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. . ALL INFOR I CONTAINED . . @ HEREIN 15 IFIED FD-302 (Rev. 10-6.95) DATE 12-1 <U08 BY 60324 UC BAW/RS/L3C -1- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of transcription 12 {12/2003 BRUCE EDWARDS IVINS, Ph.D.\ white male, DOB 4/22/46, SS# 280-44-5449, U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (USAMRIID), Ft. Detrick, MD, lephone was interviewed at his place of employment, USAMRII. pecia agents | | ——— SS Biter being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agents and the purpose,-j Nyc of the interview, IVINS provided the following information: OMI prc In response to\the a issued by the FBI in 2002, searched the freezer in B3. IVINS belXeves prepared the four samples of Bacillus anthracis (Ba) Ames strain that were found during the freezer search and submitted the samples to the FBI Repository (FBIR) in April 2002. IVINS provided the following labels and descriptions for each of the four samples: 1) "Original slant Ames spores - 1981"- This is the original sample sent from Texas, which was Ba Ames strain isolated from a cow. 2) "7800a - Primary subculture from original slant- 1985- Bruce Ivins"- This is a subculture that IVINS made in 1985 from the original 1981 slant. 3) "7800b - Passages"- how this sample was made. strain from 1985 - Multiple collection. IVINS is unsure 4) "7737 - Dugway Ames spores- 1997"- This is Ba Ames spores sent from DUGWAY PROVING GROUNDS for use in aerosol chal i material was used as the reference lot. originalty{ | purified spores were sent. The spores were stored in two 500 mL flasks. IVINS has approximately 100 mL left of this sample. IVINS believes that tissue samples, possibly a spleen, were also sent from the cow from which the Ames strain was originally isolated. IVINS does not know where the tissue samples would be stored. [atone be able to provide more information regarding additional tissue samples from the cow. Investigation on 12/12/03 at 75 Detrick, MD G/ - File # 279R-WF-222936-UGAMREED~2OU - Date dictated a This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; i and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. bé b7F be b7c b6é pyc