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YRTELNO 2101 OF 4 AUGUST 1987: BN(0) PASSPORT

1. IN SEPTEMBER 1992, WE RECEIVED 12,399 BN (0) PASSPORT APPLICATIONS AS AGAINST 5,354 BDTC PASSPORT APPLICATIONS (I.E. A 69.84 PERCENT PREFERENCE). AS FROM JULY 1987, THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR BN (0) PASSPORTS IS 388,843 AND FOR BDTC PASSPORTS IS 974,210 (I.E. A 28.53 PERCENT PREFERENCE).

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