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an FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95) dN WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE -1- DATE: 12-09-2008 ® ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN 15 UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT CLASSIFIED BY 60324 UC BAW/RS/LSC FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION prason: 1.4 (c) DECLASSIFY ON: 12-09-2033 Date of transcription 01/31/2002 Bruce Edwards Ivins, Ph.D., white male, DOB 4/22/46, SS# 280-44-5449, Building 1425, Room 19, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAM! rick, MD, telephone [[____——Sd:shome:-: telephone was interviewed at his place of employment, USAMRIID. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and the purpose of the interview, Ivins, provided the following information: Ivins has been employed at USAMRIID since 12/80. Ivins has a B.S. degree from the University of Cincinnati in bacteriology, a M.S. degree from the University of Cincinnati in microbiology and a Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in microbiology. Ivins does have an inventory of his Bacillus anthracis (B. anthracis). Ivins has maintained a strain inventory of his B. anthracis collection since before 9/11/01. A complete inventory of the Bacteriology Division's B. anthracis collection was completed YE on 1/29/02. Ivins noted a probably the most knowledgeable person in the United States related to B. anthracis spores. Ivins stated that Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah usually makes the spore preparations used in animal challenges at USAMRIID. Ivins maintains a detailed inventory of all these spore production preparations that have been sent from Dugway. All of this inventory is accounted for. Access to the strains of B. anthracis is logged by facility key cards which are maintained in the security office. Ivins first began working on B. anthracis at USAMRIID in 1980-81. This work began_as_a result of the Sverdlovsk incident. Following this incident, sent out a request to various laboratories to obtain samples of B. anthracis. Prior to that time was at USAMRIID working with vaccine strains of B. anthracis. now works atl Ivins classifies his work with B. anthracis as vaccine development; specifically improving current vaccines and working on the development of a new vaccine. Ivins is aware that his division possesses Vollum 1B, Ames, Colorado, New Hampshire, Texas, and V770 strains of B. anthracis. Co Jas a complete strain Investigation on 1/29/02 at Fort Detrick, MD - File# 27 s Date dictated 1/30/02 ty SA ‘This document contains neither recommendations nor 24. pT ha groneny of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. be b7c be bIc