27 July 2003. More forged Nigerien documents published in Italy 27 July 2003:

http://cryptome.org/niger-docs2.htm

22 July 2003. Thanks to D., moved page 6 to properly follow page 1.

22 July 2003. Add translations of documents by Lars Vonpacker, who writes:

As you can see from the translation, it's a really bad case of trying to make these documents pass as official government communications.

While doing the translation, I stayed true to the essence of the French text.

The French of the documents sounds as if it comes right out of a Babelfish translation.

21 July 2003
Source of the 8 images: Robert Windrem, NBC News, which received them from La Repubblica.

PDF of the eight images: http://cryptome.org/niger-docs.pdf  (135KB)

Five of these images appeared in hardcopy of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica on July 16, 2003. The online story without the images:

http://www.repubblica.it/online/esteri/iraqattacotrentacinque/dossier/dossier.html

They are reportedly portions of forged documents on supply of uranium materials by Niger to Iraq and were allegedly provided by Italian intelligence, SISMI, to British intelligence, MI6.

Cryptome published the five La Repubblica images on July 18:

http://cryptome.org/niger-docs-lr.htm

NBC News obtained the eight images from La Repubblica and provided them to Cryptome today.

[Translation.] CONFIDENTIAL URGENT REPUBLIC OF NIGER FRATERNITY-WORK-PROGRESS NIAMEY, 07/27/2000 MR PRESIDENT, IT'S MY HONOR TO REFER TO THE AGREEMENT # 3*1-NI 2000, REGARDING THE SUPPLY OF URANIUM, SIGNED IN NIAMEY ON THE 6TH OF JULY 2000 BETWEEN THE GOVERMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NIGER AND THE GOVERMENT OF IRAQ BY THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES OFFICIAL DELEGATES. ABOVE MENTIONED SUPPLY EQUIVALENT TO 500 TONS OF PURE URANIUM PER YEAR, WILL BE DELIVERED IN TWO PHASES. HAVING SEEN AND INSPECTED THE SAID DEAL. I APPROVE IN ALL AND EACH OF ITS INVOLVED PARTIES IN REGARD TO THE POWERS INVESTED IN ME BY THE CONSTITUTION OF THE 12TH OF MAY 1966.

[Translation.] CONFIDENTIAL URGENT ACCORDINGLY, I PRAISE YOU TO CONSIDER THIS LETTER AS BEING THE FORMAL TOOL OF APPROVAL OF THIS AGREEMENT BY THE GOVERMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NIGER THAT BECOMES BY THIS RIGHTFULLY ENGAGED. PLEASE ACCEPT, MR. THE PRESIDENT, THE CERTAINTY OF MY HIGHEST REGARDS SIGNATURE SEAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NIGER

[Translation.] ANNEX 1 THE DIRECTION OF JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN THE PERSON OF HIS EXCELLENCY MR. THE MINISTER AND THE (TIER ?) OF THE MINISTER OF MINES IN THE PERSON OF MR THE MINISTER IN CHARGE, UNITED IN ASSEMBLY STATED THE FOLLOWING: - THE STATE COURT, CALLED UPON TO GIVE HIS ADVICE ACCORDING TO THE 20TH ARTICLE OF ORDONNANCE # 74-19 OF THE 5TH OF JULY 2000, REGARDING CREATION, COMPOSITION, ATTRIBUTION AND WORKINGS OF THE STATE COURT, MET IN THE CHAMBER OF THE COUNCIL IN THE PALACE OF THE SAID COURT ON WEDNESDAY JULY 7, 2000, AT NINE O'CLOCK; -READ THE LETTER # 488/MJ/SO OF THE 3RD OF JULY 2000 OF MR. THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND COOPERATION: DEMANDING TO SOLICITATE A FAVORABLE ADVICE TO THE STATE COURT ON THE POINTS TO BE KNOWN: -ON ONE PART, IF THE PROTOCOL OF THE DEAL BETWEEN THE GOVERMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NIGER AND THE GOVERMENT OF IRAQ, RELATED TO THE SALE OF PURE URANIUM, SIGNED ON THE 6TH OF JULY 2000 IN NIAMEY CONFORMS TO THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF NIGER, AND IF IT CONSTITUTES FOR THE REPUBLIC A VALID AND INCUBENT ENGAGEMENT; -IN OTHER MATTERS, IF IT HAS BEEN RIGHTFULLY SIGNED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERMENT OF IRAQ IN COMPLIANCE TO ALL ADMINISTRATIVE NORMS THAT ARE APPLICABLE AND CONSTITUING FOR HER A

[Translation.] VALID AND INCUBENT AGREEMENT; ISSUES THE ADVICE THAT THE STATE OF NIGER SATISFIED ALL THE REQUIRINGS OF ITS CONSTITUNIONAL LAWS AND OF   ***  OTHERS PRINCIPLES OF LAWS FOR THE TAKING CHARGE OF VALID AND JURIDICALLY INCUBENT TO ALL ITS ENGAGEMENTS RESULTING FROM THE PROTOCOL OF THE AGREEMENT THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STATE OF NIGER AND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF IRAQ WHO HAVE SIGNED IN THE NAME OF THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERMENT, HAD JURIDICALLY POWER OF REPRESENTATION. WERE SITTING MISTER: MAMADOU MALAN AOUAMI, PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF NIGER; MADJ MADJIR, ADVISOR TOTHE GOVERMENT OF IRAK, MAHAMANE BOUKARI INTERIM ADVISOR TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF NIGER, IN THE PRESENCE OF MR BANDIAIRE ALI, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF IRAQ AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MASTER MAIGA ALI, CLERK OF THE COURT IN CHIEF. SIGNATURE SEAL OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPUBLIC OF NIGER

[Translation.] 0097652** 01/02 14:57 MINAFET 520**** 626290 NIGER I MINAFET 5200NI 626290 NIGER I FAX # 803:9*: ASA**RONE         OF 02/01/99 DESTINATION: HIS EXCELLENCY MISTER THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFAIRS                       AND OF AFRICAN INTEGRATION                                          NIAM** I HAVE THE HONOR TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT THE EMBASSY OF IRAQ AT THE VATICAN JUST INFORMED ME THAT HIS EXCELLENCY MR. WISSAM AL ZAMA**E, AMBASSADOR OF IRAQ TO THE VATICAN, WILL CARRY OUT AN OFFICIAL VISIT IN OUR COUNTRY IN THE ROLE OF REPRESENTATIVE OF HIS EXCELLENCY MR. SADDAM HUSSEIN, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ. HIS EXCELLENCY MR. ZAMAWIE WILL ARRIVE IN NIAMEY ON FRIDAY THE 5TH OF FEBRUARY 1999 AROUND 18:25 THROUGH AIR FRANCE FLIGHT # 730 FROM PARIS. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL OF THE DISPOSITIONS THAT YOU COULD MAKE HAPPEN REGARDING THIS. REALLY HIGH CONSIDERATION SIGNED: HIS EXCELLENCY A*MNON CHE*OU ------ AMBASSADOR NIGER ROME 636290 NIGER I* ***********  *************** 0029

[Translation.] REPUBLIC OF NIGER COUNCIL OF NATIONAL RECONCILIATION MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND AFRICAN INTEGRATION DIRECTORATE OF JUDICIARY AMD CONSULATE AFFAIRS NIAMY, THE 30TH OF JULY 19*9 N-     05055  /MAE/IA/DAJC/DIR URGENT HONOR TO ASK YOU TO CONTACT HIS EXCELLENCY THE AMBASSADOR OF IRAQ MR. WISSAM AL ZAHAWIE TO RECEIVE ANSWER FOR HIS COUNTRY REGARDING PROVIDING URANIUM ACCORDING TO LAST AGREEMENTS ESTABLISHED IN NIAMEY ON THE 28TH JUNE 2000 PLEASE FOLLOW THIS  HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL DOSSIER WITH ALL DISCRETION AND CARE. SIGNATURE SEAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF NIGER MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

[Translation.] REPUBLIC OF NIGER COUNCIL OF NATIONAL RECONCILIATION MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND AFRICAN INTEGRATION DIRECTORATE OF JUDICIARY AMD CONSULATE AFFAIRS NIAMEY, THE 10TH OF OCTOBER 2000 THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND OF COOPERATION #07254 MR. THE AMBASSADOR OF NIGER ROME SUBJECT: PROTOCOL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERMENT OF NIGER AND THE GOVERMENT OF IRAQ RELATED TO THE SUPPLYING OF URANIUM SIGNED ON THE 5TH AND THE 6TH OF JULY 2000 IN NIAMEY    I HAVE THE HONOR TO SEND TO YOU THE ATTACHED, FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES, COPY OF THE PROTOCOL OF AGREEMENT SIGNED IN NIAMEY BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF NIGER AND THE GOVERMENT OF IRAK REGARDING THE SUPPLYING OF URANIUM THAT THE NIGER STATE ISSUED REGARDING THE PROTOCOL CITED IN THE SUBJECT ATTACHED PAPER: 1 SIGNATURE SEAL

[Translation.] REPUBLIC OF NIGER AGREEMENT