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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-19-031369
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190523

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY INCOME FUND, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000846676
		IRS NUMBER:				222990009
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
		STREET 2:		1735 MARKET STREET - 32ND FLOOR
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		215-405-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
		STREET 2:		1735 MARKET STREET - 32ND FLOOR
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ABERDEEN CHILE FUND, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100407

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHILE FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b><br> 1735 Market Street, 32nd&nbsp;Floor<br> Philadelphia, PA 19103</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;23, 2019</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">VIA EDGAR</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ms.&nbsp;Anu Dubey</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission<br> 100 F Street, N.E.<br> Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income   Fund,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SC TO-I filed May&nbsp;17, 2019</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Investment Company Act File No.&nbsp;811-05770</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Ms.&nbsp;Dubey:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This letter responds to the comment on the above-referenced SC TO-I filing that the staff (the &#147;Staff&#148;) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) provided in a telephone conversation with Katherine Corey and Jennifer Rogers on May&nbsp;22, 2019.&nbsp; The SC TO-I relates to a tender offer being conducted by the Fund. For your convenience, the comment has been restated below.&nbsp; The Fund&#146;s response is set out immediately under the restated comment.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Comment</font></u>:<font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i>The SC TO-I filed on May&nbsp;17, 2019 does not include all of the requirements of Schedule TO in the Offer to Purchase filed as exhibit a.1.I. Please confirm whether this is a filing error, and if so, please confirm that the full documents required by Schedule TO were mailed to Fund shareholders as required by Rule&nbsp;13e-4. Please also file an amended Schedule TO containing all of the requirements of Schedule TO and Rule&nbsp;13e-4.</i></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Response</font></u>:<font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Fund confirms that a filing error occurred with respect to the May&nbsp;17, 2019 SC TO-I, causing only the first page&nbsp;of the Offer to Purchase to appear on EDGAR, and that the complete Offer to Purchase was mailed to shareholders on the commencement date of May&nbsp;17, 2019. The Fund has filed a SC TO-I/A including the complete Offer to Purchase.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Katherine A Corey,&nbsp;Esq.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lucia Sitar,&nbsp;Esq.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Elliot Gluck,&nbsp;Esq.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Margery Neale,&nbsp;Esq.</font></p>
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