MERRILL LYNCH VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS INC
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050  000800 N
051  000800 N
052  000800 N
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<PAGE>      PAGE  37
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066 C000800 N
066 D000800 N
066 E000800 N
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067  000800 Y
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068 B000800 N
069  000800 N
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070 B010800 Y
070 B020800 N
070 C010800 Y
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070 D020800 N
070 E010800 N
070 E020800 N
070 F010800 N
070 F020800 N
070 G010800 N
<PAGE>      PAGE  38
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070 H010800 N
070 H020800 N
070 I010800 N
070 I020800 N
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070 J020800 N
070 K010800 Y
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070 L010800 N
070 L020800 N
070 M010800 N
070 M020800 N
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070 N020800 N
070 O010800 Y
070 O020800 N
070 P010800 Y
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070 Q020800 N
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015 B000901 C
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015 C030901 10286
<PAGE>      PAGE  40
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015 A000902 BANKBOSTON
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015 C010902 BOSTON
015 C020902 MA
015 C030902 02105
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015 B000903 S
015 C010903 MELBOURNE
015 D010903 AUSTRALIA
015 D020903 3000
015 E040903 X
015 A000904 CREDITANSTALT
015 B000904 S
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015 D020904 A-1011
015 E040904 X
015 A000905 BANQUE BRUSSELS LAMBERT
015 B000905 S
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015 D020905 B-1040
015 E040905 X
015 A000906 ROYAL TRUST CORPORATION OF CANADA
015 B000906 S
015 C010906 TORONTO
015 D010906 CANADA
015 E040906 X
015 A000907 DELETE
015 A000908 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
015 B000908 S
015 C010908 LONDON
015 D010908 UNITED KINGDOM
015 E040908 X
015 A000909 DEN DANSKE BANK
015 B000909 S
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015 D020909 DK-1092
015 E040909 X
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015 B000910 S
015 C010910 HELSINKI
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015 E040910 X
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015 B000911 S
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<PAGE>      PAGE  41
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015 E040912 X
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015 B000913 S
015 C010913 ATHENS
015 D010913 GREECE
015 E040913 X
015 A000914 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
015 B000914 S
015 C010914 HONG KONG
015 D010914 HONG KONG
015 E040914 X
015 A000915 ALLIED IRISH BANK
015 B000915 S
015 C010915 DUBLIN
015 D010915 IRELAND
015 E040915 X
015 A000916 BANK LEUMI LE - ISRAEL B.M.
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015 C010916 TEL AVIV
015 D010916 ISRAEL
015 D020916 65546
015 E040916 X
015 A000917 CITIBANK N.A.
015 B000917 S
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015 C020917 NY
015 C030917 10043
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015 A000918 FUJI BANK
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015 D010918 JAPAN
015 D020918 103
015 E040918 X
015 A000919 HONGKONG BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD
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015 C010919 KUALA LUMPUR
015 D010919 MALAYSIA
015 E040919 X
015 A000920 MEESPIERSON, N.V.
015 B000920 S
015 C010920 AMSTERDAM
015 D010920 NETHERLANDS
015 E040920 X
015 A000921 DEN NORSKE BANK
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<PAGE>      PAGE  42
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015 D010921 NORWAY
015 E040921 X
015 A000922 BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES
015 B000922 S
015 C010922 LISBON
015 D010922 PORTUGAL
015 E040922 X
015 A000923 DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SINGAPORE
015 B000923 S
015 C010923 SINGAPORE
015 D010923 SINGAPORE
015 E040923 X
015 A000924 STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED
015 B000924 S
015 C010924 JOHANNESBURG
015 D010924 SOUTH AFRICA
015 E040924 X
015 A000925 BANK LEU
015 B000925 S
015 C010925 SWITZERLAND
015 D010925 SWITZERLAND
015 E040925 X
015 A000926 BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA
015 B000926 S
015 C010926 BILBAO
015 D010926 SPAIN
015 D020926 28002
015 E040926 X
015 A000927 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
015 B000927 S
015 C010927 STOCKHOLM
015 D010927 SWEDEN
015 D020927 S-10640
015 E040927 X
015 A000928 UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND
015 B000928 S
015 C010928 ZURICH
015 D010928 SWITZERLAND
015 D020928 8021
015 E040928 X
015 A000929 SIAM COMMERCIAL BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
015 B000929 S
015 C010929 BANGKOK
015 D010929 THAILAND
015 D020929 10400
015 E040929 X
015 A000930 BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA
015 B000930 S
015 C010930 MILAN
015 D010930 ITALY
<PAGE>      PAGE  43
015 D020930 20121
015 E040930 X
015 A000931 BANCO DE NACIONAL MEXICO
015 B000931 S
015 C010931 MEXICO
015 D010931 MEXICO
015 E040931 X
015 A000932 CAJA DE VALORES S.A.
015 B000932 S
015 C010932 ARGENTINA
015 D010932 ARGENTINA
015 E040932 X
015 A000933 CHESS
015 B000933 S
015 C010933 AUSTRALIA
015 D010933 AUSTRALIA
015 E040933 X
015 A000934 OEKB
015 B000934 S
015 C010934 AUSTRIA
015 D010934 AUSTRIA
015 E040934 X
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015 B000935 S
015 C010935 BELGIUM
015 D010935 BELGIUM
015 E040935 X
015 A000936 BOVESPA
015 B000936 S
015 C010936 BRAZIL
015 D010936 BRAZIL
015 E040936 X
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015 B000937 S
015 C010937 CANADA
015 D010937 CANADA
015 E040937 X
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015 B000938 S
015 C010938 CEDEL
015 D010938 CEDEL
015 E040938 X
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015 B000939 S
015 C010939 SHANGHAI
015 D010939 CHINA
015 E040939 X
015 A000940 SHENZHEN SECURITIES CLEARING CORPORATION
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015 C010940 SHENZHEN
015 D010940 CHINA
<PAGE>      PAGE  44
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015 B000941 S
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015 D010941 DENMARK
015 E040941 X
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015 B000942 S
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015 D010942 FRANCE
015 E040942 X
015 A000943 THE DEUTSCHER KASSENVEREIN AG
015 B000943 S
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015 D010943 GERMANY
015 E040943 X
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015 E040944 X
015 A000945 CCASS
015 B000945 S
015 C010945 HONG KONG
015 D010945 HONG KONG
015 E040945 X
015 A000946 MONTE TITOLI S.P.A.
015 B000946 S
015 C010946 ITALY
015 D010946 ITALY
015 E040946 X
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015 E040947 X
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015 E040948 X
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015 D010949 MEXICO
015 E040949 X
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015 B000950 S
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015 D010950 NETHERLANDS
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<PAGE>      PAGE  45
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015 B000951 S
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015 D010952 HUNGARY
015 E040952 X
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015 B000953 S
015 C010953 PORTUGAL
015 D010953 PORTUGAL
015 E040953 X
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015 B000954 S
015 C010954 SINGAPORE
015 D010954 SINGAPORE
015 E040954 X
015 A000955 SCLV
015 B000955 S
015 C010955 SPAIN
015 D010955 SPAIN
015 E040955 X
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015 B000956 S
015 C010956 SRI LANKA
015 D010956 SRI LANKA
015 E040956 X
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015 B000957 S
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015 D010957 SWEDEN
015 E040957 X
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015 B000958 S
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015 D010958 SWITZERLAND
015 E040958 X
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015 B000959 S
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015 D010959 TAIWAN
015 E040959 X
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015 B000960 S
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015 E040960 X
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<PAGE>      PAGE  46
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015 C010961 CZECH REPUBLIC
015 D010961 CZECH REPUBLIC
015 E040961 X
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015 B000963 S
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015 C030966 10006
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015 D010967 IRELAND
015 E040967 X
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015 C030968 10167
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015 E040970 X
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<PAGE>      PAGE  47
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015 E040971 X
015 A000972 CRESTCO. LTD.
015 B000972 S
015 C010972 UNITED KINGDOM
015 D010972 UNITED KINGDOM
015 E040972 X
015 A000973 DELETE
015 A000974 BANQUE INTERNATIONALE A LUXEMBOURG
015 B000974 S
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015 D010974 LUXEMBOURG
015 E040974 X
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028 D040900      1467
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028 G040900      6049
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037  000900 N
038  000900      0
039  000900 N
040  000900 N
045  000900 Y
046  000900 N
047  000900 Y
048  000900  0.650
<PAGE>      PAGE  48
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048 A020900 0.000
048 B010900        0
048 B020900 0.000
048 C010900        0
048 C020900 0.000
048 D010900        0
048 D020900 0.000
048 E010900        0
048 E020900 0.000
048 F010900        0
048 F020900 0.000
048 G010900        0
048 G020900 0.000
048 H010900        0
048 H020900 0.000
048 I010900        0
048 I020900 0.000
048 J010900        0
048 J020900 0.000
048 K010900        0
048 K020900 0.000
049  000900 N
050  000900 N
051  000900 N
052  000900 N
053 A000900 N
055 A000900 N
055 B000900 N
056  000900 Y
057  000900 N
058 A000900 Y
058 B000900 Y
058 C000900 N
058 D000900 N
058 E000900 N
059  000900 Y
060 A000900 N
060 B000900 N
061  000900     2000
062 A000900 N
062 B000900   0.0
062 C000900   0.0
062 D000900   0.0
062 E000900   0.0
062 F000900   0.0
062 G000900   0.0
062 H000900   0.0
062 I000900   0.0
062 J000900   0.0
062 K000900   0.0
<PAGE>      PAGE  49
062 L000900   0.0
062 M000900   0.0
062 N000900   0.0
062 O000900   0.0
062 P000900   0.0
062 Q000900   0.0
062 R000900   0.0
066 A000900 Y
066 B000900 N
066 C000900 N
066 D000900 Y
066 E000900 N
066 F000900 N
066 G000900 N
067  000900 N
068 A000900 N
068 B000900 Y
069  000900 N
070 A010900 Y
070 A020900 N
070 B010900 Y
070 B020900 N
070 C010900 Y
070 C020900 N
070 D010900 Y
070 D020900 N
070 E010900 Y
070 E020900 N
070 F010900 Y
070 F020900 N
070 G010900 Y
070 G020900 N
070 H010900 Y
070 H020900 N
070 I010900 N
070 I020900 N
070 J010900 Y
070 J020900 Y
070 K010900 Y
070 K020900 N
070 L010900 Y
070 L020900 Y
070 M010900 Y
070 M020900 Y
070 N010900 Y
070 N020900 N
070 O010900 Y
070 O020900 N
070 P010900 Y
070 P020900 N
070 Q010900 N
<PAGE>      PAGE  50
070 Q020900 N
070 R010900 Y
070 R020900 N
071 A000900      7799
071 B000900     21916
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072 A000900 12
072 B000900       47
072 C000900      622
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072 F000900      242
072 G000900        8
072 H000900        0
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<PAGE>      PAGE  51
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015 B001001 C
015 C011001 NEW YORK
015 C021001 NY
015 C031001 10286
015 E011001 X
015 A001002 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
015 B001002 S
015 C011002 NEW YORK
015 C021002 NY
015 C031002 10006
015 E011002 X
015 A001003 DELETE
015 A001004 CUSTODIAL TRUST CO.
015 B001004 S
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015 C021004 NY
015 C031004 10167
015 E011004 X
015 A001005 MORGAN GUARANTEE TRUST CO.
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015 C031005 10260
015 E011005 X
<PAGE>      PAGE  52
024  001000 Y
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037  001000 N
038  001000      0
039  001000 N
040  001000 N
045  001000 Y
046  001000 N
047  001000 Y
<PAGE>      PAGE  53
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048 A011000        0
048 A021000 0.000
048 B011000        0
048 B021000 0.000
048 C011000        0
048 C021000 0.000
048 D011000        0
048 D021000 0.000
048 E011000        0
048 E021000 0.000
048 F011000        0
048 F021000 0.000
048 G011000        0
048 G021000 0.000
048 H011000        0
048 H021000 0.000
048 I011000        0
048 I021000 0.000
048 J011000        0
048 J021000 0.000
048 K011000        0
048 K021000 0.000
049  001000 N
050  001000 N
051  001000 N
052  001000 N
053 A001000 N
055 A001000 N
055 B001000 N
056  001000 Y
057  001000 N
058 A001000 Y
058 B001000 Y
058 C001000 N
058 D001000 N
058 E001000 N
059  001000 Y
060 A001000 Y
060 B001000 Y
061  001000     2000
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<PAGE>      PAGE  54
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<PAGE>      PAGE  55
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<PAGE>      PAGE  57
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<PAGE>      PAGE  58
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<PAGE>      PAGE  59
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<PAGE>      PAGE  60
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<PAGE>      PAGE  61
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<PAGE>      PAGE  62
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<PAGE>      PAGE  63
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<PAGE>      PAGE  66
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<PAGE>      PAGE  68
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<PAGE>      PAGE  69
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<PAGE>      PAGE  71
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015 B001302 S
015 C011302 BOSTON
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015 C031302 02105
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<PAGE>      PAGE  73
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015 E041304 X
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015 B001305 S
015 C011305 BRUSSELS
015 D011305 BELGIUM
015 D021305 B-1040
015 E041305 X
015 A001306 ROYAL TRUST CORPORATION OF CANADA
015 B001306 S
015 C011306 TORONTO
015 D011306 CANADA
015 E041306 X
015 A001307 DELETE
015 A001308 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
015 B001308 S
015 C011308 LONDON
015 D011308 UNITED KINGDOM
015 E041308 X
015 A001309 DEN DANSKE BANK
015 B001309 S
015 C011309 COPENHAGEN
015 D011309 DENMARK
015 D021309 DK-1092
015 E041309 X
015 A001310 MERITA BANK
015 B001310 S
015 C011310 HELSINKI
015 D011310 FINLAND
015 E041310 X
015 A001311 BANQUE PARIBAS
015 B001311 S
015 C011311 PARIS
015 D011311 FRANCE
015 E041311 X
015 A001312 DRESDNER BANK
015 B001312 S
015 C011312 FRANKFURT
015 D011312 GERMANY
015 E041312 X
015 A001313 NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE
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015 D011313 GREECE
015 E041313 X
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015 C011314 HONG KONG
015 D011314 HONG KONG
<PAGE>      PAGE  74
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015 A001315 ALLIED IRISH BANK
015 B001315 S
015 C011315 DUBLIN
015 D011315 IRELAND
015 E041315 X
015 A001316 BANK LEUMI LE - ISRAEL B.M.
015 B001316 S
015 C011316 TEL AVIV
015 D011316 ISRAEL
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015 E041316 X
015 A001317 CITIBANK N.A.
015 B001317 S
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015 C021317 NY
015 C031317 10043
015 E011317 X
015 A001318 FUJI BANK
015 B001318 S
015 C011318 TOKYO
015 D011318 JAPAN
015 D021318 103
015 E041318 X
015 A001319 HONGKONG BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD
015 B001319 S
015 C011319 KUALA LUMPUR
015 D011319 MALAYSIA
015 E041319 X
015 A001320 MEESPIERSON, N.V.
015 B001320 S
015 C011320 AMSTERDAM
015 D011320 NETHERLANDS
015 E041320 X
015 A001321 DEN NORSKE BANK
015 B001321 S
015 C011321 OSLO
015 D011321 NORWAY
015 E041321 X
015 A001322 BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES
015 B001322 S
015 C011322 LISBON
015 D011322 PORTUGAL
015 E041322 X
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015 B001323 S
015 C011323 SINGAPORE
015 D011323 SINGAPORE
015 E041323 X
015 A001324 STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED
015 B001324 S
<PAGE>      PAGE  75
015 C011324 JOHANNESBURG
015 D011324 SOUTH AFRICA
015 E041324 X
015 A001325 BANK OF SEOUL
015 B001325 S
015 C011325 SEOUL
015 D011325 SOUTH KOREA
015 E041325 X
015 A001326 BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA
015 B001326 S
015 C011326 BILBAO
015 D011326 SPAIN
015 D021326 28002
015 E041326 X
015 A001327 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
015 B001327 S
015 C011327 STOCKHOLM
015 D011327 SWEDEN
015 D021327 S-10640
015 E041327 X
015 A001328 UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND
015 B001328 S
015 C011328 ZURICH
015 D011328 SWITZERLAND
015 D021328 8021
015 E041328 X
015 A001329 SIAM COMMERCIAL BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
015 B001329 S
015 C011329 BANGKOK
015 D011329 THAILAND
015 D021329 10400
015 E041329 X
015 A001330 BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA
015 B001330 S
015 C011330 MILAN
015 D011330 ITALY
015 E041330 X
015 A001331 BANCO DE NACIONAL MEXICO
015 B001331 S
015 C011331 MEXICO
015 D011331 MEXICO
015 E041331 X
015 A001332 BANK HANDLOWY W WARZAWIE S.A.
015 B001332 S
015 C011332 WARSAW
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015 E041332 X
015 A001333 CITIBANK BUDAPEST, RT.
015 B001333 S
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015 D011333 HUNGARY
<PAGE>      PAGE  76
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015 A001334 CAJA DE VALORES S.A.
015 B001334 S
015 C011334 ARGENTINA
015 D011334 ARGENTINA
015 E041334 X
015 A001335 CHESS
015 B001335 S
015 C011335 AUSTRALIA
015 D011335 AUSTRALIA
015 E041335 X
015 A001336 OEKB
015 B001336 S
015 C011336 AUSTRIA
015 D011336 AUSTRIA
015 E041336 X
015 A001337 CIK
015 B001337 S
015 C011337 BELGIUM
015 D011337 BELGIUM
015 E041337 X
015 A001338 BOVESPA
015 B001338 S
015 C011338 BRAZIL
015 D011338 BRAZIL
015 E041338 X
015 A001339 CDS
015 B001339 S
015 C011339 CANADA
015 D011339 CANADA
015 E041339 X
015 A001340 CEDEL, S.A.
015 B001340 S
015 C011340 CEDEL
015 D011340 CEDEL
015 E041340 X
015 A001341 SHANGHAI  SECURITIES CLEARING
015 B001341 S
015 C011341 SHANGHAI
015 D011341 CHINA
015 E041341 X
015 A001342 SHENZHEN SECURITIES CLEARING CORPORATION
015 B001342 S
015 C011342 SHENZHEN
015 D011342 CHINA
015 E041342 X
015 A001343 VP
015 B001343 S
015 C011343 DENMARK
015 D011343 DENMARK
015 E041343 X
<PAGE>      PAGE  77
015 A001344 SICOVAM
015 B001344 S
015 C011344 FRANCE
015 D011344 FRANCE
015 E041344 X
015 A001345 THE DEUTSCHER KASSENVEREIN AG
015 B001345 S
015 C011345 GERMANY
015 D011345 GERMANY
015 E041345 X
015 A001346 APOTHETIRIO TITLON
015 B001346 S
015 C011346 GREECE
015 D011346 GREECE
015 E041346 X
015 A001347 CCASS
015 B001347 S
015 C011347 HONG KONG
015 D011347 HONG KONG
015 E041347 X
015 A001348 MONTE TITOLI S.P.A.
015 B001348 S
015 C011348 ITALY
015 D011348 ITALY
015 E041348 X
015 A001349 SECURITIES CENTER
015 B001349 S
015 C011349 CZECH REPUBLIC
015 D011349 CZECH REPUBLIC
015 E041349 X
015 A001350 MCD
015 B001350 S
015 C011350 MALAYSIA
015 D011350 MALAYSIA
015 E041350 X
015 A001351 S.D. INDEVAL, S.A. DE C.V.
015 B001351 S
015 C011351 MEXICO
015 D011351 MEXICO
015 E041351 X
015 A001352 NECIGEF
015 B001352 S
015 C011352 NETHERLANDS
015 D011352 NETHERLANDS
015 E041352 X
015 A001353 VPS
015 B001353 S
015 C011353 NORWAY
015 D011353 NORWAY
015 E041353 X
015 A001354 NDS
<PAGE>      PAGE  78
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015 C011354 POLAND
015 D011354 POLAND
015 E041354 X
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015 C011355 PORTUGAL
015 D011355 PORTUGAL
015 E041355 X
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015 D011356 HUNGARY
015 E041356 X
015 A001357 CDP
015 B001357 S
015 C011357 SINGAPORE
015 D011357 SINGAPORE
015 E041357 X
015 A001358 SCLV
015 B001358 S
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015 D011358 SPAIN
015 E041358 X
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015 D011359 SRI LANKA
015 E041359 X
015 A001360 VPC
015 B001360 S
015 C011360 SWEDEN
015 D011360 SWEDEN
015 E041360 X
015 A001361 SEGA
015 B001361 S
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015 D011361 SWITZERLAND
015 E041361 X
015 A001362 TSCD
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015 C011362 TAIWAN
015 D011362 TAIWAN
015 E041362 X
015 A001363 SDC
015 B001363 S
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015 D011363 THAILAND
015 E041363 X
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<PAGE>      PAGE  79
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015 E041367 X
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015 A001370 ICLV
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015 E041370 X
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015 E041371 X
015 A001372 CRESTCO. LTD.
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015 E041372 X
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015 C011373 LUXEMBOURG
015 D011373 LUXEMBOURG
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<PAGE>      PAGE  80
015 A001374 DELETE
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039  001300 N
040  001300 N
045  001300 Y
046  001300 N
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<PAGE>      PAGE  81
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050  001300 N
051  001300 N
052  001300 N
053 A001300 N
055 A001300 N
055 B001300 N
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066 D001300 N
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<PAGE>      PAGE  82
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067  001300 N
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<PAGE>      PAGE  83
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<PAGE>      PAGE  84
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<PAGE>      PAGE  85
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<PAGE>      PAGE  86
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<PAGE>      PAGE  87
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015 D021431 20121
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015 D011435 AUSTRALIA
015 E041435 X
015 A001436 OEKB
015 B001436 S
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015 D011436 AUSTRIA
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<PAGE>      PAGE  88
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015 B001437 S
015 C011437 BELGIUM
015 D011437 BELGIUM
015 E041437 X
015 A001438 BOVESPA
015 B001438 S
015 C011438 BRAZIL
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015 E041438 X
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015 B001439 S
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015 D011439 CANADA
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015 C011440 CEDEL
015 D011440 CEDEL
015 E041440 X
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015 E041441 X
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015 B001442 S
015 C011442 SHENZHEN
015 D011442 CHINA
015 E041442 X
015 A001443 VP
015 B001443 S
015 C011443 DENMARK
015 D011443 DENMARK
015 E041443 X
015 A001444 SICOVAM
015 B001444 S
015 C011444 FRANCE
015 D011444 FRANCE
015 E041444 X
015 A001445 THE DEUTSCHER KASSENVEREIN AG
015 B001445 S
015 C011445 GERMANY
015 D011445 GERMANY
015 E041445 X
015 A001446 THE CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
015 B001446 S
015 C011446 GREECE
015 D011446 GREECE
015 E041446 X
015 A001447 CCASS
<PAGE>      PAGE  89
015 B001447 S
015 C011447 HONG KONG
015 D011447 HONG KONG
015 E041447 X
015 A001448 MONTE TITOLI S.P.A.
015 B001448 S
015 C011448 ITALY
015 D011448 ITALY
015 E041448 X
015 A001449 SECURITIES CENTER
015 B001449 S
015 C011449 CZECH REPUBLIC
015 D011449 CZECH REPUBLIC
015 E041449 X
015 A001450 MCD
015 B001450 S
015 C011450 MALAYSIA
015 D011450 MALAYSIA
015 E041450 X
015 A001451 S.D. INDEVAL, S.A. DE C.V.
015 B001451 S
015 C011451 MEXICO
015 D011451 MEXICO
015 E041451 X
015 A001452 NECIGEF
015 B001452 S
015 C011452 NETHERLANDS
015 D011452 NETHERLANDS
015 E041452 X
015 A001453 VPS
015 B001453 S
015 C011453 NORWAY
015 D011453 NORWAY
015 E041453 X
015 A001454 NATIONAL DEPOSITORY OF SECURITIES
015 B001454 S
015 C011454 POLAND
015 D011454 POLAND
015 E041454 X
015 A001455 CENTRAL DE VALORES MOBILIARIOS
015 B001455 S
015 C011455 PORTUGAL
015 D011455 PORTUGAL
015 E041455 X
015 A001456 THE CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
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015 C011456 HUNGARY
015 D011456 HUNGARY
015 E041456 X
015 A001457 CDP
015 B001457 S
<PAGE>      PAGE  90
015 C011457 SINGAPORE
015 D011457 SINGAPORE
015 E041457 X
015 A001458 SCLV
015 B001458 S
015 C011458 SPAIN
015 D011458 SPAIN
015 E041458 X
015 A001459 THE CENTRAL DEPOSITORY SYSTEM (PVT) LIMITED
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015 D011459 SRI LANKA
015 E041459 X
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015 B001460 S
015 C011460 SWITZERLAND
015 D011460 SWITZERLAND
015 E041460 X
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015 B001461 S
015 C011461 TAIWAN
015 D011461 TAIWAN
015 E041461 X
015 A001462 SDC
015 B001462 S
015 C011462 THAILAND
015 D011462 THAILAND
015 E041462 X
015 A001463 CESKOSLOVENSKA OBCHODNI BANKA, A.S.
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015 D011463 CZECH REPUBLIC
015 E041463 X
015 A001464 BANK LEU
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015 C011464 SWITZERLAND
015 D011464 SWITZERLAND
015 E041464 X
015 A001465 VPC
015 B001465 S
015 C011465 SWEDEN
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015 E041465 X
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015 B001466 S
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<PAGE>      PAGE  91
015 C011467 MOSCOW
015 D011467 RUSSIA
015 E041467 X
015 A001468 CUSTODIAL TRUST CO.
015 B001468 S
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015 C031468 10167
015 E011468 X
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015 B001469 S
015 C011469 NEW YORK
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015 C031469 10260
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015 C011470 PERU
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015 E041470 X
015 A001471 TAKAS VE SAKLAMA
015 B001471 S
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015 E041471 X
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015 E041473 X
015 A001474 VTB
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<PAGE>      PAGE  92
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038  001400      0
039  001400 N
040  001400 N
045  001400 Y
046  001400 N
047  001400 Y
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048 B021400 0.000
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048 C021400 0.000
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048 F021400 0.000
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048 G021400 0.000
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048 H021400 0.000
048 I011400        0
048 I021400 0.000
048 J011400        0
048 J021400 0.000
048 K011400        0
048 K021400 0.000
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<PAGE>      PAGE  93
050  001400 N
051  001400 N
052  001400 N
053 A001400 N
055 A001400 N
055 B001400 N
056  001400 Y
057  001400 N
058 A001400 Y
058 B001400 Y
058 C001400 N
058 D001400 N
058 E001400 N
059  001400 Y
060 A001400 Y
060 B001400 Y
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062 D001400   0.0
062 E001400   0.0
062 F001400   0.0
062 G001400   0.0
062 H001400   0.0
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062 J001400   0.0
062 K001400   0.0
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062 M001400   0.0
062 N001400   0.0
062 O001400   0.0
062 P001400   0.0
062 Q001400   0.0
062 R001400   0.0
066 A001400 Y
066 B001400 N
066 C001400 Y
066 D001400 N
066 E001400 N
066 F001400 N
066 G001400 N
067  001400 N
068 A001400 N
068 B001400 Y
069  001400 N
070 A011400 Y
070 A021400 N
070 B011400 Y
070 B021400 Y
070 C011400 Y
<PAGE>      PAGE  94
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070 D011400 Y
070 D021400 Y
070 E011400 Y
070 E021400 N
070 F011400 Y
070 F021400 Y
070 G011400 Y
070 G021400 Y
070 H011400 Y
070 H021400 Y
070 I011400 N
070 I021400 N
070 J011400 Y
070 J021400 Y
070 K011400 Y
070 K021400 Y
070 L011400 Y
070 L021400 Y
070 M011400 Y
070 M021400 Y
070 N011400 Y
070 N021400 N
070 O011400 Y
070 O021400 N
070 P011400 Y
070 P021400 Y
070 Q011400 N
070 Q021400 Y
070 R011400 Y
070 R021400 N
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072 E001400        0
072 F001400     3090
072 G001400       93
072 H001400        0
072 I001400        5
072 J001400      374
072 K001400        0
072 L001400        0
072 M001400        7
072 N001400       35
072 O001400        0
072 P001400        0
<PAGE>      PAGE  95
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074 H001400        0
074 I001400      390
074 J001400     2840
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074 L001400      995
074 M001400      198
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074 R011400        0
074 R021400        0
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<PAGE>      PAGE  96
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015 B001501 C
015 C011501 NEW YORK
015 C021501 NY
015 C031501 10286
015 E011501 X
015 A001502 BANKBOSTON
015 B001502 S
015 C011502 BOSTON
015 C021502 MA
015 C031502 02105
015 E011502 X
015 A001503 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP
015 B001503 S
015 C011503 MELBOURNE
015 D011503 AUSTRALIA
015 D021503 3000
015 E041503 X
015 A001504 CREDITANSTALT
015 B001504 S
015 C011504 VIENNA
015 D011504 AUSTRIA
015 D021504 A-1011
015 E041504 X
015 A001505 BANQUE BRUSSELS LAMBERT
015 B001505 S
015 C011505 BRUSSELS
015 D011505 BELGIUM
015 D021505 B-1040
015 E041505 X
015 A001506 ROYAL TRUST CORPORATION OF CANADA
015 B001506 S
015 C011506 TORONTO
015 D011506 CANADA
015 E041506 X
015 A001507 DELETE
015 A001508 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
015 B001508 S
015 C011508 LONDON
015 D011508 UNITED KINGDOM
015 E041508 X
015 A001509 DEN DANSKE BANK
015 B001509 S
015 C011509 COPENHAGEN
015 D011509 DENMARK
015 D021509 DK-1092
015 E041509 X
015 A001510 MERITA BANK
<PAGE>      PAGE  97
015 B001510 S
015 C011510 HELSINKI
015 D011510 FINLAND
015 E041510 X
015 A001511 BANQUE PARIBAS
015 B001511 S
015 C011511 PARIS
015 D011511 FRANCE
015 E041511 X
015 A001512 DRESDNER BANK
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015 C011512 FRANKFURT
015 D011512 GERMANY
015 E041512 X
015 A001513 NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE
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015 C011513 ATHENS
015 D011513 GREECE
015 E041513 X
015 A001514 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
015 B001514 S
015 C011514 HONG KONG
015 D011514 HONG KONG
015 E041514 X
015 A001515 ALLIED IRISH BANK
015 B001515 S
015 C011515 DUBLIN
015 D011515 IRELAND
015 E041515 X
015 A001516 BANK LEUMI LE - ISRAEL B.M.
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015 C011516 TEL AVIV
015 D011516 ISRAEL
015 D021516 65546
015 E041516 X
015 A001517 CITIBANK N.A.
015 B001517 S
015 C011517 NEW YORK
015 C021517 NY
015 C031517 10043
015 E011517 X
015 A001518 FUJI BANK
015 B001518 S
015 C011518 TOKYO
015 D011518 JAPAN
015 D021518 103
015 E041518 X
015 A001519 HONGKONG BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD
015 B001519 S
015 C011519 KUALA LUMPUR
015 D011519 MALAYSIA
<PAGE>      PAGE  98
015 E041519 X
015 A001520 MEESPIERSON, N.V.
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015 C011520 AMSTERDAM
015 D011520 NETHERLANDS
015 E041520 X
015 A001521 DEN NORSKE BANK
015 B001521 S
015 C011521 OSLO
015 D011521 NORWAY
015 E041521 X
015 A001522 BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES
015 B001522 S
015 C011522 LISBON
015 D011522 PORTUGAL
015 E041522 X
015 A001523 DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SINGAPORE
015 B001523 S
015 C011523 SINGAPORE
015 D011523 SINGAPORE
015 E041523 X
015 A001524 STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED
015 B001524 S
015 C011524 JOHANNESBURG
015 D011524 SOUTH AFRICA
015 E041524 X
015 A001525 BANK OF SEOUL
015 B001525 S
015 C011525 SEOUL
015 D011525 SOUTH KOREA
015 E041525 X
015 A001526 BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA
015 B001526 S
015 C011526 BILBAO
015 D011526 SPAIN
015 D021526 28002
015 E041526 X
015 A001527 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
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015 C011527 STOCKHOLM
015 D011527 SWEDEN
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015 E041527 X
015 A001528 UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND
015 B001528 S
015 C011528 ZURICH
015 D011528 SWITZERLAND
015 D021528 8021
015 E041528 X
015 A001529 SIAM COMMERCIAL BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
015 B001529 S
<PAGE>      PAGE  99
015 C011529 BANGKOK
015 D011529 THAILAND
015 D021529 10400
015 E041529 X
015 A001530 BANK HANDLOWY W WARZAWIE S.A.
015 B001530 S
015 C011530 WARSAW
015 D011530 POLAND
015 E041530 X
015 A001531 BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA
015 B001531 S
015 C011531 MILAN
015 D011531 ITALY
015 E041531 X
015 A001532 BANCO DE NACIONAL MEXICO
015 B001532 S
015 C011532 MEXICO
015 D011532 MEXICO
015 E041532 X
015 A001533 CITIBANK BUDAPEST, RT.
015 B001533 S
015 C011533 BUDAPEST
015 D011533 HUNGARY
015 E041533 X
015 A001534 CAJA DE VALORES S.A.
015 B001534 S
015 C011534 ARGENTINA
015 D011534 ARGENTINA
015 E041534 X
015 A001535 CHESS
015 B001535 S
015 C011535 AUSTRALIA
015 D011535 AUSTRALIA
015 E041535 X
015 A001536 OEKB
015 B001536 S
015 C011536 AUSTRIA
015 D011536 AUSTRIA
015 E041536 X
015 A001537 CIK
015 B001537 S
015 C011537 BELGIUM
015 D011537 BELGIUM
015 E041537 X
015 A001538 BOVESPA
015 B001538 S
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015 D011538 BRAZIL
015 E041538 X
015 A001539 CDS
015 B001539 S
<PAGE>      PAGE  100
015 C011539 CANADA
015 D011539 CANADA
015 E041539 X
015 A001540 CEDEL, S.A.
015 B001540 S
015 C011540 CEDEL
015 D011540 CEDEL
015 E041540 X
015 A001541 SHANGHAI SECURITIES CLEARING
015 B001541 S
015 C011541 SHANGHAI
015 D011541 CHINA
015 E041541 X
015 A001542 SHENZHEN SECURITIES CLEARING CORPORATION
015 B001542 S
015 C011542 SHENZHEN
015 D011542 CHINA
015 E041542 X
015 A001543 VP
015 B001543 S
015 C011543 DENMARK
015 D011543 DENMARK
015 E041543 X
015 A001544 SICOVAM
015 B001544 S
015 C011544 FRANCE
015 D011544 FRANCE
015 E041544 X
015 A001545 THE DEUTSCHER KASSENVEREIN AG
015 B001545 S
015 C011545 GERMANY
015 D011545 GERMANY
015 E041545 X
015 A001546 THE CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
015 B001546 S
015 C011546 GREECE
015 D011546 GREECE
015 E041546 X
015 A001547 CCASS
015 B001547 S
015 C011547 HONG KONG
015 D011547 HONG KONG
015 E041547 X
015 A001548 MONTE TITOLI S.P.A.
015 B001548 S
015 C011548 ITALY
015 D011548 ITALY
015 E041548 X
015 A001549 THE CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
015 B001549 S
015 C011549 HUNGARY
<PAGE>      PAGE  101
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015 E041549 X
015 A001550 MCD
015 B001550 S
015 C011550 MALAYSIA
015 D011550 MALAYSIA
015 E041550 X
015 A001551 S.D. INDEVAL, S.A. DE C.V.
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015 E041551 X
015 A001552 NECIGEF
015 B001552 S
015 C011552 NETHERLANDS
015 D011552 NETHERLANDS
015 E041552 X
015 A001553 VPS
015 B001553 S
015 C011553 NORWAY
015 D011553 NORWAY
015 E041553 X
015 A001554 CENTRAL DE VALORES MOBILIARIOS
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015 C011554 PORTUGAL
015 D011554 PORTUGAL
015 E041554 X
015 A001555 NDS
015 B001555 S
015 C011555 POLAND
015 D011555 POLAND
015 E041555 X
015 A001556 CDP
015 B001556 S
015 C011556 SINGAPORE
015 D011556 SINGAPORE
015 E041556 X
015 A001557 SCLV
015 B001557 S
015 C011557 SPAIN
015 D011557 SPAIN
015 E041557 X
015 A001558 THE CENTRAL DEPOSITORY SYSTEM (PVT) LIMITED
015 B001558 S
015 C011558 SRI LANKA
015 D011558 SRI LANKA
015 E041558 X
015 A001559 VPC
015 B001559 S
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015 D011559 SWEDEN
<PAGE>      PAGE  102
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015 B001560 S
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015 E041560 X
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015 B001561 S
015 C011561 TAIWAN
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015 E041563 X
015 A001564 BANK LEU
015 B001564 S
015 C011564 SWITZERLAND
015 D011564 SWITZERLAND
015 E041564 X
015 A001565 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
015 B001565 S
015 C011565 NEW YORK
015 C021565 NY
015 C031565 10006
015 E011565 X
015 A001566 CRESTCO. LTD.
015 B001566 S
015 C011566 IRELAND
015 D011566 IRELAND
015 E041566 X
015 A001567 CUSTODIAL TRUST CO.
015 B001567 S
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015 C021567 NY
015 C031567 10167
015 E011567 X
015 A001568 MORGAN GUARANTEE TRUST CO.
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015 C011568 NEW YORK
015 C021568 NY
015 C031568 10260
015 E011568 X
015 A001569 TAKAS VE SAKLAMA A.S.
015 B001569 S
<PAGE>      PAGE  103
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015 A001570 CRESTCO. LTD.
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015 E041570 X
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015 D011571 LUXEMBOURG
015 E041571 X
015 A001572 DELETE
024  001500 N
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037  001500 N
038  001500      0
039  001500 N
040  001500 N
045  001500 Y
046  001500 N
047  001500 Y
<PAGE>      PAGE  104
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048 D021500 0.000
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048 E021500 0.000
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048 I021500 0.000
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048 J021500 0.000
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050  001500 N
051  001500 N
052  001500 N
053 A001500 N
055 A001500 Y
055 B001500 Y
056  001500 Y
057  001500 N
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058 B001500 Y
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058 D001500 N
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060 B001500 N
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<PAGE>      PAGE  105
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063 B001500 17.5
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066 A001500 N
067  001500 N
068 A001500 N
068 B001500 Y
069  001500 N
070 A011500 Y
070 A021500 N
070 B011500 Y
070 B021500 N
070 C011500 N
070 C021500 N
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070 D021500 N
070 E011500 Y
070 E021500 Y
070 F011500 Y
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070 G021500 N
070 H011500 Y
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070 I011500 N
070 I021500 N
070 J011500 Y
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<PAGE>      PAGE  106
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<PAGE>      PAGE  108
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<PAGE>      PAGE  109
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<PAGE>      PAGE  110
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<PAGE>      PAGE  111
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<PAGE>      PAGE  112
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<PAGE>      PAGE  113
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<PAGE>      PAGE  114
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<PAGE>      PAGE  115
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<PAGE>      PAGE  116
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<PAGE>      PAGE  117
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<PAGE>      PAGE  118
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<PAGE>      PAGE  121
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