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SIGNATURE   BETH SMITH                                   
TITLE       ASST. VICE PRESIDENT
 


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[DESCRIPTION]Report of 10f-3 Transactions
Securities Purchases in Underwritings Involving
Transactions with Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette Securities Co
Subject to Rule 10f-3 Under the Investment Company Act of 1940
THE ALLIANCE FUND
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10f-3 TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1, 1997 THROUGH MAY 31, 1998
<CAPTION>
                                                                Total
                          Date     Shares   Price perPurchased bOffered Purchased                        Held
Security                  PurchasedPurchasedShare    Fund Group (000)   By Group  Broker(s)              05/31/98
<C>                       <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>        <C>     <C>       <C>                    <C>
Boston Properties, Inc.   01/26/98 250,800  $35.13   848,700    20,000  4.24%     Goldman Sachs & Co.    325,000
Life Re Corp.             03/11/98 174,600  $66.00   174,600    3,300   5.29%     Goldman Sachs & Co.    274,600
Earthshell Corp.          03/23/98 100,000  $21.00   100,000    13,200  0.76%     Smith Barney Inc.      0
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* Unless otherwise indicated, the securities were part of an issue registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 and offered to the public.
**Indicates the puchase of an Eligible Rule 144A Security.
1) Purchases by all Alliance Funds, including the Fund, may not exceed: (a) if
purchased in an offering than an Eligible Rule 144A Offering, 25% of the
principal amount of the offering of such class; or (b) if purchased in an
Eligible Rule 144A Offering, 25% of the total of (i) the principal amount
of the offering of such class sold by the underwriters or members of the
selling syndicate to qualified institutional buyers, plus (ii) the principal
amount of the offering of such class in any concurrent public offering.



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