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SIGNATURE GRACE C. TORRES
TITLE TREASURER
PRUDENTIAL PACIFIC GROWTH FUND, INC.
GATEWAY CENTER THREE, 9th Floor
100 MULBERY STREET
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102-4077
June 26, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Prudential Pacific Growth Fund, Inc.
File No. 811-6391
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Enclosed please find the Semi-Annual Report
on Form N-SAR for the above referenced Fund, for
the six-month period ended April 30, 1998. The
enclosed is being filed electronically via the
EDGAR System.
Yours truly,
/s/ Robert C. Rosselot
Robert C.
Rosselot
Assistant
Secretary
Enclosure
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This report is signed on behalf of the
Registrant in the City of Newark and State of New
Jersey on the 26th day of June, 1998.
Prudential Pacific Growth Fund, Inc.
Witness: /s/ Robert C. Rosselot
By: /s/ Grace C. Torres
Robert C. Rosselot
Grace C. Torres
Assistant Secretary
Treasurer
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