The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc.
119 Washington Avenue, Suite 504
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 271-1900
October 29, 2015
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Alberto Zapata, Senior Counsel
Re: | The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Shelf Registration Statement on Form N-2 File Nos. 333-202213 and 811-06445 Request for Acceleration of Effective Date |
Dear Mr. Zapata:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) declare Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registrant’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.
With respect to our request for acceleration, the Registrant acknowledges that:
· | Should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
· | The action of the Commission or staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
· | The Registrant may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
You may direct any questions or comments concerning this request to John P. Falco, Esq. of Pepper Hamilton LLP (215) 981-4659 or, in his absence, to John M. Ford, Esq. (215) 981-4009.
THE HERZFELD CARIBBEAN BASIN FUND, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Reanna J. M. Lee | ||
Reanna J. M. Lee, Secretary and Treasurer |