Subject Files: Frigerificos de Puntarennas., 03/16/1987-03/31/1990

File — Box: 20, Folder: 14

Identifier: 90745

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

03/16/1987-03/31/1990

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: 47.75 Linear Feet (22 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains contents of the subject file folder regarding the operations of Frigerificos de Puntarennas, a front company set up to launder drug money to support the CIA-backed contra operation, consisting of the articles, interview notes, and related material compiled by Larry Collins during his research for the investigative novel Black Eagles (1995), also referred to as Canal.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BLACK EAGLES - SUBJ FILE, FRIGERIFICOS DE PUNTARENNAS, 1987-91, ND: Xerox

FRIGERIFICOS DE PUNTARENNAS - BLACK SUBJ FILE RE CONTRAS, 1987-91, ND: Xerox

CIA - BLACK SUBJ FILE RE FRIGERIFICOS DE PUNTARENNAS, 1987-91, ND: Xerox

CONTRAS - BLACK SUBJ FILE RE FRIGERIFICOS DE PUNTARENNAS, 1987-91, ND: Xerox

MONEY LAUNDERING - BLACK SUBJ FILE RE FRIGERIFICOS ..., 1987-91, ND: Xerox