WASHINGTON TALK; NEW WHITE HOUSE LINK TO CONTRA AID NETWORK

Jane E. McLaughlin, who worked as a fund-raiser for Mr. [Channell] until January, said in an interview that Mr. [David C. Fischer] ''facilitated meetings at the White House,'' where he ''set up appointments for [Spitz] and Spitz's contributors'' in 1986....

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Published inThe New York times
Main Author BERKE, ROBERT PEAR with RICHARD L.
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y New York Times Company 16.03.1987
EditionLate Edition (East Coast)
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ARMAMENT, DEFENSE AND MILITARY FORCES
BERKE, RICHARD L
CIVIL WAR AND GUERRILLA WARFARE
FINANCES
FISCHER, DAVID C
Fischer, David Hackett
Miller, Richard R
PEAR, ROBERT
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
REAGAN, RONALD WILSON (PRES)
NICARAGUA
WASHINGTON, March 15
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Summary:Jane E. McLaughlin, who worked as a fund-raiser for Mr. [Channell] until January, said in an interview that Mr. [David C. Fischer] ''facilitated meetings at the White House,'' where he ''set up appointments for [Spitz] and Spitz's contributors'' in 1986. Congress began restricting aid to the Nicaraguan rebels in 1982. A 1984 law prohibited Federal agencies from ''suppporting, directly or indirectly, military or paramilitary operations in Nicaragua.'' The ban on military aid continued in various forms until October 1986. For part of that time, Congress permitted American intelligence agencies to provide information and ''advice'' to the contras. Mr. [Peter D. Hannaford] said Mr. Fischer was ''an honest man,'' adding: ''He's dedicated to the political causes he espouses and he set out to generate grass-roots support for the Administration's Central America policy. He did well at that, as far as I can tell.''
ISSN:0362-4331