. Aug 25, 1972
FMC preliminary design and proposal for abattoir Feb 68
Hellaby, New Zealand correspondence and profitability study 1972
Blueprint
Correspondence with various insurance company (personal)
AGM Telephone message book
Insurance policy
Ledgers for fixed assets
Business card collection-various
Telephone logs
Credit card charges and daily expenses receipts
Insurance company invoices and correspondence (personal)
Accounting reports from Tananarive
Correspondences for meat regulation and standard
Copy canceled checks AGM Viande San Francisco from (Wells Fargo B.) 1966 to Oct 14, 1968
Various accounting documents
Canceled checks from AGM Viande San Francisco, Wells Fargo Sep 13, 66 to January 31, 1972,
Canceled checks, Marathon Trade and Reppas Ranch
Canceled checks AGM Development 1968 to Sep. 30, 1971
Marathon fixed assets
AGM accounting documents, files, banks, tax, correspondence, invoices, marketing data, contacts, etc.
AGM accounting documents, files, banks, tax, correspondence, invoices, marketing data, contacts, etc.
AGM accounting documents, files, banks, tax, correspondence, invoices, marketing data, contacts, etc.
Documents of suit against Swift
Claude Piveteau's financial expertise report
Apologia to JDI and expertise
Correspondence with Morgan
Correspondence with Hellaby, New Zealand
Wellaby project: letters of approval from Honorine and Raparison, correspondence
Misc. check, copies of letter from Ray Sherwood
Reppas correspondence with de Roux, Paris
Proceedings in the AGM case appeal (translation notes taken by Embassy)
Bradford letters to and from
Correspondence from George S. Reppas to Bradford
U.S. Court decision on AGM and Morgan 1980
Letters of support for George S. Reppas through Bradford
Copy letters to Malagasy officials
Doc. of Reppas vs. Morgan
Doc. of Reppas vs. Swift
Company documents: tax returns, banks, partnership, accounting, etc.
Company documents: tax returns, banks, partnership, accounting, etc.
Company documents: tax returns, banks, partnership, accounting, etc.
Telex correspondence San Francisco, Tana and Athens
Telex correspondence San Francisco, Tana and Athens
Telex correspondence San Francisco, Tana and Athens
Administrative files on staff
The Support Materials folder contains (other folders uninteresting):
Various personal letters, letters from State Dep. to Mom, Bradford Jeffries, etc.
Pictures of Madagascar
various script for book writing
Madagascar Matin of Choral group departure for the US May 16 1974
Various bay area articles
Madagascar Matin of period after Ratsimandarava and on AGM airplane theft
Fake French ID for escape
Certificat d'Identite delivered in Comorros
Articles about Andriatsitohaina 2 meat packing company in a Malagasy magazine
Copies of Roulleau letters
Sketches of table-bed
Ministry of Justice/ commissariat central daily check-in note pad
Doc. contains copy of Cour de cassation decision, copy of foreign claim settlement commission of the U.S. 1975:
Doc. contains declaration by Anthony Manikom about Bacopoulos' fund embezzlement, Apologia to JDI 1974:
Doc. contains translation of Temporary Administrator Olivier Raparison's recount of the AGM affair, problems, and his actions 1973:
Doc. contains bankruptcy decision of the Commercial Court 1972:
Copies of various project documents
Various correspondence from 1972 to 75
Company documents: taxes, accounting, banks, etc.
Paid invoices
Status AGM, correspondence
Various correspondence with OPIC, State Dep., AID for Viande
Correspondence with OPIC 1971-1972
Viande correspondence with Dep. of Commerce
Correspondence with Dep. of Agriculture, Dep. of Labors, about regulations, etc.
Correspondence with suppliers
Correspondence and telexes AGM 1968-69
Bacopoulos letters, memos and correspondences
Tana telex
Various correspondence
Tax return files
Morgan loan agreement
Swift sales representative agreement
Management contract
Swift and AID correspondence for OPIC coverage
Correspondence
Swift correspondence
Morgan correspondence and loan
Documents of Malagasy Ministry of Finance approving loan
Verbal note from Malagasy Ministry of Foreign Affairs providing government guaranties for political risks of AGM
Option agreement
Loan agreement
Copy of Madagascar Courrier and other articles on Madagascar in international press
Pigny correspondence
Greece correspondence
Misc. correspondence
Documents on the potential of various projects in Madagascar
Correspondence with suppliers
Files on SOMADELVA
General correspondence and copy of demande d'agrement
Misc. products and equipment presentation
Swift and Morgan documents
Aircraft and insurance documents and correspondence
Letters to General Ramanantsoa
Report of 1st appearance with JDI
Report on meeting and discussions with Ranohisoa at the Bohemian Club
Copy of Liebig proposal to Ramanitra
Audited financial statements of AGM by Peat Marvick July 1970
Statement of Conclusion
Letter to Dr. Roux providing evidences of US investment in Madagascar
Articles of limited partnership
Reppas general correspondence Nov 72 to 1974
Copy correspondence AGM San Francisco 71-72
Misc. documents
Swift and Bank of America Management documents (oct 1971)
Sacet-Simmenthal-Ultrochi investment proposal in AGM
Bank of America AGM financial statement report
Ward Food files and joint-venture proposal
Administrative files and correspondence for Viande Tana 67-68
Administrative files and correspondence for Viande Tana (customers, suppliers, etc.)
Administrative files and correspondence for Viande Tana (customers, suppliers, etc.)
Administrative files and correspondence for Marathon Trade (customers, suppliers, etc.)
Administrative files and correspondence for Marathon Trade (customers, suppliers, etc.)
Administrative files and correspondence for Marathon Trade (customers, suppliers, etc.)
Corporate documents: investors, shareholders, etc.
Correspondence with shareholders and investors
Correspondence with shareholders and investors
California Commissioner of Corporation
Warrants
AGM vs. Westinghouse
Swift vs. Viande
Viande vs. Swift and Morgan
Morgan vs. GSR (72)
Swift management contract and other contracts
OPIC application for Swift
Power of attorney for individual investors
Qualification to do business in California (Viande)
Distributor contract with South Western Petroleum Corporation
Purchase agreement Marathon and Viande-Development
Baker and McKenzie, attorneys: Memo on legal implication of drafts
Correspondence with OPIC
OPIC superseded application
AGM California documents
Other legal documents: individuals, ranch, etc.
Correspondence, reports, meetings, documents about contractors, suppliers, customers, individuals, etc.
Correspondence, reports, meetings, documents with Swift, ADL, George Fraise and other
Correspondence, reports, meetings, documents with various individuals
Amendment to partnership articles
Correspondence, contracts and other documents about Malagasy Associates
Limited partnership
Malagasy associates
Schedule of claims for principal and interests
Creditor's claims
Warrants
Investors, creditors, notes
Drafts of memoire
Drafts of memoire
Drafts of memoire
Stock certificates
Marathon Trade's statement of charges to AGM Viande (Aug 71 to 5 Sept 72)
Viande accounts payable invoices
Ward Food files
Various records and general correspondence 66-68
Various records and general correspondence 66-68
Various records and general correspondence 66-68
Staff files
Inactive investors files
Various correspondence
Inactive investors files
Misc. correspondence with US attorneys
SOBERI technical documents and plans for abattoir construction
Copy Dossier d'Agrement presented to Ministry of Finance
Swift agreement
Supporting documents for memoire
Corporate seals
Minutes, articles, bi-laws
AGM financial statements July 70
Confidential report to investors 1970
Investment proposal documents
Various correspondence
Notes payable San Francisco
Investment proposal documents (shares, loans, mortgages)
Cattle ranch and slaughtering operations: investment proposal, version and version January 3 1969 March 15 1970
Copy document submitted for Dossier d'Agrement: Indicatif
Application for extended risk guaranty, OPIC/USAID
Ledgers
Administrative documents
Various AGM schedules and financial statements for startup Oct 71
Law offices of Howard: legal documents about suit George S. Reppas and shareholders against Swift/Morgan. Contains:
Shareholder claim against Swift/Morgan
Swift management contract
Minutes of meeting of the board nominating Swift and ADL as members
Letters from Morgan to Tsiranana presenting reorganization plans (May 6 1971 May 18, 1971)
Letter from Reppas commenting reorganization plan (Oct 8, 1971)
Letter of reaction of Morgan following Reppas comments (Oct 15 71)
Morgan letter to Rabenoro, Emile Ramarosoana about reorganization (Oct 15 71)
Copy of Swift study
Telexes about board meeting and shareholder meeting in San Francisco
Staff files and applications for employment
First mortgage documents
Documents and drafts of investment proposal (Swift and Morgan)
Plan manuals, Morondava
Several schedules of AGM
AGM Viande: principal and background materials, ADL
Plans for Fermes and Usines, SOBERI
Abattoir plans, technical specifications, blueprint, SOBERI
Ledger MARATHON TRADE Co., Inc.
Stock certificates
OPIC application for individual investors
Ledgers
AGM Dev. minutes for board authorization to borrow money from Wells Fargo
Stock certificates
Stock certificates
Stock certificates
Stock certificates
Stock certificates
Marathon Production Inc.: articles, by-laws, minutes, journal, ledgers
Viande: request for authorization for loan from AID. Contains note presenting the project to the Assembly of Madagascar, letters from Government approving the project and presentation of the plans. (Feb 1966)
AID-OPIC application
Feedlot project in Majunga area
Barges prospectus and project
Protocol of the agreement passed in Tana between Sacet and Ultrocchi with AGM for exports to Italy. (Jan 28, 1971)
Kaiser: correspondence, meetings, reports, proposal to Madagascar for road construction
ADL principal background materials for AGM
Investment proposal, Viande, cattle ranching and slaughtering operation
Financing proposal Feb 1972
Report first appearance with JDI
Assignments, summons, requests, etc.:
Commercial court bankruptcy decision after trial, pronouncing bankruptcy of Viande, Dev, and Bacopoulos, no. 2594, Madagascar's claim: 4 first drafts to SOBERI paid (total 244,559,209 Fmg) plus taxes and duties unpaid (total 125,289,313 Fmg) for a total of 369,848,522 Fmg. Sept 5, 1972.
Request by Ministry of Finance to replace TA, followed by ordinance 2366 of appointing new TA with same court order as previous TA. July 5, 1972
Request by new TA for experts assistance followed by ordinance no. 2367 nominating OCCR INTERG and Claude Piveteau, both from France as experts Ordinance presents their mission and order that a report be presented by Sept 15 1972. (July 5, 1972) (July 5, 1972).
Summons and assignment in payment issued to AGM (Aug 7, 1972)
Assignment in bankruptcy to appear in court (Aug 11, 1972)
Acte d'affectation hypothecaire and Acte d'affectation en nantissement, unsigned, Estimated established after July 71, intended to be signed by AGM and Victor Miadana. undated.
Summons, assignation en refere, to appear in court, asking for the nomination of a TA, and proposing his mission (July 9, 1971)
Van Ommeslagh files, attorney, Belgium: working documents about bankruptcy matters, Contains: 1972.
Request to extend the power of TA to Development, to have access to all archives and records of the two companies, and for an extension of 3 months, followed by ordinance no. 2830 of granting that. Oct 11, 1972
Commercial decision contesting the power of Maitre Boitard to represent AGM and stating that that power could only be exercised by the TA. (August 29, 1972)
Arbitration request against SOBERI presented by Van Ommeslagh in front of the Cour d'Arbitrage of the Chamber de Commerce International This document mentioned that: (undated).
4 avenants were made to the SOBERI contract: The 5th avenant was intended for but apparently was not signed. Nov 21 68 May 6 69 July 8 69 1970 Aug. 28, 69. Nov 5, 1970
Reception provisiore quantitative by both parties effected between 26 April to May 7, 1971.
SOBERI required nomination of expert by the Malagasy court on Sept 17, 1971.
Malagasy court nominated 2 experts by ordinance no. 3111 on Oct 11 1971.
Reception quantitative des batiments et du materiel installe by the two experts and the parties on Nov. 3 1971 Nov 4, 1971
Presentation of report by the experts on Jan 12, 1972
Report of the audit of the abattoir by the court appointed experts Aime Andriamanantena and Jacques Bompas (Jan 12, 1972)
Several letters and correspondences with Van Ommeslagh
Boitard, Prompt, De Roux and Sherwood letters. Letters to Paul Prompt, Boitard's recommendation and counsel about the SOBERI drafts
Judgment Tana: Ordinance 2274 on Sept 19, 1972 nominating TA as co-receiver and copy of commercial judgment pronouncing bankruptcy (Sept 5, 1972)
Legal Tana Office: letters from TA and Honorine about Hellaby, letters to new TA, letters to Resampa, General Ramanantsoa, memo informing Malagasy government about Morgan Swift suit, original letter from Roulleau refusing access to Tsiranana, letters and reports to TA about various prospecting in Europe, etc.
Several correspondence from TA, note to Henry Rakotoarivelo, U. of Calgary, Canada for financial plans to reinstate the AGM Viande operations, letters to Honorine to new TA, to Tsiranana, to General Ramanantsoa etc.
Technical specifications, production standards, blueprints
Correspondence with sudax suppliers
Correspondence with TA and Ramaholimiaso, TWA, IFC, etc., invitation to TA to attend meeting in San Francisco in Dec 71
Application for OPIC July 1967
Fish project in Madagascar
Glass project in Madagascar
Meat project in Ethiopia
Personal letters, family letters
AGM Projet de developpement industriel:
Note on startup of the project
Note from the Secretariat General du Gouvernement to the Ministry of Agriculture, Interior and Industry confirming the Council of Minister's decision to approve the Viande project and granting authorization to proceed following their meeting on (dated February 4, 1966) February 2, 1966
Letter from Jacques Rabemananjara, Minister of Agriculture confirming the Council of Minister's decision (dated February 21, 1966).
AGM Viande and Swift contracts: folder containing copy of all contracts and agreements
First mortgage doc July 1971
Info Madagascar Magazine: various economic news about Madagascar
Prison correspondence from Jan 1974 to 1975
Prison correspondence from Nov 1972 to Dec 1973
various correspondence between Copy of 3 Roulleau letters, copy of letter to Ramananstoa correspondence with Raymond Haizlip (68-69), commercial judgment. 1968 71. (June 8, 1972),
Raivo: A romance of Madagascar
Madagascar Matin newspapers clippings and copies:
L'usine AGM en Conseil des Ministres Oct 26, 1972:
Affaire AGM, toutes les parties ont interjete l'appel Dec 1, 1973:
Le pouvoir judiciaire mecontent Dec 22, 1973:
Le scandale financier de l'AGM (3e jour), plus article on the abattoir Mar 11, 1974:
Mise en vente de l'abattoir AGM Mar 19, 1974:
Peines plus lourdes Mar 23, 1974:
L'avion de l'AGM a mysterieusement decolle dans la nuit Nov 13, 1974:
Victor Ramanitra removed from his position. Mar 4, 1975.
Several photos, slides and negatives taken during trip to and in Comorros
Negatives home coming in SF
Black and white 4" photos with several unidentified officials
Negatives and photos of road to Majunga
BW photos of FRS and Ratsimandrava cerceuil 1975:
Personal photos
Plant construction photos in BW and in color
Copy articles in the San Jose Mercury News Sunday Magazine California Today: Escape from Malagasy Sept. 7, 1975
Article in the Oakland Sunday Tribune June 26, 1977
Loan contract papers between AGM and Morgan Guaranty Bank. Includes:
Contract agreements
Status AGM viande and development
Letters from Administrative secretary of AGM confirming authority of AGM officers
Letters from Bernard Pigny
Compte rendu loan to Direction du Tresor, Malagasy Government
Sales representative agreement between AGM and Swift worldwide
Loan agreement with Wells Fargo and Pledge agreement involving Swift
Copy application to Malagasy Government for the acquisition of the Morondava propriety
Copy decree giving the Malagasy Government guaranty to SOBERI loan (decree no. 68.490)
Copy contract between SOBERI and AGM
Option agreement and escrow agreement between Arthur D. Little, Morgan, and AGM
Consulting advisory agreement between Arthur D. Little and Viande
Letter from Resampa as a representative of SOMADELVA to Potamianos urging the starting of activities
Statuts of SOMADELVA
Balance sheet of AGM as of July 31, 1969
Prison diaries, typed and bound. Vol 2, Part 1 and 2
Album photo from Madagascar: prison, escape, construction, family...
Several maps of Madagascar, including the property in Morondava
Original prison diaries
Prison diaries, typed and bound. Volume 2, Part 1 & 2
Several tapes of speeches
Tapes of speeches
Tapes of speeches
Tapes of speeches
Tapes of speeches
Fiche on each character and individual in the story
Copy of strange letter from FAKRA
Suggestion de compromis entre AGM & Etat Malagasy
Cahier des charges sell off of abattoir by Malagasy Government
Societe AGM proposal to the Malagasy State on cattle national policy March 7, 1974
Several letter on bankruptcy
Letters to potential leases of the abattoir: Auckland, New Zealand
Several copies of typed and handwritten letters, receipts, invoices... in prison
Folder of Mike Reppas' letters
Folder of several correspondence of AGM, Reppas and local management
Vasiliky's letters and responses obtained
Accounting and invoices in prison
Old Mad. research data
Correspondence with the State Department for updated info about characters
Plot summaries: 1st attempts for book
Misc. correspondence (Rabenjamina...)
Memo: background of principal individual shareholders and creditors of AGM
Several letters and correspondence for Newsweek and copy Newsweek magazine
Articles in the San Francisco Chronicle
Letters of support from various people
Copy of 3 letters from Rouleau: Refusing AGM access to Tsiranana; Instructing policy to get land back from AGM; requesting meeting between AGM & SOBERI
Report on 1st appearance with JDI
Court decision for bankruptcy after trial
Study of the viability of a beef slaughter and ranching operation. Submitted to the Malagasy Government by Girton and Proops, Swift Co. (Oct 26, 1971)
Reppas letter inviting TA and creditors for a meeting for a study of the AGM situation and financing.
Extrait minute cour de cassation. Court decision.
Statement of conclusion between Malagasy Gov., Swift, Morgan, Arthur D. Little and SOBERI stopping financing of AGM.
Presentation of the abattoir to potential buyers by Syndic.
Swift interactions with AGM: Board position, Management contract, resignation, report study.
Various articles in US magazines and newspapers on Reppas and Madagascar, and following Ratsimandrava assassination.
Madagascar photos (1975)
Several copies and articles in Madagascar Matin on AGM and Ratsimandrava assassination
Copy of cast of character in the story
Madagascar photo of 1975
Reppas' escape in Bay Area newspapers
Articles on Madagascar political background. Includes:
Ambassador Marshall article in San Francisco Chronicle April 14, 1981
Article on recall of Marshall: The egg on uncle Sam's face 1971
Article on Indian Ocean importance by Marshall June 3, 1981