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To: Washington Field From: Washington viel? Re: 279A-WF-222936-USAMRIID, 09/26/2006 There was no consistent method for the disposal of materials, as many researchers would autoclave their own waste, while others would leave items in or around the autoclave until it reached capacity. Genealogy Interviews were conducted to discriminate between Ba Ames samples by tracking dissemination of spore stocks and dilutions, specifically RMR 1029 “Dugway Spores” because of its commonalities with the Ames strain used in the anthrax mailings of 2001. The flask labeled "RMR 1029 GLP Ames Spores Oct 97" could not be definitively identified, although several individuals did recognize the handwriting to be similar to that of Ivins. Due to the volume of glassware in and around Building 1425 and Building 1412, no one could_place this flask at a particular location or time frame. [preltaintained a copy of the Reference Material Receipt (RMR after receipt a couple of milliliters of Ba Ames from Ivins and pecause| | had earlier observed maintain a similar document in otebook. indicated that Ivins did not record the Ba Ames transferred to him. Ivins also provided a tube containing approximately one milliliter of a purified 10° concentrated — of Ba Ames for a 2001 challenge in which[ _ assisted [sd tyophilized Ba In the Building] Suite[__] walk-in refrigerator, two Nunc boxes containing lyophilization vials were found. The for sample storage. were assigned a project to but did not recognize the vials. ox of vials and acknowledged the writing on the . indicated the vials must have been there before arrived came across the vials during an inventory of Suite not been determined where the material in the vials was lyophilized. Observation of Coworkers Observations provided by the interviewees were to include the name of persons they had direct contact with in the