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¥D-302a (Rev, 10-6-95) : @ e 279A-WF-222936-USAMRIID Continuation of 1.302 of BRUCE EDWARDS IVINS von 22/12/03 ngs 5 program. IVINS provided Agents with documents showing the request for shipment, the import permit, and the shipping papers (These documents will be included in the_lA_section of the file). USAMRIID sent Russian Scientist, listed _on shi Russia), train that Biobort uses for making the anthrax vaccine. is similar to the Sterne strain and is not a derivative of the Ames strain. The shipment request date was September 18, 2000. Delta Ames strain is the Ames strain which has been cured of the toxin plasmid. generated the "H" or "H*" (H star) strain, which w. ought to be a vaccine resistant virulent strain of Ba. a said that Ba Ames strains with the capsule plasmid onty (cured of toxin plasmid) are still on the select agent list because of research that has demonstrated the ability to transfer plasmids back into cured strains, thus producing a virulent strain from an avirulent strain. rs return the capsule plasmid to Ba ANR ‘strain, but doesn't\know if the toxin plasmid (the larger plasmid) can be returned to a toxin cured strain. scientist visiting USAMRIID from approximately was working in the bacteriology division conducting research_on B access to the BSL 3 suites. Cd another scientist, was also working at USAM n the bacteriology division and had access to the in the BSL 2 suites. IVINS is unsure of what[———Csds as working on_and_ if had access to the hot suites. IVINS described as an odd character, the type of person who would "ki is rents and ask the jury for mercy because he's an orphan". ironed with late 2000 Israel asked USAMRIID through to ship Ba Ames strain to an laboratory. During the time period of 10/16/2000 to 11/13/2000, there was email traffic between IVINS, regarding the shipment. At the request o IVINS requested permission to ship Ba Ames strain € The request was discontinued when the EPA! OK COMMERCE asked questions regarding the shipment and the sample amount. The request was reopened_on 22/2001 and IVINS completed the necessary paperwork. However, at the be b7c bé b7c b7D