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COLD OPEN: This is FBI File 0977600-000, a document related to bacteriological warfare, released on July 15, 2024. The file contains investigative information gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation over several decades. Significant portions of the file have been redacted or entirely withheld due to security or privacy concerns. PROVENANCE: This document was released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, FOIPA No. 0977600-000, and was processed by the FBI's Records Management Division. The release was authorized by the FBI's Office of Information and Privacy, and the document was made available on July 15, 2024. THE DOCUMENT: Dear Requester, U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. 20535 OCTOBER 31, 2005 Subject: BACTERIOLOGICAL WARFARE/BEFORE 1980 FOIPA No. 0977600-000 The enclosed documents were reviewed under the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA), Title 5, United States Code, Section 552/552a. Deletions have been made to protect information which is exempt from disclosure, with the appropriate exemptions noted on the page next to the excision. In addition, a deleted page information sheet was inserted in the file to indicate where pages were withheld entirely. The exemptions used to withhold information are marked below and explained on the enclosed Form OPCA-16a: Section 552 Section 552a 181 (b)(1) D(b)(7)(A) □ (d)(5) 181 (b)(2) □ (b)(7)(B) 0 0)(2) □ (b)(3) 181 (b)(7)(C) D(k)(1) 181 (b)(7)(D) □ (k)(2) 181 (b)(7)(E) □ (k)(3) D(b)(7)(F) □ (k)(4) □ (b)(4) D(b)(8) □ (k)(5) □ (b)(5) D(b)(9) D(k)(6) 181 (b)(6) □ (k)(7) 709 page(s) were reviewed and 352 page(s) are being released. 181 Document(s) were located which originated with, or contained information concerning other Government agency(ies) [OGA). This information has been: 181 referred to the OGA for review and direct response to you. □ referred to the OGA for consultation. The FBI will correspond with you regarding this information when the consultation is finished. CONTEXT: The FBI's Office of Information and Privacy provided contextual information regarding the release of this document. According to the FBI, the release consists of 352 pages and includes information related to bacteriological warfare before 1980. The FBI notes that significant portions of the file have been redacted or entirely withheld due to security or privacy concerns. OUTRO: This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. The FBI File 0977600-000 is available in its entirety at storyflo.com.

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This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process.

Case · DAILY-022

FBI File: Bacteriological Warfare

JUL 6 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-fbi-file-bacteriological-warfare3 minLast updated July 6, 2026

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COLD OPEN: This is FBI File 0977600-000, a document related to bacteriological warfare, released on July 15, 2024. The file contains investigative information gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation over several decades. Significant portions of the file have been redacted or entirely withheld due to security or privacy concerns.

Date: JUL 6 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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What was FBI File: Bacteriological Warfare about?: COLD OPEN: This is FBI File 0977600-000, a document related to bacteriological warfare, released on July 15, 2024. The file contains investigative information gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation over several decades. Significant portions of the file have been redacted or entirely withheld due to security or privacy concerns.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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