<PAGE> PAGE 1
000 A000000 06/30/97
000 C000000 0000919808
000 D000000 N
000 E000000 NF
000 F000000 Y
000 G000000 N
000 H000000 N
000 I000000 3.0.a
000 J000000 A
001 A000000 MORGAN STANLEY ASIA-PACIFIC FUND, INC.
001 B000000 811-8388
001 C000000 6175578732
002 A000000 73 TREMONT STREET
002 B000000 BOSTON
002 C000000 MA
002 D010000 02108
003 000000 N
004 000000 N
005 000000 N
006 000000 N
007 A000000 N
007 B000000 0
007 C010100 1
007 C010200 2
007 C010300 3
007 C010400 4
007 C010500 5
007 C010600 6
007 C010700 7
007 C010800 8
007 C010900 9
007 C011000 10
008 A000001 MORGAN STANLEY ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
008 B000001 A
008 C000001 801-15757
008 D010001 NEW YORK
008 D020001 NY
008 D030001 10020
010 A000001 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
010 C010001 BOSTON
010 C020001 MA
010 C030001 02108
011 A000001 DELETE
012 A000001 AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
012 B000001 84-416
012 C010001 NEW YORK
012 C020001 NY
012 C030001 10005
013 A000001 PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
013 B010001 NEW YORK
013 B020001 NY
<PAGE> PAGE 2
013 B030001 10036
014 A000001 MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
014 B000001 8-15869
015 A000001 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
015 B000001 C
015 C010001 NEW YORK
015 C020001 NY
015 C030001 10003
015 E010001 X
015 A000002 MORGAN STANLEY TRUST COMPANY
015 B000002 C
015 C010002 NEW YORK
015 C020002 NY
015 C030002 11201
015 E040002 X
018 000000 Y
019 A000000 Y
019 B000000 64
019 C000000 MORGANSTAN
020 A000001 MERRILL LYNCH AND CO, INC.
020 B000001 13-5674085
020 C000001 211
020 A000002 GOLDMAN SACHS
020 B000002 13-5108880
020 C000002 185
020 A000003 JARDINE FLEMMING
020 C000003 135
020 A000004 SBC WARBURG
020 C000004 123
020 A000005 CROSBY SECURITIES, LTD.
020 C000005 107
020 A000006 ING BANK
020 C000006 80
020 A000007 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
020 B000007 36-0899825
020 C000007 76
020 A000008 W.I. CARR (AMERICA), LTD.
020 B000008 13-2927466
020 C000008 71
020 A000009 CREDIT LYONNAIS
020 C000009 69
020 A000010 SBC ASIA LIMITED, HONG KONG
020 C000010 57
021 000000 1924
022 A000001 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
022 B000001 13-2633612
022 C000001 4916502
022 D000001 0
022 A000002 GOLDMAN SACHS
022 B000002 13-5108880
022 C000002 0
<PAGE> PAGE 3
022 D000002 1230
022 A000003 ENAM SECURITIES
022 C000003 0
022 D000003 1082
022 A000004 R.W. PRESSPRICH
022 C000004 0
022 D000004 500
022 A000005 MS SECURITIES SERVICES
022 C000005 0
022 D000005 443
022 A000006 HOARE GOVETT, INC.
022 B000006 13-3121100
022 C000006 0
022 D000006 79
022 A000007 LKP SHARES AND SECURITIES, BOMBAY
022 C000007 0
022 D000007 49
022 A000008 PEREGRINE SECURITIES CORP.
022 B000008 13-2972987
022 C000008 0
022 D000008 10
022 A000009 CAPEL (JAMES), INC.
022 B000009 52-1348224
022 C000009 0
022 D000009 7
022 A000010 KHANDELWAL BROTHERS
022 C000010 0
022 D000010 7
023 C000000 4916502
023 D000000 3452
024 000000 N
026 A000000 N
026 B000000 Y
026 C000000 Y
026 D000000 Y
026 E000000 N
026 F000000 N
026 G010000 N
026 G020000 N
026 H000000 Y
027 000000 N
045 000000 Y
046 000000 N
047 000000 Y
048 000000 1.000
048 A010000 0
048 A020000 0.000
048 B010000 0
048 B020000 0.000
048 C010000 0
048 C020000 0.000
<PAGE> PAGE 4
048 D010000 0
048 D020000 0.000
048 E010000 0
048 E020000 0.000
048 F010000 0
048 F020000 0.000
048 G010000 0
048 G020000 0.000
048 H010000 0
048 H020000 0.000
048 I010000 0
048 I020000 0.000
048 J010000 0
048 J020000 0.000
048 K010000 0
048 K020000 0.000
049 000000 N
050 000000 N
051 000000 N
052 000000 N
053 A000000 N
054 A000000 Y
054 B000000 Y
054 C000000 N
054 D000000 N
054 E000000 N
054 F000000 N
054 G000000 Y
054 H000000 Y
054 I000000 N
054 J000000 Y
054 K000000 N
054 L000000 N
054 M000000 Y
054 N000000 N
054 O000000 N
055 A000000 N
055 B000000 N
056 000000 Y
057 000000 N
058 A000000 N
059 000000 Y
060 A000000 N
060 B000000 N
061 000000 0
062 A000000 N
062 B000000 0.0
062 C000000 0.0
062 D000000 0.0
062 E000000 0.0
062 F000000 0.0
<PAGE> PAGE 5
062 G000000 0.0
062 H000000 0.0
062 I000000 0.0
062 J000000 0.0
062 K000000 0.0
062 L000000 0.0
062 M000000 0.0
062 N000000 0.0
062 O000000 0.0
062 P000000 0.0
062 Q000000 0.0
062 R000000 0.0
063 A000000 0
063 B000000 0.0
066 A000000 Y
066 B000000 N
066 C000000 Y
066 D000000 N
066 E000000 N
066 F000000 N
066 G000000 N
067 000000 N
068 A000000 N
068 B000000 Y
069 000000 N
070 A010000 Y
070 A020000 Y
070 B010000 Y
070 B020000 N
070 C010000 Y
070 C020000 N
070 D010000 N
070 D020000 N
070 E010000 Y
070 E020000 N
070 F010000 Y
070 F020000 N
070 G010000 Y
070 G020000 N
070 H010000 Y
070 H020000 N
070 I010000 N
070 I020000 N
070 J010000 Y
070 J020000 N
070 K010000 Y
070 K020000 Y
070 L010000 Y
070 L020000 Y
070 M010000 Y
070 M020000 Y
<PAGE> PAGE 6
070 N010000 Y
070 N020000 N
070 O010000 Y
070 O020000 N
070 P010000 Y
070 P020000 N
070 Q010000 N
070 Q020000 N
070 R010000 N
070 R020000 N
071 A000000 230733
071 B000000 226351
071 C000000 815820
071 D000000 28
072 A000000 6
072 B000000 1124
072 C000000 5327
072 D000000 0
072 E000000 0
072 F000000 4303
072 G000000 428
072 H000000 0
072 I000000 80
072 J000000 596
072 K000000 0
072 L000000 140
072 M000000 35
072 N000000 0
072 O000000 0
072 P000000 0
072 Q000000 0
072 R000000 23
072 S000000 34
072 T000000 0
072 U000000 0
072 V000000 80
072 W000000 66
072 X000000 5785
072 Y000000 0
072 Z000000 666
072AA000000 0
072BB000000 39469
072CC010000 121396
072CC020000 0
072DD010000 0
072DD020000 0
072EE000000 0
073 A010000 0.0000
073 A020000 0.0000
073 B000000 0.0000
073 C000000 0.0000
<PAGE> PAGE 7
074 A000000 0
074 B000000 11554
074 C000000 0
074 D000000 511
074 E000000 0
074 F000000 902887
074 G000000 0
074 H000000 0
074 I000000 25024
074 J000000 5320
074 K000000 0
074 L000000 1346
074 M000000 104
074 N000000 946746
074 O000000 5027
074 P000000 1154
074 Q000000 0
074 R010000 0
074 R020000 0
074 R030000 0
074 R040000 1575
074 S000000 0
074 T000000 938990
074 U010000 71655
074 U020000 0
074 V010000 13.10
074 V020000 0.00
074 W000000 0.0000
074 X000000 51076
074 Y000000 0
075 A000000 0
075 B000000 868055
076 000000 10.50
077 A000000 Y
077 B000000 N
077 C000000 Y
077 D000000 N
077 E000000 N
077 F000000 N
077 G000000 N
077 H000000 N
077 I000000 N
077 J000000 N
077 K000000 N
077 L000000 N
077 M000000 N
077 N000000 N
077 O000000 N
077 P000000 N
077 Q010000 N
077 Q020000 N
<PAGE> PAGE 8
077 Q030000 N
078 000000 N
086 A010000 0
086 A020000 0
086 B010000 0
086 B020000 0
086 C010000 0
086 C020000 0
086 D010000 0
086 D020000 0
086 E010000 0
086 E020000 0
086 F010000 0
086 F020000 0
087 A010000 COMMON STOCK
087 A020000 61744U106
087 A030000 APF
088 A000000 N
088 B000000 N
088 C000000 N
088 D000000 N
SIGNATURE JAMES R. ROONEY
TITLE TREASURER
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000919808
<NAME> MORGAN STANLEY ASIA-PACIFIC FUND, INC.
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 883,682
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 939,976
<RECEIVABLES> 6,666
<ASSETS-OTHER> 104
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 946,746
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 5,027
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 2,729
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 7,756
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 928,596
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 71,655
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 71,655
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 264
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (44,996)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 55,126
<NET-ASSETS> 938,990
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 5,327
<INTEREST-INCOME> 1,124
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (5,785)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 666
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (39,469)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 121,396
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 82,593
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 0
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 82,593
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (5,527)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> (402)
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 4,303
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 5,785
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 868,055
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 11.95
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.01
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 1.14
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 13.10
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.34
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0
</TABLE>
