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CHAPTER 3: (continued) Page
The Renegotiation of the 1926 Planting Agreement 77
The 1976 Firestone Concession Agreement 80
CHAPTER 4: FOUR ATTEMPTS TO CULTIVATE OTHER CASH
CROPS: COFFEE, COCOA, BANANAS AND
PALM PRODUCTS 84
The. Lii.e.n.ia Company 84
Inter-Company Relations 92
Contributions to the Government of Liberia 95
The A/.iican 7/iaii Company 100
The Port Near Greenville 103
The Sales Transaction 105
Le.7oun.ne.au o/ LiS.eA.ia, Lid. 107
2-uan J.eAuA RamoA AAAOciateA PlaniationA 109
7he. Li&.en.ian Open.ation.6, Inc. 110
The. 1/Je.At A^siican Agnic.ultun.aL Con.pon.aiion 114
CHAPTER 5: OTHER RUBBER PLANTATIONS 118
The B.7. Qoodn.ich Company 118
The Lii.en.ian Agn.iculiun.al Company 126
LAC/UNIROyAL 130
The. Salata Ruli-en. Con.pon.aHon 132
Alan L. Qn.ant (Lii.en.ia), Inc. 135
Conclusion 136
CHAPTER 6: GOLD AND DIAMOND MINING;
THE SEARCH FOR OTHER MINERALS 138
Historical Background 138
Diamond Mining Concession Policy and Practices
during the Tubman Administration 142
Diamond Mining Concession Policy and Practices
during the Tolbert Administration 145
Gold Mining Concession Policy and Practices
during the Tolbert Administration 150
Four Recent Mining Concession Agreements in Detail 152
The Search for Other Minerals 156
CHAPTER 7: IRON ORE:
THE LIBERIA MINING COMPANY
THE NATIONAL IRON ORE COMPANY 162
Background to Liberia's Emergence as Africa's Most
Important Iron Ore Producer 162
The International Supply of Iron Ore after 1945 164
The Granting of a Concession to Lansdell Christie 166
The LO.en.ia dining Company 168
Legal and Fiscal Aspects of L.M.C.'s Operation 169
The Sales Agreement with Republic Steel 174
L.M.C.'s Accounting Practices and Computation
of Costs 176
Other Disputed Issues 178
The Mano River Iron Ore Deposits 182