ROBIN WAGNER
Vice President
and Counsel
(212) 314-3962
Fax: (212) 707-7785
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LAW DEPARTMENT
April 25, 2000
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
File No. 333-23019
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States requests
the withdrawal of its 485BPOS submission made on Form N-3, on April 25, 2000,
accession number 0000771726-00-000102.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Robin Wagner
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Robin Wagner
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10104