The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc.

119 Washington Avenue, Suite 504

Miami Beach, FL 33139

(305) 271-1900

October 2, 2014

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn:  Alberto Zapata, Senior Counsel

Re: The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form N-2

(File Nos. 333-196458 and 811-06445)

Request for Acceleration of Effective Date

Dear Mr. Zapata:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) declare the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 effective on Friday, October 3, 2014, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

With respect to our request for acceleration, the Registrant acknowledges that:

·   Should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;

·  The action of the Commission or staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the fund from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and

·   The Fund may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

You may direct any questions or comments concerning this request to John P. Falco, Esq. of Pepper Hamilton LLP (215) 981- 4659 or, in his absence, to John M. Ford, Esq. (215) 981 - 4009.

THE HERZFELD CARIBBEAN BASIN FUND, INC.
By:	/s/ Reanna J. M. Lee
	Reanna J.M. Lee
	Secretary and Treasurer