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WARBURG, PINCUS GLOBAL NEW TECHNOLOGIES FUND, INC.
466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
December 18, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Warburg, Pincus Global New Technologies Fund, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form N-1A
File No. 333-38124
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Warburg, Pincus Global New Technologies Fund, Inc. hereby requests that the
effective date for Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement
on Form N-1A be accelerated so that it will become effective as soon as
practicable after 10:00 a.m. on December 19, 2000.
Very truly yours,
WARBURG, PINCUS GLOBAL NEW TECHNOLOGIES
FUND, INC.
By: /s/ Hal Liebes
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Hal Liebes
Vice President and Secretary
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CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT SECURITIES, INC.
466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
December 18, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Warburg, Pincus Global New Technologies Fund, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form N-1A
File No. 333-38124
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Credit Suisse Asset Management Securities, Inc., the principal underwriter
of the proposed public offering of securities of Warburg, Pincus Global New
Technologies Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), hereby joins the Fund in requesting that
the effective date for Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Fund's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A be accelerated so that it will become effective as soon
as practicable after 10:00 a.m. on December 19, 2000.
Very truly yours,
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT SECURITIES, INC.
By: /s/ Hal Liebes
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Name: Hal Liebes
Title: Secretary
