March 4, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Filings and Information Services
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Dreyfus Investment Funds
-Dreyfus/Standish Fixed Income Fund
-Dreyfus/Standish Global Fixed Income Fund
-Dreyfus/Standish International Fixed Income Fund
File No. 811-04813
Gentlemen,
Transmitted for filing is Form N-CSR for the above-referenced series of the Registrant for the annual period ended December 31, 2012.
Please direct any questions or comments to the attention of the undersigned at (212) 922-6867.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Denise Negron
Denise Negron,
Paralegal
DN/
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