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1. IN JANUARY 1993, WE RECEIVED 11,169 BN (0) PASSPORT APPLICATIONS AS AGAINST 3,328 BDTC PASSPORT APPLICATIONS (I.E. A 77.04 PERCENT PREFERENCE). AS FROM JULY 1987, THIS CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR BN (0) PASSPORT IS 444,346 AND FOR BDTC PASSPORT IS 994,815 (I.E. A 30.88 PERCENT PREFERENCE).

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