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> 5 : ~ . _ ALL ORMATION CONTAINED ag? % . } HEFE s UNCLASSIFIED _FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95) -1- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of transcription 02/19/2003 On February 12, 2003, BRUCE E. IVINS, date of birth 04/22/1946, social security account number 280-44-5449, was interviewed at his place of employment, the United States Army Medical Research Institute of_Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, telephone After being advised of the identity of the agents and the purpose of the interview, IVINS provided the following information: IVINS provided the agents with a packet of materials that he prepared including: a list of individuals that the agents might want to contact; statements of his work on both the Daschle and New York Post letters; a spore calculation form for the Leahy letter; and 'a document labeled as "Hoover Statement" in which IVINS advised of his work with the letters as well as his independent swabbing project and safety concerns. These materials are attached herein. IVINS advised that there was a safety problem with the handling of the anthrax letters at USAMRIID that put people's health at risk. Two people at USAMRIID had something to gain by the letters being analyzed at the lab, and the situation was just a nightmare for everyone else involved. As such, these two individuals had the most to lose from any problems uncovered with handling of the letters. IVINS identified these two individuals as IVINS heard from have been saying that IVINS did not handle the letters which is not true. IVINS gave copies of the report of his work on the letters tol The Daschle letter should not have been in Room IVINS received the letter contained in ziploc bags in He did not know where the ziplocs came from. He was not aware of whether they were the original ziplocs which had been decontaminated, or if the letter was placed inside new ziplocs. IVINS does not know who processed the letter prior ‘to his receipt of it or whether the letter was opened inf | mes Investigation on 02/12/2003 _at_ Fort Detrick, Maryland S10 13h 27 9A-BA-C10139 Date dictated N/A File# 279BR-WE-222936 GET - This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. DATE L2-08-2008 EY 60324 UC BAU/SRS/Le <1 re b7E