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

IN JUNE 1993, WE RECEIVED 23,142 BN(0) PASSPORT APPLICATIONS AS AGAINST 3,298 BDTC PASSPORT APPLICATIONS (I.E. A 87.53 PERCENT PREFERENCE). AS FROM JULY 1987, THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR BN (0) PASSPORT IS 552,873 AND FOR BDTC PASSPORT IS 1,012,122. (I.E. A 35.33 PERCENT PREFERENCE).

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