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Salomon Brothers High Income Fund II Inc
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004

SUB-ITEM 77Q3


(a) (i)  Based upon their evaluation of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90
days of the filing date of this report, the registrant's chief
 executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded
that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable
 assurance that the material information required to be
 disclosed by the registrant in the reports it files or
submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "1934 Act"), is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported in substantial compliance with the 1934 Act and the
 Commission's rules and forms thereunder.

	(ii)	There were no significant changes in the
registrant's internal controls or in other factors that
could significantly affect these controls subsequent to
the date of their last evaluation.


	(iii)	Certifications

	I, R. Jay Gerken, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of Salomon Brothers
 High Income Income Fund  II Inc

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
 fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
 with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in
this report, and the financial statements on which the financial
 information is based, fairly present in all material respects the
 financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets,
 and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include
 a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible
 for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
 (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for
 the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
those entities, particularly during the period in which this report
 is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
 filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
 of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation
 as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
 based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors
and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's
 ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data
 and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
 internal controls; and

6.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
indicated in this report whether or not there were significant
changes in internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of
our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
 regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.



	December 20, 2002
/s/ R. JAY GERKEN

Chief Executive Officer





































Salomon Brothers High Income Fund II Inc
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004

SUB-ITEM 77Q3

I, Irving P. David, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of -
 Salomon Brothers High Income Fund II Inc

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
 a material fact necessary to make the statements made,
 in light of the circumstances under which such statements
 were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included
 in this report, and the financial statements on which the
financial information is based, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations,
changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial
statements are required to include a statement of cash flows)
 of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible
 for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for
the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
 entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
 and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date
 of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as
 of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
 based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and
the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons
 performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
 record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses
in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
 controls; and

6.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated
in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
 controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including
any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses.


 	December 20, 2002
/s/ Irving P. David

Chief Financial Officer






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