Daszak CBP Package — page 19

|CLASSIFIED//LES m k Ty pe Remark Monday, January 11, 2021 12:22 PM 10: chp .chs.gov> Cc: TI CEP DHS .coV> Subject: RE: Peter Daszak Inspection Hey ZZ, I'm happy to set up the inspection. Please let me know which questions we want asked and we'll push it to J. Respectfully, a Watch Commander National Targeting Center I Tactical Targeting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Pe] Fron: ET cp dhs .gov> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 11:38 AM 1: ET chp dhs. gov> Cc: i CEP DHS .GOV> Subject: Peter Daszak Inspection Good Morning, Highlighted in the news, a 1@ person team organized by the WHO is headed to China to research COVID 19 origins. A member of that team is Peter DASZAK who we have previously referred due to his connections to Zhengli SHI and WIV. DASZAK was responsible for funding WIV with NIH grant money for research. DASZAK has a tentative flight scheduled for departure tomorrow 01/12/2021 from JFK. DASZAK is an extremely high person of interest and should have a thorough inspection either outbound/inbound. There is also a possibility that DASZAK could hand carry and/or mail samples back from China. DASZAK has received criticism for his inclusion on the WHO team for possible conflict of interest due his ties to WIV. "EcoHealth Alliance and Daszak have been working with Shi Zhengli, a virologist at the WIV, for more than 15 years. Since 2014, an NIH grant has funded EcoHealth's research in China, which involves collecting faeces and other samples from bats, and blood samples from people at risk of infection from bat-origin viruses. Scientific studies suggest that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus most likely originated in bats, and research on the topic could be crucial to identifying other viruses that might cause future pandemics. The WIV is a subrecipient on the grant." https: //www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3111314/who-names-line-international-teamlooking-coronavirus-origins https: //www.nature.com/articles/d41586-@28-02473-4 https: //www. pressreader . com/uk/the-mail-on-sunday /20210110/281831466368322 Agriculture Specialist Office of Field Operations: |CLASSIFIED//LES