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EXHIBIT 99.9
Brown, Wood, Ivey, Mitchell & Petty
One Liberty Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10006
212-349-7500
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SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE TAMPA OFFICE
ALCOA BUILDING TELEX: 127324 BARNETT BANK BUILDING
ONE MARITIME PLAZA CABLE ADDRESS: BROWOODLAW 1000 ASHLEY DRIVE
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 94111 TELECOPIER: 212-349-7516 TAMPA, FLORIDA 33602
TELEPHONE: 415-398-3909 TELEPHONE: 813-223-9600
July 27, 1981
CMA Government Securities Fund
One Liberty Plaza
164 Broadway
New York, New York 10080
Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for CMA Government Securities Fund, a trust
organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the "Fund"), in
connection with the organization of the Fund, its registration as an open-end
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the registration
of an indefinite number of its Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $.10 per
share (the "Shares"), under the Securities Act of 1933 to be effected pursuant
to a registration statement on Form N-1 (File No. 2-72724), as amended (the
"Registration Statement").
As counsel for the Fund, we are familiar with the proceedings taken by
it in connection with the authorization, issuance and sale of the Shares. In
addition, we have
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examined and are familiar with the Declaration of Trust of the Fund, the By-Laws
of the Fund and such other documents as we have deemed relevant to the matters
referred to in this opinion.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares, upon
issuance and sale in the manner referred to in the Registration Statement for
consideration not less than the par value thereof, will be legally issued, fully
paid and non-assessable Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Fund.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the use of our name in the prospectus constituting
a part thereof.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Brown, Wood, Ivey, Mitchell & Petty
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