Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
                              333 West Wacker Drive
                                   Suite 2100
                             Chicago, Illinois 60606

                                                           June 30, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

         Re: Van Kampen High Income Corporate Bond Fund
             Registration Statement on Form N-14

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Van Kampen High Income Corporate Bond Fund hereby files via EDGAR one
electronically signed copy of its Registration Statement on Form N-14 in
connection with the reorganization of Van Kampen High Yield Fund, a series of
Van Kampen Trust, into Van Kampen High Income Corporate Bond Fund, filed
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the General Rules and
Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.

         Should the staff have any questions regarding the foregoing, please do
not hesitate to call the undersigned at (312) 407-0768 or Lou Anne McInnis at
(212) 762-5262.

                                                           Very truly yours,


                                                           /s/ Kim Lombardo