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Central and South West Corporation
1616 Woodall Rodgers Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75202
November 13, 1995
Mr. Jonathan G. Katz
Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Central and South West Corporation -- File No. 70-8339
Dear Mr. Katz:
This letter is written on behalf of Central and South West
Corporation ("CSW") to advise you that the Form U-1 Application-Declaration of
CSW in File No. 70-8339, and all amendments and exhibits thereto, are hereby
withdrawn.
If you have any questions regarding this letter, please do not
hesitate to call Joris Hogan of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy at (212) 530-
5106.
Very truly yours,
/s/STEPHEN J. MCDONNELL
Treasurer
cc: Martha Cathey Baker
Robert P. Wason
Office of Public Utility Regulation,
Division of Investment Management
Ferd. C. Meyer, Jr./Central and South West Corporation
Joris M. Hogan/Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
The individuals named on the attached distribution list
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DISTRIBUTION LIST
Stephen Fogel
Deputy Public Counsel
Douglas E. Michael
Assistant Public Counsel
Office of Public Utility Counsel
7800 Shoal Creek Blvd., Suite 290 East
Austin, Texas 78757-1024
Kevin J. Burke, Esq.
Laurence T. Sorkin, Esq.
Gary W. Wolf, Esq.
Cahill Gordon & Reindel
80 Pine Street
New York, N.Y. 10005
Gerald J. Diller
Vice President Rates and Regulation
Southwestern Public Service Company
P.O. Box 1261
Amarillo, TX 79170
Clinton A. Vince, Esq.
J. Cathy Fogel, Esq.
Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard,
McPherson and Hand
901 15th Street, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005-2301
William L. Lutz, Esq.
Martin, Lutz & Brower, P.C.
P.O. Drawer W
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88004
Noel J. Darce
Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann
& Hutchinson
546 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Mary W. Cochran
General Counsel
Paul R. Hightower
Commission Counsel
Arkansas Public Service
Commission
1000 Center Street
P.O. Box 400
Little Rock, AR 72203-0400
Norma K. Scogin
Liz Bills
Steven Baron
Texas Attorney General's Office
Administrative Law Section
Energy Division
P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
James C. Martin, Esq.
Commission Counsel
New Mexico Public Utility Commission
224 East Palace Avenue
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-2013
M.D. Sampels
Worsham, Forsythe, Sampels
& Wooldridge, L.L.P.
2001 Bryan Street
Suite 3200
Dallas, Texas 75201
Floyd L. Norton, IV
Reid & Priest
Market Square
701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
R.D. Keeney
Texas Utilities Electric Company
1601 Bryan Street
Energy Plaza
Dallas, Texas 75201
