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To: Michael Watkins who wrote (148606)	10/22/2004 2:08:59 AM
From: Michael Watkins	Respond to of 281500

FYI I put the decimal in the wrong place. Numbers are > 2.0 Trillion, Asia holding 1.204 trillion in debt.

To: Michael Watkins who wrote (148606)	10/22/2004 8:23:09 AM
From: bearshark	Respond to of 281500

Michael: >>>The potential for unsettling disruptions (dramatic currency devaluation being one such case) affecting the world and world relationships is quite high, when foreign holders have over 2,000 TRILLION in US debt instruments in play.<<< Go to this link. fms.treas.gov Then, click the link on that page entitled "Ownership of Federal Securities." That is an MS Word document that includes a table showing who owns U. S. debt. The table is the last one on the document. The footnotes for the table provide further information on sources. There are many ways to analyze the information. Spot a few trends. Develop the percent of ownership, etc. Try some year-to-year analysis.