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Riwe ts * % ‘Rev. 08-28-2000) HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED e ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED DATE 1l2-09-2008 BY 60324 C BAW/RS/VCF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 11/01/2005 To: Counterterrorism Attn: WMDOU bé Washington Field Attn: SSA bIC SSA A/SSA From: Washington Field b6 Amerithrax-2 bic Contact: SA Approved By: bs Drafted By: | bic Case ID #: 279A-WF-222936-DUGWAY (Pending)¥ ~/ Title: AMERITHRAX; MAJOR CASE 184 Synopsis: To summarize the investigations involving the laboratory notebook a Army Dugway Proving 7 Ground, initiated on 04/07/1997 in response to Dr. Bruce Ivins' BIC request for anthrax spore preparation using bench top fermentors. Enclosure(s): Three page summary diagram of productions runs that were used to compile RMR 1029. Reference: 279A-WF-222936 Sub USAMRIID Serial #795 279A-WF-222936 Sub USAMRIID Serial #882 279A-WF-222936 Sub DPGBA Serial #035 Details: In a communication set forth by Dr. Bruce Ivins, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease, USAMRIID, on 01/17/1997, entitled "SPORES, SPORES, SPORES," Ivins explained that it took 13 anthrax spore preparation runs to produce a total of 3.0x10** total spores (approximately three (3) grams of dried, purified spores). Ivins went on to explain that for upcoming Pe animal challenge experiments, 10 times this amount of spores ~~ would be needed. Subsequently was contracted [ _p0505a.ec