Delta G Scientific Company was originally a front company established April 1982 in Weldegraan, Pretoria by the South African Defence Force to research and produce chemical weapons within a covert operation known as Project Coast.[1]
Medchem Consolidated Investments was registered in the Cayman Islands by a David Webster on behalf of Wouter Basson,[2] who held 75% of Delta G shares.[3]
Delta G was acquired in 1993 by Sentrachem,[4] which is since 1997 a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company.
Other SADF front organisations
edit- Badger Arms
- Biocon (South Africa)
- Civil Cooperation Bureau
- Electronic Magnetic Logistical Component
- Geo International Trading
- Infladel
- Jeugkrag
- Jeugweerbaarheid - Free translation from Afrikaans = (White Afrikaner Male) Youth (Military) Resistance
- Lema (company)
- Military Technical Services
- Protechnik
- Roodeplaat Research Laboratories
- Staats Veiligheids Raad - Free translation from Afrikaans - (Apartheid) State Security (Eternal Upholdment) Council
- Veterans for Victory
References
edit- ^ "NTI: Country Overviews: South Africa: Chemical Facilities". 2007-10-15. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "South African Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme". ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "South African Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme". 2012-07-21. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/south_africa_chemical.pdf?_=1316466791 [bare URL PDF]