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“ . . ALLS NFORMATION CONTAINED Say a © IS UNCLASSIFIED FD-302 (Res. 10-6-95) . DATE 12-08-2008 BY 60324 UC BAW/RS/LSC File# 279R-WF-222936 SB ET - 3 by : This doc clusions of the FBI. It is the property of the 7 -1- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of transcription 1/31/02 23, 2002, BRUCE IVINS contacted Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) vat the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, regarding recently-obtained information about Bacillus anthracis. IVINS provided two color digital photographs of Bacillus anthracis growing on agar plates and also provided the following information: IVINS Ce ae ork with the oldest and most original culture of the AMES strain of Bacillus anthracis at USAMRIID. made several passages of the vy transferring it from plate to plate rather than going back to original sample. The transfers, sometimes referred to as serial dilutions or passages, cause genetic mutations. It appears that the mutations may have resulted in differences in morphology between [oo distock" of AMES and the original USAMRIID AMES. The photographs provided by IVINS show the two “stocks” (the original saaf | at approximately 42 hours of growth. The morphological differences are not apparent until after more than 24 hours of growth. The differences includ wwainy-like whitish growth and border variations in nel “stock” which are not visible in the original USAMRIID “stock” of AMES thus far. USAMRIID also has a stock of AMES spores made for them at Dugway Proving Ground. There could be other stocks of AMES at USAMRIID, but IVINS does not know of any more than the three. IVINS does not have access to AMES which is maintained IVINS has all of the records of the original USAMRIID stock of AMES. Even if transferred some of it, IVINS would still have the record of the transfer. IVINS feels his records of the transfers are very accurate. The AMES stock from the original slant was sent to_Duqway Provi Ground, Battelle Memorial Research Institute, D.R.E.S_ (the Defense Research Establishment at Suffield, Canada), and_to ithe University of New Mexico. Samples from collection were sent to Porton Down, who sent [ Investigation on 1/23/02 at Fort Detrick, Maryland Date dictated 1/25/02 it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. b b7C b2 b7E b6é b7c