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category: "Intelligence & Government"
tags:
  - Person
  - NSA
  - Israel
  - Diplomat
summary: "In December 1980, Ghows delivered $56 million to Ari Ben-Menashe in Guatemala."
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[[Faissal Ghows]] was an assistant to the chief of [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] Security and Intelligence. He was a former classmate of [[Ari Ben-Menashe]] at the American Community School in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]], where his father was the [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] ambassador.[^1]

In December 1980, [[Faissal Ghows|Ghows]] delivered $56 million to [[Ari Ben-Menashe]] in [[Guatemala]]. This money was part of a deal arranged by the [[United States|Americans]] for the release of [[United States|American]] hostages in [[Iran]]. Of the total, $40 million was in bank checks drawn on [[Banque Worms]], and $16 million was in cash. [[Faissal Ghows|Ghows]] also provided withdrawal papers from [[Banque Worms]] to legitimize the transaction.[^1]

### Footnotes
[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.