KST Deutsche Strategic Income Trust Shares of Beneficial Interest (delisted)

000 A000000 05/31/2013
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002 D020000 5808
003  000000 N
004  000000 N
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008 D030001 10154
010 A000001 State Street Bank & Trust Co.
010 B000001 85-11329
010 C010001 Boston
010 C020001 MA
010 C030001 02111
010 A000002 Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc.
010 B000002 801-252
010 C010002 New York
010 C020002 NY
010 C030002 10154
010 A000003 COMPUTERSHARE, INC.
010 C010003 PROVIDENCE
010 C020003 RI
010 C030003 02940
012 A000001 DWS INVESTMENTS SERVICE COMPANY
012 B000001 84-1713
012 C010001 KANSAS CITY
012 C020001 MO
012 C030001 64105
012 A000002 DST SYSTEMS, INC.
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012 C030002 64105
013 A000001 ERNST & YOUNG LLP
013 B010001 BOSTON
013 B020001 MA
013 B030001 02116
014 A000001 AO DB Securities (Kazakhstan)
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014 A000002 Bank Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. (Schweiz) AG
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014 A000007 DB International (Asia) Limited
014 B000007 8-000000
014 A000008 DB SECURITIES S.A.
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014 B000009 8-000000
014 A000010 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Athen
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014 B000011 8-000000
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014 B000012 8-000000
014 A000013 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Chennai
014 B000013 8-000000
014 A000014 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Colombo
014 B000014 8-000000
014 A000015 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Helsinki
014 B000015 8-000000
014 A000016 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Kalkutta
014 B000016 8-000000
014 A000017 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Manila
014 B000017 8-000000
014 A000018 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Mumbai
014 B000018 8-000000
014 A000019 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, New Delhi
014 B000019 8-000000
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014 A000021 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Riad
014 B000021 8-000000
014 A000022 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Stockholm
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014 A000024 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Zurich
014 B000024 8-000000
014 A000025 DEUTSCHE BANK CORRETORA DE VALORES SA
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014 B000028 8-000000
014 A000029 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Baltimore
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014 A000030 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Boston Branch
014 B000030 8-000000
014 A000031 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Chicago Branch
014 B000031 8-000000
014 A000032 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Costa Mesa
014 B000032 8-000000
014 A000033 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Dallas Branch
014 B000033 8-000000
014 A000034 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., DoC
014 B000034 8-000000
014 A000035 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Greenwich
014 B000035 8-000000
014 A000036 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Houston Branch
014 B000036 8-000000
014 A000037 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Jacksonville
014 B000037 8-000000
014 A000038 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., LA CIB
014 B000038 8-000000
014 A000039 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., LA PWM
014 B000039 8-000000
014 A000040 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Memphis
014 B000040 8-000000
014 A000041 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Menlo Park
014 B000041 8-000000
014 A000042 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Miami
014 B000042 8-000000
014 A000043 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Palm Beach
014 B000043 8-000000
014 A000044 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Philadelphia
014 B000044 8-000000
014 A000045 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., San Francisco
014 B000045 8-000000
014 A000046 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Winston-Salem
014 B000046 8-000000
014 A000047 DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES LIMITED
014 B000047 8-0
014 A000048 Deutsche Bank Societa per Azioni

014 B000048 8-000000
014 A000049 Deutsche Capital Markets Algeria SPA
014 B000049 8-00000
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014 B000050 8-0
014 A000051 Deutsche Equities India Private Limited
014 B000051 8-000000
014 A000052 Deutsche Futures Singapore Pte Ltd
014 B000052 8-0
014 A000053 Deutsche Managed Investments Limited
014 B000053 8-00000
014 A000054 Deutsche Postbank AG
014 B000054 8-0
014 A000055 Deutsche Regis Partners Inc
014 B000055 8-000000
014 A000056 Deutsche Securities (Proprietary) Limited
014 B000056 8-000000
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014 A000059 Deutsche Securities Asia Limited, Taipei
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014 B000062 8-000000
014 A000063 Deutsche Securities Israel Ltd.
014 B000063 8-000000
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014 B000078 8-000000
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014 B000082 8-000000
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015 D020013 10000
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015 D020014 5
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015 D020018 SF-00101
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015 D020019 1101 HE
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015 D020020 D-65760
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015 A000026 State Street Bank and Trust Co, UK Branch
015 B000026 S
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015 D010026 IRELAND
015 D020026 EH5 2AW
015 E040026 X
015 A000027 BANK HAPOALIM B.M.
015 B000027 S
015 C010027 TEL AVIV
015 D010027 ISRAEL
015 D020027 61000
015 E040027 X
015 A000028 Deutsche Bank S.p.A
015 B000028 S
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015 D010028 Italy
015 E040028 X
015 A000029 MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK LIMITED
015 B000029 S
015 C010029 TOKYO
015 D010029 JAPAN
015 D020029 104-0052
015 E040029 X
015 A000030 HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
015 B000030 S
015 C010030 AMMAN
015 D010030 JORDAN
015 D020030 11190

015 E040030 X
015 A000031 SB HSBC BANK KAZAKHSTAN JSC
015 B000031 S
015 C010031 ALMATY
015 D010031 KAZAKHSTAN
015 D020031 480021
015 E040031 X
015 A000032 Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited
015 B000032 S
015 C010032 Nairobi
015 D010032 KENYA
015 D020032 100
015 E040032 X
015 A000033 CITIBANK, Seoul
015 B000033 S
015 C010033 SEOUL
015 D010033 REPUBLIC OF KOREA
015 D020033 000000000
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015 A000034 HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
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015 C010034 KUWAIT CITY
015 D010034 KUWAIT
015 D020034 13017
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015 A000035 AB SEB BANKAS
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015 C010035 VILNIUS
015 D010035 LITHUANIA
015 D020035 LT 2600
015 E040035 X
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015 B000036 S
015 C010036 KUALA LUMPUR
015 D010036 MALAYSIA
015 D020036 50250
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015 A000037 BANCO NACIONAL DE MEXICO S.A
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015 D010037 MEXICO
015 D020037 01210
015 E040037 X
015 A000038 CITIBANK MAGHREB
015 B000038 S
015 C010038 CASABLANCA
015 D010038 MOROCCO
015 D020038 20190
015 E040038 X
015 A000039 DEUTSCHE BANK AG
015 B000039 S

015 C010039 AMSTERDAM
015 D010039 NETHERLANDS
015 D020039 1101 HE
015 E040039 X
015 A000040 THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORP., LTD.
015 B000040 S
015 C010040 AUCKLAND
015 D010040 NEW ZEALAND
015 D020040 1010
015 E040040 X
015 A000041 STANBIC IBTC BANK PLC
015 B000041 S
015 C010041 LAGOS
015 D010041 NIGERIA
015 D020041 000000000
015 E040041 X
015 A000042 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
015 B000042 S
015 C010042 Oslo
015 D010042 Norway
015 D020042 NO-0123
015 E040042 X
015 A000043 HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
015 B000043 S
015 C010043 OMAN
015 D010043 OMAN
015 D020043 PC112
015 E040043 X
015 A000044 CITIBANK DEL PERU, S.A.
015 B000044 S
015 C010044 LIMA
015 D010044 PERU
015 D020044 27
015 E040044 X
015 A000045 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
015 B000045 S
015 C010045 MANILA
015 D010045 PHILIPPINES
015 D020045 000000000
015 E040045 X
015 A000046 BANK HANDLOWY W WARSZAWIE S.A.
015 B000046 S
015 C010046 WARSAW
015 D010046 POLAND
015 D020046 00-249
015 E040046 X
015 A000047 Deutsche Bank AG
015 B000047 S
015 C010047 Lisbon
015 D010047 Portugal
015 D020047 1101 HE

015 E040047 X
015 A000048 HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
015 B000048 S
015 C010048 DOHA
015 D010048 QATAR
015 D020048 000000000
015 E040048 X
015 A000049 ING BANK N.V.
015 B000049 S
015 C010049 BUCHAREST
015 D010049 ROMANIA
015 D020049 011745
015 E040049 X
015 A000050 ING BANK (EURASIA) ZAO
015 B000050 S
015 C010050 MOSCOW
015 D010050 RUSSIA
015 D020050 127473
015 E040050 X
015 A000051 Citibank N.A.
015 B000051 S
015 C010051 Singapore
015 D010051 Singapore
015 D020051 486026
015 E040051 X
015 A000052 CESKOSLOVENSKA OBCHODNA BANKA A.S.
015 B000052 S
015 C010052 BRATISLAVA
015 D010052 SLOVAK REPUBLIC
015 E040052 X
015 A000053 UniCredit Banka Slovenija d.d.
015 B000053 S
015 C010053 Ljubljana
015 D010053 Slovenia
015 D020053 1000
015 E040053 X
015 A000054 STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED
015 B000054 S
015 C010054 JOHANNESBURG
015 D010054 SOUTH AFRICA
015 D020054 2000
015 E040054 X
015 A000055 DEUTSCHE BANK S.A.E.
015 B000055 S
015 C010055 BARCELONA
015 D010055 SPAIN
015 D020055 28020
015 E040055 X
015 A000056 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB
015 B000056 S
015 C010056 STOCKHOLM

015 D010056 SWEDEN
015 D020056 SE-106 40
015 E040056 X
015 A000057 UBS AG
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015 C010057 ZURCIH
015 D010057 SWITZERLAND
015 D020057 8098
015 E040057 X
015 A000058 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (TAIWAN) LIMITED
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015 C010058 TAIPEI
015 D010058 TAIWAN - R.O.C.
015 D020058 000000000
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015 A000059 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (THAI) PUBLIC CO. LTD
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015 D010059 THAILAND
015 D020059 10500
015 E040059 X
015 A000060 BANQUE INTERNATIONALE ARABE DE TUNISIE
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015 D020060 1080
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015 D020061 34394
015 E040061 X
015 A000062 HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED
015 B000062 S
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015 D010062 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
015 D020062 000000000
015 E040062 X
015 A000063 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO.,U.K. BRANCH
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015 D020063 EH5 2AW
015 E040063 X
015 A000064 CITIBANK, N.A.
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015 D010064 VENEZUELA
015 D020064 000000000
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015 A000065 HSBC BANK (VIETNAM) LTD.
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015 D010065 VIETNAM
015 E040065 X
015 A000066 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK ZAMBIA PLC.
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015 C010066 LUSAKA
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015 D020066 10101
015 E040066 X
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022 B000006 06-1031656
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SIGNATURE   PAUL SCHUBERT
TITLE       TREASURER