The Southern Company
64 Perimeter Center East
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
404-393-0650
January 11, 1995
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
SOUTHERN ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Form U-1 - File No. 70-7824
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D. C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Southern Company and Southern Electric International, Inc.
hereby request that the application or declaration filed in the
above referenced file be withdrawn. This letter should be
considered as Amendment No. 1 in such file.
Yours very truly,
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
/s/Tommy Chisholm
Tommy Chisholm, Secretary
SOUTHERN ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
/s/Tommy Chisholm
Tommy Chisholm, Secretary
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