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Use of Chemical Warfare by the Germans and Japanese Report by J.I.C.

1 Jun 1944

7. We therefore conclude that the chances of the Germans initiating gas warfare have decreased, and that, in the only circumstances in which we envisage the slight possibility of the Germans deciding to use gas, they could not expect to achieve more than a temporary and tactical advantage from its use. Japan a. C.I.C.15/4+dated 2nd October, 1943 concluded that:"As regards Japan, owing to the dispersed character of her operations and the relative autonomy of her task force commanders, the possibility of the unconcerted use of gas by a commander acting on his own iniative in cases of extreme emergency exists.
japan guinea germany chemical warfare nuclear warfare second world war adolf hitler poison gas joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff weapons technology nazi leadership victor cavendish-bentinck john sinclair francis inglis edmund rushbrooke geoffrey vickers predicting enemy intentions
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Guinea Japan
Document Reference
CAB 81/123/56
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/123
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0123.056
Keywords
Chemical Warfare Predicting Enemy Intentions Poison Gas Nazi Leadership
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Adolf Hitler Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke John Sinclair Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. June - July 1944. Papers Numbers. JIC 226-300. Volume XXXIII
Themes
Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare

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