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June 4, 2012 |
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Securities and Exchange Commission |
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Attention: | Larry Greene, Division of Investment Management | ||
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Re: | Morgan Stanley Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. | ||
| (File No. 333-132527; 811-08346) | ||
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| Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund. Inc. | ||
| (File No. 033-91482; 811-06403) | ||
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| The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc. | ||
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| The Turkish Investment Fund, Inc. | ||
| (File No. 333-141363; 811-05921) | ||
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Dear Mr. Greene:
Thank you for your telephonic comments regarding the Funds’ Schedule TO-Cs, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 16, 2012. The Funds have considered your comments and have authorized us to make responses and acknowledgements discussed below relating to the Funds’ Schedule TO-Cs on their behalf. Below, we describe any necessary changes to be made to future Schedule TO-Cs in response to the Staff’s comments and provide responses to or any supplemental explanations of such comments, as requested.
US Austin Boston Charlotte Hartford Los Angeles New York Orange County Philadelphia Princeton San Francisco Silicon Valley Washington DC EUROPE Brussels Dublin Frankfurt London Luxembourg Moscow Munich Paris ASIA Beijing Hong Kong
Comment 1. | Please include a cover letter with all future Schedule TO-C filings. |
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| Response 1. We will include the requested cover letter going forward. |
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Comment 2. | Please include the “Instruction 3 Legend” in all future Schedule TO-C filings. |
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| Response 2. We will include the requested legend going forward. |
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Comment 3. | Please consider adding further detail with respect to changes to the discount management policy for Morgan Stanley Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. |
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| Response 3. We will take this into consideration in future press releases. |
If you would like to discuss any of these responses in further detail or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (212) 698-3526 (tel) or (212) 698-3599 (fax) or Mary E. Mullin of Morgan Stanley at (212) 296-6988 (tel) or (212) 507-3954 (fax). Thank you.
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/s/ Allison M. Fumai |
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Allison M. Fumai |
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