Berns & Berns
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April 16, 2010
VIA FACSIMILE and FILED ON EDGAR
John P. Lucas, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street
Washington, D.C. 20549
Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc.
Amendment to Annual Report on Form 20-F for the Year
Ended December 31, 2008
Dear Mr. Lucas:
We are United States counsel to Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc. (the “Company”). Although the Company is diligently preparing a response to the comments raised in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s letter dated April 5, 2010 (“Comment Letter”) because (i) much of the information requested is located in Vietnam and New Zealand, and (ii) of the logistical difficulties coordinating a response involving people in Vietnam, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States, the Company does not believe it will be able to file a response within ten business days of the Comment Letter.
Management believes it will be able to file a response to the Comment Letter during the week beginning April 26, 2010.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely, | |||
/s/ James Berns | |||
James Berns |