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EXHIBIT A TO FORM SE
DREYFUS STRATEGIC GOVERNMENTS INCOME, INC.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM N-SAR
NOVEMBER 31, 1999
RESPONSE TO SUB-ITEM 77C - Submission of matters to a vote of
securities holders
At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund held on June
11,
1999, the number of Fund shares outstanding and entitled to vote
at the meeting was 14,960,617. A total of 12,533,991 shares
were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy,
constituting a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting shares
(as of the record date).
The stockholders were asked to consider two proposals,
neither of which was approved.
The first proposal was to convert the Fund from a closed-
end investment company to an open-end investment company. The
results of the vote were as follows:
- Of the shares represented, 2,192,140 voted in favor of
the above
referenced proposal.
- Of the shares represented, 4,849,434 shares voted against
the above
referenced proposal, and 475,596 shares abstained from voting.
The second proposal was to consider a stockholder proposal to
repurchase Fund shares. The results of the vote were as follows:
- Of the shares represented, 2,035,814 voted in favor of the
proposal.
- Of the shares represented, 4,910,267 shares voted against
the proposal,
and 583,388 shares abstained from voting.
For a further description of the proposals, reference also is made to
the
Fund's proxy statement which was filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 21, 1999.
Report of Independent Auditors
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Dreyfus Strategic Governments Income, Inc.
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Dreyfus
Strategic Governments Income, Inc. for the year ended November 30, 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 Dreyfus Strategic Governments Income, 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, error 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 it 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 at November 30, 1999.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management,
the Board of Directors of Dreyfus Strategic Governments Income, 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.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
January 12, 2000
