SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )

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Bulldog Investors, LLC
Attn: Phillip Goldstein
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 708
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
Phone: 201 881-7100
Fax: 201 556-0097

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PROXY STATEMENT OF BULLDOG INVESTORS, LLC IN OPPOSITION TO THE
  SOLICITATION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WESTERN ASSET
     INFLATION LINKED OPPORTUNITY & INCOME FUND FOR A
	 JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS


Bulldog Investors, LLC ("Bulldog Investors") is sending this
proxy statement and the enclosed GREEN proxy card to shareholders
of record as of March 9, 2020 of certain closed-end investment
funds sponsored by Legg Mason (each, a "Fund," and together, the
"Funds"). We are soliciting a proxy to vote your shares at a joint
special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") of the Funds
scheduled for June 5, 2020. Please refer to the Funds' proxy
soliciting material for detailed additional information concerning
the Meeting and the proposals to be considered by shareholders.
This proxy statement and the enclosed GREEN proxy card are first
being sent to shareholders on or about April --, 2020.

			INTRODUCTION

The Board of Directors of each of the Funds has determined to present
a proposal to approve a new management agreement with Legg Mason
Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (the "Proposal") and, depending on the
Fund, one or more subadvisory agreements with a subadvisor (or
subadvisors). We are soliciting a proxy to vote your shares AGAINST
the new management agreement. Since Legg Mason is the parent company
of all of the subadvisors, we do not believe it is necessary to
solicit a proxy to vote your shares on any proposal(s) to approve any
subadvisory agreement(S).

			REASON FOR THE SOLICITATION

The common shares of each of the Funds for which we are soliciting
proxies have generally traded at a discount to their net asset value
("NAV"). We believe that if shareholders of each of those Funds vote
against the Proposal, that would send a message to the Board that
shareholders of each of those Funds want an opportunity to realize a
price at or close to NAV for their shares, e.g., by converting those
Funds to open-end funds or liquidating them.

			HOW PROXIES WILL BE VOTED

If you complete and return a GREEN proxy card to us, and unless you
direct otherwise, your shares will be voted AGAINST the new investment
management agreement and will not be voted on any other matter
including any proposal(S) to approve any subadvisory agreement(S). In
addition, if you complete and return a GREEN proxy card to us, and
unless you direct otherwise, we may determine not to present your
proxy card at the Meeting if we believe that the new investment
management agreement is less likely to be approved if your shares
are not represented at the Meeting (by making it more difficult for
more than 50% of the outstanding shares to be present in person or
by proxy) than if they are represented at the Meeting.

			VOTING REQUIREMENTS

A quorum for the Meeting for each Fund will exist if the holders of a
majority of the Fund's shares entitled to vote at the Meeting are
present or represented by proxy. The approval of the Proposal (and for
any proposal(S) to approve any subadvisory agreement(S)) requires the
affirmative vote by holders of the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the
shares of the Fund represented at a meeting at which more than 50% of
the outstanding shares are present in person or by proxy or (b) more
than 50% of the Fund's outstanding shares. An abstention or a non-vote
will be considered present for purposes of determining the existence
of a quorum but will have the effect of a vote against the Proposal
and against any proposal(s) to approve any subadvisory agreement(s).

			COMPLIANCE WITH SEC RULE 14a-4(e)

SEC Rule 14a-4(e) requires us, subject to reasonable specified
conditions, to vote the shares represented by your proxy at the Meeting.
As noted above, if you complete and return a GREEN proxy card to us,
and unless you direct otherwise, we may determine not to present your
proxy card at the Meeting if we believe that the new investment
management agreement is less likely to be approved if your shares
are not represented at the Meeting (by making it more difficult for
more than 50% of the outstanding shares to be present in person or
by proxy) than if they are represented at the Meeting. We expect to
get daily reports of the voting results and will make a determination
shortly before the meeting as to whether or not we think more than 50%
of the outstanding shares will be present in person or by proxy if
your shares are not represented at the meeting. If you do not believe
the foregoing condition is reasonably specified, or you unconditionally
want your shares to be represented at the Meeting, you should not check
the "AUTHORIZE" box on the GREEN proxy card authorizing us to determine
not to have your shares represented at the meeting.

  			 REVOCATION OF PROXIES

You may revoke your proxy by: (i) delivering a written revocation to us;
(ii) executing and delivering a later dated proxy to the inspector of
election; or (iii) voting in person at the Meeting. Attendance at the
Meeting will not by itself revoke a proxy. There is no limit on the
number of times you may revoke your proxy and only your most recent
proxy will be counted.

			 THE SOLICITATION

We intend to solicit proxies by mail, and may utilize other means, e.g.,
telephone or the internet. Our proxy materials are available at:
www.bulldoginvestorsproxymaterials.com. Persons affiliated with or
employed by us may assist us in the solicitation of proxies. Banks,
brokerage houses and other securities intermediaries will be requested
to forward this proxy statement and the enclosed GREEN proxy card to
the beneficial owners for whom they hold shares of record. We will
reimburse these organizations for their reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses.

Initially, we and our clients will bear the expenses related to this
proxy solicitation. Because we believe that all shareholders will
benefit from our solicitation, we intend to seek, subject to any
applicable regulatory requirements, reimbursement of our reasonable
expenses from the Fund. Shareholders will not be asked to vote on the
reimbursement of these expenses, which we estimate will be $--------.


			PARTICIPANTS

As of March 9, 2020, Bulldog Investors, 250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 708,
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663, the soliciting stockholder, beneficially owned
[-------] common shares of the Fund which were purchased from
------------ to -----------.

April --, 2020
















			PROXY CARD

PROXY STATEMENT OF BULLDOG INVESTORS, LLC IN OPPOSITION TO THE
  SOLICITATION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WESTERN ASSET
     INFLATION LINKED OPPORTUNITY & INCOME FUND FOR A
	 JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

The undersigned hereby appoints Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos and
John Grau and each of them, as the undersigned's proxies, with full
power of substitution, to attend the Joint Special Meeting scheduled
for June 5, 2020 and any adjourned or postponed Meeting, and to vote
solely on the matter set forth below the number of shares that the
undersigned would be entitled to vote if present in person, as
specified below.

(INSTRUCTIONS:  Mark vote by placing an "x" in the appropriate [ ].)

1. TO APPROVE A NEW INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT WITH LEGG MASON
PARTNERS FUND ADVISOR, LLC.

FOR [  ]	    AGAINST [  ]                   ABSTAIN [  ]

2. TO AUTHORIZE THE PROXYHOLDERS TO DECLINE TO PRESENT THIS PROXY CARD
AT THE MEETING IF THEY BELIEVE THAT PROPOSAL NO. 1 IS LESS LIKELY TO
BE APPROVED IF YOUR SHARES ARE NOT REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING (BY
MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR MORE THAN 50% OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES TO
BE PRESENT IN PERSON OR BY PROXY) THAN IF THEY ARE REPRESENTED AT THE
 MEETING.

AUTHORIZE [  ]    			  DO NOT AUTHORIZE [  ]

Please sign and date below. Your shares will be voted as directed. If
no direction is made, this proxy will be voted AGAINST Proposal 1,
and, subject to the aforementioned reasonably specified condition,
SHALL AUTHORIZE the proxyholders to decline to present this proxy
card at the Meeting. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of
the proxy statement dated April --, 2020 of Bulldog Investors and
revokes any proxy previously executed.



Signature(s) ________________________ 	Dated: _____________