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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 25

                   NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR
                     REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

                                               Commission File Number: 001-31471

               SPDR(R) Index Shares Funds, New York Stock Exchange
  (Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter, and name of Exchange where
                      security is listed and/or registered)

                               One Lincoln Street
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02111
   (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
                      Issuer's principal executive offices)

               Shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value, of:
                               DJ STOXX 50(R) ETF
                             DJ EURO STOXX 50(R) ETF
                      (Description of class of securities)

Please place an X in the box to designate the rule provision relied upon to
strike the class of securities from listing and registration:

[ ]  17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(1)

[ ]  17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(2)

[ ]  17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(3)

[ ]  17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(4)

[ ]  Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(b), the Exchange has complied with its
     rules to strike the class of securities from listing and/or withdraw
     registration on the Exchange.(1)

[X]  Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c), the Issuer has complied with the rules of
     the Exchange and the requirements of 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c) governing the
     voluntary withdrawal of the class of securities from listing and
     registration on the Exchange.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, SPDR Index
Shares Funds certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing the Form 25 and has caused this notification
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.


December 21, 2007          By  /s/ Ryan M. Louvar            Assistant Secretary
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      Date                             Name                         Title

(1)  Form 25 and attached Notice will be considered compliance with the
     provisions of 17 CFR 240.19d-1 as applicable. See General Instructions.

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