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a . e < ‘ ALL Borivarson . HEREIN TS UNWCLAS CONTAINED LATE <0 08 60324 UC BAW/RS/LSC US. Aimy Medical Research institute of Infectious Diseases FAX Phone Numbers: Point of Contact Bacteriology Division USAMRIID Fort Detrick Frederick, MD 21702-5011 To fd DATE: 19 Jan 05 ~ Bruce Ivins Bacteriology Division 1 total, Number of pages + this page = REMARKS: | L freezer in the 83 hallway yesterday but didn't find any Ames spores if 7 (prepared by | or June of 1987 (prepared by me). | talked t bout the preps: and theit whereabouts or disposition, said that | gave her (in 1 spore preps trom trozen stocks, and that nose Re: Ames spore preparations from 1987 preps have been given to the FI is: quite possible that what was given her was from 1987, but | don't have a record of it, id that he thinks it is likely that the preps may have been elther used or deconned . ing) in the following. years. (From 1989 until 2002, my stock culture used (for preparing further spore preps) was basically the 1989 spords, which were made from the original Ames Fo ee that she didn’t recall ever using the 1987 preps in our work, . Dugway Proving Ground received spores from us in 1992, which apparently came from 1987 spore stocks. They may be @ source of the 1987 material, if they still have some of the original spores we sent them. It should be Pdinted out that there was - and is - No formal mechanism for culture or subculture or strat ck transfer when individuals left the division or ‘stopped going Into the hot suite. As such, tock cultures nn cultures were not officially transferred to another investigator, Similarly, Perry Mikesell never officially transferred 7" I'm sory that ! couldn't be more helpful in physically locating all the samples you're interested in, but perhaps|___| [~~ Freterial or material at Dugway Proving Ground is what you're seeking, . Sincerely, Bruce Ivins Request acknowledgement of receipt - Yes —x__. Phone “ No Call AV Commercial if you experience difficulty y' in message transmission. “Research for the Soldier"