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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001098992-00-000112
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	NSAR-A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000630
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000829

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER INDIA INVESTMENT
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000916618
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [
]		IRS NUMBER:				132838811
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231
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		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		NSAR-A
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-08238
			FILM NUMBER:		712461
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			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
				CITY:			BOSTON
				STATE:			MA
				ZIP:			10020
				BUSINESS PHONE:		6175578742
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				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
					STREET 2:		8TH FLOOR
					CITY:			NEW YORK
					STATE:			NY
					ZIP:			10020
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					FORMER COMPANY:	
						FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MORGAN STANLEY INDIA INVESTMENT FUND INC
						DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940127
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						FORMER COMPANY:	
							FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INDIA INVESTMENT FUND INC
							DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19931228
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August 10, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Dear Sirs:

We have read the statements made by the below-noted Funds (copy attached),
which we understand will be filed with the Commission, pursuant to
Sub-Item 77k of Form N-SAR and agree with the statements concerning
our firm contained therein.
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The Malaysia Fund, Inc. (MF)						033-68048		811-05082
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Africa Investment Fund, Inc. (AFF)		033-72896		811-08218
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. (APF)		333-01597		811-08388
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Eastern European Fund, Inc. (RNE)		033-75012		811-08346
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (MSD)	033-60139		811-07694
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (MSF)		033-91482		811-06403
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Global Opportunity Bond Fund, Inc. (MGB)	033-77220		811-08460
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter High Yield Fund, Inc. (MSY)			333-82863		811-08044
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter India Investment Fund, Inc. (IIF)		033-73368		811-08238
The Pakistan Investment Fund, Inc. (PKF)				033-47270		811-06636
The Thai Fund, Inc. (TTF)						033-85060		811-05348
The Turkish Investment Fund, Inc. (TKF)					033-31431		811-05921
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Institutional Fund, Inc.			033-23166		811-05624
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.					333-03013		811-07607
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Strategic Adviser Fund, Inc.			333-32231		811-08303

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Very truly yours,



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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Change in Independent Accountants

On July 5, 2000 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned as independent accountants
of the Fund.

The reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements of the
Fund for the past two fiscal years contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer
of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope
or accounting principle.

In connection with its audits for the two most recent fiscal years and through
July 5, 2000, there have been no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement
disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved
to the satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference thereto in their report on the financial statements for such
years.

The Fund has requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish it with a
letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the above
statements.  A copy of such letter, dated August 10, 2000 is filed as Exhibit
77Q to this Form N-SAR.

The Fund, with the approval of its Board of Directors, Audit Committee and
shareholders, engaged Ernst & Young LLP as its new independent accountants
as of August 1, 2000.

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Supplemental Proxy Information
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Fund was held on June 15, 2000.
The following is a summary of the proposal presented and the total number of
shares voted:
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1.  To elect the following Andrew McNally IV                 16,434,000     6,083,257            0
                           Frederick O. Robertshaw           16,434,000     6,083,257            0
                           Harold J. Schaaff, Jr.            16,434,000     6,083,257            0
                           Graham E. Jones                   16,435,115     6,082,142            0
                           John D. Barrett II                16,435,015     6,082,242            0
                           Gerard E. Jones                   16,435,115     6,082,142            0
                           RMJ Gerard La Hausse de la Louvie 16,434,760     6,082,497            0
                           William G. Morton, Jr.            16,435,015     6,082,242            0
                           Samuel T. Reeves                  15,802,395     6,714,862            0

The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Fund was reconvened on August 1, 2000.
The following is a summary of the proposal presented and the total number of shares voted:

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2.  To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as          11,611,736     8,044,426       12,307
     independent accountants of the Fund







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