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Thank you very much, sir.
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Hello, everybody. It's a pleasure to
be with you warm, wonderful people.
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My name is Mr. Cortzen.
I'm a businessman, I'm a diplomat.
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I make matches.
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Soon I'm going
to the Central African Republic -
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- to represent
the interests of Liberia there.
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I hope you will pray to God
to watch over me there.
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It is a dangerous place, but I will
do my best to accomplish my mission.
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Praised be the Lord, and
it's wonderful to be with you today.
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I hope to see you again soon.
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- Hey, Mads.
- Colin, nice to see you.
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- Likewise, likewise.
- Let's go.
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- Wow!
- This here ...
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- This is ...
- It's like a castle.
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Leave our jackets,
because it's going to be quite hot.
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I'd appreciate it if you left your
mobile phone. I'm going to leave mine.
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- And your bag. Just leave everything.
- Yes, okay.
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I've asked you to leave
your mobile phone and everything -
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- because I don't want
this conversation to be recorded.
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This conversation that
we're about to have never happened.
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I have a good feeling -
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- that your interest in the Central
African Republic goes deeper.
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I think that your goal is -
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- you want to have uncluttered access
with diplomatic credentials -
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- in and out
of a diamond-producing zone.
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- That as well.
- Okay.
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From this pointthere's no going back.
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Here ends my lifeas a Danish journalist.
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What awaits me is a lifewhere I can operate freely -
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- beyond all moral boundariesknown to man -
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- while still beinga respectable member of society.
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A life where I can indulge myselfin secret state affairs -
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- enjoy red carpet treatment -
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- and travel the worldwith a suitcase full of diamonds.
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What I'm talking about is, of course,a life as an African diplomat.
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Welcome to theCentral African Republic ( CAR).
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I'm having sundownerswith a Sudanese diplomat -
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- overlooking the capital Bangui.
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In my tuxedo pocket isa diplomatic passport which says -
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- I'm the Liberian consuland ambassador at large to the CAR.
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As such, I did my very bestto represent Liberia.
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On behalf of Liberia, I'd like
to welcome you all to this soiree.
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To be frank with you,
I'm not a very skilled diplomat.
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- I'm bad at protocol.
- Mads is not a talented diplomat.
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But I'm very good with alcohol,
which I hope you will appreciate.
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How did I become a diplomat in theCAR? The story begins in Portugal.
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Here on the outskirts of the town ofCoimbra reside the Evans brothers -
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- a second-generation Britishdiplomatic title brokerage -
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- headed by the oldest brother -
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- former Royal Marinecommando Colin Evans.
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A white European with a reason to
travel back and forth out of Europe -
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- to a diamond-producing country
in Africa -
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- and back again on a regular basis
with diplomatic credentials -
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- is a very, very,
very valuable piece of kit.
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And I know exactly how valuable it is.
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I could put that up on the brokerage
as a definition.
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For a million euros
it would go in a week.
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Working as a freelance diplomat -
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- Colin Evans inhabits a highlybizarre unchartered netherworld.
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For lots of moneyhe brokers diplomatic titles -
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- between cash-starved,desperate third world countries -
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- and peoplewho desire to become diplomats.
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My concern is this:
If there is any monetary transaction -
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- between you and me
or you and the brokerage -
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- and you do get involved
in anything that is nefarious -
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- it will come back on us badly.
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And we're frankly not prepared
to take the risk on that.
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But we have a plan.
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Not wanting to put my eggs in onebasket, I contacted another broker -
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- the Dutchman Willem Tijssen.
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He met me in a hotel in Copenhagenfor a quick business lunch.
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Did you have a nice flight?
That's great.
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- I didn't have to do it myself.
- So it's a success already.
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Tijssen represents a brokeragecalled Diplomatic Services.
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He's the go-to guyfor diplomatic positions -
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- from the small, poorWest African country Liberia -
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- which has begun recoveringafter many years of civil war.
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Willem says he works for a secretive,highly influential power broker -
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- in African state affairsnamed Dr. Eastman.
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I don't know exactly what he's doing.
He has extremely big influence -
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- into heads of states.
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How mysterious.
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I really like the name Dr. Eastman.
It has a spy thriller ring to it.
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- A spy! Don't think he is a spy.
- No, no, it's just the name.
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He is very close to ...
You know, in the world -
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- you have the underworld,
the criminals -
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- you have the upper world
where we live, business people -
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- and the back world, the people
who are very influential -
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- who actually most of the time
pull the strings.
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Tijssen was sure he could set me upas a Liberian diplomat to the CAR.
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This would cost me $135,000, butthe full package would also include -
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- an honorary MBAfrom Monrovia University -
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- as well asa Liberian driver's license.
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We discussed all the opportunitiesI could have as an African diplomat.
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You can travel with your suitcase
with $10 million in cash.
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I cannot do it. Nobody can.
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But a consul
or an ambassador can do that.
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If you are going to do
what I think you're going to do ...
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If you do it the way
we will set you up to do it -
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- you have a very high probability
of success.
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If you do it any other way -
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- the best that you can hope for
is to be arrested and go to jail -
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- and lose everything you've got.
That's the best you can hope for.
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The worst you can hope for -
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- is that you end up dead
in a ditch in Africa.
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I'm giving it to you on a plate.
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As the name says, the CAR issituated in the middle of Africa.
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It offers itself as a Jurassic Park -
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- for people who long for Africaof the 19 70s.
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If the Congo was the heartof darkness, this is the appendix.
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Some call it a failed state,but this would only be true -
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- if there at some point had everbeen a functioning state structure.
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Instead there's a lawless territorythe size of Texas -
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- where a couple of thousand poorlyequipped soldiers try to protect -
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- the capital Banguifrom the horrors of the wilderness.
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Here, a small political elitespends most of its time -
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- being involvedin criminal activities -
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- while waiting for the weekly flightto Paris, its former colonial master.
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Of course, a country such as thisworks as a magnet -
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- on white men with hidden agendas.
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- Wonderful, wonderful.
- I'm a Liberian, Paul.
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- So now you're a Liberian?
- Yes, I'm a Liberian.
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- You know how to struggle.
- Yes, I've been working a lot on it.
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Paul is my chargé d'affairesin Bangui. He is a diplomat fixer.
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We share a fascination withthe former Central African tyrant -
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- the cannibal Emperor Bokassawho went mad as a hatter.
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Here we're touring the ruinsof Bokassa's jungle castle.
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Magnificent.
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People in Europe think of Bokassa
as an evil dictator -
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- but how is he to people here?
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Bokassa as such is very humanist,
because his first goal is -
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- to develop the country.
To save the area.
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So he used force -
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- to remove those
who tried to make an obstacle.
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He tried to put them away,
so they say that he killed them.
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So with this passport we can go
to the Foreign Ministry to show it -
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- and another department
as diplomat.
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In the diplomat world they say,
if you're not at the table -
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- you're on the menu.
So we have to get to the table.
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To the places
where decisions are being made.
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Because I don't want to be like
an air guitar diplomat.
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You've been working for the Chinese?
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They're difficult to cooperate with.
Very difficult.
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Tell you what. I think there's a war
going on between the West and China.
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It's a cold war, but it is a war, and
the front line is right here in Africa.
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Because the Chinese are coming.
They want all the minerals -
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- the natural resources.
They have no moral.
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- They have no moral! Exactly!
- Now my head is bursting with ideas.
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I have so many ideas,
so many visions.
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We must work
on the diamond mining.
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A diplomat at heart, I wanted to getas many diamonds as possible.
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Diamonds are a popular, secret sidebusiness amongst Bangui diplomats.
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Some years ago the Spanishand Greek consuls were charged -
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- with massive tax fraudwith diamonds.
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The Spanish consul had to flee atnight assisted by the Italian consul.
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Don't touch any weapons.
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Don't touch any diamonds.
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And don't touch
the employees' women.
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- Everything else goes.
- That's the advice I need.
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I wanted to follow in their footstepswith my business partner to be -
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- Monsieur Dalkia Gilbertwho came to my hotel late at night.
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Also there to greet himwas my secretary Maria.
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M. Gilbert, an old,seasoned diamond miner -
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- had been traveling for daysfrom his mines to meet with me.
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Like most of the diamond minersin Central Africa -
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- he'd been close to bankruptcy afterthe collapse of the diamond market.
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Another problem was his attachmentwith the former President Patassé.
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He was removed after a coup by thecurrent president, General Bozizé.
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Now Gilbert was busy sucking upto President Bozizé -
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- who had accepted him as acandidate for member of parliament.
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Gilbert was looking for businessangels from abroad and proposed -
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- I should bring him a bulldozerto assist his men in the mines.
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Now he can choose the one he likes.
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When he tells me "I like that one,"
I will call Europe -
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- and it will be flown into Bangui.
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Today, or when
you choose a bulldozer -
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- M. Mads will call Europe.
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M. Gilbert and I meet
with the lawyer and make a contract.
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Let's talk about the contract.
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In two weeks, you can have
millions of stones.
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Because of the water.
It has rained a lot this year.
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- Understand?
- No.
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He says that the work
with that mine is so far -
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- that as soon as the water is gone,
they'll dig out the bloody diamonds.
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He needs about
10m CFA francs in cash.
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That could get the diamonds out
of the ground in a few weeks.
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I tried to mine some, but I need ...
I met with some businessmen today ...
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I can meet with many others,
but I trust you.
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Many businessmen want
to cooperate with him.
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- Gentleman deal.
- But he believes in you.
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Thank you, M. Gilbert. Now it begins
for real. Business for businessmen.
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Of course, diplomats in Africa cannot openly deal with diamonds.
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My cover was a plan to open upa match factory in the CAR.
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A brilliant business idea, since thecountry is so undeveloped and poor -
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- they even have to import eggs.
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For this I brought in a match-makingexpert from India named Sumeet.
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It's not very difficult when
you take a matchbox construction ...
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A matchbox is very small -
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- but the construction of a matchbox
involves a lot of processes.
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Making the splints, and then you make
the outer box, the inner box -
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- dipping the splints in chemicals ...
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- A lot of processes.
- That's why we brought you here.
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The former Safari Hotel in Bangui isthe best example -
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- of how time moves backwardsin the CAR.
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Here, in an old recording ofEmperor Bokassa, you see the hotel -
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- overlooking the Obangui Riverthat borders the Congo.
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The hotel was knownas "the Jewel of Bokassa".
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Since the fall of the crazy emperor,it's been crumbling to pieces -
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- barely holdingits shaky structure together.
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In my ambassador suite to bethere used to be a nightclub.
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Now it was going to be theheadquarters of a Liberian diplomat.
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Did you have this framed down here?
Damn, it's crooked.
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I sent out invitations to meetwith my fellow diplomats in Bangui -
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- and high-ranking peoplefrom government.
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You have your business cards?
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As a dedicated diplomat, I didn'tmind filming my meetings in secret.
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This comes with the territory.
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Hello, Monsieur.
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One of my first meetings was -
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- with the head of state securityof the Central African Republic.
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- A little gin tonic or a vodka tonic?
- Vodka.
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Straight?
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I'm in charge of all missions -
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- regarding
the interior security of the state.
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Espionage, counter-espionage,
surveillance and counter-surveillance.
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- He's a former Foreign Legionary?
- I served 26 years in the Legion.
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He served 26 years
in the Foreign Legion.
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The French made me a French national
for services rendered in 1986.
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They took away my passport in 2006.
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That says it all.
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In December 2006 I was indicted
by France for mercenary activities.
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France has always considered
the CAR as its savings bank.
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They believe that everything
in the ground is theirs.
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And no one else's.
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It's a bankbook that you don't touch.
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It belongs to France and no one else.
That's still the attitude.
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In the underground we have copper,
iron, manganese -
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- cobalt, uranium, red mercury ...
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- They have all kinds of minerals.
- We know where it is.
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But every time we ask for a grant
or aid to start mining it -
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- we encounter problems.
242
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- You're stopped?
- But how? What do they do?
243
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When you want to stop someone
from running -
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- you put a stone in their shoe.
245
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If you want to stop a state
from developing ...
246
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The resources used to run after the
rebels can't be used for development.
247
00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,830
This is Ernesto, my tennis coach.
248
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We're playing a doubleagainst the Indian consul Paul -
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- and a man from the French energyconsortium Areva who was in town -
250
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- because the French, now backedwith Chinese money, were ready -
251
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- to explore the legendary uraniummine at Bakouma close to Bangui.
252
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Emperor Bokassa used to threatento sell the uranium to the Chinese -
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- whenever he wanted to puta squeeze on the French.
254
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But now the French and the Chinesehave joined hands at Bakouma.
255
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Paul, the Indian consul,was almost an exact copy -
256
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- of the manI was making myself into.
257
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He was also mixing businessand diplomacy in bewildering ways.
258
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Thank you, Paul. Fantastic to win
my first tennis match in the CAR.
259
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To my amazement, he'd also hadplans to open a match factory here.
260
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Start with the matches.
I'm curious why you didn't do it.
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I told you it was extremely difficult.
The country is not secure, so ...
262
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Everybody's got a gun,
so anything can happen any time.
263
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This country is really complicated.
Be careful.
264
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They'll eat your money and kick you
in the ass, so be careful.
265
00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:48,195
People have lost millions of dollars
over night.
266
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I saw them. They turn up at your
house and hold a gun to your head -
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- until you give them all your money.
They say they're acting under orders.
268
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- And they raid your office.
- Who did that happen to?
269
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This has happened to all the diamond
people. They lost all their money.
270
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One company lost 1.5 million dollars
over night.
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Don't tell anybody about your plans.
You're just opening your consulate.
272
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- I mustn't mention my business plans?
- No. It's not the time.
273
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You can talk to the consuls -
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- but be careful with
the consul of the Netherlands.
275
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Be careful with Belgium.
With all the Europeans.
276
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Because they report
to the ambassador of France.
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And I want to steer clear of France?
278
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The other African consuls are no
problem, but be careful with the rest.
279
00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:03,638
The Central African Republic ismurky waters for white men -
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- and the mere sight of a Caucasianpigment-challenged male in Bangui -
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- can ignite wild speculations -
282
00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:14,919
- about mercenaries and plansto overthrow the president.
283
00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:19,278
A group of Slovakian safari touristswere arrested and charged -
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- with plans to commit a state coupsome months ago.
285
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Therefore, being a traveler in direstraits, I had to take great care -
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- that my travel papers werein absolute order.
287
00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:38,513
- This is Mr. Cortzen calling.
- Yes. How are you doing?
288
00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:42,036
I'm okay, Willem,
but I just found out ...
289
00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:46,751
I've bought the Diplomatic Handbook
for Liberia, and it says -
290
00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:53,917
- that Liberian diplomatic passports
are ECOWAS passports, biometric.
291
00:23:54,080 --> 00:24:00,792
And they're black.
But mine is red and not biometric.
292
00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:06,318
I thought you had a new passport -
293
00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,358
- because I didn't unwrap it.
294
00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:15,550
I'm just worried, if someone here sees
my passport and calls Monrovia -
295
00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:20,111
- and asks: "Who is this guy?"
What will they tell them?
296
00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:24,199
They will not phone -
297
00:24:24,360 --> 00:24:28,751
- because who will they phone?Who the hell will they phone?
298
00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,754
To explain why I chose Tijssenas my diplomatic title broker -
299
00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:37,311
- it's because Colin Evans, mypreferred choice, could not deliver.
300
00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:40,790
Put them in my office.
Tray of tea, something like that.
301
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I'd like a cup of tea.
302
00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:47,877
When I went to see him in Portugalwith my secretary Maria -
303
00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:51,953
- he said he had difficultiesfinding a country -
304
00:24:52,120 --> 00:24:57,353
- wanting to establish diplomaticconnections with the CAR.
305
00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,956
The major problem with the CAR
at the moment is -
306
00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:04,829
- that those nations that wish
to be associated with them -
307
00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:08,037
- are already represented there
in some form.
308
00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:11,431
And those that aren't don't wish to be.
309
00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,353
This was a personal matterto Colin Evans -
310
00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:19,674
- because he actually worksfor the CAR as a diplomat himself.
311
00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:23,310
Here he is in front of a paintingof President Bozizé -
312
00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,233
- with a suspicious-lookingAsian guy.
313
00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:31,349
It is the forgotten country of Africa.
I know. I work for them.
314
00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:35,877
I also know, if I can say this
in front of you, Maria -
315
00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:41,353
- what a complete pain in the ass
the CAR can be.
316
00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:46,878
I don't go there. I represent them
externally in a number of levels.
317
00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:52,717
But I don't personally go there.
I prefer not to go.
318
00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:57,991
But I think they spend
most of their time here -
319
00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:02,438
- thinking constantly about ...
black magic.
320
00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:06,275
They all go to the maribu,
the local wizard -
321
00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:12,595
- to buy magic powder, to make him
do voodoo against other people etc.
322
00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:17,914
And the magic they respect most is
the Pygmies.
323
00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:23,200
Because supposedly they have
the best wizards.
324
00:26:23,360 --> 00:26:29,151
So I think, to give the matches
a unique selling point -
325
00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:34,792
- that they are made by Pygmies. It'll
have an attraction to the Africans.
326
00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:39,556
Not for you and me,
but for the Africans.
327
00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:46,034
Paul, it's not to be racist,
but I have a problem with Asians.
328
00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:52,754
They're always very sneaky,
very greedy.
329
00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:56,708
Difficult to trust.
And they have bad manners.
330
00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:00,634
They want to take everything
for themselves. They're very selfish.
331
00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:05,351
So, I make my proposal
to M. Gilbert.
332
00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:10,594
Then we discuss it, and if he likes it,
we take it to the lawyer tomorrow.
333
00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:14,594
Paul, please translate this.
I understand -
334
00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:20,995
- he likes the small bulldozer, but
he needs a fast cash investment.
335
00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:26,757
So what would he like:
The 10m CFA francs or the bulldozer?
336
00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:31,232
- Do you want the bulldozer or 10m?
- The 10m.
337
00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:35,951
- Perfect, M. Gilbert.
- Thank you.
338
00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:41,799
We're making
a preliminary investment -
339
00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:47,273
- with a man called Gilbert Dalkia.
Do you know him?
340
00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:49,715
Yes.
341
00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:54,915
In your opinion, is it a good idea?
342
00:27:55,080 --> 00:28:00,029
It depends on whether you control
him, or he does as he likes.
343
00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:06,878
How do we control him to avoid
the other thing from happening?
344
00:28:09,120 --> 00:28:14,592
Here, you have to know the relations
people have with one another.
345
00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:20,517
If he thinks you have good relations
with people more powerful than him -
346
00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:27,472
- he will behave. If he thinks the
contrary, you will lose everything.
347
00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:31,235
... we'll end up losing everything.
348
00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:36,554
Hi, Mr. Cortzen from the CAR.How are you doing?
349
00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:43,432
The diplomatic passport I have now,
can I use that here in the CAR?
350
00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:45,636
Yeah, you can use it.
351
00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:50,112
But I don't have any
accreditation papers with me.
352
00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:52,840
Yeah, I know.
353
00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:12,838
Ah, the envelope shop.
354
00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:18,473
So, Paul, here's 100,000.
It'll make him happy?
355
00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:22,315
Then here's
the envelope of happiness.
356
00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:26,519
Then we go to the meeting
with the secretary of the president.
357
00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:29,433
But I don't give the envelope to him.
358
00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:35,948
- No, then he will feel corrupted.
- I'll make him feel dirty.
359
00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:39,510
But the envelope is for him, yes?
To make him feel happy.
360
00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:42,672
- Let's make some business.
- Yes!
361
00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:11,516
Very, very positive meetings. I really
have a very powerful feeling now.
362
00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:14,513
Now, I really feel like
the black albino.
363
00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:18,673
White on the outside,
but really black inside.
364
00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:24,517
My cover as a diplomat with loftyplans to open up a match factory -
365
00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:28,958
- brought me in contact withthe most powerful people in Bangui.
366
00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:33,955
- Maybe you and M. Cortzen ...
- Of course.
367
00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:37,555
I'll take a photo.
368
00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:41,437
Our last meeting
was also in darkness.
369
00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:44,831
Then suddenly the light came,
and he said to me:
370
00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:50,757
- You even bring on the light.
- "You bring out the light."
371
00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:55,309
I explained to Minister Gaston -
372
00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:59,189
- that I had imported match-makingknow-how from India -
373
00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:03,273
- and was busy setting upa production of matches in Bangui.
374
00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:08,355
I believe in sustainable development
and supporting tribal people -
375
00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:16,234
- so I'd like within this workshop
to employ a Pygmy.
376
00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:21,235
It's necessary to educate men so they
can become productive. Even Pygmies.
377
00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:28,158
He says you're on to something that
matters a lot to him. Personal growth.
378
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:32,279
And that you educate.
379
00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:35,637
It's important, especially
when it comes to the Pygmies -
380
00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:41,352
- to try to raise the level
of human beings.
381
00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:48,517
I'd be very happy if the minister could
support and help with this endeavor.
382
00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:55,153
I myself live in a village
where the main population is Pygmies.
383
00:31:55,320 --> 00:32:00,155
They're not far from where I live,
so we can easily gain access to them.
384
00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:06,919
If you're interested, we can go visit
the chief of the village.
385
00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:12,393
Meanwhile, a local artist presentedthe artwork for the matchboxes.
386
00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:15,313
Wow! This is nice.
387
00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:20,315
So this says: "Le Ambassadeur,
he lights up Africa."
388
00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:25,474
It says that in tribal language.
"Made by the Pygmies."
389
00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:28,598
The Pygmies, how do they look?
390
00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:32,912
- They're small and very black.
- So we have to put black here.
391
00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:37,710
And this is for the workshop to explain
to the Pygmies who the enemy is.
392
00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,316
I want to tell them they have
to stop depending -
393
00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:44,517
- on the French and the Chinese
and empower themselves.
394
00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:50,835
The baguette. This is a French man,
and this is a Chinese man.
395
00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:54,037
He knows the Chinese are like that.
396
00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:57,237
He says the hair should be
more French and stand out -
397
00:32:57,400 --> 00:33:02,235
- and the Chinese should look
more Chinese with smaller eyes. Nice!
398
00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:06,632
The only way to become a certifieddiamond dealer in the CAR -
399
00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:11,510
- runs throughthe Department of Mines in Bangui.
400
00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:15,639
To obtain the government's approvalof my partnership with M. Gilbert -
401
00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:20,635
- I had to sign a standard contractissued by the Department of Mines.
402
00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:23,030
This contract ensures -
403
00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:27,876
- that if M. Dalkia, the cooperative,
finds diamonds he wants to export -
404
00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:31,430
- they can go out legally.
405
00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:34,194
So I can take stones
with me to Europe.
406
00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:38,239
This paper will be like the
Swiss army knife of contracts.
407
00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:42,871
- This paper is like the Swiss army ...
- Yes.
408
00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:48,239
This Swiss army knife of contractsstipulated that I'd oblige myself -
409
00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:52,029
- to pay all M. Gilbert's expensesfor ever.
410
00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:58,070
To avoid this, I went to a law officerecommended by Minister Gaston.
411
00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:02,518
The head of the office, a memberof parliament, would help us make -
412
00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:07,993
- a modified version of the contract.In short, business was good.
413
00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:12,870
- How long is it to the Pygmies?
- Only 20 minutes.
414
00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:17,511
Is the minister waiting for us? We have
soap and cigarettes for the Pygmies?
415
00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:21,878
Yes, we have soap and cigarettes.
Small, small things.
416
00:34:22,040 --> 00:34:25,589
And the minister ...
As we are there -
417
00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:29,594
- he wants to buy some wine
and drinks -
418
00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:35,198
- to make a small celebration
with them, to see them dancing ...
419
00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:39,353
- A Pygmy party?
- Pygmies party!
420
00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:44,435
- Did the minister ever meet Bokassa?
- Yes, he imprisoned me.
421
00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:50,311
- Really? He put him in jail.
- He put me in jail. He was a dictator.
422
00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:55,554
- Do the Pygmies live close to here?
- They are at the corner. By the lake.
423
00:34:55,720 --> 00:34:58,632
- Is it their drums I can hear?
- Yes.
424
00:34:59,720 --> 00:35:02,314
They've started to dance -
425
00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:08,828
- and have made the spirit go out
like a whirlwind in the village.
426
00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:15,155
They've made a tornado
by whirling their clothes around.
427
00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:18,517
- Beautiful.
- They'll do it when we arrive.
428
00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:24,152
You will see the Pygmies
in their natural ... special power.
429
00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:30,156
- So they'll be very happy? Excited?
- They're always excited.
430
00:35:33,560 --> 00:35:35,630
Very excited indeed.
431
00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:39,395
Since the early morning hoursMinister Gaston had been pouring -
432
00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:43,553
- liters of red wine and Africanmoonshine into his Pygmies.
433
00:35:43,720 --> 00:35:47,315
Now, the whole tribe,including the children -
434
00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:52,395
- were in an alcohol-inducedstate of trance.
435
00:35:57,040 --> 00:36:00,077
This is what
the NGO people don't understand.
436
00:36:00,240 --> 00:36:02,879
You can really have fun in Africa.
437
00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:07,955
Amidst this, Minister Gastonmade me a proposal I couldn't resist.
438
00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:12,432
The opportunity to meet, face toface, with the minister of defense -
439
00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:16,479
- the son of the president,Francis Bozizé.
440
00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:21,953
This is the way. If you can
meet the son of the president ...
441
00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:26,079
One day the son is on the way
to succeed his father.
442
00:36:26,240 --> 00:36:28,310
He'll become president.
443
00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:33,315
- You'd better prepare some money ...
- For the minister?
444
00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:39,237
Like an envelope of happiness?
No problem.
445
00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:47,915
Then the chief of the tribe said theyhad selected me a Pygmy assistant.
446
00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:53,518
- He's in the bush.
- What's he doing in the bush?
447
00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:58,196
- They are hunting.
- I see.
448
00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:01,318
Please tell him
I look forward to working with him.
449
00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:15,516
Thank you very much for the dance,
Pygmies. Could you say that?
450
00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:20,879
Thank you for the dance,
wonderful Pygmies.
451
00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:23,315
I'd like to end my speech -
452
00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:28,508
- with a quote from the famous
American general, General Patton.
453
00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:34,152
He said : "If you tell people where
to go without explaining how to do it -
454
00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:38,279
- you'll be amazed at the results."
Thank you very much.
455
00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:43,710
They like the speech? Good.
456
00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:48,476
When they clap and whistle,
they are very happy.
457
00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:52,633
Good speech. It was very strong,
and it touched the heart.
458
00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:56,873
It's important
to touch people's hearts.
459
00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:02,756
Hello, Willem. This is Mads calling.
460
00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:06,913
- Hi, Mads. How are you doing?
- We need to do the following.
461
00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:12,393
I'm really in a messy situation here
because tomorrow -
462
00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:17,270
- I'm meeting with the son of the
president, the minister of defense.
463
00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:19,795
He thinks I'm a Liberian diplomat.
464
00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:23,748
I'm spending millions of francs
on envelopes of happiness for him -
465
00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:28,277
- because he's important for
the facilitation of the match factory.
466
00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:31,318
And you know ...
467
00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:39,037
- What did you say, Willem?
- Mads? Hello?
468
00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:43,512
- Hello. Can you hear me?
- I don't hear anything ...
469
00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:48,754
Oh. Willem, can you hear me? Willem?
470
00:38:51,720 --> 00:38:54,996
Willem Tijssen could not hear me,and that was a shame -
471
00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:59,278
- because he hadn't deliveredall the goods I'd paid him for.
472
00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:02,398
Some months agohe came back to Copenhagen -
473
00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:07,076
- to collectthe first installment, $50,000.
474
00:39:07,240 --> 00:39:10,710
So, greetings from Dr. Eastman.
475
00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:16,352
When you take out that much money,
the bank provides you with this bag.
476
00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:21,548
This is only dollars.
Where are we now in the proceedings?
477
00:39:21,720 --> 00:39:25,269
Well, all preparations are in place.
478
00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:30,753
The whole team over there is
prepared for me to come -
479
00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:37,473
- and then go through the system.
The system requires a lot of attention.
480
00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:40,916
"Going through the system"was a euphemism -
481
00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:43,913
- for using the moneyI'd given him -
482
00:39:44,080 --> 00:39:48,278
- to bribe public officialsin Liberia to prepare for my arrival.
483
00:39:48,440 --> 00:39:52,956
Nothing will be controlled.
You'll be treated as a diplomat.
484
00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:56,396
You don't even have
to go through customs.
485
00:39:56,560 --> 00:40:02,669
In Liberia I did not go throughcustoms at the airport in Monrovia -
486
00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:05,035
- and was treated as a diplomat.
487
00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:08,875
Maria, please film
the Ministry of Defense.
488
00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:14,114
It's such a beautiful building. I
really like that kind of architecture.
489
00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:19,593
- What's left of it.
- It's very powerful and minimalistic.
490
00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:24,676
What is the standing
of Liberian diplomats in Africa?
491
00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:27,149
There must be a hierarchy.
492
00:40:27,320 --> 00:40:32,155
They'll treat you like you are
a European ambassador in Africa.
493
00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:37,269
They consider you to be,
you know ... His Excellence.
494
00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:38,634
That sounds nice.
495
00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:43,669
Willem Tijssen had personally made25 clients into Liberian diplomats -
496
00:40:43,840 --> 00:40:47,196
- but he was partof a much larger system.
497
00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:51,273
According to an investigationmade by the Liberian government -
498
00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:57,436
- over 2,500 diplomatic passportswere issued and sold in the 1990s.
499
00:40:57,600 --> 00:41:00,558
Many of the buyershad criminal records.
500
00:41:00,720 --> 00:41:04,872
The Liberian government claims tohave cleaned up their affairs now.
501
00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:08,396
But mine and Willem Tijssen'spresence in Monrovia -
502
00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:11,836
- seemed to suggest otherwise.
503
00:41:14,520 --> 00:41:20,277
This confirms that the bearer of this
instrument, Mr. Cortzen, has met -
504
00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:24,718
- with the requirements of the Bureau
of Immigration and Naturalization.
505
00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:28,111
And I've received a driver's license.
506
00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:33,798
It says I live on Clay Street
in Monrovia.
507
00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:39,077
After some days at the hotel I wasbrought to meet Varney Sherman -
508
00:41:39,240 --> 00:41:42,437
- who is, as they say in Liberia,The Man.
509
00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:45,319
He's Liberia's leadingcorporate lawyer -
510
00:41:45,480 --> 00:41:48,677
- whom Danish shipping giantMaersk has hired to help them -
511
00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:51,718
- take overthe free port in Monrovia -
512
00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:57,637
- and the chairman of PresidentEllen Johnson's Unity Party.
513
00:41:57,800 --> 00:42:02,430
He's not to be messed with,and I only managed to get away -
514
00:42:02,600 --> 00:42:05,910
- with a few sound recordingsof him done on my cell phone.
515
00:42:06,080 --> 00:42:09,436
Well, we havethis Danish businessman -
516
00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:14,879
- who has an interest in Liberiaand has had it for many years.
517
00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:21,275
We thought it appropriate to applyfor the courtesy and privilege -
518
00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:27,754
- of serving as our honorary consulin Bangui, CAR. That is our interest.
519
00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:32,072
On the recording Sherman explainsto the minister of foreign affairs -
520
00:42:32,240 --> 00:42:35,357
- that Sherman and I arethe best of friends -
521
00:42:35,520 --> 00:42:38,956
- and he warmly endorses meas a diplomat for Liberia.
522
00:42:39,120 --> 00:42:44,558
This really impressed the minister.As I said, Sherman is The Man.
523
00:42:44,720 --> 00:42:49,840
- I will fast track this personally.- Thank you, sir.
524
00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:53,549
For this service I hadto give Sherman $35,000 -
525
00:42:53,720 --> 00:42:58,396
- as a secret donation to theupcoming presidential election.
526
00:42:58,560 --> 00:43:02,553
- Did Mr. Sherman get the envelope?
- Mr. Sherman got the envelope.
527
00:43:02,720 --> 00:43:07,157
The minute he got it, he left for
the Foreign Ministry. Immediately.
528
00:43:07,320 --> 00:43:11,359
- He was very happy.
- Good. When he's happy, I'm happy.
529
00:43:11,520 --> 00:43:16,196
I told the minister I'm not too well,
and he should give me all week ...
530
00:43:16,360 --> 00:43:19,670
Yes, my friend. Yes, I'm there.
531
00:43:23,640 --> 00:43:26,313
Let me get in the car so we can talk.
532
00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:30,109
Sherman's special assistant
just called me.
533
00:43:30,280 --> 00:43:33,397
- Is there a problem?
- No.
534
00:43:33,560 --> 00:43:38,236
Your letter of appointment must be
signed by the president herself.
535
00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:42,552
But there was a problem. PresidentEllen Johnson had left the country -
536
00:43:42,720 --> 00:43:48,272
- so I could no longer get officiallyappointed as the consul of Liberia.
537
00:43:48,440 --> 00:43:52,558
Put your phone over there, so
if it makes a sound, blame your phone.
538
00:43:52,720 --> 00:43:55,792
I would be servingas a borderline diplomat -
539
00:43:55,960 --> 00:44:00,351
- until the president would havethe time to appoint me herself.
540
00:44:00,520 --> 00:44:04,877
Late at night I had a crisis meetingwith Willem Tijssen and his team.
541
00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:08,874
The man will leave with a diplomatic
passport, a position and appointment.
542
00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:16,390
The president has become involved.
Now she approves the appointment.
543
00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:21,998
I would like to jump in ...
No, no, no, stop!
544
00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:25,436
I feel here myself as an idiot.
545
00:44:25,600 --> 00:44:30,071
Because it's also my reputation,
my name, my everything.
546
00:44:30,240 --> 00:44:36,076
I guaranteed personally to Mr. Cortzen
that he would get his position -
547
00:44:36,240 --> 00:44:42,110
- based on the information I got
and the experience we have.
548
00:44:42,280 --> 00:44:47,752
We never had Sherman involved. Now,
suddenly Big Shot has to be involved.
549
00:44:47,920 --> 00:44:51,071
We always played directly
with the minister.
550
00:44:51,240 --> 00:44:56,598
Correct. You know, at one time
Mr. Willem gave me six persons.
551
00:44:56,760 --> 00:45:01,072
Six persons!
We did four in one single day.
552
00:45:01,240 --> 00:45:05,119
- Six diplomatic appointments?
- Yes. In one single day.
553
00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:09,114
You will get your commission
printed out ...
554
00:45:09,280 --> 00:45:15,674
The president herself ... The president
herself will put a gown on you.
555
00:45:15,840 --> 00:45:20,675
- Like a cape?
- Of course. A blouse.
556
00:45:33,960 --> 00:45:39,751
So, I have here my proposal
for the contract with M. Gilbert.
557
00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:48,277
M. Gilbert. How are you?
558
00:45:48,440 --> 00:45:53,195
It's been a long time.
You no call me.
559
00:45:53,360 --> 00:45:59,151
Why you didn't call him by phone?
Just to speak with him. You call him.
560
00:45:59,320 --> 00:46:03,916
- I called him? When?
- He said, why you didn't call him?
561
00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:08,517
- Ah, he wants me to call him?
- Yes, he expects your phone call.
562
00:46:08,680 --> 00:46:15,279
The contract overrode the contractissued by the Department of Mines.
563
00:46:15,440 --> 00:46:20,594
It offered M. Gilbertan investment of 10m CFA francs -
564
00:46:20,760 --> 00:46:25,880
- in return for a steady flowof diamonds going my way.
565
00:46:29,040 --> 00:46:32,874
- So he likes it?
- Yes.
566
00:46:33,040 --> 00:46:37,079
- Is it okay?
- But it's not okay.
567
00:46:37,240 --> 00:46:43,509
He read it, but he's not a lawyer.
He has also his advisor.
568
00:46:43,680 --> 00:46:49,357
Even in matters of partnership
I understand a lot of things.
569
00:46:49,520 --> 00:46:53,832
So not to rush,
but to read it and do something.
570
00:46:59,760 --> 00:47:03,912
- Which one is my assistant?
- He is.
571
00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:10,237
- And his name is?
- Albert.
572
00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:14,393
I'm very happy he will be
my Pygmy assistant.
573
00:47:14,560 --> 00:47:17,996
They always come in pairs.
Never alone.
574
00:47:18,160 --> 00:47:23,837
- So I have two Pygmy assistants?
- Okay.
575
00:47:26,360 --> 00:47:30,319
I suggest we go for a little sailing
on the river Obangui.
576
00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:34,871
- Albert and ...?
- Bernard.
577
00:47:36,200 --> 00:47:39,272
Mads or M. Cortzen.
578
00:47:42,840 --> 00:47:46,116
Okay, let's go to the boat.
579
00:48:40,680 --> 00:48:45,674
When Bokassa fell,
Dacko was installed by the French -
580
00:48:45,840 --> 00:48:52,871
- and upon their demand Dacko let the
public pillage all that they wanted.
581
00:48:57,640 --> 00:49:02,031
And the French military was
ordered to stand back and watch -
582
00:49:02,200 --> 00:49:06,751
- and only protect the embassy
and the residence.
583
00:49:08,720 --> 00:49:12,269
- So there were riots?
- Everything was broken.
584
00:49:12,440 --> 00:49:16,956
- So the French wanted it to collapse?
- Yes.
585
00:49:17,120 --> 00:49:19,918
But why?
586
00:49:20,080 --> 00:49:24,153
If the country had remained
under the regime of Bokassa -
587
00:49:24,320 --> 00:49:27,676
- today it would
be the Switzerland of Africa.
588
00:49:27,840 --> 00:49:34,234
But instead of exporting raw products,
we'd export manufactured products.
589
00:49:34,400 --> 00:49:39,793
But today, when I speak
to other business diplomats -
590
00:49:39,960 --> 00:49:42,633
- I keep hearing the same story.
591
00:49:42,800 --> 00:49:46,998
The companies trying to establish
themselves quickly flee the country.
592
00:49:47,160 --> 00:49:52,234
The French have given the Central
Africans a very bad habit. Corruption.
593
00:49:52,400 --> 00:49:56,154
When they find
a corrupt minister here -
594
00:49:56,320 --> 00:50:01,553
- he automatically gets visa, passport
and a residence permit in France.
595
00:50:12,240 --> 00:50:16,870
The amount of difficulties facing
a businessman here is beyond belief.
596
00:50:17,040 --> 00:50:20,476
Basic necessities you don't get here.
That's a problem.
597
00:50:20,640 --> 00:50:26,476
In another part of town Sumeet and Iwere launching the match workshop.
598
00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:28,596
Nice taping technique.
599
00:50:28,760 --> 00:50:33,231
Today, the Central African Republic
is very dependant -
600
00:50:33,400 --> 00:50:37,154
- on the French and the Chinese.
601
00:50:37,320 --> 00:50:40,676
They have to understand
regarding the French -
602
00:50:40,840 --> 00:50:44,958
- that they pretend to be
your friends, but they aren't really.
603
00:50:45,120 --> 00:50:47,554
Here's the new player, the Chinese.
604
00:50:47,720 --> 00:50:50,996
You don't see them very much
in Bangui, but they are here.
605
00:50:51,160 --> 00:50:55,039
But they are very ...
They hide themselves.
606
00:50:55,200 --> 00:50:59,193
The Chinese want diamonds, cobalt -
607
00:50:59,360 --> 00:51:03,911
- titanium, gold, iron ore, everything
they can get their hands on.
608
00:51:04,080 --> 00:51:08,039
You have to stop that, because
your resources are your future.
609
00:51:08,200 --> 00:51:13,149
Now I introduce to you
Sumeet from India.
610
00:51:13,320 --> 00:51:18,872
Matches are very important
for our daily needs.
611
00:51:19,040 --> 00:51:23,318
It's a very basic essential commodity
for a living.
612
00:51:23,480 --> 00:51:28,270
- What is this?
- Wood.
613
00:51:28,440 --> 00:51:32,513
Alright. Do you have wood
in your country?
614
00:51:33,880 --> 00:51:38,635
Too much?
So why don't we make matches here?
615
00:51:40,520 --> 00:51:43,830
- We have no possibilities.
- Why?
616
00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:49,677
With the support of Mads and me,
why can't we make this? We can.
617
00:51:50,720 --> 00:51:56,829
But the security situation in the CARwas as bad as ever.
618
00:51:57,000 --> 00:52:03,997
Before I came to Bangui, armed UNforces suddenly pulled out of Birao.
619
00:52:04,160 --> 00:52:09,439
They'd protected the most importanttown in the "triangle of death" -
620
00:52:09,600 --> 00:52:14,469
- the area where the CAR borderswith Darfur and Chad.
621
00:52:14,640 --> 00:52:19,350
A few weeks later CAR rebelsattacked and conquered Birao.
622
00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:23,354
This was bound to happen, and itseemed as if some unknown entity -
623
00:52:23,520 --> 00:52:27,354
- wanted Birao to fallinto the hands of the rebels.
624
00:52:27,520 --> 00:52:32,878
The cousin of President Bozizé,MP Willibona Cocksis, also came -
625
00:52:33,040 --> 00:52:38,831
- to my suite for a confidential talkabout the situation in Birao.
626
00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:42,356
- My card.
- Thank you.
627
00:52:42,520 --> 00:52:44,636
Why is there trouble in Birao?
628
00:52:44,800 --> 00:52:50,432
From time to time there are noises
in Birao because there's oil.
629
00:52:51,720 --> 00:52:53,790
There's oil.
630
00:52:53,960 --> 00:53:01,674
And the powers
who want the oil in Birao -
631
00:53:01,840 --> 00:53:04,513
- they create problems.
632
00:53:04,680 --> 00:53:09,231
The affair of Birao is not
a Central African problem.
633
00:53:09,400 --> 00:53:15,748
- It's the forces behind.
- And who are these forces?
634
00:53:15,920 --> 00:53:19,356
Well, the forces that you know well.
635
00:53:20,600 --> 00:53:25,799
Despite the security situation, I hadto venture in direction of Birao -
636
00:53:25,960 --> 00:53:30,636
- to make sure M. Gilbert didactually possess a diamond mine.
637
00:53:30,800 --> 00:53:34,873
So I chartered a plane and broughtmy business partner with me.
638
00:53:35,040 --> 00:53:38,953
We're going straight to Zako.
It's almost two hours.
639
00:53:39,120 --> 00:53:44,035
Then Bria, 30 minutes, and
from Bria we come back to Bangui.
640
00:53:44,200 --> 00:53:48,512
- What is the security in Zako?
- Oh yes, I must tell you that.
641
00:53:48,680 --> 00:53:54,516
If you go into the bush, you can stay
an hour and a half, two hours.
642
00:53:54,680 --> 00:54:00,471
If anything might happen,
and you're not back -
643
00:54:00,640 --> 00:54:03,950
- we're going to take off
and go to Bria.
644
00:54:04,120 --> 00:54:10,070
If you can finish as soon as possible,
no problem.
645
00:54:15,760 --> 00:54:20,390
There are two French planes.
One in the morning and one at night -
646
00:54:20,560 --> 00:54:24,473
- who fly over
the Central African territory.
647
00:54:24,640 --> 00:54:27,598
French observational
military aircraft.
648
00:54:27,760 --> 00:54:32,834
We've asked for the reports for
three years, but we've never got them.
649
00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:35,992
- Where do they fly to?
- They fly over the territory.
650
00:54:36,160 --> 00:54:39,118
They fly over and take pictures.
651
00:54:39,280 --> 00:54:42,670
They pass with heat
and movement detectors.
652
00:54:42,840 --> 00:54:45,832
They know who are traveling,
but never tell us.
653
00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:50,232
The column that attacked Birao
had 27 vehicles that departed -
654
00:54:50,400 --> 00:54:55,190
- from the interior of Sudan 400 km
away. Three days before the attack.
655
00:54:56,320 --> 00:55:01,997
The French were well aware of it,
but they told us nothing.
656
00:55:02,160 --> 00:55:04,071
The stone in the shoe.
657
00:55:05,000 --> 00:55:09,790
- Hello. How are you?
- How are you?
658
00:55:17,200 --> 00:55:22,718
- M. Gilbert, is he an officer?
- Yes. They all are.
659
00:55:25,880 --> 00:55:29,839
Then we came to the haunted,blood-soiled diamond fields -
660
00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:32,514
- of the Central African Republic.
661
00:55:32,680 --> 00:55:36,468
Besides the local rebels, the area isplagued with highway robbers -
662
00:55:36,640 --> 00:55:40,349
- and marauding bandsof killers from the outside.
663
00:55:40,520 --> 00:55:44,718
Therefore, visiting the minesof my business partner had to be -
664
00:55:44,880 --> 00:55:47,872
- a very quick in and out.
665
00:55:48,040 --> 00:55:53,194
- How long do we have?
- An hour and ten minutes.
666
00:55:53,360 --> 00:55:57,751
- Where's the other guy?
- He's coming.
667
00:56:03,400 --> 00:56:05,436
Let's go.
668
00:56:16,720 --> 00:56:20,076
- What's that?
- The mine.
669
00:56:25,720 --> 00:56:29,918
- There it is. Look.
- Amazing.
670
00:56:31,440 --> 00:56:33,954
There are the diamonds.
671
00:56:54,520 --> 00:56:57,114
I have my teams.
672
00:57:00,480 --> 00:57:03,438
What is the biggest diamond
they've found here?
673
00:57:03,600 --> 00:57:10,995
Like that. It's the site that produces
the biggest diamonds in the CAR.
674
00:57:11,160 --> 00:57:15,358
The biggest diamonds
come out of here.
675
00:57:16,480 --> 00:57:20,553
- I love you ... the mine.
- It's beautiful.
676
00:57:25,160 --> 00:57:29,551
Here, in these pits, children andadults employed by M. Gilbert -
677
00:57:29,720 --> 00:57:33,349
- work from dusk to dawnwith hands and shovels -
678
00:57:33,520 --> 00:57:38,196
- under the scrutiny of localsoldiers who might as well be rebels.
679
00:57:38,360 --> 00:57:44,276
- We have to keep track of the time.
- We must be at the plane in 35 mins.
680
00:57:44,440 --> 00:57:48,194
- Let's go greet them.
- Sure.
681
00:57:48,360 --> 00:57:52,797
At the top of the hierarchy are theMuslim immigrant diamond dealers -
682
00:57:52,960 --> 00:57:57,112
- who work in tandem withmine owners such as M. Gilbert.
683
00:58:04,720 --> 00:58:09,350
- Gilbert, please?
- Yes, finished.
684
00:58:09,520 --> 00:58:14,469
- How long is the ride to the plane?
- Five or six ... maybe ten.
685
00:58:14,640 --> 00:58:20,590
On our way out, minutes beforetakeoff, a strange situation erupted.
686
00:58:20,760 --> 00:58:24,878
A young woman who M. Gilbert toldus was his wife was brought out -
687
00:58:25,040 --> 00:58:28,271
- of the headquarters of theMuslim diamond dealers.
688
00:58:28,440 --> 00:58:32,149
- Don't force her ...
- Nobody's forcing her.
689
00:58:32,320 --> 00:58:35,790
- Leave her alone.
- Open the door!
690
00:58:35,960 --> 00:58:40,351
Open the door!
How can you say we are forcing her?
691
00:58:40,520 --> 00:58:45,958
You want me to leave?
She wants me to go.
692
00:58:46,120 --> 00:58:50,557
Don't do anything shameful
in front of these white men.
693
00:59:00,760 --> 00:59:03,797
- Okay?
- A big diamond.
694
00:59:04,640 --> 00:59:05,993
Beautiful.
695
00:59:06,160 --> 00:59:08,674
- The plane.
- Yes!
696
00:59:23,560 --> 00:59:27,519
He says
that without this girl -
697
00:59:27,680 --> 00:59:31,116
- the business cannot
come up very well.
698
00:59:31,280 --> 00:59:38,391
So this is the girl,
"the wife of chance".
699
00:59:38,560 --> 00:59:42,678
So he's taken this girl to gain an
advantage in the diamond business?
700
00:59:42,840 --> 00:59:45,149
To get more diamonds.
701
00:59:45,320 --> 00:59:50,633
If there's a problem with the girl,
nothing can go very well.
702
00:59:52,520 --> 00:59:57,992
Myself before, when I saw the girl,
I thought it was one of the daughters -
703
00:59:58,160 --> 01:00:00,720
- but she is his wife.
704
01:00:00,880 --> 01:00:04,111
But the Muslims, they are like that.
You see, he's Muslim.
705
01:00:04,280 --> 01:00:07,078
- Gilbert is Muslim?
- Yes.
706
01:00:07,240 --> 01:00:09,196
I didn't know.
707
01:00:53,760 --> 01:00:58,311
- So, can we make matches now?
- We can do it.
708
01:00:58,480 --> 01:01:02,359
- Yes, we can do it.
- Yes, we can.
709
01:01:02,520 --> 01:01:07,640
Why do we use paraffin wax?
Because once we glow this -
710
01:01:07,800 --> 01:01:13,158
- you need the stick to glow further.
So it acts as a fuel for the stick.
711
01:01:16,480 --> 01:01:21,713
You can see the paraffin.
And you glow. See? It's coming down.
712
01:01:23,480 --> 01:01:25,710
All along I knew perfectly well -
713
01:01:25,880 --> 01:01:29,793
- that this match factorynever would come into existence.
714
01:01:29,960 --> 01:01:33,919
Thus I was giving these peoplea false sense of hope.
715
01:01:34,080 --> 01:01:38,278
But diplomats do this every dayon a much larger scale -
716
01:01:38,440 --> 01:01:42,479
- all over Africa.It's part of the game.
717
01:01:42,640 --> 01:01:47,919
90% of the matches sold herecome from Cameroon.
718
01:01:48,080 --> 01:01:52,517
- 90% sold here come from Cameroon.
- Le Boxeur?
719
01:01:52,680 --> 01:01:58,755
The owner of
this manufacturing company is -
720
01:01:58,920 --> 01:02:02,913
- a Lebanese with
a French diplomatic passport.
721
01:02:03,080 --> 01:02:08,996
He also works secretly
for the former French company SITA.
722
01:02:09,160 --> 01:02:12,755
Will he harass me
if I attempt to set up a factory here?
723
01:02:12,920 --> 01:02:15,115
It depends on his resolve.
724
01:02:15,280 --> 01:02:18,670
That depends on
how much you want this.
725
01:02:22,000 --> 01:02:25,390
So this is the envelope of happiness?
Maybe you should have it -
726
01:02:25,560 --> 01:02:28,552
- because
diplomats don't handle money.
727
01:02:28,720 --> 01:02:34,272
That's the most important rule I was
told. Diplomats never handle money.
728
01:02:34,440 --> 01:02:38,991
- Because then I will get dirty.
- Yes, dirty. You are right.
729
01:02:39,160 --> 01:02:42,470
The man I was on my way to meet,son of the president -
730
01:02:42,640 --> 01:02:46,110
- Jean-Francis Bozizé,is the minister of defense.
731
01:02:46,280 --> 01:02:49,716
Not long ago the leaderof the rebels, Charles Massi -
732
01:02:49,880 --> 01:02:52,758
- was capturedby the Central African army -
733
01:02:52,920 --> 01:02:57,436
- and reputedly brought to a secretprison in the jungle outside Bangui.
734
01:02:57,600 --> 01:03:00,876
Here, it is claimed,he was tortured to death.
735
01:03:01,040 --> 01:03:06,068
An accusation whichJean-Francis Bozizé denies as a lie.
736
01:03:06,240 --> 01:03:09,789
But people who are in the knowtell another story.
737
01:03:09,960 --> 01:03:16,593
Charles Massi was a minister of state.
He took advantage of this position -
738
01:03:16,760 --> 01:03:22,835
- to divert state funds to buy weapons
and start a rebellion.
739
01:03:24,960 --> 01:03:31,433
To try to carry out a state coup
aided by France.
740
01:03:31,600 --> 01:03:36,355
- He was asking for it.
- If he disappears, he disappears.
741
01:03:38,680 --> 01:03:42,229
We're not going to cry over him.
742
01:03:42,400 --> 01:03:47,599
- "Bonjour, Excellence?"
- Yes. "Bonjour, Son Excellence."
743
01:03:47,760 --> 01:03:50,718
- "Bonjour, Son Excellence."
- That's right.
744
01:03:50,880 --> 01:03:58,355
I've come to Africa, because Europe
has become old and tired.
745
01:03:58,520 --> 01:04:03,196
His smile, among other things,
tells me that he's someone -
746
01:04:03,360 --> 01:04:07,114
- who moves forward.
A pioneer.
747
01:04:07,280 --> 01:04:11,558
I think the most important thing
to remember about the CAR is -
748
01:04:11,720 --> 01:04:16,396
- that it's a young virgin country
where there's lots of business to do.
749
01:04:16,560 --> 01:04:20,075
You have seen with your eyes
what's going on in the country -
750
01:04:20,240 --> 01:04:25,633
- and how things are going smoothly
in the country.
751
01:04:25,800 --> 01:04:32,433
Soon I'm going back to Liberia to get
my diplomatic accreditation papers.
752
01:04:32,600 --> 01:04:39,551
Hopefully I'll also bring some official
greeting to the government here -
753
01:04:39,720 --> 01:04:42,518
- on behalf of Liberia.
754
01:04:42,680 --> 01:04:49,074
It will be an opening
of a new vision of the future.
755
01:04:49,240 --> 01:04:52,789
- Thank you for coming.
- Thank you.
756
01:04:52,960 --> 01:04:56,873
As I became more visibleon the radar of President Bozizé -
757
01:04:57,040 --> 01:05:00,237
- my concern about not havingmy paperwork in order increased -
758
01:05:00,400 --> 01:05:02,197
- by the hour.
759
01:05:02,360 --> 01:05:08,230
I was afraid nobody in Liberiaknew about my presence in Bangui.
760
01:05:08,400 --> 01:05:11,915
How fast would I have
my appointment?
761
01:05:13,120 --> 01:05:19,468
- He assumes within a week.
- Within a week.
762
01:05:19,640 --> 01:05:24,919
But nothing happened, and morephone calls with Tijssen followed.
763
01:05:25,080 --> 01:05:28,595
- Where are you now? In Frankfurt?
- Yes.
764
01:05:28,760 --> 01:05:33,151
- Where are you?
- In Switzerland. I can't talk now.
765
01:05:33,320 --> 01:05:36,949
I take your call,because you called me several times.
766
01:05:37,120 --> 01:05:42,148
Who said President Johnson have
approved me as the consul?
767
01:05:42,320 --> 01:05:45,198
That came throughthe office of Sherman.
768
01:05:45,360 --> 01:05:50,957
- I'm in a pretty desperate situation.
- I take this very seriously.
769
01:05:51,120 --> 01:05:55,910
So do I, Willem.
I've also been awake all night.
770
01:05:56,080 --> 01:06:00,835
I really need closure
on a deal with Liberia.
771
01:06:01,000 --> 01:06:04,356
Let's be serious businessmen
and make this work.
772
01:06:04,520 --> 01:06:08,832
I've sent you and Sherman a picture
of me and Francis Bozizé -
773
01:06:09,000 --> 01:06:13,198
- just so Sherman knows
I'm working on a top level now.
774
01:06:13,360 --> 01:06:17,638
Mads, I'm committed to this.I respect you so much.
775
01:06:18,520 --> 01:06:21,637
As long as my diplomaticposition wasn't in order -
776
01:06:21,800 --> 01:06:24,997
- it would be difficult for meto transport the diamonds -
777
01:06:25,160 --> 01:06:28,118
- I was working so hardto get my hands on.
778
01:06:28,280 --> 01:06:33,957
The Cortzen Group will pay
M. Gilbert 10 million CFA francs.
779
01:06:34,120 --> 01:06:38,796
And also there will be
five million for different fees.
780
01:06:38,960 --> 01:06:41,793
- On top of it, five million?
- Yes.
781
01:06:41,960 --> 01:06:46,078
Let me just talk to him in Danish.
782
01:06:46,240 --> 01:06:50,313
You are aware that you have to pay
an additional 5m CFA francs?
783
01:06:50,480 --> 01:06:54,268
- How much is that?
- You agreed on 10m.
784
01:06:54,440 --> 01:06:59,070
Besides that you agreed to pay
an additional 5m CFA francs -
785
01:06:59,240 --> 01:07:04,633
- to help M. Gilbert pay taxes
and additional amounts.
786
01:07:06,000 --> 01:07:10,437
That was supposed to be
included in the 10m.
787
01:07:10,600 --> 01:07:14,388
- How much can we give him?
- I need to look into it.
788
01:07:14,560 --> 01:07:18,599
- I can't answer that off hand.
- We have to close this now.
789
01:07:18,760 --> 01:07:23,390
But it's perfectly mental
to add 5m out of the blue.
790
01:07:27,680 --> 01:07:33,710
I've just been told that
if we'd gone to Zako yesterday -
791
01:07:33,880 --> 01:07:37,555
- we would've got a 27 carat stone
worth 90m.
792
01:07:37,720 --> 01:07:42,794
Me with 5m would give us
the chance of finding a big stone -
793
01:07:42,960 --> 01:07:46,430
- so you should pay me that.
794
01:07:46,600 --> 01:07:52,675
He's just talking bull now.
"We'll find rocks for 80m, blah, blah."
795
01:07:52,840 --> 01:07:57,436
I feel like saying: "Shut your ass. If
you're so rich, pay for it yourself."
796
01:07:57,600 --> 01:08:03,789
It's a load of bullshit, but he wants
10m now, or we don't have a deal.
797
01:08:07,320 --> 01:08:13,634
Normally, if the deal is altered
to such an extent as this -
798
01:08:13,800 --> 01:08:18,635
- you take your time to read and think
it through, before you sign.
799
01:08:18,800 --> 01:08:22,031
I know we're in Africa,
and we have momentum -
800
01:08:22,200 --> 01:08:28,639
- but I'm just saying
I wouldn't sign this if I were you.
801
01:08:31,120 --> 01:08:34,112
But in the end we reachedan agreement -
802
01:08:34,280 --> 01:08:37,875
- and it was timefor midway celebration.
803
01:08:40,280 --> 01:08:44,273
He also kills his
German shepherd dog called Blondie.
804
01:08:44,440 --> 01:08:50,549
But before he kills himself and his
wife, he orders a bottle of champagne.
805
01:08:50,720 --> 01:08:57,273
Before committing suicide
with his wife, he ordered champagne.
806
01:08:57,440 --> 01:09:01,956
That champagne is Moët Chandon. So
when you're drinking Moët Chandon -
807
01:09:02,120 --> 01:09:08,434
- you're tasting what Hitler tasted
right before he killed himself. Cheers.
808
01:09:09,560 --> 01:09:12,552
- That's good.
- Was it a good speech?
809
01:09:12,720 --> 01:09:15,951
- Very good speech.
- Thank you, Paul.
810
01:09:16,120 --> 01:09:19,829
Hitler has many funny stories.
811
01:09:20,000 --> 01:09:25,950
Like when he removed the features of
ladies and made them into his pillow.
812
01:09:26,120 --> 01:09:30,989
Ah, the pubic hairs?
Of women, he used for a pillow?
813
01:09:31,160 --> 01:09:33,151
- Really?
- Yes.
814
01:09:33,320 --> 01:09:36,790
- Hitler is funny.
- Yes, he is funny.
815
01:09:36,960 --> 01:09:41,397
- He has many stories.
- We should finish the champagne.
816
01:09:41,560 --> 01:09:46,680
- Let me serve you.
- The rest is for M. Gilbert.
817
01:09:46,840 --> 01:09:51,868
I found one stone
that was worth 34 billions -
818
01:09:52,040 --> 01:09:55,032
- and they stole it.
819
01:09:55,200 --> 01:09:59,193
They stole it,
and the issue is at the tribunal.
820
01:09:59,360 --> 01:10:02,989
- Who stole it?
- A company here. Sodiam.
821
01:10:03,160 --> 01:10:07,950
- A company called Zodiac.
- Sodiam ... Sodiam!
822
01:10:08,120 --> 01:10:14,389
Sodiam and Catadiam belong to a
Lebanese called Hassan Al-Baqaash -
823
01:10:14,560 --> 01:10:19,350
- who incidentally is registered
on the American list of terrorists.
824
01:10:19,520 --> 01:10:22,353
For supporting Hamas.
825
01:10:22,520 --> 01:10:25,592
Are Gilbert and Sodiam
still collaborating?
826
01:10:25,760 --> 01:10:29,639
- Yes.
- Yes?
827
01:10:31,640 --> 01:10:35,758
But he said, you know, they weren't ...
828
01:10:45,240 --> 01:10:49,995
I have the 10m CFA francs here
and some additional euros.
829
01:10:53,040 --> 01:10:57,158
I'm meeting with the president
after this.
830
01:10:57,320 --> 01:11:01,632
He's going to meet the president.
It's an opportunity to introduce you.
831
01:11:01,800 --> 01:11:06,396
- Can I come with him?
- Can he come to the meeting?
832
01:11:06,560 --> 01:11:08,869
- Who?
- Him.
833
01:11:09,040 --> 01:11:14,637
No, it's for the deputies. With this
I can affect the diamond politics.
834
01:11:14,800 --> 01:11:17,872
As a deputy, I can negotiate for him.
835
01:11:18,040 --> 01:11:22,397
If you can mix business and politics,
wonderful things can happen.
836
01:11:22,560 --> 01:11:25,597
I'm getting a diplomatic passport.
837
01:11:25,760 --> 01:11:30,550
- So he will also be a diplomat?
- He's going to get it.
838
01:11:30,720 --> 01:11:34,679
- It's hot.
- Yes, very hot.
839
01:11:34,840 --> 01:11:39,595
- Are you also interested in ... gold?
- Yes.
840
01:11:39,760 --> 01:11:43,150
- He also has gold mines?
- He has plenty of gold also.
841
01:11:43,320 --> 01:11:45,151
Even the consul ...
842
01:11:45,320 --> 01:11:50,269
M. Gilbert said he was pushing goldto the Italian consul Giulliani -
843
01:11:50,440 --> 01:11:54,752
- the most senior memberof the consular corps in Bangui.
844
01:11:54,920 --> 01:12:00,040
Maria, can you ask him, when
I have the stones and the papers -
845
01:12:00,200 --> 01:12:03,715
- does he know anybody
trustworthy here -
846
01:12:03,880 --> 01:12:07,634
- who can look at the stones and the
papers to see if everything is okay?
847
01:12:07,800 --> 01:12:13,079
- The value or the estimates ...
- The Senegalese consul's brother.
848
01:12:15,880 --> 01:12:17,871
All is fine.
849
01:12:18,040 --> 01:12:24,878
I'm sending the future consul
of Liberia in Bangui over.
850
01:12:25,040 --> 01:12:30,239
Treat him as you would me.
Thank you.
851
01:12:31,280 --> 01:12:36,354
Thank you, Excellence.
Ciao, ciao.
852
01:12:36,520 --> 01:12:39,080
... of the Cortzen Group
10m CFA francs -
853
01:12:39,240 --> 01:12:42,789
- in accordance with the agreement
of preliminary development -
854
01:12:42,960 --> 01:12:46,748
- signed November 21st, 2010.
855
01:12:46,920 --> 01:12:52,074
- Now I'm officially a diamond man.
- Officially. So we can clap maybe?
856
01:12:57,680 --> 01:13:03,152
M. Gilbert left the office in highspirits with a bag full of my money.
857
01:13:03,320 --> 01:13:08,440
I could not help asking myself if I'dever meet my business partner again.
858
01:13:08,600 --> 01:13:11,910
- So, you gave him 15 million?
- Yes.
859
01:13:16,320 --> 01:13:18,629
That's good.
860
01:13:18,800 --> 01:13:21,917
That's really good.
He will be happy, yeah?
861
01:13:22,080 --> 01:13:26,073
He's very happy now,
and I don't see him anymore.
862
01:13:26,240 --> 01:13:32,270
- That's a bad idea?
- Marc is consul of ...
863
01:13:33,800 --> 01:13:36,030
Great Britain.
864
01:13:36,200 --> 01:13:41,433
He had a mine. They are closing
the company. They're winding up.
865
01:13:41,600 --> 01:13:46,310
They were working with
the government who was their partner.
866
01:13:46,480 --> 01:13:50,917
75% they got in shares,
and 35% they gave the government.
867
01:13:51,080 --> 01:13:53,958
They're winding up.
They lost their money.
868
01:13:54,120 --> 01:13:56,634
- Everything?
- Yes.
869
01:13:56,800 --> 01:14:03,273
CEO Mads Cortzen calling from
Central Africa for counselor Sherman.
870
01:14:05,520 --> 01:14:11,755
- Yes. How are you doing?
- Quite well, thank you, sir. And you?
871
01:14:13,320 --> 01:14:15,390
I'm good.
872
01:14:15,560 --> 01:14:18,518
So, do you have any news -
873
01:14:18,680 --> 01:14:24,516
- regarding my diplomatic position?
874
01:14:27,280 --> 01:14:28,395
No.
875
01:14:28,560 --> 01:14:31,393
Willem, there are two options.
876
01:14:31,560 --> 01:14:35,109
Either you're playing me,
or they're playing you.
877
01:14:36,440 --> 01:14:39,716
Then they're fooling me.
878
01:14:40,680 --> 01:14:44,070
Willem, I'm running out of patience.
879
01:14:44,240 --> 01:14:48,313
I've been throwing thousands
and thousands of dollars at you.
880
01:14:48,480 --> 01:14:52,598
- Nothing has happened.
- Okay.
881
01:14:52,760 --> 01:14:57,834
Just saying okay is not enough.
I need something more convincing.
882
01:14:58,000 --> 01:15:03,438
What can I say? I'm herein the middle of a place with people.
883
01:15:03,600 --> 01:15:06,319
What do you want me to do?
884
01:15:07,200 --> 01:15:11,432
Still no sight of M. Gilbertand the diamonds he'd promised me.
885
01:15:11,600 --> 01:15:15,070
Instead, Paul suddenly showed upand told me -
886
01:15:15,240 --> 01:15:19,870
- I had to sign the standard contractfrom the Department of Mines.
887
01:15:20,040 --> 01:15:24,033
The very reason why I mademy own contract with M. Gilbert.
888
01:15:24,200 --> 01:15:29,274
If I sign that,
then I'm legally bound -
889
01:15:29,440 --> 01:15:33,797
- to pay all M. Gilbert's expenses
for ever.
890
01:15:35,120 --> 01:15:37,873
Did you read the contract?
891
01:15:38,040 --> 01:15:42,795
- No, I don't understand it like that.
- You should read the contract.
892
01:15:42,960 --> 01:15:48,876
Paul, how come ... We've made
a contract now with the lawyer -
893
01:15:49,040 --> 01:15:55,593
- with everybody, and now you tell us
we must sign the other contract?
894
01:15:55,760 --> 01:16:00,834
If you present the contract
you have with M. Gilbert -
895
01:16:01,000 --> 01:16:04,231
- they will arrest him and stop you.
896
01:16:04,400 --> 01:16:09,030
- They will arrest him if they see it?
- Yes. It's not legal.
897
01:16:09,200 --> 01:16:13,352
We will not sign anything
we have not understood fully.
898
01:16:13,520 --> 01:16:16,796
I think that Maria
needs to understand -
899
01:16:16,960 --> 01:16:20,953
- that the contract we've signed
with M. Gilbert has to be kept secret.
900
01:16:21,120 --> 01:16:26,148
Because if the government finds out,
they'll probably also come after me.
901
01:16:26,320 --> 01:16:30,598
- Seriously?
- Yes, because of the situation.
902
01:16:30,760 --> 01:16:35,788
To add to the absurdity, I wasn'teven in possession of a copy of the -
903
01:16:35,960 --> 01:16:40,238
- as I was now informed, highlyillegal and confidential contract -
904
01:16:40,400 --> 01:16:43,073
- I had made with M. Gilbert.
905
01:16:43,240 --> 01:16:47,472
So, Paul, can you tell him
I find it -
906
01:16:47,640 --> 01:16:52,589
- very problematic and disturbing
that I don't have the contract?
907
01:16:52,760 --> 01:16:57,788
I've prepared four copies.
One for the notary -
908
01:16:57,960 --> 01:17:01,589
- one for M. Gilbert
and one for the archives.
909
01:17:03,160 --> 01:17:09,315
I still don't ... Isn't it possible
to say you'll have the contract today?
910
01:17:09,480 --> 01:17:14,679
- He just needs to make a signature.
- I'll explain it to him again.
911
01:17:14,840 --> 01:17:18,515
There is no problem.
Tell him that.
912
01:17:18,680 --> 01:17:26,189
I've given M. Gilbert 10m CFA francs
and don't even have a signed contract.
913
01:17:26,360 --> 01:17:30,638
For all I know, M. Gilbert could have
left the country now with my money.
914
01:17:30,800 --> 01:17:33,951
You are right.
I don't know why they delay it.
915
01:17:34,120 --> 01:17:40,559
I have a feeling that M. Gilbert and my
lawyer are in a conspiracy against me.
916
01:17:46,600 --> 01:17:51,594
- This is your impression, but ...
- Do you share my impression?
917
01:17:51,760 --> 01:17:55,878
I noticed they left in the same car -
918
01:17:56,040 --> 01:18:00,238
- but I haven't
the same understanding.
919
01:18:00,400 --> 01:18:05,918
I can see it. You can see it. Why don't
you say anything about it to me?
920
01:18:06,080 --> 01:18:09,516
- Say what for instance?
- For instance ...
921
01:18:09,680 --> 01:18:14,549
"Mr. Cortzen, I have a bad feeling
about the lawyer and M. Gilbert."
922
01:18:15,480 --> 01:18:19,678
- Are you also working for M. Gilbert?
- No.
923
01:18:19,840 --> 01:18:23,116
- Are you working for the minister?
- No.
924
01:18:23,280 --> 01:18:26,909
- As they have the paper ...
- Please answer my question.
925
01:18:27,080 --> 01:18:30,311
- Who are you working for?
- We are working with you.
926
01:18:30,480 --> 01:18:34,996
If M. Gilbert is cheating me, I can't
make a match factory in this country.
927
01:18:35,160 --> 01:18:38,232
He's a man of wide experience
in this field -
928
01:18:38,400 --> 01:18:43,190
- and now even he's afraid.
929
01:18:43,360 --> 01:18:49,833
- Why is he afraid?
- Because this work is very delicate.
930
01:18:50,000 --> 01:18:56,269
You can have plenty of diamonds in
your hands. Always think positively.
931
01:18:56,440 --> 01:19:01,992
I try to think positive, Paul,
but I'm getting more and more ...
932
01:19:05,360 --> 01:19:11,435
It's also because I have problems with
Monrovia and my accreditation papers.
933
01:19:11,600 --> 01:19:16,549
It's just becoming more and more
difficult for me to work -
934
01:19:16,720 --> 01:19:22,272
- as an African business diplomat.
I feel like everybody's against me.
935
01:19:22,440 --> 01:19:25,637
No, don't feel that. No.
936
01:19:25,800 --> 01:19:30,920
You have to be strong,
or you won't survive in this country.
937
01:19:31,080 --> 01:19:34,436
But my problem is
he's not giving me back the contract.
938
01:19:34,600 --> 01:19:37,558
They're not going
to give you the paperwork.
939
01:19:37,720 --> 01:19:41,713
When you reach the airport, they will
say: "He has diamonds. Arrest him."
940
01:19:41,880 --> 01:19:45,190
They will take everything and say:
"Bye, bye, Mister."
941
01:19:45,360 --> 01:19:49,512
- They also do that do diplomats?
- Everybody.
942
01:19:49,680 --> 01:19:52,433
More problems were coming my way.
943
01:19:52,600 --> 01:19:56,798
From local newspapers and friendsin the diplomatic community -
944
01:19:56,960 --> 01:20:01,351
- I was told of the assassinationof the head of state security -
945
01:20:01,520 --> 01:20:04,318
- Guy-Jean Le Foll Yamandé.
946
01:20:04,480 --> 01:20:07,916
According to my sources,Yamandé had been lured -
947
01:20:08,080 --> 01:20:12,995
- to the football stadium in Banguiat night where he was shot dead.
948
01:20:13,160 --> 01:20:16,038
It seemed like a professional job.
949
01:20:16,200 --> 01:20:20,830
The local journalists wrote thateveryone knew who the killers were.
950
01:20:21,000 --> 01:20:25,312
They walked around freely in Banguienjoying impunity, the press said -
951
01:20:25,480 --> 01:20:30,270
- implying that he'd been killed bythe very regime he was working for.
952
01:20:30,440 --> 01:20:35,673
Having secret tape recordings withthe former head of state security -
953
01:20:35,840 --> 01:20:39,276
- and not havingfull diplomatic immunity -
954
01:20:39,440 --> 01:20:44,230
- I began to fear what would happenif the government came down on me.
955
01:20:44,400 --> 01:20:49,758
We have contact
with different powerful people.
956
01:20:49,920 --> 01:20:55,313
And you also have contact
with some diplomats.
957
01:20:56,680 --> 01:21:02,630
When you have contact with someone,
they look ...
958
01:21:04,520 --> 01:21:08,752
What is this one doing?
What is his business?
959
01:21:11,720 --> 01:21:14,518
You know, Paul,
that also made me very worried.
960
01:21:14,680 --> 01:21:17,752
I spoke to a diplomat here,
and he said:
961
01:21:17,920 --> 01:21:22,948
"Mr. Cortzen, be careful. If you get
this paperwork and these stones -
962
01:21:23,120 --> 01:21:27,716
- somebody here could call the airport
and say, he has diamonds."
963
01:21:27,880 --> 01:21:35,116
That's why everything
should be discreet. Secretly.
964
01:21:35,280 --> 01:21:38,636
If you make too much noise -
965
01:21:38,800 --> 01:21:43,749
- people will notice that
these ones are looking for diamonds.
966
01:21:43,920 --> 01:21:49,438
I had now stopped meeting with otherdiplomats and government people.
967
01:21:49,600 --> 01:21:53,878
Instead, I was spending mostof my time in my ambassador suite -
968
01:21:54,040 --> 01:21:58,397
- trying to bond with the only twopeople left in Bangui I could trust.
969
01:21:58,560 --> 01:22:02,599
My two Pygmy assistants.
970
01:22:02,760 --> 01:22:07,151
So, I'd like to introduce
Albert and Bernard -
971
01:22:07,320 --> 01:22:13,509
- to an enormous animal
that lives in the sea.
972
01:22:54,080 --> 01:22:58,551
And then one nightthere was a knock on the door.
973
01:22:58,720 --> 01:23:03,589
Ah, Gilbert. Good evening.
Hi, Paul.
974
01:23:03,760 --> 01:23:07,594
You take a little bit
on the spoon like this ...
975
01:23:12,840 --> 01:23:18,119
- Do you like it? Very special taste.
- It's like something from the sea.
976
01:23:18,280 --> 01:23:22,796
Yes. Can you taste the power in it?
977
01:23:25,840 --> 01:23:31,710
- Just like the egg of fish.
- Yes, it is fish eggs.
978
01:23:34,440 --> 01:23:38,672
- It's good.
- But it's very expensive.
979
01:23:38,840 --> 01:23:41,195
- This one?
- Yes.
980
01:23:41,360 --> 01:23:45,592
This is about 300-400 euros.
981
01:23:45,760 --> 01:23:50,072
- This one?
- Yes. It's the diamonds of the sea.
982
01:23:51,400 --> 01:23:54,949
These are the diamonds -
983
01:23:55,120 --> 01:23:58,795
- that we get yesterday.
984
01:23:58,960 --> 01:24:04,478
And another one
should come tomorrow.
985
01:24:04,640 --> 01:24:09,270
If they see that on him, and he doesn't
have papers, they'll beat him up.
986
01:24:09,440 --> 01:24:12,477
He'll even have to pay
20 or 50 or 100 million.
987
01:24:12,640 --> 01:24:14,710
If you don't have papers -
988
01:24:14,880 --> 01:24:20,159
- they can charge you
more than 50 million.
989
01:24:20,320 --> 01:24:23,073
- So I should be very careful.
- Very careful.
990
01:24:23,240 --> 01:24:26,630
That's what we say:
991
01:24:26,800 --> 01:24:30,679
The issue of diamonds
is very easy and very difficult.
992
01:24:30,840 --> 01:24:37,279
Easy if you have all the right papers.
Then you can do what you want.
993
01:24:37,440 --> 01:24:41,558
- So I'm basically ... They fell out.
- Be careful.
994
01:24:43,560 --> 01:24:48,918
- There ... You must move your feet.
- It's here.
995
01:24:49,080 --> 01:24:53,756
- There it is. Oh, my God.
- Be careful.
996
01:24:53,920 --> 01:24:57,674
How could it happen?
Are there any more?
997
01:24:57,840 --> 01:25:02,072
Check under your shoes.
998
01:25:02,240 --> 01:25:08,270
Diamonds from a conflict areawithout papers are blood diamonds.
999
01:25:08,440 --> 01:25:12,319
And being in possessionof the blood diamonds of M. Gilbert -
1000
01:25:12,480 --> 01:25:15,870
- as well as having signedan illegal contract with him -
1001
01:25:16,040 --> 01:25:20,238
- made my need for diplomaticimmunity bigger than ever before.
1002
01:25:20,400 --> 01:25:24,234
- Mr. Cortzen, how are you?
- I'm very fine, Mr. Sherman.
1003
01:25:24,400 --> 01:25:28,473
I talked to the acting minister,and it's not possible.
1004
01:25:28,640 --> 01:25:31,950
He doesn't have the authorityand cannot do it.
1005
01:25:32,120 --> 01:25:38,116
But could I have something which
could give me credibility here.
1006
01:25:38,280 --> 01:25:41,113
- I'm dealing with high-ranking ...
- No, no, no.
1007
01:25:41,280 --> 01:25:46,832
You can't have anything, because ...No, Mr. Cortzen, I won't lie to you.
1008
01:25:47,000 --> 01:25:53,075
What about a piece of paper saying
I'm in the process of, you know ...
1009
01:25:53,240 --> 01:25:59,509
Don't ask me to get you somethingthat is not normally obtained.
1010
01:25:59,680 --> 01:26:03,559
There is nothing called "beingin the process of being appointed. "
1011
01:26:03,720 --> 01:26:07,554
You're either appointed or not.
1012
01:26:10,240 --> 01:26:14,119
Does M. Gilbert
have something for me today?
1013
01:26:14,280 --> 01:26:18,956
M. Gilbert has something for you.
What you need.
1014
01:26:19,120 --> 01:26:23,238
- Does he have the papers with them?
- No.
1015
01:26:23,400 --> 01:26:27,632
Here, many diplomats,
many businessmen -
1016
01:26:27,800 --> 01:26:33,113
- many high people do this business,
but not officially.
1017
01:26:33,280 --> 01:26:36,431
They just make the arrangement.
1018
01:26:36,600 --> 01:26:40,309
And they put it in a very secret way,
in their body.
1019
01:26:40,480 --> 01:26:43,472
But where do I put it on my body?
1020
01:26:43,640 --> 01:26:48,191
Put it in a good way.
Put it in your pants.
1021
01:26:48,360 --> 01:26:53,480
We will show him. He puts it
like this, and he goes through.
1022
01:26:53,640 --> 01:26:59,510
Don't be too much ...
scared ... chicken.
1023
01:26:59,680 --> 01:27:04,231
You're lucky. He's very relaxed
to cooperate with you.
1024
01:27:04,400 --> 01:27:08,791
- So I have the right partner.
- It is a matter of being relaxed.
1025
01:27:08,960 --> 01:27:12,748
And being very secret and discreet.
1026
01:27:14,760 --> 01:27:18,070
How nice. Very beautiful.
1027
01:27:19,520 --> 01:27:25,117
- And so many.
- We can find more.
1028
01:27:26,440 --> 01:27:30,911
- Thank you, M. Gilbert.
- Give it to Maria, if you're not sure.
1029
01:27:31,080 --> 01:27:34,959
No fucking way!
This stops right now.
1030
01:27:35,120 --> 01:27:40,638
I cannot take any more of this.
Seriously!
1031
01:27:40,800 --> 01:27:44,759
- I was just thinking for the issue ...
- No!
1032
01:27:44,920 --> 01:27:50,040
- No, no, no!
- What happened from here?
1033
01:27:50,200 --> 01:27:54,671
Diamonds thrive on discretion andsecrecy, so let's leave it like that.
1034
01:27:54,840 --> 01:28:00,790
But M. Gilbert, my business partner,was finally elected to parliament -
1035
01:28:00,960 --> 01:28:05,556
- where he now serves asa deputy of the president's party.
1036
01:28:05,720 --> 01:28:09,395
This will be the beginning of
a new white and black cooperation.
1037
01:28:09,560 --> 01:28:15,192
Paul was given 0.5m CFA francsto incorporate the match factory -
1038
01:28:15,360 --> 01:28:19,797
- but has suffered several setbacksbecause of malaria.
1039
01:28:19,960 --> 01:28:23,794
Bernard and Albert, my two Pygmyassistants, were given the tools -
1040
01:28:23,960 --> 01:28:28,590
- for making matches by handand are busy practicing their skills.
1041
01:28:28,760 --> 01:28:32,036
Still no arrests have been madein the case -
1042
01:28:32,200 --> 01:28:36,034
- of the assassination of the formerhead of state security.
1043
01:28:36,200 --> 01:28:40,034
But I've since discoveredthat his predecessor -
1044
01:28:40,200 --> 01:28:44,273
- another white Frenchman,was also assassinated with poison -
1045
01:28:44,440 --> 01:28:47,398
- two years ago.And while we're at it -
1046
01:28:47,560 --> 01:28:52,270
- Dr. Eastman, the mysterious bossof Willem Tijssen, is also dead.
1047
01:28:52,440 --> 01:28:57,639
According to a letter from Tijssen,Dr. Eastman died from heart failure -
1048
01:28:57,800 --> 01:29:01,998
- while being on a secret missionin a remote area of Bolivia.
1049
01:29:02,160 --> 01:29:06,870
Emperor Bokassa, who personallytook part in killing his own people -
1050
01:29:07,040 --> 01:29:11,795
- was recently rehabilitatedpost mortem by President Bozizé -
1051
01:29:11,960 --> 01:29:16,317
- as a way of marking 50 yearsof independence from France.
1052
01:29:16,480 --> 01:29:18,994
And I? What did I do?
1053
01:29:19,160 --> 01:29:24,951
I was finally invited back toMonrovia for my official appointment.
1054
01:29:27,920 --> 01:29:32,391
When I have my vin d'honneur
in Bangui, I will invite you there.
1055
01:29:32,560 --> 01:29:36,189
Alright. We will honor the invitation.
1056
01:29:37,240 --> 01:29:41,392
We have shaken hands plenty,
but let's do some more.
1057
01:29:41,560 --> 01:29:46,588
Dr. Toga McIntosh is the ministerof foreign affairs in Liberia.
1058
01:29:46,760 --> 01:29:51,959
After the civil war, a truth andreconciliation commission report -
1059
01:29:52,120 --> 01:29:57,399
- listed 50 Liberians to be bannedfor life from holding public office -
1060
01:29:57,560 --> 01:30:00,518
- because of their roleduring the war.
1061
01:30:00,680 --> 01:30:04,673
My new boss, Minister McIntosh,is on the list. But who cares -
1062
01:30:04,840 --> 01:30:09,231
- because President Ellen Johnsonherself is also on that list.
1063
01:30:09,400 --> 01:30:13,279
As my friend Mr. Sherman says thecommission's report is irrelevant -
1064
01:30:13,440 --> 01:30:19,276
- because it was too ambitious. Solet's just get on with life as it is.
1065
01:30:19,440 --> 01:30:25,310
But that is a perfect ending of
the story that I end up becoming ...
1066
01:30:25,480 --> 01:30:29,792
- The consul for real.
- That is the bottom line.
1067
01:30:29,960 --> 01:30:34,670
They say in diplomacy that consuls
are the Cinderellas of diplomacy.
1068
01:30:34,840 --> 01:30:39,709
I haven't read that part of the book
yet. I'm learning every day.
1069
01:30:39,880 --> 01:30:43,190
- I feel like a Cinderella now.
- Why?
1070
01:30:43,360 --> 01:30:47,638
Oh, you mean ...
You will go to the party, don't worry.
1071
01:30:47,800 --> 01:30:51,588
At midnight you'll have to get back
on time, but you'll go to the party.
1072
01:30:51,760 --> 01:30:56,151
Before my coach transforms
into a pumpkin.
1073
01:30:56,320 --> 01:31:01,030
Your Excellences, consuls,
ladies and gentlemen.
1074
01:31:02,080 --> 01:31:05,993
On behalf of Liberia, I'd like
to welcome you all to this soiree.
1075
01:31:06,160 --> 01:31:11,518
Hip hip hurrah!
Hip hip hurrah! Hip hip hurrah!
1076
01:31:11,680 --> 01:31:15,514
Paul, also a cheer for the Pygmies.
1077
01:31:26,240 --> 01:31:29,198
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