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NSAR-B, 1999-12-30
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SIGNATURE   LESLIE L. OGG
TITLE       VICE PRESIDENT

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                    SHAREHOLDER RESPONSE SUMMARY REPORT             Page 1
                               IDS FUNDS
                       IDS INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC.
                              June 30, 1999
                                        % of Outstanding       % of Shares
                         No. of Shares         Shares             Voted
                       ---------------  ----------------  ----------------
 1. Election of Board members.

                                H. Brewster Atwater, Jr.

    Affirmative          56,232,679.194          49.909%           97.823%
    Withhold              1,251,705.413           1.111%            2.177%

    TOTAL                57,484,384.607          51.020%          100.000%

                                Arne H. Carlson

    Affirmative          56,098,963.470          49.790%           97.590%
    Withhold              1,385,421.137           1.230%            2.410%

    TOTAL                57,484,384.607          51.020%          100.000%

                                Lynne V. Cheney

    Affirmative          56,204,434.495          49.884%           97.773%
    Withhold              1,279,950.112           1.136%            2.227%

    TOTAL                57,484,384.607          51.020%          100.000%

                                William H. Dudley

    Affirmative          56,226,636.215          49.904%           97.812%
    Withhold              1,257,748.392           1.116%            2.188%

    TOTAL                57,484,384.607          51.020%          100.000%

                                David R. Hubers

    Affirmative          56,257,741.929          49.931%           97.866%
    Withhold              1,226,642.678           1.089%            2.134%

    TOTAL                57,484,384.607          51.020%          100.000%

                                Heinz F. Hutter

    Affirmative          56,177,499.078          49.860%           97.727%
    Withhold              1,306,885.529           1.160%            2.273%

    TOTAL                57,484,384.607          51.020%          100.000%

                                Anne P. Jones

    Affirmative          56,217,607.091          49.896%           97.796%
    Withhold              1,266,777.516           1.124%            2.204%
    TOTAL                57,484,384.607          51.020%          100.000%

                   SHAREHOLDER RESPONSE SUMMARY REPORT             Page 2
                                IDS FUNDS
                       IDS INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC.
                              June 30, 1999

                                        % of Outstanding       % of Shares
                         No. of Shares         Shares             Voted
                       ---------------  ----------------  ----------------

                                William R. Pearce

    Affirmative          56,192,060.991          49.873%           97.752%
    Withhold              1,292,323.616           1.147%            2.248%

    TOTAL                57,484,384.607          51.020%          100.000%

                                Alan K. Simpson

    Affirmative          56,162,515.570          49.847%           97.700%
    Withhold              1,321,869.037           1.173%            2.300%

    TOTAL                57,484,384.607          51.020%          100.000%

                                John R. Thomas

    Affirmative          56,241,291.751          49.917%           97.838%
    Withhold              1,243,092.856           1.103%            2.162%

    TOTAL                57,484,384.607          51.020%          100.000%

                                C. Angus Wurtele

    Affirmative          56,210,911.644          49.890%           97.785%
    Withhold              1,273,472.963           1.130%            2.215%

    TOTAL                57,484,384.607          51.020%          100.000%

 2. Ratify the selection of independent auditors

    Affirmative          55,735,503.220          49.468%           96.958%
    Against                 687,521.672            .610%            1.196%
    Abstain               1,061,359.715            .942%            1.846%

    TOTAL                57,484,384.607          51.020%          100.000%

 3. Change the Fund name from "IDS" to "AXP"

    Affirmative          52,602,621.755          46.687%           91.508%
    Against               3,694,732.374           3.280%            6.427%
    Abstain               1,187,030.478           1.053%            2.065%

    TOTAL                57,484,384.607          51.020%          100.000%





                   SHAREHOLDER RESPONSE SUMMARY REPORT             Page 3
                                IDS FUNDS
                       IDS INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC.
                              June 30, 1999

                                        % of Outstanding       % of Shares
                         No. of Shares         Shares             Voted
                       ---------------  ----------------  ----------------

 6. Changes to investment policies

            6.1 Prohibited conflict of interest

    Affirmative          52,684,119.468          46.760%           92.367%
    Against               2,585,185.591           2.294%            4.532%
    Abstain               1,768,757.548           1.570%            3.101%

    TOTAL                57,038,062.607          50.624%          100.000%

    Not Voting              446,322.000

            6.2 Senior securities

    Affirmative          52,677,238.818          46.754%           92.355%
    Against               2,574,838.690           2.285%            4.514%
    Abstain               1,785,985.099           1.585%            3.131%

    TOTAL                57,038,062.607          50.624%          100.000%

    Not Voting              446,322.000

            6.4 Other investment companies

    Affirmative          52,741,582.425          46.811%           92.467%
    Against               2,504,379.276           2.222%            4.391%
    Abstain               1,792,100.906           1.591%            3.142%

    TOTAL                57,038,062.607          50.624%          100.000%

    Not Voting              446,322.000



                  SHAREHOLDER RESPONSE SUMMARY REPORT             Page 4
                                IDS FUNDS
                       IDS INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC.
                              June 30, 1999

                                        % of Outstanding       % of Shares
                         No. of Shares         Shares             Voted
                       ---------------  ----------------  ----------------


    ** FUND TOTALS:             SHARES

    RECORD TOTAL       112,670,149.469

    VOTED SHARES        57,484,384.607

    PERCENT VOTED               51.020%




                  SHAREHOLDER RESPONSE SUMMARY REPORT             Page 1
                                IDS FUNDS
                   IDS INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC. CLASS B
                              June 30, 1999

                                        % of Outstanding       % of Shares
                         No. of Shares         Shares             Voted
                       ---------------  ----------------  ----------------

    4. Approve a new shareholder service and distribution plan

    Affirmative          15,095,645.321          44.415%           88.581%
    Against               1,363,287.548           4.011%            8.000%
    Abstain                 582,730.786           1.715%            3.419%

    TOTAL                17,041,663.655          50.141%          100.000%

    Not Voting                1,545.000


                  SHAREHOLDER RESPONSE SUMMARY REPORT             Page 2
                                IDS FUNDS
                   IDS INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC. CLASS B
                              June 30, 1999

                                        % of Outstanding       % of Shares
                         No. of Shares         Shares             Voted
                       ---------------  ----------------  ----------------


    ** FUND TOTALS:             SHARES

    RECORD TOTAL        33,987,541.746

    VOTED SHARES        17,043,208.655

    PERCENT VOTED               50.145%




                      SHAREHOLDER RESPONSE SUMMARY REPORT             Page 1
                                IDS FUNDS
                IDS INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC. CLASSES A & B
                              June 30, 1999

                                        % of Outstanding       % of Shares
                         No. of Shares         Shares             Voted
                       ---------------  ----------------  ----------------

    4. Approve a new shareholder service and distribution plan

    Affirmative          47,582,808.800          45.153%           88.153%
    Against               4,635,934.450           4.400%            8.589%
    Abstain               1,758,511.208           1.668%            3.258%

    TOTAL                53,977,254.458          51.221%          100.000%

    Not Voting              445,717.000



             SHAREHOLDER RESPONSE SUMMARY REPORT             Page 2
                                IDS FUNDS
                IDS INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC. CLASSES A & B
                              June 30, 1999

                                        % of Outstanding       % of Shares
                         No. of Shares         Shares             Voted
                       ---------------  ----------------  ----------------


    ** FUND TOTALS:             SHARES

    RECORD TOTAL       105,380,586.093

    VOTED SHARES        54,422,971.458

    PERCENT VOTED               51.644%



EXHIBIT 77D
For AXP International Fund



The following investment policies were eliminated for the
Fiscal Year Ended 10/31/99:


o   That the 5% restrictions on when-issued securities be eliminated.



     Independent Auditors' Report on Internal Accounting Control



The Board of Directors and Shareholders
AXP International Fund, Inc.:


In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of AXP
International Fund, Inc.For the year ended October 31, 1999,
we considered its internal control, including control
activities for safeguarding securities, in order to
determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of
expressing our opinion on the financial statements and
to comply with the requirements of
Form N-SAR, not to provide assurance on the internal control.

The management of AXP International Fund, Inc. is responsible
for establishing and maintaining  internal control.
In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments
by management are required to assess the expected benefits
and related costs of controls.
Generally, controls that are relevant to an audit pertain
to the entity's objective of preparing
financial statements for external purposes that are
fairly presented in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles. Those controls include
the safeguarding of assets
against unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition.

Because of inherent limitations in internal control,
errors or irregularities may
occur and not be detected.
Also, projection of any evaluation of internal control to
future periods is subject to the risk that
it may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions or that the effectiveness of the
design and operation may deteriorate.

Our consideration of the internal control would not
necessarily disclose all matters
in the internal control that might be material
weaknesses under standards established
by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
A material weakness is a
condition in which the design or operation of one
or more of the internal control components
does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that
errors or irregularities in amounts
that would be material in relation to the financial
statements being audited may occur
and not be detected within a timely period by
employees in the normal course of
performing their assigned functions. However,
we noted no matters involving the
internal control and its operation, including
controls for safeguarding securities,
that we consider to be a material weakness as defined above.

This report is intended solely for the information and
use of management, the Board of Directors
of AXP International Fund, Inc. and the Securities
and Exchange Commission and is
not intended to be and should not be used by anyone
other than these specified parties.



                                  KPMG LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 3, 1999





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