13 lines
899 B
Markdown
13 lines
899 B
Markdown
---
|
|
category: "Other"
|
|
tags:
|
|
- Person
|
|
summary: "Israeli intelligence asset in Paris who coordinated the October 1980 Paris meeting between Israeli, Iranian, and American delegations."
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
[[Simon Gabbay]] was a cousin of [[Ari Ben-Menashe]]'s father and the head of a Jewish organization in [[Paris]], [[France]]. He served as an [[Israel|Israeli]] intelligence asset for many years.[^1]
|
|
|
|
[[Simon Gabbay|Gabbay]] coordinated the October 1980 [[Paris Summit Meeting]] between [[Israel|Israeli]] and [[Iran|Iranian]] delegations, which included [[George H.W. Bush]], [[William J. Casey]], and [[Mehdi Karrubi]]. His role was to eliminate direct contact between [[Israel|Israeli]] and [[Iran|Iranian]] embassy personnel. He continued to serve this function in subsequent years.[^1]
|
|
|
|
### Footnotes
|
|
[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.
|