Claude on Question 17, Sep 23

What is James Bond's passport number as stated in the Fleming novels?

I'm not aware of any passport number being specified for Bond in Ian Fleming's novels — as far as I know, Fleming never gives one. If you've seen a specific number cited, it's likely from a film prop, a continuation novel by another author, or fan speculation rather than Fleming's text.

What Fleming does give us about Bond's documents is mostly the cover identities he travels under, such as:

•"David Somerset" (a Foreign Office official) in From Russia, with Love
•"Peter Franks", a real jewel smuggler whose identity Bond assumes, in Diamonds Are Forever
•"Mark Hazard" of Universal Export in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and later the fabricated genealogist persona "Sir Hilary Bray"
•"Taro Todoroki", his Japanese identity in You Only Live Twice

The numbers most associated with Bond in the books are his Service designation 007 and details like his Bentley and, in the films, the Aston Martin's licence plate — not a passport number. If you can tell me where you encountered the number, I could help work out its actual source.

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I'm not aware of any passport number being specified for Bond in Ian Fleming's novels — as far as I know, Fleming never gives one. If you've seen a specific number cited, it's likely from a film prop, a continuation novel by another author, or fan speculation rather than Fleming's text.
What Fleming *does* give us about Bond's documents is mostly the cover identities he travels under, such as:
- **"David Somerset"** (a Foreign Office official) in *From Russia, with Love*
- **"Peter Franks"**, a real jewel smuggler whose identity Bond assumes, in *Diamonds Are Forever*
- **"Mark Hazard"** of Universal Export in *On Her Majesty's Secret Service*, and later the fabricated genealogist persona "Sir Hilary Bray"
- **"Taro Todoroki"**, his Japanese identity in *You Only Live Twice*
The numbers most associated with Bond in the books are his Service designation **007** and details like his Bentley and, in the films, the Aston Martin's licence plate — not a passport number. If you can tell me where you encountered the number, I could help work out its actual source.

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