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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001005477-08-003702
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080522
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080529
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080529

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BLACKROCK INCOME TRUST INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000832327
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		IRS NUMBER:				133463349
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		MUTUAL FUND DEPARTMENT
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809
		BUSINESS PHONE:		888-825-2257

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		MUTUAL FUND DEPARTMENT
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BLACKSTONE INCOME TRUST INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Phillips Andrew J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001436256

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05542
		FILM NUMBER:		08868327

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-441-7762

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19809
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ATTORNEY</font></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt"></font>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that
the undersigned hereby constitutes, designates and appoints Howard Surloff,
Janey Ahn, Denis Molleur, Edward Baer, Brian Kindelan, Robert Putney, Douglas
McCormack and Adam Wasserman of BlackRock, Inc., and Michael Hoffman, Cheri
Hoff, Michael D. Saarinen and Peter Lin of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp;
Flom LLP as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each
with full power of substitution and resubstitution and full power to act alone
and without the other, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and file
any and all statements on Form ID (including, but not limited to, obtaining the
Central Index Key ("CIK") and the CIK confirmation code ("CCC") from the
Securities and Exchange Commission), Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and any successor
forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as may be required by
the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, and requisite documents
in connection with such statements, respecting each BlackRock closed-end
investment company listed on Annex A hereto and as may be formed from time to
time.</font></div>
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previous versions of same, and shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked
by the undersigned, and shall be automatically revoked with respect to any
attorney in the event that such attorney is no longer affiliated with Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP or BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates (as the
case may be).</font></div>
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executed this instrument as of the 28<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: super">th </font>day of
May 2008.</font></div>
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