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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-17-003886
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171003
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171003

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001051003
		IRS NUMBER:				223564108
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-85201
		FILM NUMBER:		171116925

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-441-7762

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070611

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DEBT STRATEGIES FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030428

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DEBT STRATEGIES FUND II INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19971208

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Saba Capital Management, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001510281
		IRS NUMBER:				800361690
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		405 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		58TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10174
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-542-4635

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		405 LEXINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		58TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10174
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">SCHEDULE 13D/A</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">(Amendment No. 1)*</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 29.7pt; padding-left: 37.5pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 29.7pt; padding-left: 37.5pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 29.7pt; padding-left: 37.5pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">(Name of Issuer)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 29.7pt; padding-left: 37.5pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">(Title of Class of Securities)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">09255R202</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center">Saba Capital Management, L.P.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center">405 Lexington Avenue</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center">58th Floor</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center">New York, NY 10174</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center">Attention: Michael D&rsquo;Angelo</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center">(212) 542-4635</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center"><I>with a copy to:</I></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center">Eleazer Klein, Esq.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center">Schulte Roth &amp; Zabel LLP</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center">919 Third Avenue</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center">New York, New York 10022</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 32.3pt 0 37.5pt; text-align: center">(212) 756-2000</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 32.3pt; padding-left: 37.5pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 32.3pt; padding-left: 37.5pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">September 29, 2017</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 32.3pt; padding-left: 37.5pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt">If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e),
Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. [X]&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">______________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person&rsquo;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing
information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&ldquo;Act&rdquo;) or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).</P>


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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">Saba Capital Management, L.P.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">(a) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(b) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">SEC USE ONLY</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOURCE OF FUNDS</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">OO (see Item 3)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 3pt 6pt 6pt">CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>6</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">Delaware</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: center">NUMBER OF<BR>
SHARES<BR>
BENEFICIALLY<BR>
OWNED BY<BR>
EACH<BR>
REPORTING<BR>
PERSON WITH:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">-0-</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>8</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">8,118,988</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>9</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">-0-</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>10</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">8,118,988</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>11</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">8,118,988</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>12</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>13</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">13.4%<SUP>1 </SUP>(See Item 5)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>14</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">PN; IA</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 13%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 59%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><SUP>1</SUP> The percentages used
in this Schedule 13D are calculated based upon 60,752,663 Common Shares outstanding as of May 30, 2017 as disclosed in Issuer&#8217;s
proxy statement, filed under cover of Schedule 14A on June 7, 2017</FONT>.</P>


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        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">Boaz R. Weinstein</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">(a) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(b) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">SEC USE ONLY</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOURCE OF FUNDS</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">OO (see Item 3)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 3pt 6pt 6pt">CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>6</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">United States</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: center">NUMBER OF<BR>
SHARES<BR>
BENEFICIALLY<BR>
OWNED BY<BR>
EACH<BR>
REPORTING<BR>
PERSON WITH:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">-0-</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>8</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">8,118,988</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>9</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">-0-</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>10</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">8,118,988</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>11</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">8,118,988</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>12</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>13</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">13.4%<SUP>1 </SUP>(See Item 5)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">IN</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 13%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 59%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><SUP>1</SUP> The percentages used in this Schedule 13D are calculated
based upon 60,752,663 Common Shares outstanding as of May 30, 2017 as disclosed in Issuer&#8217;s proxy statement, filed under
cover of Schedule 14A on June 7, 2017.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This Amendment No. 1 (&ldquo;<U>Amendment
No. 1</U>&rdquo;) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&ldquo;<U>SEC</U>&rdquo;) on September 14, 2016 (together with this Amendment No. 1, the &ldquo;<U>Schedule 13D</U>&rdquo;)
with respect to <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">the </FONT>common stock, par value $0.10 per share <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">(the
&ldquo;<U>Common Shares&rdquo;</U>), of </FONT>BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">(the
&ldquo;<U>Issuer</U>&rdquo;). </FONT>This Amendment No. 1 amends Items 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 as set forth below.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 89%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Funds for the purchase of the Common Shares were derived from the subscription proceeds from investors in SCMF, SCMF II, SCLMF, SCS, SCEF 1 and SCEF 2 and the capital appreciation thereon and margin account borrowings made in the ordinary course of business.&nbsp;&nbsp;In such instances, the positions held in the margin accounts are pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in the account, which may exist from time to time.&nbsp;&nbsp;Since other securities are held in the margin accounts, it is not possible to determine the amounts, if any, of margin used to purchase the Common Shares reported herein. A total of $97,770,811 was paid to acquire the Common Shares reported herein.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 89%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The Reporting Persons have engaged, and may continue to engage, in discussions with management and the Board of Trustees of the Issuer regarding the long-term performance of the Issuer and the trading of the Common Shares at a discount to the Issuer&#8217;s net asset value.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt/14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt/14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left">On September 29, 2017, Saba Capital submitted to the Issuer a proposal (the &#8220;<U>Proposal</U>&#8221;) pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Proposal requests that the Board of Trustees of the Fund consider authorizing a self-tender offer for 30% of the Common Shares of the Fund at or close to net asset value.&nbsp;&nbsp;The foregoing description of the Proposal is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Proposal, a copy of which is attached as <U>Exhibit 3</U> hereto and incorporated by reference herein.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 89%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: normal 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: normal 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: normal 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Paragraphs (a) - (c) of Item 5 of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(a)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 89%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: normal 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">See rows (11) and (13) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the aggregate number of Common Shares and percentages of the Common Shares beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons.&nbsp;&nbsp;The percentages used in this Schedule 13D are calculated based upon 60,752,663 Common Shares outstanding as of May 30, 2017 as disclosed in Issuer&#8217;s proxy statement filed under cover of Schedule 14A on June 7, 2017.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: normal 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: normal 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><P>Pursuant to certain cash-settled equity swaps, the Reporting Persons have economic exposure to, and may be deemed to beneficially
own, an additional 501,150 notional Common Shares, constituting approximately 14.2% of the outstanding Common Shares, as more
fully described in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D.</P>


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    <TD STYLE="font: normal 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(b)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: normal 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">See rows (7) through
    (10) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the number of Common Shares as to which each Reporting Person has the sole
    or shared power to vote or direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: normal 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">(c)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">During the last 60 days, no transactions in the Common Shares were effected by any Reporting Person.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt; width: 11%"><B>Item</B> <B>6.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt; width: 89%"><B>CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS
    WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt"><P>Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following: </P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">The Reporting Persons may
be deemed to have economic exposure to an additional 501,500 Common Shares pursuant to certain cash-settled equity swaps between
certain of the Saba Entities and broker-dealer counterparties. Such swaps mature on January 29, 2018 and, pursuant to the
terms of such swaps, the reference prices for such swaps reset monthly based on the closing price of the Common Shares on
the second business day prior to the last day of the end of each month. The Reporting Persons do not have voting power or
dispositive power with respect to the Common Shares referenced in such swaps and disclaim beneficial ownership of the Common
Shares underlying such swaps.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt; width: 11%"><B>Item 7.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt; width: 89%"><B>EXHIBITS</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and
supplemented by the addition of the following: <B>&nbsp; <U></U> &nbsp; &nbsp;</B> </TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt"><B STYLE="text-decoration: underline">Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt"><B STYLE="text-decoration: underline">Description</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">Exhibit 3: </TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 12pt">Proposal, dated
September 29, 2017, from Saba Capital to the Issuer.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in">After reasonable inquiry and to the best
of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Date: October 3, 2017</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 53%; font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; text-transform: uppercase">SABA CAPITAL Management, L.P.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">/s/ Michael D&rsquo;Angelo</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 12pt">Name: Michael D'Angelo</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Title: Chief Compliance Officer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt; text-transform: uppercase">BOAZ R. WEINSTEIN</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 12pt">/s/ Michael D&rsquo;Angelo</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Name: Michael D'Angelo</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Title: Attorney-in-fact*</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 12pt">* Pursuant to a power of attorney dated as of November 16, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on December 28, 2015, accession number: 0001062993-15-006823</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B><U>Exhibit 3</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">September 29, 2017</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B><U>VIA EMAIL and FEDERAL EXPRESS</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Board of Trustees</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">C/O: Ms. Janey Ahn, Secretary</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">BlackRock, Inc.,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">55 East 52nd Street,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10055</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Re: <U>BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Inc. (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;)</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Dear Ms. Ahn:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Saba Capital Management,
L.P. (&#8220;Saba Capital&#8221;), as investment advisor to Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd. (the &#8220;Saba Fund&#8221; and together
with Saba Capital, &#8220;Saba&#8221;), the direct owner of 8,620,138 shares of the Fund, hereby submits the following proposal
on behalf of the Saba Fund pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange
Act&#8221;), for presentation to the Fund&#8217;s shareholders at the Fund&#8217;s next annual shareholder&#8217;s meeting anticipated
to be held on July 25, 2018, or any postponement or adjournment or special meeting held in lieu thereof (the &#8220;Meeting&#8221;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Saba Fund&rsquo;s Rule
14a-8 shareholder proposal (the &ldquo;Proposal&rdquo;) is as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;<U>PROPOSAL</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify">&#8220;BE IT RESOLVED, that
the shareholders of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Inc. (the &quot;<U>Fund</U>&quot;), request that the Board of Trustees (the
&#8220;<U>Board</U>&#8221;) consider authorizing a self-tender offer for 30% of the common shares of the Fund at or close to net
asset value (&#8220;<U>NAV</U>&#8221;).&#8221;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify"><U>SUPPORTING STATEMENT</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify">The Closed-End Fund Center
(www.CEFA.com) classifies the Fund in a peer group of twenty-five &#8220;Loan-Participation&#8221; closed-end funds.&nbsp; Within
this peer group, the Fund&#8217;s discount to NAV ranks the last (i.e., the worst) out of the twenty-five closed-end funds.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify">The Fund has become too large
since BlackRock merged it with other funds in 2013. BlackRock has taken the Fund that had averaged a 1.5% discount to NAV for fifteen
years before the merger and left shareholders with a fund that has averaged 10.9% discount to NAV since the merger. It is time
for shareholders to see their shares trade at their actual value, something which would currently lead to an approximate 10% gain
for shareholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify">If the Fund were to trade back
to NAV, BlackRock stands ready with a &#8220;Shelf Offering&#8221; to issue up to an additional 16.125 million shares and dilute
shareholders, likely returning the Fund to a significant discount.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">In comparison, BlackRock&#8217;s
peer investment manager PIMCO manages twenty closed-end funds which average an approximate 10% <B>PREMIUM</B> to NAV and none with
a discount greater than 2.4%.&nbsp; With BlackRock&#8217;s 5.7 trillion in AUM, why is BlackRock allowing shareholders to suffer
for a less then market valuation for their investment?</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0.5in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify">Recently, there have been dozens
of examples where boards have taken corporate action in the closed-end fund space. Shareholders should have the opportunity to
realize a price for their shares close to NAV. Toward that end; the Board should consider authorizing a self-tender offer for 30%
of the shares outstanding of the Fund at or close to NAV.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify">Please vote <B>FOR </B>the Proposal
and tell the Board that you want it to take action to collapse the Fund&rsquo;s discount and increase shareholder value.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify"><B>END OF PROPOSAL</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0.5in 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Saba Group began
purchasing the shares as early as 2013. As is required by Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, attached is a letter
from National Financial Services verifying that the Saba Fund referenced therein continuously and beneficially owned shares having
a market value of $2,000 or more for at least one year prior to the date of the</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">submittal of the above Proposal. The Saba
Fund intends to continue to hold the shares referenced through the date of the Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Please notify us as
soon as possible if you would like any further information or if you believe this notice is deficient in any way or if additional
information is required so that the Saba Group may promptly provide it to you in order to cure any deficiency.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Thank you for your time and consideration.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Sincerely,</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 47%; font-size: 12pt"><U>/s/ Michael D&#8217;Angelo</U></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 53%; font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Michael D&#8217;Angelo</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">General Counsel</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The Board of Trustees of the Trust</P>
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