George Cave

George Cave was a longtime CIA official and an Iranian expert, fluent in Farsi. He was officially purged from the CIA in 1977 but remained active until 1989. His career was somewhat parallel to Ben-Menashe's.¹

Cave was a member of what Israel called the "Iran Group," headed by Robert Gates, which was created as a result of the October 1980 Paris Summit Meeting. Due to his expertise on Iran, he participated with the Israelis in arms sales. He became well-known in Washington, D.C. circles and was very close to Gates.¹

Cave was present at the October 1980 Paris Summit Meeting, along with George H.W. Bush, William J. Casey, Robert McFarlane, and Donald Gregg. He was also present at the Santiago meeting in late 1986, where U.S. officials reaffirmed their intention to maintain arms channels to Iraq.¹

In February 1989, Cave was spotted in Paraguay with Earl Brian, visiting Gen. Andres Rodriguez prior to the coup against President Stroessner. Ari Ben-Menashe confronted Cave about his presence, and Cave claimed to be there on personal business.¹

Cave was named as an enemy of the state by an Israeli intelligence committee in March 1989, due to his involvement in supplying Iraq with chemical weapons and nuclear technology.¹