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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914851-08-000194
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	NSAR-B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080430
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080630
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080630
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20080630

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001058239
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		NSAR-B
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-08709
		FILM NUMBER:		08925415

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CITIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT
		STREET 2:		125 BROAD STREET, 10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-291-2556

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CITIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT
		STREET 2:		125 BROAD STREET, 10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SALOMON BROTHERS HIGH INCOME FUND II INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980421

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SALOMON BROTHERS HIGH YIELD BOND FUND IN
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980319
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.:

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements
of Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. as of and for the year
ended April 30, 2008, in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), we
considered the Funds internal control over financial reporting,
including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for
designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing
our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the
requirements of Form N-SAR, but not for the purpose of expressing
an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds internal control
over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such
opinion.

Management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting.
In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by
management are required to assess the expected benefits and
related costs of controls.  A funds internal control over
financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  A
fund?s internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of
records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect
the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the fund; (2)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and
that receipts and expenditures of the fund are being made only in
accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the
fund; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention
or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or
disposition of the funds assets that could have a material
effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over
financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree
of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists
when the design or operation of a control does not allow
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their
assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a
timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination
of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting,
such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material
misstatement of the Funds annual or interim financial statements
will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Our consideration of the Funds internal control over financial
reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first
paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in
internal control that might be material weaknesses under
standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States).  However, we noted no deficiencies in the
Funds internal control over financial reporting and their
operation, including controls over safeguarding securities, that
we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of
April 30, 2008.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of
management and the Board of Western Asset High Income Fund II
Inc. and Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended
to be and should not be used by anyone other than these
specified parties.

/s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York
June 25, 2008


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Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc. and Western Asset High
Income Fund II Inc. Announce Board Approval of Proposed
Merger Plan


New York  (Business Wire)  May 9, 2008 Western Asset
Zenix Income Fund Inc. and Western Asset High Income Fund
II Inc. today announced approval by each Funds Board of
Directors of a proposal to merge Western Asset Zenix Income
Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZIF) with and into Western Asset High
Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX), subject to approval by
stockholders of Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc. If
approved by stockholders of Western Asset Zenix Income Fund
Inc., the merger is anticipated to occur by the end of the
third quarter of 2008.

The investment objective of Western Asset Zenix Income Fund
Inc. is to seek high current income by investing in a
portfolio of high-yield, lower-rated fixed income
securities. Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. has a
primary investment objective that seeks to maximize current
income by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus
any borrowings for investment purposes, in high-yield debt
securities.  As a secondary investment objective, the Fund
seeks capital appreciation to the extent consistent with
its primary objective of seeking to maximize current
income.

If the proposed merger is approved, stockholders of common
shares of Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc. would
receive common shares of Western Asset High Income Fund II
Inc., based on each Funds respective net asset value per
share, and stockholders of Western Asset Zenix Income Fund
Inc.s auction rate preferred shares would receive cash in
the amount of the liquidation preference of $25,000 per
share plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  Proceeds
for the payment to the auction rate preferred stockholders
would be provided through additional drawdowns on the
existing credit facility of Western Asset High Income Fund
II Inc.

In recommending the merger to each Board, the Funds
investment manager and sub-adviser, Legg Mason Partners
Fund Advisor, LLC and Western Asset Management Company,
respectively, cited the similar investment objectives of
both funds and noted that Western Asset Zenix Income Fund
Inc. is a small fund with higher operating expenses than
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.  Management and each
Board believe it is in the best interests of stockholders
to merge Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc. with and into
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc., in part because the
combined fund would likely have a lower expense ratio than
Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc. and common
stockholders of Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc. would
likely benefit from greater asset diversification, lower
expenses and enhanced market liquidity as part of a larger
fund.  The merger would also provide liquidity to the
auction rate preferred stockholders of Western Asset Zenix
Income Fund Inc.  Shareholders of Western Asset High Income
Fund II Inc. may also benefit from the increase in assets
and potential economies of scale.  All costs of the merger
will be borne by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC and
not the Funds.

In connection with the proposal to merge Western Asset
Zenix Income Fund Inc. with and into Western Asset High
Income Fund II Inc., Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc.
intends to files a proxy statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). Investors and stockholders are
advised to read the proxy statement when it becomes
available because it will contain important information.
When filed with the SEC, the proxy statement and other
documents filed by the Fund will be available free of
charge at the SEC?s website, http://www.sec.gov.
Stockholders can also obtain copies of these documents,
when available, for free by calling the Fund at 1-888-777-
0102.

Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc., its directors and
executive officers and the Funds investment adviser,
members of its management and employees may be deemed to be
participants in the Funds solicitation of proxies from its
stockholders in connection with the proposed merger.
Information concerning the interests of the participants in
the solicitation will be set forth in Western Asset Zenix
Income Funds proxy statement and stockholder reports on
Form N-CSR, to be filed with the SEC.

As of March 31, 2008, Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc.
had total assets of approximately $81.4 million, including
$35 million in auction rate preferred securities and
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. had total assets of
approximately $1.05 billion including $250 million of
outstanding debt under its existing credit facility.  Each
Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment
company managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., and sub-
advised by Western Asset Management Company, an affiliate
of the investment manager.

Contact the Funds at 1-888-777-0102 for additional
information.

THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT AN OFFER TO PURCHASE NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN
OFFER TO SELL SHARES OF THE FUNDS. THIS PRESS RELEASE MAY CONTAIN
STATEMENTS REGARDING PLANS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE THAT
CONSTITUTE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE PRIVATE SECURITIES
LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. ALL STATEMENTS OTHER THAN STATEMENTS OF
HISTORICAL FACT ARE FORWARD-LOOKING AND CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE USE OF
WORDS SUCH AS MAY, WILL, EXPECT, ANTICIPATE, ESTIMATE,
BELIEVE, CONTINUE OR OTHER SIMILAR WORDS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON EACH FUNDS CURRENT PLANS AND EXPECTATIONS, AND
ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS
TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING SUCH RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES ARE CONTAINED IN EACH FUNDS FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.



Brenda Grandell, Director, Closed-End Funds, Legg Mason & Co.,
LLC, 212-857-8087

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