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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED 5, HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED -1- DATE 12-16-2008 BY 60324 UC BAW/DK/TH FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of transcription _03/21/2004 Divisi account pyc number] was interviewed on atL___]place of employment at the United States Army nstitute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). After being advised of identity of the agent and the purpose of the inverview,[ provided the following information: stated that was incorrect in telling the be interviewing agent on that some of the post- ps challende ee used by BRUCE IVINS were made with blood agar. 5 said that the plates used by IVINS were made of Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) made by the Cell Culture group at USAMRIID, and bé blood agar plates were not used. noted that the water © bre used_in the all glass impingers (AGI) was purchased col i . [a that blood ae piptes were used by [| who had worked in room | that there was a lyophilizer located in room 3 cose! Cat USAMRIID. The unit was older, large, and o els. tars ly: izer in room[__] was sometimes used in ro of Buildin The unit was used | as part of studies on said that the dilutions, that were prepared as part o € post-Cchallenge plates, were stored in the walk-in cooler on the first of Building was not enough room in the refrigerator in room noted that the fifteen (15) milliliter (ml) AGI Conicars an fe dilutions were disposed of after the post-challenge pl. had been re lost of the AGI samples were autoclaved in room of Building by IVINS prior to disposal. stated that IVINS brought over a large flask containing the liquid preparation of Bacillus racis (B.a.) to ed in the aerosol challenges to Building from Building [ Jthe day before a challenge_was to occur. The flask would be stored in room[___Jof Building[ | The material that was not bé b7c Investigation on 03/18/2004 a Frederick, MD File # 279A-WF-222936-USAMRIID -\\y Date dictated N/A ty SA Pp 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.