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BROWN & WOOD
ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
TELEPHONE: (212) 839-5300
FACSIMILE: (212) 839-5599
October 26, 1994
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Division of Investment Management
Re: Merrill Lynch Pacific Fund, Inc.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A
(Securities Act File No. 2-56978;
Investment Company Act File No. 811-2661)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Merrill Lynch Pacific Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"),
transmitted herewith for filing pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, are the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information, each dated October 21, 1994. The Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information have been tagged to indicate paragraphs that include
changes made from Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Fund's Registration
Statement which was filed with the Commission on October 17, 1994.
Please direct any questions relating to this filing to the undersigned
at (212) 839-8652 or to Keith A. Weller at (212) 839-5428.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Christian J. Vesper
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