Exhibit 17.1 FIELDS, FEHN & SHERWIN ATTORNEYS 11755 Wilshire Boulevard, 15th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90025 310/473/6336 H. Thomas Fehn July 23, 2007 Board of Directors CAPITAL ALLIANCE INCOME TRUST 50 California Street Suite 2020 San Francisco, CA 94111 Gentlemen, This is to notify you that I hereby resign from the Board of Directors of CApital Alliance Income Trust. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me. Very truly yours, /s/ H. Thomas Fehn ----------------- H. Thomas Fehn HTF:tk