Willkie Farr & Gallagher 787 7th Avenue New York, New York 10019 July 12, 2000 Via EDGAR and Facsimile - ----------------------- Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 RE: The Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund, Inc. - CIK No. 0000913662 Request for Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form N-14 File No. 333-41032-01 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ladies and Gentlemen: It has come to our attention that a Registration Statement on Form N-14 was incorrectly filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2000 on behalf of The Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund, Inc. ("EMG"). On that date, we filed a Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the proposed merger of EMG with and into The Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund, Inc. ("ETF"). ETF is the acquiring company and EMG is the target. It appears that the Registration Statement was filed on behalf of both ETF and EMG, using both entities' CIK code numbers, instead of just ETF's CIK code number. Additionally, we discovered that the Registration Statement was filed under the incorrect form type, "N-14." As both ETF and EMG are closed-end funds, the Registration Statement should have been filed under "N-14 8C." We respectfully request that the Registration Statement on Form N-14 filed on behalf of EMG be withdrawn pursuant to Rule 477(a) under the Securities Act of 1933. Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to call me at (212) 728-8761. Very truly yours, /s/ Mona Bhalla Mona Bhalla cc: Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Investment Management Shaswat Das Daniel Schloendorn, Esq.