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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
300 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90071-3144
Tel: (213) 687-5000
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January 19, 1999
BY FACSIMILE 202-942-9635 AND EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Mail Stop 4-9
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Anne Wahlig, Esq.
Re: Harveys Acquisition Corporation
Registration Statement on Form 10, File no. 0-25093
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the request of the Staff, we hereby withdraw the
referenced Registration Statement on Form 10 of Harveys Acquisition
Corporation, originally filed November 20, 1998 ("Registration no. 0-25093").
We advise the Staff that the Company intends to file promptly a new
Registration Statement on Form 10 responsive to the comments of the Staff
contained in its comment letter, dated January 14, 1999, relating to
Amendment No. 1 to Registration no. 0-25093.
Very truly yours,
/s/ David Y. Chen
David Y. Chen