Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Kappaun Hilton
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC. [AOI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ALLIANCE ONE INT'L INC., 8001 AERIAL CENTER PARKWAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP Global Operations
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MORRISVILLE, NC 27560		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
COMMON STOCK 20,000
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION RIGHT TO BUY 08/21/2000 08/21/2007 COMMON STOCK 1,000 $ 22.3125 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION RIGHT TO BUY 08/27/2001 08/27/2008 COMMON STOCK 1,000 $ 9.25 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION RIGHT TO BUY 08/23/2004 08/23/2011 COMMON STOCK 7,500 $ 7.44 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION RIGHT TO BUY 08/26/2005 08/26/2012 COMMON STOCK 10,000 $ 6.25 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION RIGHT TO BUY 08/26/2006 08/26/2013 COMMON STOCK 15,000 $ 6.95 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION RIGHT TO BUY 11/10/2007(1) 11/10/2014 COMMON STOCK 15,000 $ 6.45 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION RIGHT TO BUY 08/30/2007(2) 08/30/2015 COMMON STOCK 15,000 $ 3.96 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION RIGHT TO BUY 08/17/2007(3) 08/17/2016 COMMON STOCK 15,000 $ 3.94 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kappaun Hilton
C/O ALLIANCE ONE INT'L INC.
8001 AERIAL CENTER PARKWAY
MORRISVILLE, NC 27560		       EVP Global Operations  

Signatures

/s/ HENRY C. BABB, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT 04/05/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The shares underlying this option become exercisable on November 10, 2007.
(2) The shares underlying this option become exercisable one-third on each of the three anniversaries of August 30, 2006 the date of the grant, subject to continued employment.
(3) The shares underlying this option become exercisable one-fourth on each of the four anniversaries of August 17, 2006 the date of the grant, subject to continued employment.

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