MERRILL LYNCH VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS INC
NSAR-A, 1998-08-25
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<PAGE>      PAGE  54
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015 C011111 PARIS
015 D011111 FRANCE
<PAGE>      PAGE  55
015 E041111 X
015 A001112 DRESDNER BANK
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015 C011112 FRANKFURT
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015 A001113 BANK OF JAPAN
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015 C011113 JAPAN
015 D011113 JAPAN
015 E041113 X
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015 C011114 SOUTH KOREA
015 D011114 SOUTH KOREA
015 E041114 X
015 A001115 ALLIED IRISH BANK
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015 C011115 DUBLIN
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015 E041115 X
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015 C011116 SPAIN
015 D011116 SPAIN
015 E041116 X
015 A001117 ESPACLEAR
015 B001117 S
015 C011117 SPAIN
015 D011117 SPAIN
015 E041117 X
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015 D011118 JAPAN
015 D021118 103
015 E041118 X
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015 D011119 NETHERLANDS
015 E041119 X
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015 C011120 AMSTERDAM
015 D011120 NETHERLANDS
015 E041120 X
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015 D011121 NORWAY
<PAGE>      PAGE  56
015 E041121 X
015 A001122 BANANMEX
015 B001122 S
015 C011122 MEXICO
015 D011122 MEXICO
015 E041122 X
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015 B001123 S
015 C011123 SINGAPORE
015 D011123 SINGAPORE
015 E041123 X
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015 C011124 NETHERLANDS
015 D011124 NETHERLANDS
015 E041124 X
015 A001125 KSD
015 B001125 S
015 C011125 SEOUL
015 D011125 SOUTH KOREA
015 E041125 X
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015 B001126 S
015 C011126 BILBAO
015 D011126 SPAIN
015 D021126 28002
015 E041126 X
015 A001127 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
015 B001127 S
015 C011127 STOCKHOLM
015 D011127 SWEDEN
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015 E041127 X
015 A001128 UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND
015 B001128 S
015 C011128 ZURICH
015 D011128 SWITZERLAND
015 D021128 8021
015 E041128 X
015 A001129 JASDEC
015 B001129 S
015 C011129 JAPAN
015 D011129 JAPAN
015 D021129 10400
015 E041129 X
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015 B001130 S
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015 D011130 ITALY
015 D021130 20121
015 E041130 X
<PAGE>      PAGE  57
015 A001131 BANCO DE MEXICO
015 B001131 S
015 C011131 MEXICO
015 D011131 MEXICO
015 E041131 X
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015 B001132 S
015 C011132 ARGENTINA
015 D011132 ARGENTINA
015 E041132 X
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015 B001133 S
015 C011133 ITALY
015 D011133 ITALY
015 E041133 X
015 A001134 BANQUE PARIBUS
015 B001134 S
015 C011134 AUSTRIA
015 D011134 AUSTRIA
015 E041134 X
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015 D011135 INDONESIA
015 E041135 X
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015 B001136 S
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015 D011136 IRELAND
015 E041136 X
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015 B001137 S
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015 D011137 CANADA
015 E041137 X
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015 D011138 FINLAND
015 E041138 X
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015 B001139 S
015 C011139 FRANCE
015 D011139 FRANCE
015 E041139 X
015 A001140 CREDIT COMMERCIAL DE FRANCE
015 B001140 S
015 C011140 FRANCE
015 D011140 FRANCE
015 E041140 X
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<PAGE>      PAGE  58
015 A001142 SICOVAM
015 B001142 S
015 C011142 FRANCE
015 D011142 FRANCE
015 E041142 X
015 A001143 THE DEUTSCHER KASSENVEREIN AG
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015 D011143 GERMANY
015 E041143 X
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015 A001145 DELETE
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015 B001146 S
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015 D011146 ITALY
015 E041146 X
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015 A001148 DELETE
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015 D011149 MEXICO
015 E041149 X
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015 B001150 S
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015 D011150 NETHERLANDS
015 E041150 X
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015 B001151 S
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015 D011151 NORWAY
015 E041151 X
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015 A001153 DELETE
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015 B001154 S
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015 D011154 SINGAPORE
015 E041154 X
015 A001155 SCLV
015 B001155 S
015 C011155 SPAIN
015 D011155 SPAIN
015 E041155 X
015 A001156 DELETE
015 A001157 VPC
015 B001157 S
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015 D011157 SWEDEN
<PAGE>      PAGE  59
015 E041157 X
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015 B001158 S
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015 D011158 SWITZERLAND
015 E041158 X
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015 D011161 IRELAND
015 E041161 X
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015 B001162 S
015 C011162 SWITZERLAND
015 D011162 SWITZERLAND
015 E041162 X
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015 D011164 UNITED KINGDOM
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015 C021165 NY
015 C031165 10167
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<PAGE>      PAGE  60
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038  001100      0
039  001100 N
040  001100 N
045  001100 Y
046  001100 N
047  001100 Y
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048 E021100 0.000
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048 I021100 0.000
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048 J021100 0.000
048 K011100        0
048 K021100 0.000
049  001100 N
<PAGE>      PAGE  61
050  001100 N
051  001100 N
052  001100 N
053 A001100 N
055 A001100 N
055 B001100 N
056  001100 Y
057  001100 N
058 A001100 Y
058 B001100 Y
058 C001100 N
058 D001100 N
058 E001100 N
059  001100 Y
060 A001100 N
060 B001100 N
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062 P001100   0.0
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066 A001100 Y
066 B001100 N
066 C001100 N
066 D001100 N
066 E001100 N
066 F001100 N
066 G001100 Y
067  001100 N
068 A001100 N
068 B001100 Y
069  001100 N
070 A011100 Y
070 A021100 N
070 B011100 Y
070 B021100 N
070 C011100 Y
<PAGE>      PAGE  62
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070 D021100 N
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070 E021100 N
070 F011100 Y
070 F021100 N
070 G011100 Y
070 G021100 N
070 H011100 Y
070 H021100 N
070 I011100 N
070 I021100 N
070 J011100 Y
070 J021100 Y
070 K011100 Y
070 K021100 N
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070 L021100 Y
070 M011100 Y
070 M021100 Y
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070 N021100 Y
070 O011100 Y
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070 P021100 Y
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070 Q021100 N
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070 R021100 N
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<PAGE>      PAGE  63
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<PAGE>      PAGE  64
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<PAGE>      PAGE  65
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039  001200 N
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041  001200 Y
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042 E001200   0
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048 B021200 0.000
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048 D021200 0.000
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048 E021200 0.000
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048 F021200 0.000
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048 G021200 0.000
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048 I021200 0.000
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048 J021200 0.000
<PAGE>      PAGE  66
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048 K021200 0.000
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050  001200 N
051  001200 N
052  001200 N
053 A001200 N
055 A001200 N
055 B001200 N
056  001200 Y
057  001200 N
058 A001200 Y
058 B001200 Y
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058 D001200 N
058 E001200 N
059  001200 Y
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060 B001200 Y
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066 D001200 N
066 E001200 N
066 F001200 N
066 G001200 N
067  001200 N
068 A001200 N
068 B001200 N
069  001200 N
070 A011200 Y
070 A021200 N
<PAGE>      PAGE  67
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070 B021200 N
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070 E011200 N
070 E021200 N
070 F011200 N
070 F021200 N
070 G011200 N
070 G021200 N
070 H011200 N
070 H021200 N
070 I011200 N
070 I021200 N
070 J011200 Y
070 J021200 N
070 K011200 Y
070 K021200 N
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070 L021200 Y
070 M011200 N
070 M021200 N
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070 N021200 N
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070 O021200 N
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070 Q021200 N
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070 R021200 N
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<PAGE>      PAGE  68
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<PAGE>      PAGE  69
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015 C031301 10286
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015 C031302 02105
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015 E041303 X
015 A001304 CREDITANSTALT
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015 D021304 A-1011
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015 B001307 S
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015 E041308 X
<PAGE>      PAGE  70
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015 B001311 S
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015 E041311 X
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015 E041312 X
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015 E041313 X
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015 D011314 SPAIN
015 E041314 X
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015 B001315 S
015 C011315 SPAIN
015 D011315 SPAIN
015 E041315 X
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<PAGE>      PAGE  71
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015 E041318 X
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015 B001320 S
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015 D011320 NEW ZEALAND
015 E041320 X
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015 E041321 X
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015 B001322 S
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015 E041322 X
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015 D011323 JAPAN
015 E041323 X
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015 B001324 S
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015 D011324 JAPAN
015 E041324 X
015 A001325 JASDEC
015 B001325 S
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015 E041325 X
015 A001326 BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA
015 B001326 S
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015 D021326 28002
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015 B001328 S
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<PAGE>      PAGE  72
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015 E041328 X
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015 B001329 S
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015 E041329 X
015 A001330 BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA
015 B001330 S
015 C011330 MILAN
015 D011330 ITALY
015 E041330 X
015 A001331 BANCO DE MEXICO
015 B001331 S
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015 D011331 MEXICO
015 E041331 X
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015 C011332 FRANCE
015 D011332 FRANCE
015 E041332 X
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015 B001333 S
015 C011333 FRANCE
015 D011333 FRANCE
015 E041333 X
015 A001334 CAJA DE VALORES S.A.
015 B001334 S
015 C011334 ARGENTINA
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015 E041334 X
015 A001335 CHESS
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015 E041335 X
015 A001336 OEKB
015 B001336 S
015 C011336 AUSTRIA
015 D011336 AUSTRIA
015 E041336 X
015 A001337 CAJA DE VALORES
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015 D011337 CHILE
015 E041337 X
015 A001338 BOVESPA
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015 D011338 BRAZIL
<PAGE>      PAGE  73
015 E041338 X
015 A001339 CDS
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015 C011339 CANADA
015 D011339 CANADA
015 E041339 X
015 A001340 CDAD
015 B001340 S
015 C011340 CANADA
015 D011340 CANADA
015 E041340 X
015 A001341 CLC
015 B001341 S
015 C011341 BRAZIL
015 D011341 BRAZIL
015 E041341 X
015 A001342 DELETE
015 A001343 VPC
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015 C011343 DENMARK
015 D011343 DENMARK
015 E041343 X
015 A001344 SICOVAM
015 B001344 S
015 C011344 FRANCE
015 D011344 FRANCE
015 E041344 X
015 A001345 THE DEUTSCHER KASSENVEREIN AG
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015 C011345 GERMANY
015 D011345 GERMANY
015 E041345 X
015 A001346 DELETE
015 A001347 DELETE
015 A001348 MONTE TITOLI S.P.A.
015 B001348 S
015 C011348 ITALY
015 D011348 ITALY
015 E041348 X
015 A001349 DELETE
015 A001350 DELETE
015 A001351 INDEVAL
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015 C011351 MEXICO
015 D011351 MEXICO
015 E041351 X
015 A001352 DELETE
015 A001353 DELETE
015 A001354 DELETE
015 A001355 CENTRAL DE VALORES MOBILIARIOS
015 B001355 S
<PAGE>      PAGE  74
015 C011355 PORTUGAL
015 D011355 PORTUGAL
015 E041355 X
015 A001356 DELETE
015 A001357 DELETE
015 A001358 SCLV
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015 C011358 SPAIN
015 D011358 SPAIN
015 E041358 X
015 A001359 DELETE
015 A001360 DELETE
015 A001361 DELETE
015 A001362 DELETE
015 A001363 DELETE
015 A001364 DELETE
015 A001365 DELETE
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015 C011366 NEW YORK
015 C021366 NY
015 C031366 10006
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015 A001367 DELETE
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015 A001370 ICLV
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015 D011370 PERU
015 E041370 X
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<PAGE>      PAGE  75
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039  001300 N
040  001300 N
045  001300 Y
046  001300 N
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<PAGE>      PAGE  76
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048 I021300 0.000
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050  001300 N
051  001300 N
052  001300 N
053 A001300 N
055 A001300 N
055 B001300 N
056  001300 Y
057  001300 N
058 A001300 Y
058 B001300 Y
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058 D001300 N
058 E001300 N
059  001300 Y
060 A001300 Y
060 B001300 Y
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062 N001300   0.0
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062 P001300   0.0
062 Q001300   0.0
062 R001300   0.0
066 A001300 Y
066 B001300 N
066 C001300 N
066 D001300 N
066 E001300 Y
066 F001300 N
066 G001300 N
067  001300 N
068 A001300 N
<PAGE>      PAGE  77
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069  001300 N
070 A011300 Y
070 A021300 N
070 B011300 Y
070 B021300 N
070 C011300 Y
070 C021300 N
070 D011300 Y
070 D021300 N
070 E011300 Y
070 E021300 N
070 F011300 Y
070 F021300 N
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070 G021300 N
070 H011300 Y
070 H021300 N
070 I011300 N
070 I021300 N
070 J011300 Y
070 J021300 Y
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070 M011300 Y
070 M021300 Y
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070 O011300 Y
070 O021300 N
070 P011300 Y
070 P021300 N
070 Q011300 N
070 Q021300 N
070 R011300 Y
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<PAGE>      PAGE  78
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<PAGE>      PAGE  79
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015 C011401 NEW YORK
015 C021401 NY
015 C031401 10286
015 E011401 X
015 A001402 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON
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015 E041403 X
015 A001404 CREDITANSTALT
015 B001404 S
015 C011404 VIENNA
015 D011404 AUSTRIA
015 E041404 X
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015 D011407 UNITED KINGDOM
015 E041407 X
015 A001408 DEN DANSKE BANK
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015 C011408 COPENHAGEN
<PAGE>      PAGE  80
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015 D021408 DK-1092
015 E041408 X
015 A001409 MERITA BANK
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015 E041409 X
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015 B001410 S
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015 E041410 X
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015 B001411 S
015 C011411 FRANKFURT
015 D011411 GERMANY
015 E041411 X
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015 C011412 ATHENS
015 D011412 GREECE
015 E041412 X
015 A001413 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
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015 C011413 HONG KONG
015 D011413 HONG KONG
015 E041413 X
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015 C011414 DUBLIN
015 D011414 IRELAND
015 E041414 X
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015 C011415 NEW YORK
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015 C031415 10043
015 E011415 X
015 A001416 FUJI BANK
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015 D021416 103
015 E041416 X
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015 C011417 AMSTERDAM
015 D011417 NETHERLANDS
015 E041417 X
015 A001418 DEN NORSKE BANK
<PAGE>      PAGE  81
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015 C011418 OSLO
015 D011418 NORWAY
015 E041418 X
015 A001419 BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES
015 B001419 S
015 C011419 LISBON
015 D011419 PORTUGAL
015 E041419 X
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015 B001421 S
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015 E041421 X
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015 D011422 SPAIN
015 D021422 28002
015 E041422 X
015 A001423 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
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015 C011423 STOCKHOLM
015 D011423 SWEDEN
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015 E041423 X
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015 C011424 ZURICH
015 D011424 SWITZERLAND
015 D021424 8021
015 E041424 X
015 A001425 BANK HANDLOWY W WARZAWIE S.A.
015 B001425 S
015 C011425 WARSAW
015 D011425 POLAND
015 E041425 X
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015 D011426 ITALY
015 D021426 20121
015 E041426 X
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015 C011427 MEXICO
<PAGE>      PAGE  82
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015 E041427 X
015 A001428 KELER
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015 E041428 X
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015 B001429 S
015 C011429 AUSTRALIA
015 D011429 AUSTRALIA
015 E041429 X
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015 B001430 S
015 C011430 AUSTRIA
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015 E041430 X
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015 B001431 S
015 C011431 BRAZIL
015 D011431 BRAZIL
015 E041431 X
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015 B001432 S
015 C011432 CANADA
015 D011432 CANADA
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015 B001433 S
015 C011433 DENMARK
015 D011433 DENMARK
015 E041433 X
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015 B001434 S
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015 D011434 FRANCE
015 E041434 X
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015 C011435 GERMANY
015 D011435 GERMANY
015 E041435 X
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<PAGE>      PAGE  83
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015 B001438 S
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015 D011438 ITALY
015 E041438 X
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015 C011439 MEXICO
015 D011439 MEXICO
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015 C011440 NETHERLANDS
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015 E041440 X
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015 D011442 POLAND
015 E041442 X
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015 E041444 X
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015 E041445 X
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015 C011446 SWITZERLAND
015 D011446 SWITZERLAND
015 E041446 X
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015 B001447 S
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015 E041447 X
<PAGE>      PAGE  84
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015 C031448 10006
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015 C031449 10167
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015 C021450 NY
015 C031450 10260
015 E011450 X
015 A001451 TAKASBANK
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015 D011451 TURKEY
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015 E041452 X
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015 B001453 S
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015 E041453 X
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015 C021454 NY
015 C031454 10017
015 E011454 X
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015 C011455 UNITED KINGDOM
015 D011455 UNITED KINGDOM
015 E041455 X
015 A001456 CMO
015 B001456 S
015 C011456 UNITED KINGDOM
015 D011456 UNITED KINGDOM
015 E041456 X
015 A001457 OTTOMAN BANK
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<PAGE>      PAGE  85
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015 D011457 TURKEY
015 E041457 X
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015 D011458 SPAIN
015 E041458 X
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015 C011459 SPAIN
015 D011459 SPAIN
015 E041459 X
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015 C011460 SOUTH AFRICA
015 D011460 SOUTH AFRICA
015 E041460 X
015 A001461 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
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015 C011461 SOUTH KOREA
015 D011461 SOUTH KOREA
015 E041461 X
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015 E041462 X
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015 E041463 X
015 A001464 NZCSD
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015 D011464 NEW ZEALAND
015 E041464 X
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015 D011465 NEW ZEALAND
015 E041465 X
015 A001466 BANANMEX
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015 D011466 MEXICO
015 E041466 X
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015 C011467 NETHERLANDS
<PAGE>      PAGE  86
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015 E041467 X
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015 E041468 X
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015 D011469 JAPAN
015 E041469 X
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015 B001471 S
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015 E041471 X
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015 D011472 ITALY
015 E041472 X
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015 B001473 S
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015 E041473 X
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015 D011475 INDIA
015 E041475 X
015 A001476 HONG KONG SECURITIES CLEARING COMPANY
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015 C011476 HONG KONG
015 D011476 HONG KONG
015 E041476 X
015 A001477 BANQUE DE FRANCE
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015 C011477 FRANCE
015 D011477 FRANCE
<PAGE>      PAGE  87
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015 A001478 CREDIT COMMERCIAL DE FRANCE
015 B001478 S
015 C011478 FRANCE
015 D011478 FRANCE
015 E041478 X
015 A001479 CSD
015 B001479 S
015 C011479 FINLAND
015 D011479 FINLAND
015 E041479 X
015 A001480 CLC
015 B001480 S
015 C011480 BRAZIL
015 D011480 BRAZIL
015 E041480 X
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<PAGE>      PAGE  88
037  001400 N
038  001400      0
039  001400 N
040  001400 N
045  001400 Y
046  001400 N
047  001400 Y
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050  001400 N
051  001400 N
052  001400 N
053 A001400 N
055 A001400 N
055 B001400 N
056  001400 Y
057  001400 N
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058 D001400 N
058 E001400 N
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<PAGE>      PAGE  89
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066 A001400 Y
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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
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070 B011400 Y
070 B021400 Y
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070 D021400 Y
070 E011400 Y
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070 F021400 Y
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<PAGE>      PAGE  90
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<PAGE>      PAGE  92
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<PAGE>      PAGE  93
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<PAGE>      PAGE  94
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<PAGE>      PAGE  95
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<PAGE>      PAGE  96
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<PAGE>      PAGE  97
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067  001500 N
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<PAGE>      PAGE  98
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<PAGE>      PAGE  99
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<PAGE>      PAGE  100
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<PAGE>      PAGE  101
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<PAGE>      PAGE  102
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<PAGE>      PAGE  103
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<PAGE>      PAGE  104
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<PAGE>      PAGE  105
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<PAGE>      PAGE  106
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<PAGE>      PAGE  107
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