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HARTFORD LIFE
October 3, 2000
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Three
Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-35000)
Commissioners:
Hartford Life Insurance Company, on behalf of Hartford Life Insurance Company
Separate Account Three, hereby respectfully requests withdrawal of the above
referenced Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 filing pursuant to Rule 477 of the
Securities Act of 1933.
This registration statement was inadvertently filed on October 3, 2000.
Sincerely,
/s/ Marianne O'Doherty
Marianne O'Doherty
Counsel
cc: Joyce M. Pickholz, Esq.
Securities and Exchange Commission
