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| FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95) @ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION b6 bTc ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN 15 UNCLASSIFIED DATE 12-12-2008 BY 60324 UC BAW/DK/RYS Date of transcription ~_ 05/06/2008 On April 11, 2008, former United States itute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) Social Securi count Number (SSAN, ate of Birt was interviewed al place of employment as pre-arranged. After being advised of the identity of the agents and’ the purpose of the interview,[ | provided the following information: (WFO NOTE: enclosed in the FD-340 associated with this communication is a Non-disclosure Agreement Form voluntarily read and signed.) . confirmed that while emplo comment as toL__] Fd a 2 of the current status_of the anthrax investigation. indicated that it wasL__] understanding that the investigation to date continues to focus on the belief that the anthrax-laced letter mailings and/or the mailer is associated with USAMRIID | aa indicated to the interviewing agents that did not desir€é to have an over view of the entire investigation but that[___]stance over the years, regardless of whatL [has read in the newspapers or heard via the rumor mill, has not changed in that[_]does not believe that anyone at USAMRIID was involved in the anthrax-laced letter mailings. | reiterated on several occasions throughout the interview that based onL_] understanding and based on| having _observed the quantity of dry Bacillus anthracis (Ba) powder recovered from the anthrax-laced letters it was not feasible to believe that anyone at USAMRIID could have made dry Ba powder of that quantity and ality without_being detected by other USAMRIID employees confirmed that[_]was aware that certain researchers [ specifically dried/lyophylized small amounts of reagents as a necessary function of their. research but emphasized that the amounts were small and va Investigation on _ 04/11/2008 at File # 279A-WF-222936-USAMRIID =~ eT Date dictated N/A SA by PI This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.