PRIVATE ADVISORS ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES MASTER FUND
51 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10010
VIA EDGAR
July 23, 2014
Ms. Mary Cole, Esq.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Private Advisors Alternative Strategies Master Fund File Nos.: 333-178597; 811-22646 |
Dear Ms. Cole:
Pursuant to Rule 461(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Private Advisors Alternative Strategies Master Fund (“Registrant”) and the Registrant’s principal underwriter, NYLIFE Distributors LLC, hereby respectfully request that Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 be accelerated so that it will be declared effective on July 25, 2014, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please notify Kevin M. Bopp, Assistant Secretary of the Registrant, at 973-394-4436, as soon as possible as to the time Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement has been declared effective pursuant to this acceleration request.
Very truly yours,
Private Advisors Alternative Strategies MASTER Fund
By: /s/ Stephen P. Fisher
Name: Stephen P. Fisher
Title: President
NYLIFE DISTRIBUTORS LLC
By: /s/ Stephen P. Fisher
Name: Stephen P. Fisher
Title: President and Chief Operating Officer