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Law Offices
Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP
2600 One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-7098
(215) 564-8000
October 30, 2000
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: UMB Scout Stock Fund, Inc. (multi-series)
UMB Scout Regional Fund, Inc.
UMB Scout Worldwide Fund, Inc. (multi-series)
UMB Scout Balanced Fund, Inc.
UMB Scout Bond Fund, Inc.
UMB Scout Capital Preservation Fund, Inc.
UMB Scout Kansas Tax-Exempt Bond Fund., Inc.
UMB Scout Money Market Fund, Inc.
UMB Scout Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Inc.
UMB Scout Funds (multi-series)
Dear Sir or Madam:
We are counsel to the above-referenced registrants, each of which
proposes to update the information contained in its joint Registration Statement
on Form N-1A by filing a Post-Effective Amendment pursuant to paragraph (b) of
Rule 485 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. As counsel, we have
reviewed the proposed form of the post-effective amendment to the joint
Registration Statement and in our judgment, the post-effective amendment does
not contain disclosures which would render it ineligible to become effective
pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485. We consent to the transmission of this
letter to the Commission with the post-effective amendment filing.
Sincerely yours,
Michael P. O'Hare
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Michael P. O'Hare
MPO:djd
cc: Guy Cooke
Martin Cramer
Mark H. Plafker, Esquire
