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SIGNATURE HENRY GABBAY
TITLE TREASURER
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
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PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC
Three Gateway Center, 9th Floor
Newark, New Jersey 07102-4077
June 24,
1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: The
BlackRock Income Trust Inc.
File No. 811-5542
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Enclosed is the Semi-Annual Report on Form N-
SAR for the above referenced fund for the six-
month period ended April 30, 1998.
Very truly
yours,
/s/ David
F. Connor
David F.
Connor
Enclosures
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This report is signed on behalf of the
Registrant in the City of New York and State of
New York on the 26 day of June, 1998.
The BlackRock Income Trust Inc.
Witness: /s/James Kong By:
/s/Henry Gabbay
James Kong
Henry Gabbay
Assistant Treasurer
Treasurer
