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(Rev. 01-31-2003) L INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IS UNCLASSIFIED TE l2-15-2005 BY 60324 uc baw/ra/leg FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 08/13/2003 To: Counterterrorism Attn: SSA WMDOU Pen Inspection Attn: II ~ Laboratory Attn: SS RU SS HMRU Washington Field Attn: SA AMX-2 From: Washington Field be AMX-1 so bic ma {4 bIc Case ID #: 279A-WF-222936 (Pending) ~ 9° Title: AMERITHRAX; MAJOR CASE 184 Synopsis: To request assistance from_HMRU in transporting agar slant from Building[_]to BuildingL__] at USAMRIID. Administrative: Reference telcals between writer an b6 on 08/12/2003, and telcals between SA[ __] and Ssa on b7C 08/13/2003, respectively. Details: Investigation conducted by the AMERITHRAX squad has determined that an agar slant containing Ames strain Bacillus anthracis (Ba) needs to be placed in the FBI Ba repository, a . collection of Ames strain Ba obtained from various sources around the nation, located in Building[___] United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland. The slant is currently in the possession of Dr. Brucé Ivins, Suite B3, Building 1425, USAMRIID. It is important to note that both the Ba repository and Dr. Ivins laboratory are both designated as Biological Safety Level (BSL) 3 space. . Washington Field requests that HMRU do the following: be 1). Allow SA [ AMX-2, to retrieve bic referenced item from Dr. Ivins laboratory and place it in the FBI Ba repository.