Form AW

February 6, 2009

VIA EDGAR

Office of Insurance Products
Division of Investment Management
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Request for Withdrawal of Amendments
    Variable Separate Account (Registrant)
    AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company (Depositor)
    Polaris Platinum III Variable Annuity
    Form 485(a) File Nos. 333-137867 and 811-03859
    SEC Accession No. 0000950148-08-000434

Dear Sir or Madam:

     On behalf of Registrant, pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of
1933 (the "1933 Act"), we request withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8
under the 1933 Act and Amendment No. 9 under the Investment Company Act of 1940
(collectively, the "Amendments"), filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 485(a) on
November 26, 2008 (SEC Accession No. 0000950148-08-000434). The Amendments were
filed to launch a new product, Polaris Platinum III. After careful
consideration, the Registrant has determined not to proceed with the
registration and sale of the securities covered by the Amendments and to instead
launch the new product on an initial N-4 registration statement.

     No securities were sold in connection with the offering contemplated by the
prospectus contained in the Amendments referenced above. The Amendments have not
been declared effective or become automatically effective. Accordingly, we
request that the Commission grant an order for the withdrawal of the Amendments
and declare the withdrawal effective.

Sincerely,


/s/ MANDA GHAFERI

Manda Ghaferi
Assistant General Counsel