-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TyXrn3kO74vNoSwNoctXCdcs0dKIzmPtXNstaQQcPUucjfip+5KeeZYQiNQB64Po 4BcQO9ok5mn+lQOS7MF7Pw== 0000950123-10-054506.txt : 20100601 0000950123-10-054506.hdr.sgml : 20100531 20100601111937 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-054506 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: AW PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100601 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100601 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY BALANCED FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000932843 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: AW SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-56853 FILM NUMBER: 10868520 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 522 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 296-6963 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 522 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY BALANCED GROWTH FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010618 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER BALANCED GROWTH FUND /NEW/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980804 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DEAN WITTER BALANCED GROWTH FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941116 AW 1 y03172awaw.htm FORM AW aw
Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10036
June 1, 2010
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Larry L. Greene, Senior Counsel, Division of Investment Management
Re: Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund (the “Fund”)
(File Numbers 811-7245 and 33-56853 )
Post-Effective Amendment No. 20
Accession Number 0000950123-10-030829, filed March 31, 2010
Dear Mr. Greene:
     Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), the Fund hereby submits this application for withdrawal of the above referenced filing, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 31, 2010 (the “Amendment”). The Amendment was filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Act and was scheduled to become automatically effective on June 1, 2010. No securities have been sold in connection with this Amendment.
     This Amendment was filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Act to incorporate changes to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Fund in compliance with changes to Form N-1A and to make usual and customary “annual update” changes. As of June 1, 2010, substantially all of the assets of the Fund will be combined with those of a newly organized mutual fund advised by an affiliate of Invesco Ltd. (the “New Fund”). A registration statement relating to the New Fund will be filed with the Commission on June 1, 2010. Therefore, the Fund respectfully requests that this application to withdraw the Amendment be approved by the Commission as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (212) 296-6984.
Sincerely,
/s/ Eric Griffith
Eric Griffith
Assistant Secretary
cc: Richard Pfordte
Frank Donaty

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