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Amerithrax — Part 30
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, FD-302a'(Rev. 10-6-95)
27 9A-WF-222936-USAMRIID
Continuation of FD-302 of Bruce E. Ivins ,on 09/08 /2004 004 Page _ 8
laboratory who have grown spores: Ld
eee IVINS explained a previous statement where he b7c
had said that the Ames strain was determined to be "hot!
lained that USAMRIID used the Vollum 1B strain until
showed some vaccine resistant strains in guinea pigs,
one of which was the Ames strain. Therefore, .researchers decided to
use the Ames strain instead of Vollum 1B. This occurred in the early
to mid-1990s.
IVINS was shown a series of photographs of samples collected
by sat from IVINS on June 6, 2004. He was shown a photo
of a tube labeled "Ames Stock, written in
blue ink. IVINS did not recognize the handwriting on the tube. IVINS
was asked why he called _ the sample a sample when the date on
the tube was 1999 and IVINS stated
that the tube was just in a box labeled and that
may know more about this sample. IVINS was then shown a photograph o
a tube labeled "Ames Spores, 2433, CDC 7738",_written in black ink.
IVINS explained that this was a sample thatL__— got from IVINS
and IVINS believes that the FBI already has this sample in the FBI
The sample is either RMR 1029 or material that
IVINS suggested the interviewing agents contact
to determine what seed stock was used to make_this sample,
did make this sample for IVINS was
then shown fwo photos of a sample labeled "Ames Spores,
written in green ink. IVINS did not recognize these tubes. IVINS
was also shown a photo of a tube labeled "Ames Spores, Renograffin
Purified, 3/28/01, 7739C", written in blue ink. IVINS noted that this
was a sample of Ba prepared by[___ Jin March of 2001. He did not
know the seed stock used to make this sample.
The interview was then paused for lunch. After conducting
some research during the lunch break, IVINS provided agents with copies
of page 70 from notebook # 4010 and page 86 from notebook # 3655. In
addition, IVINS provided agents with a one page document titled
"Information on B. anthracis Ames spore lots", and a one-page document
titled "Spore Preparation Form". These documents are maintained in an
FD-340 in the 1A section of the file. From these documents, IVINS
noted that the Ames spores sent to Dugway in 1997 were sent in
suspension, in four 1mL polypropylene tubes, at a concentration of 1 x
10*° spores per mL. This shipment is consistent with IVINS sending RMR
1030 to Dugway in 1997. Although IVINS isn't sure that it was RMR 1030
that he sent to Dugway, the concentration of the 1997 shipment, the
storage container, and the method of shipment are all consistent with
RMR 1030 being sent to Dugway in 1997. IVINS noted that all of RMR
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