| November 15, 2018 |
VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Real Estate and Commodities
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Joshua Lobert and Jennifer Gowetski
RE: | Government Properties Income Trust | |
| Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended | |
| File No. 333-227616 |
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Dear Mr. Lobert and Ms. Gowetski:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Government Properties Income Trust (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 16, 2018, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
The Registrant respectfully requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Howard E. Berkenblit of Sullivan & Worcester LLP at (617) 338-2979 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission
November 15, 2018
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| By: | /s/ David M. Blackman | ||
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| Name: | David M. Blackman | |
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| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Signature Page to Acceleration Request