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EXHIBIT 77D
for IDS Global Series, Inc.
IDS Emerging Markets Fund
IDS Global Balanced Fund
IDS Global Bond Fund
IDS Global Growth Fund
IDS Innovations Fund
At a Board of Directors' meeting held on October 7-8, 1998, the following
investment policies were eliminated:
For all 5 funds --
o The Fund will not pledge or mortgage its assets beyond
15% of total assets.
o The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in
securities of [domestic or foreign] companies, including any
predecessors, that have a record of less than three years
continuous operations.
o The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its net assets in warrants.
o The Fund will not invest in exploration or development programs
such as oil, gas or mineral leases.
For Emerging Markets, Global Balanced and Innovations only --
o The Fund will not purchase securities of an issuer if the board
members and officers of the Fund[, the Portfolio] and of AEFC hold
more than a certain percentage of the issuer's outstanding securities.
If the holdings of all board members and officers of the Fund
[, the Portfolio] and of AEFC who own more than 0.5% of an issuer's
securities are added together, and if in total they own more than 5%,
the Fund will not purchase securities of that issuer.
