Interviews: Benjamin Pisa (Transcript)., 03/10/1991-03/10/1991

File — Box: 17, Folder: 54

Identifier: 90559

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

03/10/1991-03/10/1991

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: 22 Cubic Feet (22 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains a copy of the transcript for the interview conducted by Larry Collins with Benjamin Pisa, Minister of State for Costa Rica, 1984-1986, during his research for the investigative novel Black Eagles (1995), regarding his knowledge of the creation of the southern front in Costa Rica by the CIA as part of the Contra operation.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BLACK EAGLES - INTRVW TRANSC W/ PISA, BENJAMIN, 1991: Typescript

COLLINS, LARRY - BLACK INTRVW TRANSC W/ PISA, BENJAMIN, 1991: Typescript

PISA, BENJAMIN - BLACK INTRVW TRANSC W/ LC, 1991: Typescript

COSTA RICA - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ PISA RE CONTRA OPER, 1991: Typescript

CONTRAS - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ PISA RE COSTA RICA, 1991: Typescript

CIA - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ PISA RE CONTRAS OPER, 1991: Typescript

BLACK EAGLES - INTRVW TRANSC W/ HONEY, MARTHA, 1991: Typescript

COLLINS, LARRY - BLACK INTRVW TRANSC W/ HONEY, MARTHA, 1991: Typescript

HONEY, MARTHA - BLACK INTRVW TRANSC W/ LC, 1991: Typescript

NORIEGA, MANUEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ PISA RE REL W/, 1991: Typescript

NORTH, OLIVER - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ PISA RE CONTRAS OPER, 1991: Typescript