Exhibit (a)(17)

                        SCUDDER INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC.
                             ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY

         SCUDDER INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation (which is
hereinafter called the "Corporation"), hereby certifies to the State Department
of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

         FIRST: Pursuant to the authority expressly vested in the Board of
Directors of the Corporation by Article FIFTH of the Charter of the Corporation,
the Board of Directors has duly designated and classified all of the authorized
shares of the following series of the Corporation's capital stock, all of which
are unissued, into undesignated and unclassified shares of the capital stock of
the Corporation: the International Growth Fund and the International Value Fund.

         (1) Immediately prior to the filing of these Articles Supplementary,
         the Corporation had the authority to issue 2,247,923,888 shares of
         capital stock, $0.01 par value per share, six hundred seventy million
         five hundred ninety five thousand five hundred ninety-seven
         (670,595,597) shares of authorized capital stock being designated as
         the International Fund, of which one hundred million (100,000,000)
         shares were designated as the Barrett International shares class of the
         International Fund, two hundred million five hundred ninety five
         thousand five hundred ninety-seven (200,595,597) shares were designated
         as the Class S shares class of the International Fund, one hundred
         million (100,000,000) shares were designated as the Class R shares
         class of the International Fund, one hundred million (100,000,000)
         shares were designated as the Class AARP shares class of the
         International Fund, fifty million (50,000,000) shares were designated
         as the Class A shares class of the International Fund, fifty million
         (50,000,000) shares were designated as the Class B shares class of the
         International Fund, twenty million (20,000,000) shares were designated
         as the Class C shares class of the International Fund and fifty million
         (50,000,000) shares were designated as the Class I shares class of the
         International Fund; one hundred million (100,000,000) shares of
         authorized capital stock being designated as the International Growth
         Fund; one hundred million (100,000,000) shares of authorized capital
         stock being designated as the International Value Fund; three hundred
         twenty million (320,000,000) shares of authorized capital stock being
         designated as the Pacific Opportunities Fund, of which one hundred
         million (100,000,000) shares were designated as the Class S shares
         class of Pacific Opportunities Fund, one hundred million (100,000,000)
         shares were designated as the AARP shares class of Pacific
         Opportunities, fifty million (50,000,000) shares were designated as the
         Class A shares class of the Pacific Opportunities Fund, fifty million
         (50,000,000) shares were designated as the Class B shares class of the
         Pacific Opportunities Fund and twenty million (20,000,000) shares were
         designated as the Class C shares class of the Pacific Opportunities
         Fund; three hundred twenty million (320,000,000) shares of authorized
         capital stock being designated as the Latin America Fund, of which one
         hundred million (100,000,000) shares were designated as the Class S
         shares class of the Latin America Fund, one hundred million
         (100,000,000) shares were designated as the AARP shares class of the
         Latin America Fund, fifty million (50,000,000) shares were designated
         as the Class A shares class of the Latin America



         Fund, fifty million (50,000,000) shares were designated as the Class B
         shares class of the Latin America Fund and twenty million (20,000,000)
         shares were designated as the Class C shares class of the Latin America
         Fund; three hundred twenty million (320,000,000) shares of authorized
         capital stock being designated as the Greater Europe Growth Fund, of
         which one hundred million (100,000,000) shares were designated as the
         Class S shares class of the Greater Europe Growth Fund, one hundred
         million (100,000,000) shares were designated as the AARP shares class
         of Greater Europe Growth Fund, fifty million (50,000,000) shares were
         designated as the Class A shares class of the Greater Europe Growth
         Fund, fifty million (50,000,000) shares were designated as the Class B
         shares class of the Greater Europe Growth Fund and twenty million
         (20,000,000) shares were designated as the Class C shares class of the
         Greater Europe Growth Fund; three hundred twenty million (320,000,000)
         shares of authorized capital stock being designated as the Emerging
         Markets Growth Fund, of which one hundred million (100,000,000) shares
         were designated as the Class S shares of the Emerging Markets Growth
         Fund, one hundred million (100,000,000) shares were designated as the
         AARP shares class of the Emerging Markets Growth Fund, fifty million
         (50,000,000) shares were designated as the Class A shares class of the
         Emerging Markets Growth Fund, fifty million (50,000,000) shares were
         designated as the Class B shares class of the Emerging Markets Growth
         Fund and twenty million (20,000,000) shares were designated as the
         Class C shares class of the Emerging Markets Growth Fund; and ninety
         seven million three hundred twenty-eight thousand two hundred
         ninety-one (97,328,291) shares of capital stock which will not be
         designated or classified. The aggregate par value of all of such shares
         is $22,479,238.88.

         (2) Immediately after the filing of these Articles Supplementary, the
         Corporation will continue to have the authority to issue 2,247,923,888
         shares of capital stock, $0.01 par value per share, six hundred seventy
         million five hundred ninety five thousand five hundred ninety-seven
         (670,595,597) shares of authorized capital stock being designated as
         the International Fund, of which one hundred million (100,000,000)
         shares will be designated as the Barrett International shares class of
         the International Fund, two hundred million five hundred ninety five
         thousand five hundred ninety-seven (200,595,597) shares will be
         designated as the Class S shares class of the International Fund, one
         hundred million (100,000,000) shares will be designated as the Class R
         shares class of the International Fund, one hundred million
         (100,000,000) shares will be designated as the Class AARP shares class
         of the International Fund, fifty million (50,000,000) shares will be
         designated as the Class A shares class of the International Fund, fifty
         million (50,000,000) shares will be designated as the Class B shares
         class of the International Fund, twenty million (20,000,000) shares
         will be designated as the Class C shares class of the International
         Fund and fifty million (50,000,000) shares will be designated as the
         Class I shares class of the International Fund; three hundred twenty
         million (320,000,000) shares of authorized capital stock being
         designated as the Pacific Opportunities Fund, of which one hundred
         million (100,000,000) shares will be designated as the Class S shares
         class of Pacific Opportunities Fund, one hundred million (100,000,000)
         shares will be



         designated as the AARP shares class of Pacific Opportunities, fifty
         million (50,000,000) shares will be designated as the Class A shares
         class of the Pacific Opportunities Fund, fifty million (50,000,000)
         shares will be designated as the Class B shares class of the Pacific
         Opportunities Fund and twenty million (20,000,000) shares will be
         designated as the Class C shares class of the Pacific Opportunities
         Fund; three hundred twenty million (320,000,000) shares of authorized
         capital stock being designated as the Latin America Fund, of which one
         hundred million (100,000,000) shares will be designated as the Class S
         shares class of the Latin America Fund, one hundred million
         (100,000,000) shares will be designated as the AARP shares class of the
         Latin America Fund, fifty million (50,000,000) shares will be
         designated as the Class A shares class of the Latin America Fund, fifty
         million (50,000,000) shares will be designated as the Class B shares
         class of the Latin America Fund and twenty million (20,000,000) shares
         will be designated as the Class C shares class of the Latin America
         Fund; three hundred twenty million (320,000,000) shares of authorized
         capital stock being designated as the Greater Europe Growth Fund, of
         which one hundred million (100,000,000) shares will be designated as
         the Class S shares class of the Greater Europe Growth Fund, one hundred
         million (100,000,000) shares will be designated as the AARP shares
         class of Greater Europe Growth Fund, fifty million (50,000,000) shares
         will be designated as the Class A shares class of the Greater Europe
         Growth Fund, fifty million (50,000,000) shares will be designated as
         the Class B shares class of the Greater Europe Growth Fund and twenty
         million (20,000,000) shares will be designated as the Class C shares
         class of the Greater Europe Growth Fund; three hundred twenty million
         (320,000,000) shares of authorized capital stock being designated as
         the Emerging Markets Growth Fund, of which one hundred million
         (100,000,000) shares will be designated as the Class S shares of the
         Emerging Markets Growth Fund , one hundred million (100,000,000) shares
         will be designated as the AARP shares class of the Emerging Markets
         Growth Fund, fifty million (50,000,000) shares will be designated as
         the Class A shares class of the Emerging Markets Growth Fund, fifty
         million (50,000,000) shares will be designated as the Class B shares
         class of the Emerging Markets Growth Fund and twenty million
         (20,000,000) shares will be designated as the Class C shares class of
         the Emerging Markets Growth Fund; and two hundred ninety-seven million
         three hundred twenty-eight thousand two hundred ninety-one
         (297,328,291) shares of capital stock which will not be designated or
         classified. The aggregate par value of all of such shares is
         $22,479,238.88.

         SECOND: Except as otherwise provided by the express provisions of these
Articles Supplementary, nothing herein shall limit, by inference or otherwise,
the discretionary right of the Board of Directors of the Corporation to classify
and reclassify and issue any unissued shares of any series or class of the
Corporation's Capital Stock and to fix or alter all terms thereof to the full
extent provided by the Charter of the Corporation.

         THIRD: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, at a meeting duly
called and held, duly authorized and adopted resolutions which provided for the
designation and classification of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation
as contemplated by these Articles Supplementary.



         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Scudder International Fund, Inc. has caused these
Articles Supplementary to be signed and acknowledged in its name and on its
behalf by its Vice President and attested to by its Assistant Secretary on this
__ day of November, 2000; and its Vice President acknowledges that these
Articles Supplementary are the act of Scudder International Fund, Inc., and he
further acknowledges that, as to all matters or facts set forth herein which are
required to be verified under oath, such matters and facts are true in all
material respects to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, and that
this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.



ATTEST                                               SCUDDER INTERNATIONAL
                                                     FUND, INC.


/s/Caroline Pearson                                  /s/John Millette
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Caroline Pearson                                     John Millette
Assistant Secretary                                  Vice President