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SIGNATURE JOSEPH VAN DYKE
TITLE ASSISTANT TREASURER
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Board of Directors
Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc.:
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Lord
Abbett Global Fund, Inc. (the Company) (including the Income Series and
Equity Series) for the year ended December 31, 1997 (on which we have
issued our report dated February 6, 1998), 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, and not to provide assurance on the Companys internal control.
The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and
maintaining an 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 any internal control, errors or fraud
may occur and not be detected. Also, projection of any evaluation of the
structure 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 Companys 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 the specific internal control components does not reduce to a
relatively low level the risk that errors 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 the Company's internal control and its operation, including
controls for safeguarding securities, that we consider to be material
weaknesses as defined above as of December 31, 1997.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management,
the Board of Directors of Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. and the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
February 6, 1998
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