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Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Forms 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and
Application for EDGAR Access (Form ID) Confirmation of Authority to Sign



Pursuant to Instruction 7 to SEC "Form 3-Initial Statement of Beneficial
Ownership of Securities", "Form 4-Statement of Changes in  Beneficial Ownership"
and "Form 5-Annual Statement of Beneficial  Ownership of Securities" the
undersigned, being the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Babson Capital
Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Babson Capital Global Short
Duration High Yield  Fund (the "Fund"), hereby appoint and designate Jessica
Burns, Ruth Howe, Ann Malloy, and Melissa LaGrant each as my true and lawful
attorneys in fact with full power to (a) apply for access to the EDGAR filing
system in my name and (b) sign for me and file with the SEC, the New York Stock
Exchange and the Fund said SEC Forms 3, 4 and/or 5 with respect to shares of
the Fund purchased or sold by the undersigned or any other change of beneficial
ownership relating to equity or derivative securities of the Fund required to
be reported by the undersigned.

This authorization shall remain in effect until a written revocation is executed
by the undersigned and filed with the SEC.


Date:  9-17-2012
Name:	Bernadette Clegg
Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer  of Babson Capital Management LLC
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