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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000928816-20-000299
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	APP WD
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200313
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200313

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PUTNAM MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000900422
		IRS NUMBER:				043187549
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		APP WD
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-07626
		FILM NUMBER:		20713777

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02109
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6172921000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02109
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase" face="times new roman">PUTNAM MUNICIPAL Opportunities TRUST</FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="times new roman">c/o Putnam Investment Management, LLC</FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="times new roman">100 Federal Street</FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="times new roman">Boston, Massachusetts 02110</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="times new roman">Securities and Exchange Commission</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="times new roman">Attn: &nbsp;&nbsp; Division of Investment Management</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; TEXT-INDENT: -24.3pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="times new roman">Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust&#8212;File No. 811-07626</FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; TEXT-INDENT: -24.3pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="times new roman">Withdrawal of Request pursuant to Rule 19b&#8209;1(e) under the&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="times new roman">Ladies and Gentlemen:</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) filed a request with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;) on February 28, 2020 (the &#8220;Request&#8221;) for relief pursuant to Rule 19b-1(e) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#8220;1940 Act&#8221;) to permit the Fund to make additional capital gains distributions in excess of the limits prescribed in Section 19 of the 1940 Act and Rule 19b-1 thereunder. </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further to the telephone conversation of March 13, 2020 between representatives of Putnam Investment Management, LLC (investment adviser to the Fund), Ropes &amp; Gray LLP (counsel to the Fund), and members of the staff of the Division of Investment Management of the SEC, the Fund hereby requests that the Request be withdrawn effective today.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All actions necessary to authorize the execution and filing of this request under the agreement and declaration of trust and bylaws of the Fund have been taken, and the person signing and filing this request is authorized to do so on behalf of the Fund.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The verification required by Rule 0-2 is attached hereto as Appendix A.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=black face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If you have any questions regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact Venice Monagan, Esq. of Putnam Investment Management, LLC at (617) 760-2577 or James E. Thomas, Esq. at Ropes &amp; Gray LLP at (617) 951-7367. </FONT></P>

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</FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=black face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <U>/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz</U></FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=black face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jonathan S. Horwitz</FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=black face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive Vice President and Principal Executive

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=black face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=black face="times new roman">cc:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Venice Monagan, Esq., Counsel, Putnam Investment Management, LLC</FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=black face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; James E. Thomas, Esq., Ropes &amp; Gray LLP</FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=black face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bryan Chegwidden, Esq., Ropes &amp; Gray LLP</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=black face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The undersigned states that he has duly executed the attached request dated March 13, 2020 for and on behalf of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) in his capacity as Executive Vice President and Principal Executive Officer of the Fund and that all actions by the holders and other bodies necessary to authorize the undersigned to execute and file such instrument have been taken.&nbsp; The undersigned further states that he is familiar with such instrument, and the contents thereof, and that the facts therein set forth are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.</FONT></P>

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