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December 16, 2011

U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn: Edward Bartz

RE:

Fidelity Hastings Street Trust (the trust):

 

Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Debt Fund (the fund)

 

File Nos. (002-11517) and (811-00215)

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 129

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 8b-16 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, Regulation S-T and Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, transmitted herewith on behalf of the trust is Post-Effective Amendment No. 129 to the trust's current effective Registration Statement on Form N-1A. This transmission contains a conformed signature page, the manually signed original of which, executed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated December 1, 2011, is maintained at the offices of the trust.

This filing contains the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information for Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Debt Fund. The fund's Prospectuses and SAIs, as filed herein, have been tagged to indicate modifications and editorial changes made since the filing of Post-Effective Amendment No 125. The fund may be marketed through banks, savings and loan associations, or credit unions.

The principal purpose of this filing is to note a change in investment policy for the fund. This filing also serves to update standard disclosure and implement editorial changes.

Pursuant to Rule 485(a), the trust elects an effective date of February 29, 2012. We request your comments by January 17, 2012.

Please contact Jamie Plourde at (817) 474-7037 in connection with any questions or comments regarding this filing.

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Very truly yours,

 

 

 

/s/ Eugenio Martinez

 

Eugenio Martinez

 

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