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[LETTERHEAD MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN, L.L.P.]
May 22, 1997
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Main Filing Desk
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Melita International Corporation
Registration Statement on Form 8-A under the Securities
Act of 1934
Ladies and Gentlemen:
As counsel for Melita International Corporation (the "Company"), we
respectfully request that you withdraw the Company's Registration Statement on
Form 8-A filed on March 28, 1997 to prevent it from going effective through
lapse of time. For your information, the File Number for the Form 8-A is
000-22317.
Please direct any questions or comments to the undersigned or to Larry W.
Shackelford at (404)233-7000.
Respectfully,
/s/ Lauren Z. Burnham
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Lauren Z. Burnham
Enclosures
cc: Mr. Aleksander Szlam
Mr. J. Neil Smith
Brent B. Siler, Esq.
John F. Sandy Smith, Esq.
The Nasdaq Stock Market