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YOUR TELNO 2101 OF 4 AUGUST 1987: BN(0) PASSPORT

IN MAY 1993, WE RECEIVED 25,673 BN (0) PASSPORT APPLICATIONS AS AGAINST 2,462 BDTC PASSPORT APPLICATIONS (I.E. A 91.25 PERCENT PREFERENCE). AS FROM JULY 1987, THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR BN (O) PASSPORT IS (529,731 AND FOR BDTC PASSPORT IS 1,008,824. (I.E. A 34.43 PERCENT PREFERENCE).

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