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Condensed Minutes of Ninth Service Command BW Meeting
This conference was held to discuss biological activities in their relation to security. The main topic is Japan's potential use of balloons to spread biological material.
About Bacteriological Warfare
This is series of documents that was obtained through intelligence efforts from the Germans. A German professor (Kliewe) had translated, with commentary, a number of Japanese documents about their biological warfare operations.
War Department Memo: Biological Warfare
This memo from the Secretary of War to the Commander in Chief and the Commanding Generals expresses concern about the enemy resorting to biological warfare out of desperation, and gives guidelines for how to recognize impending or recent use.
USBWC Report of Meeting, December 28, 1944
This is a report of a meeting of the US Biological Warfare Committee (USBWC) including some British military representatives.
Summary of Reports from British ISSCBW
The ISSCBW discusses various potential BW agents and the future of BW research after the war.
Special Projects Periodic Intelligence Report No. 1
This is a summary of the significant reports received during the period regarding enemy capabilities and intentions.
Report of a Subcommittee of the ABC Committee
A subcommittee of the ABC Committee (of the National Academy of Sciences) was formed in response to the request of G.W. Merck, director of the War Research Service (WRS). The goal was to review experimental results of biological weapons and defense…
Protection Against Bacteriological Warfare
This memo for the Chief of Staff discusses measures to prepare US troops for biological warfare.
Progress Report on "X" Toxoid
This is a report on the Surgeon Generals views on the deployment of "X" toxoid to American troops after the Director General of the Canadian Medical services recommended it for their own.
Probable Biological Agents Which May Be Employed by the Enemy
This summarizes some of the scientific research on possible biological agents conducted by the War Research Service.
Notes on Certain Infectious Diseases
This War Department Technical Bulletin publication highlights certain characteristics of potential BW agents.
Memo Including British Intelligence
This is a collection of British intelligence about biological warfare and discusses possible offensive use.
Memo from WRS to Lucas
The writer discusses factors that make biological agents dangerous and lists agents of concern.
Italian BW Intelligence Questionnaire
This questionnaire asks about Italian progress with the development of biological weapons.
Investigation of Enemy BW Activities and intentions
This memo summarizes the possible effects of biological weapons use and highlights signs of enemy use and particular agents of concern.
Implications of Recent Intelligence Regarding Alleged German Secret Weapon - Supplementary Report
This report is in response to specific questions from the Joint Committee on New Weapons and Equipment.
Historical Report of WRS
This report summarizes the scope and activity of the War Research Service (WRS).
French Intelligence on Typhus
This summarizes updates acquired by France about German progress in BW and potential plans.
First Meeting of the United States Biological Warfare Committee
This meeting discussed liaisons with Canada and the British and also gave an overview of the development of the biological warfare program of the US.
Defense Against Sabotage Methods of BW
This memo to the Commander in chief and Commanding Generals describes likely avenues of attack by sabotage methods of BW and how to protect against them.