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FQ-302;Rer. 10-6-95) . * . we - ° -l- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 1l2-lo-cO005 BY 60324 UC BAW/RS/STW Date of transcription 02/07/2002 On 02/04/2002, Special Agent ———$§tofthe Federal Brea of e Federa Investigation, Washineton Field Office. metwithh ———(_i~—~—CS United States Arm’ Medical Research Institute for I piectious Diseases ( SAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, DOB: | ISSN f at|__ Place of emp oyna After being advised of the identity o the interviewing agent and the natyr é of the interview oluntarily provided the following information: | __thasbeeninthd OF USAMRIID for the past] fj hasaccesstqd ———ssSsSsiites at USAMIRIID where is currenth advised the|_ _lare not closely involved in any oi the studies involving B. anthracis or any other Select Agen D aloe PO as worked with} ——S——S—S_sianthrax in the past, but has not had any direct handling or administering of B. anthracis. [advised the typical animal study involving anthrax would be initiated by one of the investigators in the Bacteriology (BACT) or Virology (VIR) Divisions submitting a protocol to the "LACUC" Committee (ensures the ethical treatment of laboratory animals during a study). The investigators currently involved in B. anthracis work ar Dr. Bruce Ivins of the Bacteriology Division. Once the LACUC Committee approved the protocol the investigator would be issued a protocol number on which to order laborato collaborative studies with outside laboratories relating to B. anthracis. [__]stateq—_had no knowledge regarding the shipping and/or receiving practices involving B. anthracis or any other Select Agents, nor did] _|know of any B. globigii studies conducted at USAMRIID. No studies were conducted on the weaponizing of anthrax. did not know who would have the expertise to produce a weapons-grade form of anthrax, a id not know what reehiniques or equipment would be necessary to produce the form of anthrax found Pd etter, bTE Investigation on 02/04/2002 a Ft. Detrick, Maryland —— BIC File # 2°79A-WF-222936 -362.-\UL? Date dictated by This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBL It is the property of the FBI a it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.