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Here’s an earlier handwritten document from earlier in 1999 written by the same scientist helping Ayman Zawahiri infiltrate UK biodefense. It is written on the letterhead of the society for applied microbiology”:
[Redacted] Great regards,
“(1) I think, the invitation letter from [redacted] of my visit for the purpose of [redacted ] would be under process.
(2) To expertize our project [redacted] should be involved in the transportation of items and during this period I will make the purchase. We both do not want to involve a third person in this matter.
(3) All type of documentation (all recites, quotation, correspondence) with respect to purchase would be maintained by me.
(4) Locally fabricated/manufacture equipments and glassware are available at low price with low efficienyu or durability. I think we should go for quality and buy good quality efficient foreign equipment, but at comparatively high price.
(5) So you are requested to release of [redacted] as 1st installment for the purchase of equipment of glassware.
(6) Unfortunately, I did not find the required culture of B. anthrax i.e., pathogenic. The culture availablel n [redacted] is non-pathogenic, encapsulated strain used for vaccine (for animals) production. However, I have started correspondence with [redacted] for the supply of culture.
(7) Human vaccines for the protection against anthrax are not available here. This resulted a major obstacle for the iniation of our work.
(8) Therefore, keeping in view the above circumstances, a visit to [redacted] can be arranged for 10 days in the 1st week of [redacted].* This requires at least the air ticket expenses.
For this visit, I should be informed as early as possible.
Yours sincerely,
* There is a course in the 1st week of [redacted] at [ redacted]
“To: Muhammed Atef
From: Ayman al-Zawahiri
Folder: Outgoing Mail
Date: April 15, 1999
I have read the majority of the book [an unnamed volume, probably on biological and chemical weapons] [It] is undoubtedly useful. It emphasizes a number of important facts, such as:
1) The enemy started thinking about these weapons before WWI. Despite their extreme danger, we only became aware of them when the enemy drew our attention to them by repeatedly expressing concerns that they can be produced simply with easily available materials.
b) The destructive power of these weapons is no less than that of nuclear weapons.
c) A germ attack is often detected days after it occurs, which raises the number of victims.
d) Defense against such weapons is very difficult, particularly if large quantities are used.”
It continued: “I would like to emphasize what we previously discussed—that looking for a specialist is the fastest, safest, and cheapest way [to embark on a biological- and chemical-weapons program].”
Simultaneously, we should conduct a search on our own.*
** Along these lines, the book guided me to a number of references that I am attaching. Perhaps you can find someone to obtain them.”