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Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.72 · baric_ti:utt:00621

Date: 2026-04-10 09:00 (day precision)
Type: transcript segment · interview
recipient: Christina Salazar, Harry Kazenoff, David T. Lambeth III, William Henderson, Clark Ervin, Jake Greenberg
speaker: Ralph S. Baric
Topics: Intelligence community assessments

I was surprised that the ODNI member was there. So if an ODNI member was there, there may have been more members from other intelligence groups there, as well, but they wouldn't have risen to my level of attention.

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I was surprised that the ODNI member was there.	needs context	speaker_own	asserts
So if an ODNI member was there, there may have been more members from other intelligence groups there, as well, but they wouldn't have risen to my level of attention.	own voice, substantive	speaker_own	asserts

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I was surprised that the ODNI member was there.

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So if an ODNI member was there, there may have been more members from other intelligence groups there, as well, but they wouldn't have risen to my level of attention.

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2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

I have no recollection of that.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

And then Ian Watson from OSTP?
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

I know him, yes.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

And then some National Academy members. Do you have any reason to believe that there were individuals from other agencies that were involved but not maybe overtly listed?
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric

I was surprised that the ODNI member was there. So if an ODNI member was there, there may have been more members from other intelligence groups there, as well, but they wouldn't have risen to my level of attention.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Is that common for the National Academies?
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

I've only been on a few committees. I don't recall that being common.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Okay.
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

I can't say for certain. I mean, National Academy does a lot of work with the Federal Government, so they could do much more sensitive research with different DC.Scheduling@LexitasLegal.com members of the intelligence community and different groups. I just am not knowledgeable enough to know the answer to that question.

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