EX-99.77B ACCT LTTR 2 tfacct17f-2lttr0702.txt THAI CAPITAL FUND-17F-2 AUDITOR LETTER 7.31.02 Report of Independent Accountants To the Board of Directors of The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, about The Thai Capital Fund, Inc.'s (the "Fund's") compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") as of July 31, 2002. Management is responsible for the Fund's compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Fund's compliance based on our examination. Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Fund's compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of July 31, 2002, and with respect to agreement of security purchases and sales, for the period from December 31, 2001 (the date of our last examination) through July 31, 2002: - Confirmation of securities and cash held for the Fund at the Bank of New York (there were no securities held by the U.S. Custodian at July 31, 2002); - Reconciliation of all such securities and cash held by the Bank of New York to the books and records of the Fund; and - Agreement of three security purchases and three security sales since our last report from the books and records of the Fund to broker confirmations and/or noted settlement of these transactions through a review of the subsequent cash statements. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Fund's compliance with specified requirements. To the Board of Directors of The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. In our opinion, management's assertion that The Thai Capital Fund, Inc. was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of July 31, 2002 with respect to securities and cash of the U.S. Custodian (Daiwa Securities Trust Company) reflected in the investment account of the Fund is fairly stated, in all material respects. This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of Directors, management, and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, New York September 13, 2002 1 2