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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001398344-15-007206
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151029

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HERZFELD CARIBBEAN BASIN FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000880406
		IRS NUMBER:				650396889
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		119 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 504
		CITY:			MIAMI BEACH
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33139
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3052711900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		119 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 504
		CITY:			MIAMI BEACH
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33139

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST CUBA FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920929
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<div>Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Shelf Registration Statement on Form N-2 </div>

<div>File Nos. 333-202213 and 811-06445 </div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.15; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;), hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) declare Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form N-2 effective at 8:00 a.m., Eastern time, on Monday, November 2, 2015, or as soon as practicable thereafter.</div>

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