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As of August 24, 1998
VIA UPS OVERNIGHT
The Chase Manhattan Bank
4 Chase MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, New York 11245
Attention: Global Custody Division
Re: Global Custody Agreement, Effective May 1, 1996 between The Chase
Manhattan Bank and those registered investment companies (and on behalf
of certain series thereof), listed on Schedule A attached thereto
("Agreement")
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of the Agreement, the undersigned, on
behalf of series identified under each registrant's name below (each, a
"Series") hereby appoints The Chase Manhattan Bank to provide custodial services
for each of these Series under and in accordance with the terms of the Agreement
and accordingly, requests that the Series be added to Schedule A to the
Agreement effective as of August 24, 1998. Kindly acknowledge your agreement to
provide such services and to add these Series to Schedule A by signing in the
space provided below.
DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS II,
INC., on behalf of the Decatur
Income Fund and Decatur Total
Return Fund Series
By: /s/ David K. Downes
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Name: David K. Downes
Its: Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III,
INC., on behalf of Trend Fund
Series
By: /s/ David K. Downes
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Name: David K. Downes
Its: Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
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DELAWARE GROUP GOVERNMENT FUND,
INC., on behalf of the Government
Income Series
By: /s/ David K. Downes
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Name: David K. Downes
Its: Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
DELAWARE GROUP INCOME FUNDS, INC.,
on behalf of Strategic Income Fund
By: /s/ David K. Downes
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Name: David K. Downes
Its: Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
DELAWARE GROUP LIMITED-TERM
GOVERNMENT FUNDS, INC., on behalf
of the Limited-Term Government Fund
and U.S. Government Money Series
By: /s/ David K. Downes
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Name: David K. Downes
Its: Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
DELAWARE POOLED TRUST, INC., on
behalf of The Large-Cap Value
Equity Portfolio, The Aggressive
Growth Portfolio, The Limited-Term
Maturity Portfolio, and The
Small/Mid-Cap Value Equity
Portfolio
By: /s/ David K. Downes
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Name: David K. Downes
Its: Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
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DELAWARE GROUP TAX-FREE FUND, INC.,
on behalf of Tax-Free USA Fund,
Tax-Free Insured Fund, Tax-Free USA
Intermediate Fund
By: /s/ David K/ Downes
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Name: David K. Downes
Its: Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
AGREED:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By: /s/ Rosemary Stidmon
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Its: Vice President
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