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April 7, 2011

EDGAR FILING

United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549

      Re:   Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of Connecticut
            Form S-1 Registration Statement
            File No. 333-156846

Dear Sir or Madam:

      On behalf of MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut ("MICC"),
transmitted herewith for filing, pursuant to the requirements of Section 10(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") and Rule 101(a) of
Regulation S-T, is Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 (the "Amendment") on Form S-1
to the above-referenced Registration Statement under the 1933 Act with respect
to the MetLife Target Maturity, deferred annuity contracts issued by MICC which
have a market value adjustment feature.

      The purposes of this Amendment are to (i) include the financial statements
required by Form S-1 and (ii) make minor conforming changes.

      MICC requests, pursuant to Section 8(c) of the 1933 Act, that the
Commission declare the Amendment effective April 29, 2011 or as soon thereafter
as practicable.

      This transmission contains conformed signature pages, the manually signed
originals of which are maintained at MICC's offices.

                                    Sincerely,

                                    /s/ Diane E. Ambler
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                                    Diane E. Ambler

Enclosure

cc    Alison White, SEC