Subject Files: Ramon., 08/01/1990-08/31/1990

File — Box: 21, Folder: 18

Identifier: 90867

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

08/01/1990-08/31/1990

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: 22 Cubic Feet (22 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains contents of the subject file folder regarding the arrangements made for money pick ups that were part of the DEA sting that the informer called Ramon, whose undercover work for the DEA in Colombia helped to bring down the money laundering operation controlled by the drug cartels, 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, RAMON, STING, MONEY PICK UPS, 1990, ND: Xerox

RAMON - BLACK SUBJ FILE RE DEA STING, MONEY PICK UPS, 1990, ND: Xerox

DEA - BLACK SUBJ FILE RE RAMON, STING, MONEY PICK UPS, 1990, ND: Xerox