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EXHIBIT
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Liquid Asset Fund Inc.
Sub-Item
77P Information Required to be Filed Pursuant to
Existing
Exemptive (c) Orders
(A) Statement Pursuant to Exemptive Order (ICA Release
No. 10991)
Pertaining to Amortized Cost Pricing
No action was taken during the period pursuant to
condition 2 (c) of the above-captioned Order.
