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FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95) -l- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED / DATE 12-16-2005 BY 60324 UC BAW/RS /STu f Date of transcription 02/11/2002 BL ss#~l Cd Building”] [Room] [wfited States Army Medica b7c nstttute of Infectio Diseases. (USAMRTID) , F Detrick, MD, telephone] sd] was interviewéd at L__|place of employment. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the interview,| —s | provided the following information: . from the University responsibilit [—S—S—™—— J Stated that USAMRIID is currently in the process of doing an_inventory of their entire collection of Select Agents. As far as[__l]is aware, the Ames strain of Bacillus anthracis (B. anthracis) was obtained sometime in 1979 or 1980 from Ames, Iowa. pointed out that the documents show a date of 1981 for a cow having died in Amarillo, Texas, and that the dates didn't match up so exactly where the Ames strain had come from. aware of any commercial strains of Ames_B. anthracis. stated that should the FBI require it, [___]would be willing to provide isolets of any materials requested. stated that[__]has not sent out any shipments of virulent Ames, but is aware that Bruce Ivins has. Regarding individuals who work with B. anthracis outside of USAMRIID, Poo stated that the FBI already has that information. as unsure as to is not aware of any underground publications it which describe how to home-grow B. anthracis. stated that all persons working in the laboratories go through a personal training program and receive extra training if they are going to be supervising people. stated that the sponsoring scientists are required to oversee the research of any visiting scientists, post docs, or interns who come to the facility. is not aware of any person who has stated that they might make select biological agents to use in an improper BOA lV I B-WE- QIITWAL- Investigation on 1/25/02 at Ft. Detrick, MD File # 279A-WF-222936 Date dictated 1/24/02 b6 ff by sa | bc t 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.