Roodeplaat Research Laboratories (RRL) ( af, Roodeplaat Navorsings Laboratoriums) was a front company established in 1983 by the
South African Defence Force to research, test and produce
biological weapons within a covert operation known as
Project Coast.
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Agricultural Research Council - Plant Protection Research Instituteis now situated on this location.
Other SADF front organisations
* Badger Arms
* Biocon (South Africa)
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Civil Cooperation Bureau
The South African Civil Cooperation Bureau (CCB), was a government-sponsored counterinsurgency unit, during the apartheid era. The CCB, operated under the authority of Defence Minister General Magnus Malan. The Truth and Reconciliation Comm ...
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Delta G Scientific Company
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.
Medchem Consoli ...
* Electronic Magnetic Logistical Component
* Geo International Trading
* Infladel
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Jeugkrag
Jeugkrag (meaning "Youth Power" and also known as ''Youth for South Africa'') was a short-lived South African youth group, surreptitiously funded by the apartheid government's department of Military Intelligence in an operation known as Project Ess ...
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Lema (company)
Lema was a " blue plan" front-company of the Civil Cooperation Bureau established in Johannesburg, South Africa with offices in Parktown by ex-policeman Leon André Maree. The company's name was derived from the first two letters of its founder's ...
* Military Technical Services
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Protechnik
Protechnik was a front company established on 24 June 1987 by the South African Defence Force to perform quality assurance testing of chemical protective materials and equipment within a covert operation known as Project Coast.
Founded by Dr. Jan ...
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Veterans for Victory
References
1983 establishments in South Africa
Defence companies of South Africa
Biological warfare facilities
Companies established in 1983
Research institutes in South Africa
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