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SIGNATURE GRACE C. TORRES
TITLE TREASURER
For period ending (a) June 30, 1999
File Number (c) 811-5123
SUB-ITEM 77J
Reclassification of Capital Accounts: The
Fund accounts for and reports distributions
to shareholders in accordance with the
American Institute of Certifies Public
Accountants' Statement of Position 93-2:
Determination, Disclosure, and Financial
Statement Presentation of Income, Capital
Gain, and Return of Capital Distributions
by Investment Companies. The effect of
applying this statement was to decrease
both undistributed net investment income
and decrease accumulated net realized loss
on investments by $1,074,692. This was
primarily the result of net foreign
currency losses for the six months ended
June 30, 1999. Net investment income, net
realized gains and net assets were not
affected by this change.
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Prudential International Bond Fund, Inc.
(2)
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Prudential International Bond Fund, Inc.
In planning and performing our audit of the
financial statements of Prudential International
Bond Fund, Inc., (the "Fund") for the year ended
December 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
internal control.
The management of the Fund 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 fraud may occur and not be
detected. Also, projection of any evaluation of
internal control to future periods is subject to
the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions or that the
effectiveness of the design and operation may
deteriorate.
Our consideration of internal control would not
necessarily disclose all matters in 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 misstatements caused by
error or fraud 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 internal
control and its operation, including controls
for safeguarding securities, that we consider to
be material weaknesses as defined above as of
December 31, 1999.
This report is intended solely for the
information and use of the Board of Directors,
management and the Securities and Exchange
Commission and is not intended to be and should
not be used by anyone other than these specified
parties.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
February 16, 2000
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
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