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Italian BW Intelligence Questionnaire
This questionnaire asks about Italian progress with the development of biological weapons.
Memo from WRS to Lucas
The writer discusses factors that make biological agents dangerous and lists agents of concern.
Memo Including British Intelligence
This is a collection of British intelligence about biological warfare and discusses possible offensive use.
Notes on Certain Infectious Diseases
This War Department Technical Bulletin publication highlights certain characteristics of potential BW agents.
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.
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.
Protection Against Bacteriological Warfare
This memo for the Chief of Staff discusses measures to prepare US troops for biological warfare.
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…
Special Projects Periodic Intelligence Report No. 1
This is a summary of the significant reports received during the period regarding enemy capabilities and intentions.
Summary of Reports from British ISSCBW
The ISSCBW discusses various potential BW agents and the future of BW research after the war.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Instruction for Defense Against Biological Attack
This report aims to inform military personnel of the nature of biological warfare and measures to defend against it.
Report to the Secretary of War
Reports progress by the Special Projects Division of the Chemical Warfare Service (WBO) on developing primarily defensive practices against BW.
USBWC Report of Meeting, January 2, 1945
This describes a meeting between the US Biological Warfare Committee (USBWC) and British and Canadian "visitors" at Camp Detrick .
USBWC Report of Meeting, January 4, 1945
This meeting was to give the British visitors a chance to review the question of BW and ask questions after their inspection of Camp Detrick.
Appreciation of Biological Warfare
This report aims to determine the War Department policy for the use of Biological Warfare.
Biological Warfare: Activities and Capabilities of Foreign Nations
This report gives an overview of the capabilities of foreign powers in the field of biological warfare and assesses the threat as a whole.