Interviews: Jose Blandon (Transcript)., 06/01/1991-06/30/1991

File — Box: 17, Folder: 74

Identifier: 90579

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

06/01/1991-06/30/1991

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 second interview conducted by Larry Collins with Jose Blandon, former Panamanian Consul General in New York who testified against Noriega in the U.S. government's trial, during his research for the investigative novel Black Eagles (1995), regarding his knowledge of Noriega's involvement with the drug trade.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BLACK EAGLES - INTRVW TRANSC W/ BLANDON, JOSE, 1991: Typescript

COLLINS, LARRY - BLACK INTRVW TRANSC W/ BLANDON, JOSE, 1991: Typescript

BLANDON, JOSE - BLACK INTRVW TRANSC W/ LC, 1991: Typescript

NORIEGA, MANUEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE DRUG TRADE, 1991: Typescript

DRUG TRADE, LATIN AM - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE NORIEGA, 1991: Typescript

NORIEGA, MANUEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE CONTRAS, 1991: Typescript

CONTRAS - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE NORIEGA, 1991: Typescript

SPADAFORA, HUGO - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE NORIEGA, 1991: Typescript

BCCI - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE NORIEGA, 1991: Typescript

VIDAL, FELIPE - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE NORIEGA, 1991: Typescript

CUBA - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE DRUG TRADE, 1991: Typescript

DRUG TRADE, LATIN AM - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE CUBA, 1991: Typescript

NORIEGA, MANUEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE VIDAL, 1991: Typescript

NORIEGA, MANUEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE CASTRO, 1991: Typescript

CASTRO, FIDEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE NORIEGA, 1991: Typescript

PANAMA - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE ISRAEL INFL, 1991: Typescript

ISRAEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE PANAMA, 1991: Typescript

HARARI, MIKE - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE NORIEGA, 1991: Typescript

NORIEGA, MANUEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE HARARI, 1991: Typescript

ARMS SMUGGLING - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE NORIEGA, 1991: Typescript

SPADAFORA, HUGO - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE CIA, 1991: Typescript

NORIEGA, MANUEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE SPADOFORA, 1991: Typescript

CIA - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE SPADOFORA, 1991: Typescript

CIA - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE NORIEGA, 1991: Typescript

NORIEGA, MANUEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE CIA, 1991: Typescript

PANAMA - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE 1984 PRES ELECTION, 1991: Typescript

RODRIGUEZ, CESAR - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ BLANDON RE MURDER, 1991: Typescript