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For the semi-annual period ended (a) 4/30/97
File number (c)811-06048
SUB-ITEM 77 D
Policies with Respect to Securities Investments
A) On February 19, 1997 the Directors approved a change in
investment policy permitting the Fund to hold up to 15% of its net assets in
repurchase agreements which have a maturity of longer than 7 days or in other
illiquid securities.
n-sar/pif2-97/77d
February 25, 1997
Mr. Richard A. Redeker, President
Prudential Mutual Funds
Gateway Center Three
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-4072
Dear Mr. Redeker:
This is to confirm that the client-auditor relationship between Deloitte &
Touche llp and the following Prudential Mutual Funds has been terminated:
The BlackRock Government Income Trust
Global Utility Fund, Inc.
Prudential Allocation Fund
Prudential California Municipal Fund
Prudential Distressed Securities Fund, Inc.
Prudential Diversified Bond Fund, Inc.
Prudential Dryden Fund
Prudential Equity Income Fund
Prudential Europe Growth Fund, Inc.
Prudential Global Limited Maturity Fund, Inc.
Prudential Institutional Liquidity Portfolio, Inc.
Prudential Jennison Series Fund, Inc.
Prudential MoneyMart Assets, Inc.
Prudential Multi-Sector Fund, Inc.
Prudential Municipal Bond Fund
Prudential Municipal Series Fund
Prudential Pacific Growth Fund, Inc.
Prudential Special Money Market Fund, Inc.
Prudential Structured Maturity Fund, Inc.
Prudential World Fund, Inc.
The Global Total Return Fund, Inc.
The Target Portfolio Trust
Yours very truly,
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
cc: Office of the Chief Accountant
SECPS Letter File
Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 9-5
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
