Interviews: Jack Lawn (Transcript)., 11/05/1990-11/05/1990

File — Box: 17, Folder: 100

Identifier: 90605

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

11/05/1990-11/05/1990

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 Jack Lawn, former director of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, during his research for the investigative novel Black Eagles (1995), regarding the agency's relationship with Manuel Noriega and his knowledge of Noriega's involvement with the CIA-backed Contra operation.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BLACK EAGLES - INTRVW TRANSC W/ LAWN, JACK, 1990: Typescript

COLLINS, LARRY - BLACK INTRVW TRANSC W/ LAWN, JACK, 1990: Typescript

LAWN, JACK - BLACK INTRVW TRANSC W/ LC, 1990: Typescript

NORIEGA, MANUEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE REL W/ DEA, 1990: Typescript

DEA - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE REL W/ NORIEGA, 1990: Typescript

DEA - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE REL W/ CIA, 1990: Typescript

CIA - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE REL W/ DEA, 1990: Typescript

NORIEGA, MANUEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE REL W/ CIA, 1990: Typescript

CIA - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE REL W/ NORIEGA, 1990: Typescript

NORIEGA, MANUEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE CONTRAS, 1990: Typescript

CONTRAS - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE REL W/ NORIEGA, 1990: Typescript

MONEY LAUNDERING - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE NORIEGA, 1990: Typescript

PANAMA - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE U.S. INVASION, 1990: Typescript

U.S. INVASION - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE PANAMA, 1990: Typescript

NORTH, OLIVER - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE REL W/ NORIEGA, 1990: Typescript

NORIEGA, MANUEL - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE NORTH, 1990: Typescript

ESCOBAR, PABLO - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE DRUG TRADE, 1990: Typescript

DRUG TRADE, LATIN AM - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LAWN RE ESCOBAR, 1990: Typescript