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1 IN APRIL 1993, WE RECEIVED 22,245 BN (0) PASSPORT APPLICATIONS AS AGAINST 2,502 BDTC PASSPORT APPLICATIONS (I.E. A 89.89 PERCENT

PREFERENCE). AS FROM JULY 1987, THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR BN (0) PASSPORT IS 504,058 AND FOR BDTC PASSPORT IS 1,006,362. (I.E. A 33.37 PERCENT PREFERENCE).

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