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                                  UNITED STATES
                            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                   COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM N-PX

               ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
                         MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-07927

                    Morgan Stanley Financial Services Trust
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

  522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York                                   10036
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip code)

                               Amy Doberman, Esq.
                                Managing Director
                     Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.
                                522 Fifth Avenue
                            New York, New York 10036
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                     (Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 800-869-6397

Date of fiscal year end: 5/31

Date of reporting period: 7/1/06 - 6/30/07




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ICA File Number: 811-07927
Reporting Period: 07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007
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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.

Ticker:       AXP            Security ID:  025816109
Meeting Date: APR 23, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Daniel F. Akerson          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky        For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Ursula M. Burns            For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Kenneth I. Chenault        For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Peter Chernin              For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.      For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Jan Leschly                For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Richard C. Levin           For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Richard A. McGinn          For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Edward D. Miller           For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Frank P. Popoff            For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director Steven S. Reinemund        For       For        Management
1.13  Elect Director Robert D. Walter           For       For        Management
1.14  Elect Director Ronald A. Williams         For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
4     Provide for Cumulative Voting             Against   Against    Shareholder


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AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.

Ticker:       AMP            Security ID:  03076C106
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 28, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Elect Director James M. Cracchiolo        For       For        Management
2     Elect Director Warren D. Knowlton         For       For        Management
3     Elect Director H. Jay Sarles              For       For        Management
4     Elect Director Robert F. Sharpe, Jr.      For       For        Management
5     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management
6     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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BANK OF AMERICA CORP.

Ticker:       BAC            Security ID:  060505104
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 2, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Elect Director William Barnet, III        For       For        Management
2     Elect Director Frank P. Bramble, Sr.      For       For        Management
3     Elect Director John T. Collins            For       For        Management
4     Elect Director Gary L. Countryman         For       For        Management
5     Elect Director Tommy R. Franks            For       For        Management
6     Elect Director Charles K. Gifford         For       For        Management
7     Elect Director W. Steven Jones            For       For        Management
8     Elect Director Kenneth D. Lewis           For       For        Management
9     Elect Director Monica C. Lozano           For       For        Management
10    Elect Director Walter E. Massey           For       For        Management
11    Elect Director Thomas J. May              For       For        Management
12    Elect Director Patricia E. Mitchell       For       For        Management
13    Elect Director Thomas M. Ryan             For       For        Management
14    Elect Director O. Temple Sloan, Jr.       For       For        Management
15    Elect Director Meredith R. Spangler       For       For        Management
16    Elect Director Robert L. Tillman          For       For        Management
17    Elect Director Jackie M. Ward             For       For        Management
18    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
19    Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards     Against   Against    Shareholder
20    Change Size of Board of Directors         Against   Against    Shareholder
21    Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   For        Shareholder


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BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC., THE

Ticker:       BK             Security ID:  064057102
Meeting Date: APR 10, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 20, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Mr. Biondi                 For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Mr. Donofrio               For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Mr. Hassell                For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Mr. Kogan                  For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Mr. Kowalski               For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Mr. Luke                   For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Ms. Rein                   For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Mr. Renyi                  For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Mr. Richardson             For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Mr. Scott                  For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Mr. Vaughan                For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Amend Vote Requirements to Amend          Against   For        Shareholder
      Articles/Bylaws/Charter
4     Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting  Against   Against    Shareholder
5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   For        Shareholder
      Officers' Compensation


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BANK OF NEW YORK CO., INC., THE

Ticker:       BK             Security ID:  064057102
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Special
Record Date:  APR 12, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Approve Merger Agreement                  For       For        Management
2     Adopt Supermajority Vote Requirement for  For       For        Management
      Mergers
3     Increase Authorized Preferred and Common  For       For        Management
      Stock
4     Adjourn Meeting                           For       For        Management


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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

Ticker:       BRK.A          Security ID:  084670207
Meeting Date: MAY 5, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 6, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Warren E. Buffett          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Charles T. Munger          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Howard G. Buffett          For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Susan L. Decker            For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director William H. Gates III       For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director David S. Gottesman         For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Charlotte Guyman           For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Donald R. Keough           For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Thomas S. Murphy           For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Ronald L. Olson            For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Walter Scott, Jr.          For       For        Management
2     Prohibit Investments in Foreign           Against   Against    Shareholder
      Corporations Operating in Markets
      Embargoed by the United States Government


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CALAMOS ASSET MGMT INC

Ticker:       CLMS           Security ID:  12811R104
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 19, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director G. Bradford Bulkley        For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Mitchell S. Feiger         For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Richard W. Gilbert         For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Arthur L. Knight           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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CITIGROUP INC.

Ticker:       C              Security ID:  172967101
Meeting Date: APR 17, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  FEB 21, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong       For       For        Management
2     Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda           For       For        Management
3     Elect Director George David               For       For        Management
4     Elect Director Kenneth T. Derr            For       For        Management
5     Elect Director John M. Deutch             For       For        Management
6     Elect Director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez  For       For        Management
7     Elect Director Klaus Kleinfeld            For       For        Management
8     Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris          For       For        Management
9     Elect Director Anne Mulcahy               For       For        Management
10    Elect Director Richard D. Parsons         For       For        Management
11    Elect Director Charles Prince             For       For        Management
12    Elect Director Judith Rodin               For       For        Management
13    Elect Director Robert E. Rubin            For       For        Management
14    Elect Director Franklin A. Thomas         For       For        Management
15    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
16    Report on Government Service of Employees Against   Against    Shareholder
17    Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder
18    Report on Charitable Contributions        Against   Against    Shareholder
19    Approve Report of the Compensation        Against   For        Shareholder
      Committee
20    Report on Pay Disparity                   Against   Against    Shareholder
21    Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   For        Shareholder
22    Stock Retention/Holding Period            Against   Against    Shareholder
23    Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting  Against   Against    Shareholder
24    Amend Bylaws to Permit Shareholders to    Against   For        Shareholder
      Call Special Meetings


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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP.

Ticker:       CFC            Security ID:  222372104
Meeting Date: JUN 13, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 16, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Henry G. Cisneros          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Robert J. Donato           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Harley W. Snyder           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   For        Shareholder
      Officers' Compensation


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DUN & BRADSTREET CORP, THE

Ticker:       DNB            Security ID:  26483E100
Meeting Date: MAY 2, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 12, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director John W. Alden              For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Christopher J. Coughlin    For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Victor A. Pelson           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock For       For        Management
      Plan


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EVERCORE PARTNERS INC

Ticker:       EVR            Security ID:  29977A105
Meeting Date: JUN 12, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 26, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Roger C. Altman            For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Austin M. Beutner          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Pedro Aspe                 For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Francois De St. Phalle     For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Curt Hessler               For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Gail Block Harris          For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Anthony N. Pritzker        For       For        Management


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FREDDIE MAC

Ticker:       FRE            Security ID:  313400301
Meeting Date: SEP 8, 2006    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JUN 30, 2006

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander       For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Geoffrey T. Boisi          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Michelle Engler            For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Robert R. Glauber          For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Richard Karl Goeltz        For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Thomas S. Johnson          For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director William M. Lewis, Jr.      For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Eugene M. McQuade          For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Shaun F. O'Malley          For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek            For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Ronald F. Poe              For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director Stephen A. Ross            For       For        Management
1.13  Elect Director Richard F. Syron           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Report on Charitable Contributions        Against   Against    Shareholder


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FREDDIE MAC

Ticker:       FRE            Security ID:  313400301
Meeting Date: JUN 8, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 30, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Elect Director Barbara T. Alexander       For       For        Management
2     Elect Director Geoffrey T. Boisi          For       For        Management
3     Elect Director Michelle Engler            For       For        Management
4     Elect Director Robert R. Glauber          For       For        Management
5     Elect Director Richard Karl Goeltz        For       For        Management
6     Elect Director Thomas S. Johnson          For       For        Management
7     Elect Director William M. Lewis, Jr       For       For        Management
8     Elect Director Eugene M. McQuade          For       For        Management
9     Elect Director Shaud F. O Malley          For       Against    Management
10    Elect Director Jeffrey M. Peek            For       For        Management
11    Elect Director Nicolas P. Retsinas        For       For        Management
12    Elect Director Stephen A. Ross            For       Against    Management
13    Elect Director Richard F. Syron           For       For        Management
14    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
15    Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management


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GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC., THE

Ticker:       GS             Security ID:  38141G104
Meeting Date: APR 11, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 26, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Elect Director Lloyd C. Blankfein         For       For        Management
2     Elect Director Lord Browne of Madingley   For       For        Management
3     Elect Director John H. Bryan              For       For        Management
4     Elect Director Gary D. Cohn               For       For        Management
5     Elect Director Claes Dahlback             For       For        Management
6     Elect Director Stephen Friedman           For       For        Management
7     Elect Director William W. George          For       For        Management
8     Elect Director Rajat K. Gupta             For       For        Management
9     Elect Director James A. Johnson           For       For        Management
10    Elect Director Lois D. Juliber            For       For        Management
11    Elect Director Edward M. Liddy            For       For        Management
12    Elect Director Ruth J. Simmons            For       For        Management
13    Elect Director Jon Winkelried             For       For        Management
14    Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
15    Report on Charitable Contributions        Against   Against    Shareholder
16    Sustainability Report                     Against   Against    Shareholder
17    Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards     Against   Against    Shareholder


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GREENHILL & CO., INC.

Ticker:       GHL            Security ID:  395259104
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 12, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Robert F. Greenhill        For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Scott L. Bok               For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Simon A. Borrows           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director John C. Danforth           For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Steven F. Goldstone        For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Stephen L. Key             For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Isabel V. Sawhill          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., THE

Ticker:       HIG            Security ID:  416515104
Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 20, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Ramani Ayer                For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Ramon De Oliveira          For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Trevor Fetter              For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Edward J. Kelly, III       For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Paul G. Kirk, Jr.          For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Thomas M. Marra            For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Gail J. Mcgovern           For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Michael G. Morris          For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Robert W. Selander         For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Charles B. Strauss         For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director H. Patrick Swygert         For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director David K. Zwiener           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.

Ticker:       JNS            Security ID:  47102X105
Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 5, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Elect Director G. Andrew Cox              For       For        Management
2     Elect Director Deborah R. Gatzek          For       For        Management
3     Elect Director Robert T. Parry            For       For        Management
4     Elect Director Jock Patton                For       For        Management
5     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

Ticker:       JPM            Security ID:  46625H100
Meeting Date: MAY 15, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 16, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles         For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Stephen B. Burke           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director James S. Crown             For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director James Dimon                For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Ellen V. Futter            For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director William H. Gray, III       For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr.      For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Robert I. Lipp             For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director David C. Novak             For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Lee R. Raymond             For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director William C. Weldon          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Put Repricing of Stock Options to         Against   Against    Shareholder
      Shareholder Vote
4     Performance-Based and/or Time-Based       Against   For        Shareholder
      Equity Awards
5     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   For        Shareholder
      Officers' Compensation
6     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder
7     Provide for Cumulative Voting             Against   Against    Shareholder
8     Require a Majority Vote for the Election  Against   For        Shareholder
      of Directors
9     Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder
10    Report on Management Initiatives to       Against   Against    Shareholder
      Address Links to Slavery and Human Rights
      Abuse


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MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.

Ticker:       MMC            Security ID:  571748102
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 20, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     Elect Director Zachary W. Carter          For       For        Management
2     Elect Director Oscar Fanjul               For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
4     Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase   For       For        Management
      Plan
5     Report on Political Contributions         Against   Against    Shareholder


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METLIFE, INC

Ticker:       MET            Security ID:  59156R108
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 1, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Burton A. Dole, Jr.        For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director R. Glenn Hubbard           For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director James M. Kilts             For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Charles M. Leighton        For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director David Satcher              For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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MOODY'S CORPORATION

Ticker:       MCO            Security ID:  615369105
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 1, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Basil L. Anderson          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.   For       For        Management
2     Amend Omnibus Stock Plan                  For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
4     Declassify the Board of Directors         Against   For        Shareholder


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MORNINGSTAR, INC.

Ticker:       MORN           Security ID:  617700109
Meeting Date: MAY 22, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 30, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Joe Mansueto               For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Don Phillips               For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Cheryl Francis             For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Steve Kaplan               For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Jack Noonan                For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Frank Ptak                 For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Paul Sturm                 For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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OPTIONSXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC.

Ticker:       OXPS           Security ID:  684010101
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  APR 23, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director David Kalt                 For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director S. Scott Wald              For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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TD AMERITRADE HOLDINGS CORP.

Ticker:       AMTD           Security ID:  87236Y108
Meeting Date: FEB 27, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  JAN 3, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Marshall A. Cohen          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director William H. Hatanaka        For       Withhold   Management
1.3   Elect Director Robert T. Slezak           For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Allan R. Tessler           For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Approve Non-Employee Director Stock       For       For        Management
      Option Plan
4     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management
5     Other Business                            For       Against    Management


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TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC.

Ticker:       TRH            Security ID:  893521104
Meeting Date: MAY 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 30, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director James Balog                For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Steven J. Bensinger        For       Withhold   Management
1.3   Elect Director C. Fred Bergsten           For       Withhold   Management
1.4   Elect Director Ian H. Chippendale         For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director John G. Foos               For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Diana K. Mayer             For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Robert F. Orlich           For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Richard S. Press           For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Martin J. Sullivan         For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Thomas R. Tizzio           For       For        Management
2     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management
3     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., THE

Ticker:       TRV            Security ID:  89417E109
Meeting Date: MAY 1, 2007    Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 5, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Alan L. Beller             For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director John H. Dasburg            For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Janet M. Dolan             For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein      For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Jay S. Fishman             For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Lawrence G. Graev          For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Patricia L. Higgins        For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson          For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Cleve L. Killingsworth,    For       For        Management
      Jr.
1.10  Elect Director Robert I. Lipp             For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Blythe J. McGarvie         For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director Glen D. Nelson, M.D.       For       For        Management
1.13  Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Company Specific- Majority Vote for the   For       For        Management
      Election of Directors


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UBS AG

Ticker:       UBSN           Security ID:  H89231338
Meeting Date: APR 18, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 16, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1     ANNUAL REPORT, GROUP AND PARENT COMPANY   For       For        Management
      ACCOUNTS FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2006, REPORTS
      OF THE GROUP AND STATUTORY AUDITORS
2     APPROPRIATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS        For       For        Management
      DIVIDEND FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2006
3     DISCHARGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF  For       For        Management
      DIRECTORS AND THE GROUP EXECUTIVE BOARD
4     RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: STEPHAN      For       For        Management
      HAERINGER
5     RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: HELMUT PANKE For       For        Management
6     RE-ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER: PETER        For       For        Management
      SPUHLER
7     ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER: SERGIO      For       For        Management
      MARCHIONNE
8     ELECTION OF THE GROUP AND STATUTORY       For       For        Management
      AUDITORS
9     CAPITAL REDUCTION: CANCELLATION OF SHARES For       For        Management
      REPURCHASED UNDER THE 2006/2007 SHARE
      BUYBACK PROGRAM AND RESPECTIVE AMENDMENT
      OF ARTICLE 4 PARA 1 OF THE ARTICLES OF
      ASSOCIATION
10    CAPITAL REDUCTION: APPROVAL OF A NEW      For       For        Management
      SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM FOR 2007-2010
11    IN CASE OF AD-HOC SHAREHOLDERS  MOTIONS   For       Against    Management
      DURING THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, I/WE
      AUTHORIZE MY/OUR PROXY TO ACT IN
      ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS


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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

Ticker:       WFC            Security ID:  949746101
Meeting Date: APR 24, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 6, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director John S. Chen               For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Lloyd H. Dean              For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Susan E. Engel             For       For        Management
1.4   Elect Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr.     For       For        Management
1.5   Elect Director Robert L. Joss             For       For        Management
1.6   Elect Director Richard M. Kovacevich      For       For        Management
1.7   Elect Director Richard D. McCormick       For       For        Management
1.8   Elect Director Cynthia H. Milligan        For       For        Management
1.9   Elect Director Nicholas G. Moore          For       For        Management
1.10  Elect Director Philip J. Quigley          For       For        Management
1.11  Elect Director Donald B. Rice             For       For        Management
1.12  Elect Director Judith M. Runstad          For       For        Management
1.13  Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger          For       For        Management
1.14  Elect Director Susan G. Swenson           For       For        Management
1.15  Elect Director John G. Stumpf             For       For        Management
1.16  Elect Director Michael W. Wright          For       For        Management
2     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management
3     Separate Chairman and CEO Positions       Against   Against    Shareholder
4     Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive   Against   Against    Shareholder
      Officers' Compensation
5     Establish SERP Policy                     Against   Against    Shareholder
6     Report on Racial and Ethnic Disparities   Against   Against    Shareholder
      in Loan Pricing
7     Report on Emission Reduction Goals        Against   Against    Shareholder


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WESTERN UNION CO

Ticker:       WU             Security ID:  959802109
Meeting Date: MAY 10, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 12, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect Director Dinyar S. Devitre          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect Director Betsy D. Holden            For       For        Management
1.3   Elect Director Christina A. Gold          For       For        Management
2     Approve Omnibus Stock Plan                For       For        Management
3     Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan    For       For        Management
4     Ratify Auditors                           For       For        Management


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XL CAPITAL LTD

Ticker:       XL             Security ID:  G98255105
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2007   Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date:  MAR 8, 2007

#     Proposal                                  Mgt Rec   Vote Cast  Sponsor
1.1   Elect  Director Joseph Mauriello          For       For        Management
1.2   Elect  Director Eugene M. Mcquade         For       For        Management
1.3   Elect  Director Robert S. Parker          For       For        Management
1.4   Elect  Director Alan Z. Senter            For       For        Management
2     TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF              For       For        Management
      PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, NEW YORK, NEW
      YORK TO ACT AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
      PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF THE COMPANY FOR
      THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2007.
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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant): Morgan Stanley Financial Services Trust
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By (Signature and Title):


                                      /s/ Ronald E. Robison
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                 President and Principal Executive Officer - Office of the Funds

Date August 28, 2007


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