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Elliott Abrams

Elliott Abrams was the Assistant Secretary of State who oversaw Central American policy and pressured NHAO officials to hire Oliver North's associates for Contra supply operations.

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Born 1948
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New York City, New York
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Elliott Abrams was the Assistant Secretary of State who oversaw Central American policy and pressured NHAO officials to hire Oliver North's associates for Contra supply operations. Abrams served as the political point man for the Reagan administration's Contra funding strategy.1

NHAO Pressure

When NHAO director Robert Duemling opposed hiring a $6,000-per-month "facilitator" for Contra supply operations, Abrams lobbied Duemling's superior. After one meeting, Abrams told Duemling: "Well, he works for me." The facilitator position was created to channel funds through North's network while maintaining the appearance of humanitarian aid. Abrams's intervention demonstrated how the State Department facilitated the covert supply chain that kept the Contra war alive after Congress cut off military aid.2

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Prosecuted by
  • Lawrence Walsh, 1991–1992, Independent Counsel; guilty plea 1991, pardoned 199211

Sources

  1. Webb, Gary. Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion. Seven Stories Press, 1998. Ch. 16. ↩
  2. Webb, Gary. Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion. Seven Stories Press, 1998. Ch. 16. ↩

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3 shared · Organizationvia NHAO, Eugene Hasenfus
NHAO
7 shared · Personvia NHAO, Lawrence Walsh, Credit Suisse
Oliver North
1 shared · Personvia Francis J. McNeil
Francis J. McNeil
5 shared · Organizationvia NHAO, Eugene Hasenfus, The Enterprise (Iran-Contra)
Contras
5 shared · Personvia NHAO, Eden Pastora, Lawrence Walsh
Alan Fiers
4 shared · Personvia William Barr, Lawrence Walsh, Credit Suisse
Lawrence Walsh
4 shared · Personvia NHAO, William Barr, Eden Pastora
Manuel Noriega
4 shared · Personvia Lawrence Walsh, Credit Suisse, Eugene Hasenfus
Albert Hakim

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