ANNEX C.I.C. 15/5 6th September, 1944 COMBINED INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE USE OF GAS WARFARE BY THE GERMANS References: (a) C.I.C. 15/4 (b) U.S.J.I.C. 212M British J.I.C. (44)376(0)Final Draft Report by the Combined Intelligence Committee STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 1. Reference being made to C.I.C. 15/4+, 2nd October 1943, to prepare a new estimate of German intentions to initiate gas warfare. FACTS BEARING ON THE PROBLEM 2. In C.I.C. 15/4 the C.I.C. stated that "the possibility still cannot be excluded that Hitler, if he believed himself faced with imminent military disaster, might order the use of gas ......".
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Germany United Kingdom
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/127/16
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 81/127
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0127.016
- Keywords
- Chemical Warfare Poison Gas Contingency Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions German Army Military Operations German Air Force
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 2
- Persons Discussed
- Adolf Hitler Edward King-Salter
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare Military Intelligence
