WASHINGTON Rep. Tony P. Hall (D-Ohio) said yesterday he hasasked the Nicaraguan government to allow U.S. Embassy officialsaccess to his brother, Sam, who was captured in Nicarague Friday.
Hall said he made the request to Nicaragua's ambassador, CarlosTunnermann, who agreed to send it to the Sandinista government.
Nicaraguan officials say Sam Nesley Hall, 49, was captured in arestricted military zone near the Punta Huete air base, 13 milesnortheast of Managua.
They said he carried maps of areas around the prison whereanother American, Eugene Hasenfus, is serving 30 years for flyingarms to Nicaraguan rebels.
In June, 1985, Sam Hall told the Associated Press he was workingwith Civilian Military Assistance, of Flint City, Ala., to aid therebels. He described himself as a self-employed military adviser andcounterterrorist who wanted to stop communism.
The congressman said he spoke yesterday to Elliott Abrams,assistant secretary of state for inter-American affairs, and issatisfied that the State Department is doing all it can in thematter.
Hall also said he would not rule out a trip to Nicaragua, butadded that he hopes it won't be necessary.
Hall has strongly opposed U.S. aid to the contras.
However, Hall said he supports his brother personally.
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