<ARTICLE>                          5
<LEGEND>
     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
Partnership's  audited  financial  statements for the twelve months ended August
31,  1997 and is  qualified  in its  entirety  by  reference  to such  financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-END>                       AUG-31-1997
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<INVENTORY>                                 0
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<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                       0
<PREFERRED>                                 0
<COMMON>                                    0
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<SALES>                                     0
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<CGS>                                       0
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                            0
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<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                          0
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<INCOME-TAX>                                0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                       657
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<EXTRAORDINARY>                             0
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