Gemini on Question 17, Sep 28

In the original Ian Fleming novels, James Bond's passport number is never stated.

While Fleming was famous for his journalistic attention to detail—often providing exact brand names, recipes, car models, and hotel room numbers—he never provided a specific serial or passport number for 007 in the literary canon.

Here is how Bond's passports are handled in the books:

• •The "Universal Export" Cover: When traveling under his real name, Bond usually carries a passport identifying him as an executive of "Universal Export," the front company for the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).
• •Diplomatic vs. Regular: Depending on the mission, MI6’s passport section issues him either a standard blue British passport or a diplomatic passport.
• •Aliases: In many of the novels, he doesn't travel as James Bond at all. He is issued forged passports to match his assigned aliases, such as Peter Franks (Diamonds Are Forever), David Somerset (From Russia, with Love), Sir Hilary Bray (On Her Majesty's Secret Service), and Mark Hazard (The Man with the Golden Gun).

(Note: If you are thinking of a specific passport number, you are likely recalling an Easter egg from the film adaptations. For example, in the 2006 film *Casino Royale, a close-up of Daniel Craig's passport reveals the number 710899, but this is exclusively a movie prop detail, not a detail from the Fleming novels.)*