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Amerithrax — Part 31
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FD-302a (Rev. 10-6-95)
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Continuation of FD-302 of [sd ,On it / 09 / 2001 » Page 3
but individual labs within a suite are open. [ ——————C Y] ti‘<~=i OE
will be providing information on
access contro entry logs, et cetera, in accordance with the
subpoena. is also responsible for
Employees with access to select agents can be alone with the
material. There are no searches or checks to prevent this.
Material could be removed. [_____]added that it would be virtually
impossible to completely secure the materials. Trace amounts could
be removed without detection. Some microorganisms reproduce at
such a high rate that the material doubles in twenty-five minutes,
so accurately measuring inventory is impossible.
at USAMRIID hone number , is the point of contact
for has maintained these records and is
compiling them in accordance with the subpoena. also maintains
records of
[___]did not know of any current or former employees
that L__]would suspect might be involved in this incident.
Moreover, could not identify anyone from outside the
organization, either, but[__]will give the subject more
consideration. [will also try to ascertain information on a past
employee who was caught stealing lab equipment. [__|will contact
the FBI if or when finds that information.
believed that the subject(s) responsible for
disseminating anthrax had some knowledge of biology and lab
procedures, but felt that a high level_of expertise may not have
been necessary. went on to explainl ~|theory on how the
anthrax may have been manufactured and disseminated. Spores can be
grown rather easily, but harder to weaponize. elieved that
earlier samples were inferior to those mailed out_later, so the
material was probably manufactured domestically. believed that
anyone smuggling the material into the country wou ensure that
they had a higher grade first. The material found in the New York
Post letter seemed to be made in a centrifuge, which would be the
cause of the three layers of different colors in that sample. The
black and tan layers were under the white, which was almost pure
spore material. In the letter to Sen. Daschle's office, much more
of the sample was pure spores, indicating the subject may have
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