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January 24, 2007
Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Filings and Information Services
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: |
Investment Company Blanket Bond |
DWS Institutional Funds File No. 811-06071
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DWS Investments VIT Funds File No. 811-07507 |
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Cash Management Portfolio File No. 811-06073 |
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Equity 500 Index Portfolio File No. 811-06698 |
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International Equity Portfolio File No. 811-06702 |
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Treasury Money Portfolio File No. 811-06072 |
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DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund, Inc. File No. 811-21172 |
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DWS RREEF Real Estate Fund II, Inc. File No. 811-21340 |
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DWS Advisor Funds File No. 811-04760 |
DWS Cash Account Trust File No. 811-5970
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DWS Global/International Fund, Inc. File No. 811-4670 |
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DWS Investment Trust File No. 811-43 |
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DWS Investors Cash Trust File No. 811-6103 |
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DWS Investors Municipal Cash Fund File No. 811-6108 |
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DWS Blue Chip Fund File No. 811-5357 |
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DWS Strategic Income Fund File No. 811-2743 |
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DWS Equity Trust File No. 811-08599 |
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DWS State Tax-Free Income Series File No. 811-3657 |
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DWS Target Fund File No. 811-5896 |
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DWS Technology Fund File No. 811-0547 |
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DWS Balanced Fund File No. 811-1236 |
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DWS U.S. Government Securities Fund File No. 811-2719 |
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DWS Variable Series II File No. 811-5002 |
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DWS Value Series, Inc. File No. 811-5385 |
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DWS Cash Investment Trust File No. 811-2613 |
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DWS Funds Trust File No. 811-3229 |
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DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc. File No. 811-6671 |
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DWS High Income Trust File No. 811-5482 |
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DWS Income Trust File No. 811-4049 |
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DWS International Fund, Inc. File no. 811-642 |
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DWS Money Funds File No. 811-2527 |
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DWS Money Market Trust File no. 811-3495 |
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DWS Multi-Market Income Trust File No. 811-5689 |
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DWS Municipal Income Trust File No. 811-05655 |
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DWS Municipal Trust File no. 811-2671 |
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DWS Mutual Funds, Inc. File No. 811-5565 |
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DWS Portfolio Trust File No. 811-42 |
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DWS Securities Trust File No. 811-2021 |
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DWS State Tax Free Trust File No. 811-3749 |
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DWS Strategic Income Trust File No. 811-8382 |
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DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust File No. 811-05767 |
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DWS Tax Free Money Fund File No. 811-2959 |
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DWS Tax Free Trust File No. 811-3632 |
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DWS U.S. Treasury Money Fund File No. 811-3043 |
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DWS Variable Series I File No. 811-4257 |
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Tax-Exempt California Money Market Fund File No. 811-5706 |
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The Korea Fund, Inc. File No. 811-4058 |
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DWS Value Equity Trust File No. 811-1444 |
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DWS High Income Series File No. 811-2786 |
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DWS Cash Reserve Fund, Inc. File No. 811-03196 |
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DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc. File No. 811-21600 |
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DWS Equity Partners Fund, Inc. File No. 811-08886 |
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DWS Communication Fund, Inc. File No. 811-03883 |
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DWS Value Builder Fund, Inc. File No. 811-06600 |
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DWS Investors Funds, Inc. File No. 811-08227 |
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DWS Allocation Series- File No. 811-8606 |
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DWS Dreman Value Income Edge Fund, Inc.- File No. 811-21949 |
Dear Sir/Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 17-g-1(g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, enclosed are the following documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
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A copy of Investment Company Blanket Bond No. 87146106B along with Riders No. 1 thru 14 (the Bond) in the amount of $78,000,000 primary coverage issued by ICI Mutual Insurance Company (ICI), covering the above registered investment companies and series thereof for the period October 31, 2006 to October 31, 2007; |
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Certified resolutions approved by a majority of the Board of Directors/Trustees who are not interested persons of the registered investment companies, approving the amount, type, form, and coverage of the Bond and the portion of the premium to be paid by such companies, as required by Rule 17g-1(g); |
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A matrix showing: (i) the amount of the single insured bond which the investment company would have provided and maintained had it not been named as an insured under a joint insured bond and (ii) the premiums that each investment company and its series have paid for coverage under the bonds for the period October 31, 2006 to October 31, 2007; and |
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A statement from ICI dated December 19, 2006 indicating that the premiums have been paid for the period October 31, 2006 to October 31, 2007; |
If you have any questions or need further information, please call me at 617-295-2558.
Very truly yours,
/s/Jennifer White
Jennifer White
Assistant Vice President
DWS FUNDS NEW YORK BOARD FUNDS
CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY
I, John Millette, do hereby certify as follows:
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That I am the duly elected Secretary of the Funds listed on the attached Appendix A, (the Funds); |
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I further certify that the following is a complete and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the members of the Board of Trustees of the Funds at a meeting duly called, convened and held on October 11, 2006 at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, and that such resolutions have not been amended and are in full force and effect: |
RESOLVED, that, after due consideration of all relevant factors including, but not limited to, the value of the aggregate assets of each Series to which any Covered Person (which for the purpose of these resolutions shall mean each director, officer and employee of the Fund or of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (DeIM), or an affiliate thereof, who may, singly or jointly with others, have access to securities or other assets of a Series, either directly or through authority to draw upon such funds or to direct generally the disposition of such assets) may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, the number of other parties named as insureds and the sizes and nature of the businesses of such parties, and the nature of the portfolio securities of each Series and of such other parties, the form of Investment Company Blanket Bond issued by ICI Mutual Insurance Company for the period from October 31, 2006 to October 31, 2007 (the ICI Bond), and the amount thereof, namely primary coverage of up to $ 78,000,000 for any larceny or embezzlement committed by any Covered Person, are determined to be reasonable and are hereby approved; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that, after consideration of all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the number of other parties named as insureds, the nature of the business activities of such other parties, the amount of the ICI Bond and the amount of the premium for the ICI Bond, the ratable allocation of the premium among all parties named as insureds, and the comparison of the share of the premium allocated to the Fund and each Series to that which the Fund and each Series would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured bond, the portion of the total premium allocated to the Fund and each Series, as discussed at this meeting, for the period from October 31, 2006 to October 31, 2007, payable for coverage as described in the preceding resolution, be, and it hereby is, approved, and the payment or the reimbursement by any officer
of the Fund, on behalf of each Series, of DeIM or an affiliate thereof, as the case may be, of such premium be, and it hereby is, approved.
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I further certify that the following is a complete and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the members of the Board of Trustees of the Funds at a meeting duly called, convened and held on September 20, 2006 at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, and that such resolutions have not been amended and are in full force and effect: |
Approval of Insurance Allocation Agreement
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Fund are hereby authorized to enter into an Insurance Allocation Agreement with the joint insureds in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes as may be recommended by Counsel, in conformity with paragraph (f) of Rule 17g-1 of the 1940 Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand this tenth day of January 23, 2007.
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/s/John Millette |
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John Millette |
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Secretary |
APPENDIX A
THE DWS FUNDS NEW YORK BOARD
CASH MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO
CASH RESERVE FUND, INC., and its series:
Prime Series
Tax-Free Series
Treasury Series
DWS ADVISOR FUNDS, and its series:
Cash Management Fund Investment
DWS International Equity Fund
DWS Mid Cap Growth Fund
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
DWS Small Cap Growth Fund
DWS Short Duration Plus Fund
NY Tax Free Money Fund Investment
Tax Free Money Fund Investment
Treasury Money Fund Investment
DWS ADVISOR FUNDS II, and its series:
DWS EAFE Equity Index Fund
DWS U.S. Bond Index Fund
DWS ADVISOR FUNDS III, and its series:
DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund
Money Market Fund Investment
DWS ALLOCATION SERIES, and its series
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DWS Conservative Allocation Fund |
DWS Growth Allocation Fund
DWS Growth Plus Allocation Fund
DWS Moderate Allocation Fund
DWS CASH INVESTMENT TRUST
DWS COMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.
DWS EQUITY PARTNERS FUND, INC.
DWS EQUITY 500 INDEX PORTFOLIO
DWS FUNDS TRUST, and its series
DWS Short Term Bond Fund
DWS GLOBAL COMMODITIES STOCK FUND, INC.
DWS GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC., and its series
DWS Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund
DWS Global Bond Fund
DWS Global Opportunities Fund
DWS Global Thematic Fund
DWS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.
DWS INCOME TRUST, and its series
DWS GNMA Fund
DWS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, and its series:
Cash Management Fund Institutional
Cash Reserves Fund Institutional
Daily Assets Fund Institutional
DWS Commodity Securities Fund
DWS Equity 500 Index Fund
DWS Inflation Protected Plus Fund
DWS International Equity Fund
Treasury Money Fund
DWS INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC. , and its series
DWS Emerging Markets Equity Fund
DWS Europe Equity Fund
DWS International Fund
DWS International Value Opportunities Fund
DWS Latin America Equity Fund
DWS Pacific Opportunities Equity Fund
DWS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
DWS INVESTMENT TRUST, and its series
DWS Capital Growth Fund
DWS Growth & Income Fund
DWS Large Company Growth Fund
DWS S&P 500 Index Fund
DWS Small Cap Core Fund
DWS INVESTMENTS TRUST, and its series
DWS Core Fixed Income Fund
DWS High Income Plus Fund
DWS International Select Equity Fund
DWS Micro Cap Fund
DWS Short Duration Fund
DWS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund
DWS INVESTMENTS VIT TRUST, and its series:
DWS Equity 500 Index VIP
DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities VIP
DWS Small Cap Index VIP
DWS INVESTORS FUNDS, INC., and its series:
DWS Japan Equity Fund
DWS MONEY MARKET TRUST, and its series
DWS Money Market Series
DWS MUNICIPAL TRUST, and its series
DWS High Yield Tax Free Fund
DWS Managed Municipal Bond Fund
DWS MUTUAL FUNDS, INC., and its series
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DWS Gold & Precious Metals Fund |
DWS PORTFOLIO TRUST, and its series
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DWS Core Plus Income Fund |
DWS RREEF REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
DWS RREEF REAL ESTATE FUND II, INC.
DWS RREEF SECURITIES TRUST, and its series:
DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund
DWS SECURITIES TRUST, and its series
DWS Health Care Fund
DWS Small Cap Value Fund
DWS STATE TAX FREE TRUST, and its series
DWS Massachusetts Tax-Free Fund
DWS TAX FREE MONEY FUND
DWS TAX FREE TRUST, and its series
DWS Intermediate Tax/AMT Free Fund
DWS U.S. TREASURY MONEY FUND
DWS VALUE BUILDER FUND, INC.
DWS VALUE EQUITY TRUST, and its series
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DWS Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund |
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DWS Equity Income Fund |
DWS VARIABLE SERIES I, and its series
DWS Bond VIP
DWS Capital Growth VIP
DWS Global Opportunities VIP
DWS Growth & Income VIP
DWS Health Care VIP
DWS International VIP
Money Market VIP
TREASURY MONEY PORTFOLIO
DWS FUNDS CHICAGO BOARD FUNDS
CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY
I, John Millette, do hereby certify as follows:
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That I am the duly elected Secretary of the Funds listed on the attached Appendix A, (the Funds); |
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I further certify that the following is a complete and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the members of the Board of Trustees of the Funds at a meeting duly called, convened and held on November 15, 2006 at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, and that such resolutions have not been amended and are in full force and effect: |
RESOLVED, that, after due consideration of all relevant factors including, but not limited to, the value of the aggregate assets of each Series to which any Covered Person (which for the purpose of these resolutions shall mean each director, officer and employee of the Fund or of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (DeIM), or an affiliate thereof, who may, singly or jointly with others, have access to securities or other assets of a Series, either directly or through authority to draw upon such funds or to direct generally the disposition of such assets) may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, the number of other parties named as insureds and the sizes and nature of the businesses of such parties, and the nature of the portfolio securities of each Series and of such other parties, the form of Investment Company Blanket Bond issued by ICI Mutual Insurance Company for the period from October 31, 2006 to October 31, 2007 (the ICI Bond), and the amount thereof, namely primary coverage of up to $ 78,000,000 for any larceny or embezzlement committed by any Covered Person, are determined to be reasonable and are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that, after consideration of all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the number of other parties named as insureds, the nature of the business activities of such other parties, the amount of the ICI Bond and the amount of the premium for the ICI Bond, the ratable allocation of the premium among all parties named as insureds, and the comparison of the share of the premium allocated to the Fund and each Series to that which the Fund and each Series would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured bond, the portion of the total premium allocated to the Fund and each Series, as discussed at this meeting, for the period from October 31, 2006 to October 31, 2007, payable for coverage as described in the preceding resolution, be, and it hereby is, ratified, confirmed and approved, and the payment or the reimbursement by
any officer of the Fund, on behalf of each Series, of DeIM or an affiliate thereof, as the case may be, of such premium be, and it hereby is, ratified, confirmed and approved.
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I further certify that the following is a complete and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the members of the Board of Trustees of the Funds at a meeting duly called, convened and held on September 22, 2006 at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, and that such resolutions have not been amended and are in full force and effect: |
Approval of Insurance Allocation Agreements
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Fund are hereby authorized to enter into Insurance Allocation Agreements with the joint insureds in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes as may be recommended by Counsel, in conformity with paragraph (f) of Rule 17g-1 of the 1940 Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand this tenth day of January 23, 2007.
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/s/John Millette |
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John Millette |
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Secretary |
APPENDIX A
DWS BALANCED FUND
DWS BLUE CHIP FUND
DWS EQUITY TRUST DWS Dreman Financial Services Fund
DWS HIGH INCOME SERIES DWS High Income Fund
DWS STATE TAX-FREE INCOME SERIES DWS CA Tax-Free Income Fund DWS NY Tax-Free Income Fund
DWS STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
DWS TARGET FUND DWS Target 2008 Fund DWS Target 2010 Fund DWS Target 2011 Fund DWS Target 2012 Fund DWS Target 2013 Fund DWS Target 2014 Fund
CASH ACCOUNT TRUST Money Market Portfolio Davidson Cash Equivalent Plus Shares Money Market Capital Assets Funds Shares Money Market Capital Assets Funds Shares Government & Agency Tax-Exempt Portfolio Davidson Cash Equivalent Shares Tax Exempt Capital Assets Funds Shares Tax Exempt
INVESTORS CASH TRUST Government & Agency Securities Portfolio Treasury Portfolio Investors Florida Municipal Cash Fund Investors New Jersey Municipal Cash Fund Investors Michigan Municipal Cash Fund Investors Pennsylvania Municipal Cash Fund Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Portfolio
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TAX-EXEMPT CA MONEY MARKET FUND
DWS U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND DWS VALUE SERIES, INC. DWS Large Cap Value Fund DWS Dreman High Return Equity Fund DWS Dreman Small Cap Value Fund
DWS VARIABLE SERIES II DWS Balanced VIP DWS Blue Chip VIP DWS Conservative Allocation VIP DWS Core Fixed Income VIP DWS Dreman High Return Equity VIP DWS Dreman Small Cap Value VIP DWS Global Thematic VIP DWS Government & Agency Securities VIP DWS Growth Allocation VIP DWS High Income VIP DWS International Select Equity VIP DWS Large Cap Value VIP DWS Mercury Large Cap Core VIP DWS Money Market VIP DWS Small Cap Growth VIP DWS Strategic Income VIP DWS Technology VIP DWS Templeton Foreign Value VIP DWS Turner Mid Cap Growth VIP
DWS HIGH INCOME TRUST DWS MULTI-MARKET INCOME TRUST DWS MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST DWS STRATEGIC INCOME TRUST DWS STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
DWS MONEY FUNDS DWS Money Market Fund DWS Government & Agency Money Fund DWS Tax-Exempt Money Fund |
THE KOREA FUND, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY
I, John Millette, do hereby certify as follows:
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That I am the duly elected Secretary of The Korea Fund, Inc., (the Fund); |
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I further certify that the following is a complete and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the members of the Board of Directors of the Fund at a meeting duly called, convened and held on August 22, 2006 at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, and that such resolutions have not been amended and are in full force and effect: |
Approval of the Fidelity Bond Insurance Allocation Agreement
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Fund are hereby authorized to enter into a Fidelity Bond Insurance Allocation Agreement with the joint insureds in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes as may be recommended by Counsel, in conformity with paragraph (f) of Rule 17g-1 of the 1940 Act.
Approval of Fidelity Bond
RESOLVED, that, after due consideration of all relevant factors including, but not limited to, the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any Covered Person (which for the purpose of these resolutions shall mean each director, officer and employee of the Fund or of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (DeIM), or an affiliate thereof, who may, singly or jointly with others, have access to securities or other assets of the Fund, either directly or through authority to draw upon such funds or to direct generally the disposition of such assets) may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, the number of other parties named as insureds and the sizes and nature of the businesses of such parties, and the nature of the portfolio securities of the Fund and of such other parties, the form of Investment Company Blanket Bond issued by ICI Mutual Insurance Company for the period from October 31, 2006 to October 31, 2007 (the ICI Bond), and the amount thereof, namely primary coverage of up to $78 million or any larceny or embezzlement committed by any Covered Person, are determined to be reasonable and are hereby approved; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that, after consideration of all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the number of other parties named as insureds, the nature of the business activities of such other parties, the
amount of the ICI Bond and the amount of the premium for the ICI Bond, the ratable allocation of the premium among all parties named as insureds, and the comparison of the share of the premium allocated to the Fund to that which the Fund would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured bond, the portion of the total premium allocated to the Fund, as discussed at this meeting, for the period from October 31, 2006 to October 31, 2007, payable for coverage as described in the preceding resolution, be, and it hereby is, approved, and the payment or the reimbursement by any officer of the Fund of DeIM or an affiliate thereof, as the case may be, of such premium be, and it hereby is, approved.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand this tenth day of January 23, 2007.
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/s/John Millette |
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John Millette |
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Secretary |
DWS DREMAN VALUE INCOME EDGE FUND, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY
I, John Millette, do hereby certify as follows:
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That I am the duly elected Secretary of DWS Dreman Value Income Edge Fund, Inc., (the Fund); |
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I further certify that the following is a complete and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the members of the Board of Directors of the Fund at a meeting duly called, convened and held on November 15, 2006 at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, and that such resolutions have not been amended and are in full force and effect: |
Approval of the Fidelity Bond Insurance Allocation Agreement
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Fund are hereby authorized to enter into Insurance Allocation Agreements with the joint insureds in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes as may be recommended by Counsel, in conformity with paragraph (f) of Rule 17g-1 of the 1940 Act.
Approval of Fidelity Bond
RESOLVED, that, after due consideration of all relevant factors including, but not limited to, the value of the aggregate assets of the Fund to which any Covered Person (which for the purpose of these resolutions shall mean each director, officer and employee of the Fund or of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (DeIM), or an affiliate thereof, who may, singly or jointly with others, have access to securities or other assets of the Fund, either directly or through authority to draw upon such funds or to direct generally the disposition of such assets) may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets, the number of other parties named as insureds and the sizes and nature of the businesses of such parties, and the nature of the portfolio securities of each Series and of such other parties, the form of Investment Company Blanket Bond issued by ICI Mutual Insurance Company for the period from October 31, 2006 to October 31, 2007 (the ICI Bond), and the amount thereof, namely primary coverage of up to $78,000,000 for any larceny or embezzlement committed by any Covered Person, are determined to be reasonable and are hereby approved.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand this tenth day of January 24, 2007.
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/s/John Millette |
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John Millette |
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Secretary |