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FD-302a (Rev. 10-6-95) 279A-WF-222936 Both boxes also have the name written on them and contained a number of glass vials containing dried B. anthracis. also reviewed_photographs of the material ee to ds but claims| —|has never before seen the vials. was advised by interviewing agents that the material in the vials was reported to be soil samples taken from around the carcasses of animals that had died of anthrax, however, upon examination the FBI Laboratory, no soil was found. When asked about knowledge of a sampling method where soil from around an animal carcass is collected and sent to US Lsolate any B. anthracis that may be in that soil, was "surprised". explained that Cjaid not think someone would send the soil samples from around an animal carcass without fi g the organism, statin this "doesn't make sense." believes that if went to the trouble of collecting such a soil samplef | wou then go ahead and isolate t material rather than soil. does not know where_the material in the vials would have been lyophilized becausd__]lwas not familiar with the vials and could not determine from_a photograph where the lyophilization would have been done. [ ___eusgested agents could examine the vials themselves to determine where they were made and go from there. does not think it would be unusual for a lab such as the one at[ to have a lyophilizer and that