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: @ © FD-302a (Rev. 10-6-95) - 279A-WF-222936-USAMRIID Continuation of FD-302 of BRUCE EDWARDS IVINS On 12/12/03 “Page 6 bé DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE denied the request. [_—sédS had been BIC really pushing for the shipment col] IVINS believes jit i b7D possible to have taken a sample of Ba Ames strain back to [ without anybody knowing it. IVINS has worked on a research project vith> b6 The research included inserting the protective antigen (PA) into bie E.coli, transferring the PA into Bacillus subtilis (Bs), be transferring the PA into non-sporulating Delta Stern strain which iF is cured of the toxin plasmid (Delta Sterne 7 and then using this strain to create a vaccine. IVINS has samples of the original Bs stain and the Bs containing PA).. Many USAMRIID Ba researchers are no longer working at USAMRIID. These researchers may have had some samples remaining when they left employment at USAMRIID and did not name anyone "in charge" of the samples. IVINS provided the names of the following researchers who may have left samples behind: may have [ samples) bé bIc PERRY MIKESELL worked with samples) samples) IVINS agreed to allow Agent [accompany him into the biological containment suite B3 located in building 1425 to locate Ba Ames samples discussed during the interview and to look for additional samples of Ba. Results are included in a separate FD- 302. . The following is a list of the documents IVINS provided to the Agents that will be submitted to the 1A section of the file: 1) A typewritten description of the 4 samples found in the B3 freezer that IVINS submitted to the FBIR in October 2003.