The Securities and Exchange Commission

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34-55911 Jun. 15, 2007 Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2007/34-55911.pdf

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Before the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Release No. 55911 / June 15, 2007
Administrative Proceeding
File No. 3-12631
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In the Matter of :
: Order Appointing
Morgan Stanley & Co. : Tax Administrator
Incorporated, :
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Respondent. :
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By order dated January 30, 2007, the Commission issued the “Omnibus Order Directing the Appointment of Tax Administrator in Administrative Proceedings that Establish Distribution Funds” (“Omnibus Order”), Rel. No. 34-55196 authorizing the Secretary to issue orders during calendar year 2007 appointing, upon request by the Commission staff, Damasco and Associates (“Damasco”), a certified public accounting firm located in San Francisco, California, as tax administrator (“Tax Administrator”) in administrative proceedings where the distribution fund may incur tax-related obligations as a Qualified Settlement Fund (“QSF”) under the Department of the Treasury Regulation § 1.468B-1(c).
On June 8, 2007, the Commission staff requested, pursuant to the Omnibus Order, the appointment of Damasco as the Tax Administrator for the QSF in the above-referenced proceeding.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Damasco, pursuant to and in accordance with the Omnibus Order, is appointed the Tax Administrator for the QSF in the above-referenced proceeding.
For the Commission, by its Secretary, pursuant to delegated authority.
Nancy M. Morris
Secretary