had relaxed their preparations for retaliation, resort to the use of gas. We therefore consider that this condition should be added to the two conditions* mentioned in our previous report. (Signed) V. CAVENDISH-BENTINCK " E.G.N. RUSHBROOKE. " F.H.N. DAVIDSON. " F.F. INGLIS. " C.G. VICKERS. Offices of the War Cabinet, S.W.l. 5TH DECEMBER, 1942. *Paragraph 4 of J.I.C.(42)388, namely "We believe, therefore, that the only conditions under which the Germans would use gas would be:(a) in retaliation for the use of gas against them.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Germany Russia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/112/14
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/112
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0112.014
- Keywords
- Intelligence Reports Chemical Warfare Nazi Leadership Poison Gas
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 2
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Adolf Hitler Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Surveillance Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare
