Immunity promises allowed the US to gain vital knowledge about Japanese biological warfare.

Evidence

General Waitt called Willoughby in Tokyo to say that the inquiry into Japanese biological research was already yielding important data. “I consider it vital that we get the information and that secrecy (which would be impossible if war crimes trials were held) be maintained,” he said. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 492

Categorization

• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 492
• XREF: connects to: The Detrick scientists attempted to improve upon Japanese biological warfare practices. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 635; Post-WWII American officials downplayed Japanese war crimes in germ warfare. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 633

Library Connections

• Post-WWII American officials downplayed Japanese war crimes in germ warfare. #corroborates (0.85) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 633

Broader Connections

• The Detrick scientists attempted to improve upon Japanese biological warfare practices. #expands (0.75) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 635