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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000903423-13-000110
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130220

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000819793
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILS, MAN MADE FIBER & SILK [2221]
		IRS NUMBER:				140462060
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0218

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1373 BROADWAY
		CITY:			ALBANY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			12204
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5184452200

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		STREET 1:		1373 BROADWAY
		CITY:			ALBANY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			12204

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALBINT INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870924
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We are pleased to respond to your letter dated February 12, 2013 relating to the Company&#8217;s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which we refer to herein as the &#8220;Form 10-K&#8221;.&#160;&#160;As we discussed with Mr. Blume, in the interest of expediting the Staff&#8217;s review of our response to the first comment in your February 12, 2013 letter, we are responding today only to that comment.&#160;&#160;Our response to the second comment in your February 12, 2013 letter will be filed under separate cover no later than March 4, 2013, as discussed with Mr. Blume.&#160;&#160;For ease of review, we have set forth below the first numbered comment from your letter and our response thereto.</font></div>

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