STRATEGIC PARTNERS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
Strategic Partners Relative Value Fund
Gateway Center Three
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
June 16, 2005
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Strategic Partners Mutual Funds, Inc. (the Registrant)
Registration Statement on Form N-14
(File Nos. 811-08085 and 125073)
Commissioners:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned hereby respectfully request that the effectiveness of the above-captioned registrant’s registration statement on Form N-14 be accelerated to on or about June 20, 2005, or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
| | Sincerely, |
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| | STRATEGIC PARTNERS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. on behalf of Strategic Partners Relative Value Fund |
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| | By: | /s/ Deborah A. Docs |
| | | Name: | Deborah A. Docs |
| | | Title: | Secretary |
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| | PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC |
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| | By: | /s/ William V. Healey |
| | | Name: | William V. Healey |
| | | Title: | Secretary |