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FD-302a (Rev. 10-6-95) 279A-WF-222936-USAMRIID 279A-BA-C101392 b6 b7C ,On 9/25/2003 Page Continuation of FD-302 of where two of the three lyophilizers are located. b6 said summer interns used to eat in that room as well. Since b7C the interns were not vaccinated they could have run the risk of. being exposed if live anthrax would have been lyophilized there. was in that Only one of the two lyophilizers currently in have to know about the machines because they are difficult to run. One is run by an old computer system and a person would need to Tis an know how to operate the machine. The lyophilizer in room older model that was due for replacement but was retained due to high usage. It is a non-computerized machine but a person would have to be familiar with it to run it. The top of the lypohilizer holds vials of the agents. The vials are opened so that the moisture can escape. The moisture condenses in the bottom of the machine in a frozen state.. It is later thawed and emptied out of a rubber hose into a container and then poured down the sink. If live agents were lyophilized, it would infect the machine and area. b6 b7C The log books were not provided to the FBI but was compilinq documents to turn over to the FBI The log books date back to May 1997 Sometimes items were and include most of the items lyophilized. lyophilized when the printer was down so the documents could not be printed, therefore they were not included in the notebook. provided copies of the 1995 organizational chart of USAMRIID as well~as a copy of Copies of the documents are included in the attached 1A Envelope. On occasions the hosted foreign visitors. would bring in foreign visitors However, none of the visitors that I was familiar with inquired The visitors lwere all at about anthrax.