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War Cabinet and Cabinet: Committees and Sub-Committees of the Chiefs of Staff Committee: Minutes and Papers. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Biological Warfare Intelligence Committee. Meetings.

1 Jan 1944

A file of documents concerning intelligence on biological weapons during and after the Second World War, including the minutes of the Biological Warfare Intelligence Sub-Committee (BWIC). The minutes and reports included in this file cover the development and production of biological weapons before, during, and after the Second World War; the state of research in Germany, Britain, the United States of America, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union; the organisation of and responsibilities for the transmission of intelligence on the use of biological weapons during the war; British collaboration with Canada and the USA; the potential threat and military value of biological weapons; the weaponisation of diseases and animals; potential methods of deployment, such as aerial bombing; possible counter-measures and methods of defence; German research facilities and equipment captured during the liberation of France; intelligence targets in Germany relating to biological weapons development; and estimates of the post-war development of biological weapons by the major powers.
thailand philippines india health china mongolia ukraine northern ireland united kingdom france belgium brazil japan malta poland latvia iceland united states of america guinea canada germany united nations russia australia austria biological warfare concentration camps denmark information sharing interrogation ireland italy burma netherlands norway nuclear warfare transportation prisoners of war scientific research spain sweden switzerland great britain soviet union oil scotland england sardinia league of nations second world war disease personnel military medicine defence liaison bombing equipment casualties weapons development military intelligence adolf hitler security service secret intelligence service eastern front water supplies intelligence gathering informants accommodation economic warfare sabotage weapons production joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff weapons technology scientific experts british intelligence organisation intelligence organization intelligence services responsibilities intelligence distribution hermann göring geheime staatspolizei abwehr inter-services cooperation german intelligence services combined intelligence objectives sub-committee intelligence requirements industrial intelligence german army predicting enemy intentions german scientists josef stalin assessing enemy strength military situation reports captured documents military commanders sino-japanese war japanese air force rumours captured equipment french intelligence services robert gascoyne-cecil
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Burma Canada China Denmark England France Germany Great Britain Guinea Iceland India Ireland Italy Japan Latvia Malta Mongolia Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Philippines Poland Russia Sardinia Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 81/139/2
Document Types
Report Summary Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/139
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0139.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Eastern Front German Army Casualties Equipment Biological Warfare Intelligence Services Responsibilities Intelligence Gathering Inter-services Cooperation Industrial Intelligence Oil Transportation Intelligence Requirements British Intelligence Organisation Weapons Production Weapons Development Predicting Enemy Intentions Scientific Research Assessing Enemy Strength Personnel Intelligence Distribution German Intelligence Services German Scientists Military Medicine Sabotage Health Disease Defence Economic Warfare Water Supplies Bombing Japanese Air Force Sino-japanese War Accommodation French Intelligence Services Interrogation Prisoners Of War Concentration Camps Scientific Experts Military Commanders Rumours Informants Captured Equipment Captured Documents Information Sharing Liaison
Languages
English
Organizations
Abwehr Chiefs of Staff Combined Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee Geheime Staatspolizei Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee League of Nations Secret Intelligence Service Security Service United Nations
Pages
250
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler Robert Gascoyne-Cecil Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet and Cabinet: Committees and Sub-Committees of the Chiefs of Staff Committee: Minutes and Papers. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Biological Warfare Intelligence Committee. Meetings.
Themes
Military Intelligence Intelligence Organization Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare

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