<ARTICLE>                          5
<LEGEND>
     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
Partnership's  audited  financial  statements  for the  quarter  ended  February
28,1997  and is  qualified  in its  entirety  by  reference  to  such  financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-END>                       FEB-28-1997
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<BONDS>                                 1,022
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                       0
<PREFERRED>                                 0
<COMMON>                                    0
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>           21,512
<SALES>                                     0
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<CGS>                                       0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                             137
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                            0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                          247
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                          0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                           637
<INCOME-TAX>                                0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                       637
<DISCONTINUED>                              0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                             0
<CHANGES>                                   0
<NET-INCOME>                              637
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