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Exhibit g(2)
CitiFunds Trust II
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
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State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Re: CitiFunds Trust II - Custodian Contract
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 17 of the Custodian Contract dated as of September
1, 1997 (the "Contract"), between CitiFunds Trust II (the "Trust") and State
Street Bank and Trust Company (the "Custodian"), we hereby request that Smith
Barney Research Fund and Smith Barney Global Research Fund (collectively, the
"Series") be added to the list of series of the Trust to which the Custodian
renders services as custodian under the terms of the Contract.
Please sign below to evidence your agreement to render such services as
custodian on behalf of the Series as beneficiaries under the Contract.
CITIFUNDS TRUST II
By: _______________________
Title: _______________________
Agreed:
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: __________________________________
Title: __________________________________
