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New England Power Service Kirk L. Ramsauer
A NEES company Associate General Counsel
May 27, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: File No. 70-9025
Commissioners:
On March 20, 1997, New England Electric System (NEES) and New England
Electric Resources, Inc. (NEERI) filed with your Commission an Application/
Declaration on Form U-1 relating to a proposed acquisition of securities and the
marketing of hydro services.
NEES and NEERI hereby withdraw the Application/Declaration filed in File
No. 70-9025 on March 20.
Very truly yours,
s/Kirk L. Ramsauer
Kirk L. Ramsauer
Associate General Counsel
cc: Lily Chiu, Esquire
Bonnie Wilkinson, Esquire
The name "New England Electric System" means the trustee or trustees for the
time being (as trustee or trustees but not personally) under an agreement and
declaration of trust dated January 2, 1926, as amended, which is hereby
referred to, and a copy of which as amended has been filed with the Secretary
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Any agreement, obligation or liability
made, entered into or incurred by or on behalf of New England Electric System
binds only its trust estate, and no shareholder, director, trustee, officer
or agent thereof assumes or shall be held to any liability therefor.
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