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é FD-302a (Rev. 10-6-95) . @ e 279R-WF-222936-USAMRIID Continuation of FD-302 of BRUCE EDWARDS IVINS ,On 12 / 12 / 03 , Page 5 program. IVINS provided Agents with documents showing the request for shipment, the import permit, and the shipping papers (These documents will be included in the_1A section of the file). USAMRIID sent Russian Scientist, train that bic Biobort uses for making the anthrax vaccine. is similar to the Sterne strain and is not a derivative of the Ames strain. The shipment request date was September 18, 2000. Delta Ames strain is the Ames strain which has been cured of the toxin said that Ba Ames strains with the capsule plasmid onty (cured of toxin plasmid) are still on the select agent list because of research that has demonstrated the ability to transfer plasmids back into cured strains, thus producing a virulent strain from an avirulent strain. [can return the capsule plasmid to Ba ANR Strain, but doesn't ‘know if the toxin plasmid (the larger plasmid) can be returned to a toxin cured strain. scientist visiting USAMRIID Dé from approximately was working in the bacteriology pyc plasmid. Laser ep senerated the "H" or "H*" (H star) strain, which Has Ct ous t to be a vaccine resistant virulent strain of Ba. - division conducting research_on Ba Am had b?D access to the BSL 3 suites. ee | emote scientist, was also working at USAMRIIDNin the bacteriology division and had access to the in the BSL 2 suites. IVINS is unsure of what[———CsJ was’ working on and if had access to the hot suites. IVINS described as an odd character, the type of person who would "ki Ls rents and ask the jury for mercy because he's an orphan". worked with| In late 2000 Israel asked USAMRIID through to ship Ba Ames strain to an laboratory. During the time period of 10/16/2000 to 11/13/2000, there was email traffic between IVINS, regarding the shipment. At the request of IVINS requested permission to ship Ba Ames strain to The request was discontinued when the ; DEPARTMENT OR COMMERCE asked questions regarding the shipment and the sample amount. The request was reopened_on 22/2001 and IVINS completed the necessary paperwork. However, at the