Interviews: William (Bill) Hood (Transcript)., 06/02/1986-06/02/1986

File — Box: 14, Folder: 11

Identifier: 90288

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains the research and subject files, interview tapes, including transcripts, and related material of the noted writer and journalist Larry Collins. Included in this collection are the materials for Collins' five collaborative works with French journalist and writer Dominique Lapierre, as well as the three novels he authored alone. The collection has been arranged chronologically according to the dates of publication for his works. The collectins holds material related to all of Collins' nine books, excluding his compilations of Lord Louis Mountbatten's papers.

Dates

06/02/1986-06/02/1986

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 47.75 Linear Feet (22 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains the transcript for the interview conducted by Larry Collins with Bill Hood, an ex-CIA Station Chief in Europe, during his research for the spy novel Maze (1989), also referred to as Blow Your Mind, regarding his experience with the agency, including reference to the recruiting of KGB defectors, Alan Dulles, Richard Helms, and the Fidel Castro and Patrice Lumumba assassination plots.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

HOOD, WILLIAM - MAZE INTRVW TRANSCRIPT, 1986: Typescript

MAZE - INTRVW TRANSCRIPT W/ HOOD, WILLIAM, 1986: Typescript

COLLINS, LARRY - MAZE INTRVW TRANSCRIPT W/ HOOD, WILLIAM, 1986: Typescript

KGB - MAZE INTRVW NOTES W/ HOOD, WILLIAM RE RECRTMT DEFECTORS, 1986: Typescript

CIA - MAZE INTRVW NOTES W/ HOOD, WILLIAM RE EXP W/, 1986: Typescript

DULLES, ALAN - MAZE INTRVW NOTES W/ HOOD, WILLIAM RE CIA, 1986: Typescript

HELMS, RICHARD - MAZE INTRVW NOTES W/ HOOD, WILLIAM RE CIA, 1986: Typescript

CASTRO, FIDEL - MAZE INTRVW NOTES W/ HOOD, WILLIAM RE CIA PLOTS, 1986: Typescript

LUMUMBA, PATRICE - MAZE INTRVW NOTES W/ HOOD, WILLIAM RE CIA PLOT, 1: Typescript