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FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95) be b7c ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED -1- DATE 12-06-2008 BY 60324 uc baw/rs/mjs FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of transcription _11/15/2007 On November 1, 2007, Dr. BRUCE EDWARDS IVINS, date of birth 04/22/1946, social security account number 280-44-5449, was approached at the entrance of office, | the United States Army Medical Researc Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, his place of emplo n ial Agents (SA) tans Dep WING, famitiax — /<Y with the interviewing agents, immediately inquired if the presence of his attorney was necessary. Dr. IVINS was instructed that all the interviewing agents requested was that he listen to what the agents had to say. Dr. IVINS and the interviewi proceeded to the conference table located in office. Dr. IVINS was explained in great detail the current focus of the investigation and the circumstances surrounding the visit of the agents. Dr. IVINS was informed that the investigation into his April 2002 FBI repository (FBIR) submission was completed. The conclusion of the investigation, despite previous statements regarding his memory and his belief that others may have prepared the submission, was that it was he, Dr. IVINS, that prepared the submission and hand delivered it to the FBIR. After being informed of this information, Dr. IVINS responded with an "okay" and did not contest the conclusion that he prepared his April 2002 FBIR submission. Dr. IVINS was then informed in great detail that now that the investigators knew who prepared the submission, there was confusion regarding how the submission was prepared, and why the submission did not appear to include a sample of RMR-1029. At one point, Dr. IVINS tried to explain that he was accustomed to performing single colony picks, and this may be why his submission did not genetically appear to be RMR-1029. Dr. IVINS was then told that based on previous statements to investigators this did not make any sense. The interviewing agents reminded Dr. IVINS of guidance and statements he had provided investigators in the past. ° He knew prior to the submission that there were . similarities between RMR-1029 and the mailing material. © Investigation on 11/01/2007. a Frederick, MD ~ es # 279R-WE-222936-BEI ~| "7 Date dietied §~—11./11/2007 A SA This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; wm it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.