As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2006

Registration No. 2-67087
811-3031

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

				REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
				Pre-Effective Amendment No.
				Post-Effective Amendment No. 32
				and/or
				REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
				Amendment No. 33

Morgan Stanley Tax-Free Daily Income Trust
(a Massachusetts business trust)
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (800) 869-6397

Amy R. Doberman, Esq.
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Carl Frischling, Esq.				Stuart M. Strauss, Esq.
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP				Clifford Chance US LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas				31 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10036				New York, New York 10019

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
As soon as practicable after this Post-Effective Amendment becomes effective.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

            Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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Amending the Prospectus and Updating Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Funds

Morgan Stanley
Tax-Free Daily
Income Trust

A money market fund that seeks to provide as high a level of daily income
exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with stability of principal and liquidity

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. Prospectus
April 28, 2006

Contents

The Fund

	Investment Objective		1

	Principal Investment Strategies		1

	Principal Risks		1

	Past Performance		3

	Fees and Expenses		4

	Portfolio Holdings		5

	Fund Management		5

Shareholder Information

	Pricing Fund Shares		6

	How to Buy Shares		6

	Limited Portability		8

	How to Exchange Shares		8

	How to Sell Shares		10

	Distributions		12

	Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares		13

	Tax Consequences		13

	Additional Information		14

	Financial Highlights		15

	Morgan Stanley Funds		Inside Back Cover

This Prospectus contains important information about the Fund. Please read it carefully and keep it for future reference.

The Fund

Investment Objective

Morgan Stanley Tax-Free Daily Income Trust is a money market fund that seeks to provide as high a level of daily income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with stability of principal and liquidity.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund will invest in high quality, short-term securities that are normally municipal obligations that pay interest exempt from federal income taxes. The Fund's "Investment Adviser," Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc., seeks to maintain the Fund's share price at $1.00. The share price remaining stable at $1.00 means that the Fund would preserve the principal value of your investment.

Municipal obligations are securities issued by state and local governments, and their agencies. These securities typically are "general obligation" or "revenue" bonds, notes or commercial paper. The general obligation securities are secured by the issuer's faith and credit including its taxing power for payment of principal and interest. Revenue bonds, however, are generally payable from a specific revenue source. They are issued for a wide variety of projects such as financing public utilities, hospitals, housing, airports, highways and educational facilities. Included within the revenue bonds category are participations in lease obligations and installment purchase contracts of municipalities. The Fund's investments in municipal obligations may also include tender option bonds and custodial receipts. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in taxable money market securities or in securities that pay interest income subject to the federal "alternative minimum tax," and some taxpayers may have to pay tax on a Fund distribution of this income.

The Fund has a fundamental policy of investing at least 80% of its assets in securities the interest on which is exempt from federal income tax, and which are not subject to the federal "alternative minimum tax." The fundamental policy may not be changed without shareholder approval.

Principal Risks

There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, if it is unable to do so, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

Money Market

A mutual fund having the goal to select securities to provide current income while seeking to maintain a stable share price of $1.00.

Yield

The Fund's yield reflects the actual income the Fund pays to you expressed as a percentage of the Fund's share price. Because the Fund's income from its portfolio securities will fluctuate, the income it in turn distributes to you and the Fund's yield will vary.

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Credit and Interest Rate Risks.    Principal risks of investing in the Fund are associated with its municipal investments. Municipal obligations, as with all debt securities, are subject to two types of risks: credit risk and interest rate risk.

Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a security will be unable to make interest payments and/or repay the principal on its debt. Interest rate risk, another risk of debt securities, refers to fluctuations in the value of a fixed-income security resulting from changes in the general level of interest rates. When the general level of interest rates goes up, the prices of most fixed-income securities go down. When the general level of interest rates goes down, the prices of most fixed-income securities go up.

The Investment Adviser, however, actively manages the Fund's assets to reduce the risk of losing any principal investment as a result of credit or interest rate risks. The Fund's assets are reviewed to maintain or improve creditworthiness. In addition, federal regulations require money market funds, such as the Fund, to invest only in debt obligations of high quality and short maturities.

Tender Option Bonds and Custodial Receipts.    Tender option bonds and custodial receipts are instruments similar to variable rate demand obligations. Tender option bonds are municipal obligations held pursuant to a custodial arrangement and issued pursuant to an agreement with a third party such as a bank or financial institution to provide the holder with the option of tendering the bond at periodic intervals. The holder of the tender option bond effectively holds a demand obligation that bears interest at prevailing short-term rates. Custodial receipts represent interests in future interest and/or principal payments on U.S. government securities or municipal obligations and provide the holder with the option of tendering the receipt back to the custodian or trustee. The risks of tender option bonds and custodial receipts include the risk that the owner of such instruments may not be considered the owner for federal income tax purposes and thus will not be entitled to treat such interest as exempt from federal income tax. Additionally, the occurrence of certain defaults or a credit rating downgrade on the underlying security may impair the ability to tender the bond or receipt back to the third party provider of the demand option, thus causing the bond or receipt to become illiquid.

Shares of the Fund are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency.

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Past Performance

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund. For the Fund's most recent 7-day annualized yield, you may call toll-free (800) 869-NEWS. The Fund's past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform
in the future.

Annual Total Returns—Calendar Years

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a calendar quarter was 0.90% (quarter ended December 31, 2000) and the lowest return for a calendar quarter was 0.05% (quarter ended September 30, 2003). The year-to-date total return as of March 31, 2006 was 0.63%.

Annual Total Returns

This chart shows how the performance of the Fund's shares has varied from year to year over the past
10 calendar years.

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Average Annual
Total Returns

This table shows the Fund's average annual total returns.

Annual Fund
Operating Expenses

These expenses are deducted from the Fund's assets and are based on expenses paid for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.

Average Annual Total Returns (as of December 31, 2005)

	Past 1 Year	Past 5 Years	Past 10 Years
Tax-Free Daily Income Trust	1.86%	1.15%	2.02%

Fees and Expenses

The Fund is a no-load fund. The Fund does not impose any sales charges and does
not charge account or exchange fees. The table below briefly describes the fees and
expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

Advisory fee(1)	0.45%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees(2)	0.10%
Other expenses(1)	0.16%
Total annual Fund operating expenses(1)	0.71%

(1)

The Investment Adviser has voluntarily agreed to cap the Fund's operating expenses by assuming the Fund's "other expenses" and/or waiving the Fund's investment advisory fees, and Morgan Stanley Services Company Inc., the Fund's administrator, has agreed to waive the Fund's administrative fees, to the extent such operating expenses exceed 0.60% of the average daily net assets of the Fund on an annualized basis. The expenses and fees disclosed above do not reflect the assumption of any expenses or the waiver of any compensation by the Investment Adviser or Administrator. Taking the waiver/assumption of expenses into account, the total operating expenses would have been 0.61% (before the expense offset of 0.01%). Such voluntary waivers may be terminated at any time without notice.

(2)

The Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan pursuant to which it reimburses the distributor for distribution-related expenses (including personal services to shareholders) incurred on behalf of the Fund in an amount each month up to an annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets during the month.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund, your investment has a 5% return each year and the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may
be higher or lower, the table below shows your costs at the end of each period based on
these assumptions.

Expenses Over Time
1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
$73	$227	$395	$883

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Portfolio Holdings

A description of the Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund's portfolio securities is available in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

Fund Management

The Fund has retained the Investment Adviser — Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. — to provide investment advisory services. The Investment Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a preeminent global financial services firm that maintains leading market positions in each of its three primary businesses: securities, asset management and credit services. Morgan Stanley is a full service securities firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities, as well as providing investment banking, research and analysis, financing and financial advisory services. The Investment Adviser's address is 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.

The Fund pays the Investment Adviser a monthly advisory fee as full compensation for the services and facilities furnished to the Fund, and for Fund expenses assumed by the Investment Adviser. The fee is based on the Fund's average daily net assets. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Fund accrued total compensation to the Investment Adviser amounting to 0.45% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees' approval of the investment advisory agreement is available in the Fund's semiannual report to shareholders for the period ended June 30, 2005.

Morgan Stanley
Investment Advisors Inc.

The Investment Adviser is widely recognized as a leader in the mutual fund industry and had approximately $90 billion in assets under management or administration as of March 31, 2006.

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Shareholder Information

Contacting a
Financial Advisor

If you are new to the Morgan Stanley Funds and would like to contact a Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor, call toll-free 1-866-MORGAN8 for the telephone number of the Morgan Stanley office nearest you.
You may also access our office locator on our Internet site at:
www.morganstanley.com/funds

Pricing Fund Shares

The price of Fund shares, called "net asset value," is based on the amortized cost of the Fund's portfolio securities. The amortized cost valuation method involves valuing a debt obligation in reference to its cost, rather than market forces.

The net asset value per share of the Fund is determined once daily at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open (or, on days when the New York Stock Exchange closes prior to 4:00 p.m., at such earlier time). Shares will not be priced on days that the New York Stock Exchange is closed.

How to Buy Shares

You may open a new account to buy Fund shares or buy additional Fund shares for an existing account by contacting your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor or other authorized financial representative. Your Financial Advisor will assist you, step-by-step, with the procedures to invest in the Fund. The Fund's transfer agent, Morgan Stanley Trust ("Transfer Agent"), in its sole discretion, may allow you to purchase shares directly by calling and requesting an application.

To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. What this means to you: when you open an account, we will ask your name, address, date of birth and other information that will allow us to identify you. If we are unable to verify your identity, we reserve the right to restrict additional transactions and/or liquidate your account at the next calculated net asset value after your account is closed (less any applicable sales/account charges and/or tax penalties) or take any other action required by law.

When you buy Fund shares, the shares are purchased at the new share price calculated after we receive your purchase order in proper form and accompanied by federal or other immediately available funds. You begin earning dividends the business day after the shares are purchased. The Fund, in its sole discretion, may waive the minimum initial and additional investment amounts in certain cases. We reserve the right to reject any order for the purchase of Fund shares for any reason.

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Minimum Investment Amounts

	Minimum Investment
Investment Options	Initial	Additional
Regular Account	$5,000	$100
EasyInvest® (Automatically from your checking or savings account or Money Market Fund)	not available	$100

There is no minimum investment amount if you purchase Fund shares through: (1) the Investment Adviser's mutual fund asset allocation program; (2) a program, approved by the Fund's distributor, in which you pay an asset-based fee for advisory, administrative and/or brokerage services; (3) certain investment programs approved by the Fund's distributor that do not charge an asset-based fee; (4) employer-sponsored employee benefit plan accounts; or (5) the reinvestment of dividends in additional Fund shares.

Subsequent Investments Sent Directly to the Fund.   In addition to buying additional Fund shares for an existing account by contacting your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor, you may send a check directly to the Fund. To buy additional shares in this manner:

▪

Write a "letter of instruction" to the Fund specifying the name(s) on the account, the account number, the social security or tax identification number and the investment amount. The letter must be signed by the account owner(s).

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Make out a check for the total amount payable to: Morgan Stanley Tax-Free Daily Income Trust.

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Mail the letter and check to Morgan Stanley Trust at P.O. Box 1040, Jersey City, NJ 07303.

Additional Purchase Information.   If you are a customer of Morgan Stanley DW or another authorized dealer of Fund shares, you may upon request: (a) have the proceeds from the sale of listed securities invested in Fund shares the day after you receive the proceeds; and (b) pay for the purchase of certain listed securities by automatic sale of Fund shares that you own. If you are a customer of Morgan Stanley DW or another authorized dealer of the Fund's shares, you may have cash balances in your securities account of $1,000 or more automatically invested in shares of the Fund on the next business day after the balance is accrued in your account. Cash balances of less than $1,000 may be automatically invested in Fund shares on a weekly basis.

Plan of Distribution (Rule 12b-1 Fees).    The Fund has adopted a Plan of Distribution in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Plan allows the Fund to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of Fund shares. It also allows the Fund to pay for services to shareholders. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

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Limited Portability

Most Fund shareholders hold their shares with Morgan Stanley DW. Please note that your ability to transfer your Fund shares to a brokerage account at another securities dealer may be limited. Fund shares may only be transferred to accounts held at a limited number of securities dealers or financial intermediaries that have entered into agreements with the Fund's distributor. After a transfer, you may purchase additional shares of the Morgan Stanley Funds you owned before the transfer, as well as shares of any other Morgan Stanley Fund. If you wish to transfer Fund shares to a securities dealer or other financial intermediary that has not entered into an agreement with the Fund's distributor, you may request that the securities dealer or financial intermediary maintain the shares in an account at the Transfer Agent registered in the name of such securities dealer or financial intermediary for your benefit. You may also hold your Fund shares in your own name directly with the Transfer Agent. Other options may also be available; please check with the respective securities dealer or financial intermediary. If you choose not to hold your shares with the Transfer Agent, either directly or through a securities dealer or other financial intermediary, you must redeem your shares and pay any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

How to Exchange Shares

Permissible Fund Exchanges.    You may only exchange shares of the Fund for shares of other continuously offered Morgan Stanley Funds if the Fund shares were acquired in an exchange of shares initially purchased in a Multi-Class Fund. In that case, the shares may be subsequently re-exchanged for shares of the same Class of any Multi-Class Fund or for shares of another Money Market Fund, a No-Load Fund or the Limited Duration U.S. Treasury Trust. Of course, if an exchange is not permitted, you may sell shares of the Fund and buy another Fund's shares with the proceeds. {/para}

See the inside back cover of this Prospectus for each Morgan Stanley Fund's designation as a Multi-Class Fund, No-Load Fund or Money Market Fund. If a Morgan Stanley Fund is not listed, consult the inside back cover of that fund's current prospectus for its designation.

The current prospectus for each fund describes its investment objective(s), policies and investment minimums and should be read before investment. Since exchanges are available only into continuously offered Morgan Stanley Funds, exchanges are not available into any new Morgan Stanley Fund during its initial offering period or when shares of a particular Morgan Stanley Fund are not being offered for purchase.

Exchange Procedures.    You can process an exchange by contacting your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor or other authorized financial representative. Otherwise, you must forward an exchange privilege authorization form to the Transfer Agent and then write the Transfer Agent or call toll-free (800) 869-NEWS to place an exchange order. You can obtain an exchange privilege authorization form by contacting your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor or other authorized financial representative or by calling toll-free (800) 869-NEWS. If you hold share certificates, no exchanges may be processed until we have received all applicable share certificates.

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An exchange to any Morgan Stanley Fund (except a Money Market Fund) is made on the basis of the next calculated net asset values of the funds involved after the exchange instructions, as described above, are received. When exchanging into a Money Market Fund, the Fund's shares are sold at their next calculated net asset value and the Money Market Fund's shares are purchased at their net asset value on the following business day.

The Fund may terminate or revise the exchange privilege upon required notice or in certain cases without notice. See "Limitations on Exchanges." The check writing privilege is not available for Money Market Fund shares you acquire in an exchange.

Telephone Exchanges.    For your protection when calling the Transfer Agent, we will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that exchange instructions communicated over the telephone are genuine. These procedures may include requiring various forms of personal identification such as name, mailing address, social security or other tax identification number. Telephone instructions also may be recorded.

Telephone instructions will be accepted if received by the Transfer Agent between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. During periods of drastic economic or market changes, it is possible that the telephone exchange procedures may be difficult to implement, although this has not been the case with the Fund in the past.

Margin Accounts.    If you have pledged your Fund shares in a margin account, contact your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor or other authorized financial representative regarding restrictions on the exchange of such shares.

Exchanging Shares of Another Fund Subject to a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge ("CDSC").    There are special considerations when you exchange shares subject to a CDSC of another Morgan Stanley Fund for shares of the Fund. When determining the length of time you held the shares and the corresponding CDSC rate, any period (starting at the end of the month) during which you held shares of the Fund will not be counted. Thus, in effect the "holding period" for purposes of calculating the CDSC is frozen upon exchanging into the Fund. Nevertheless, if shares subject to a CDSC are exchanged for shares of the Fund, you will receive a credit when you sell the shares equal to the distribution and shareholder services (12b-1) fees, if any, you paid on those shares while in the Fund up to the amount of any applicable CDSC. See the prospectus of the fund that charges the CDSC for more details.

Limitations on Exchanges.    Certain patterns of past exchanges and/or purchase or sale transactions involving the Fund or other Morgan Stanley Funds may result in the Fund rejecting, limiting or prohibiting, at its sole discretion, and without prior notice, additional purchases and/or exchanges and may result in a shareholder's account being closed. Determinations in this regard may be made based on the frequency or dollar amount of the previous exchanges or purchase or sale transactions. The Fund reserves the right to reject an exchange request for any reason.

For further information regarding exchange privileges, you should contact your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor or call toll-free (800) 869-NEWS.

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How to Sell Shares

You can sell some or all of your Fund shares at any time. Your shares will be sold at the next price calculated after we receive your order to sell as described below.

Options	Procedures
Contact Your Financial Advisor	To sell your shares, simply call your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor or other authorized financial representative.
	Payment will be sent to the address to which the account is registered or deposited in your brokerage account.
Check-writing Option	You may order a supply of blank checks by contacting your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor or calling toll-free (800) 869-NEWS.
	Checks may be written in any amount not less than $500. You must sign checks exactly as your shares are registered. If the account is a joint account, the check may contain one signature unless the joint owners have specified on an investment application that all owners are required to sign checks. Only accounts in which no share certificates have been issued are eligible for the check-writing privilege.
	Payment of check proceeds normally will be made on the next business day after we receive your check in proper form. Shares purchased by check (including a certified or bank cashier's check) are not normally available to cover redemption checks until 15 days after the Transfer Agent receives the check used for investment. A check will not be honored in an amount exceeding the value of the account at the time the check is presented for payment.
By Letter	You may also sell your shares by writing a "letter of instruction" that includes: ▪ your account number; ▪ the name of the Fund; ▪ the dollar amount or the number of shares you wish to sell; and ▪ the signature of each owner as it appears on the account.
	If you are requesting payment to anyone other than the registered owner(s) or that payment be sent to any address other than the address of the registered owner(s) or pre-designated bank account, you will need a signature guarantee. You can obtain a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor acceptable to Morgan Stanley Trust. (You should contact Morgan Stanley Trust toll-free at (800) 869-NEWS for a determination as to whether a particular institution is an eligible guarantor.) A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee. Additional documentation may be required for shares held by a corporation, partnership, trustee or executor.
	Mail the letter to Morgan Stanley Trust at P.O. Box 983, Jersey City, NJ 07303. If you hold share certificates, you must return the certificates, along with the letter and any required additional documentation.

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Options	Procedures
By Letter (continued)	A check will be mailed to the name(s) and address in which the account is registered, or otherwise according to your instructions.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan	If your investment in all of the Morgan Stanley Funds has a total market value of at least $10,000, you may elect to withdraw amounts of $25 or more, or in any whole percentage of a fund's balance (provided the amount is at least $25), on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis, from any fund with a balance of at least $1,000. Each time you add a fund to the plan, you must meet the plan requirements.
	When you sell Fund shares through the Systematic Withdrawal Plan, the shares may be subject to a CDSC if they were obtained in exchange for shares subject to a CDSC of another Morgan Stanley Fund. The CDSC, however, will be waived in an amount up to 12% annually of the Fund's value, although Fund shares with no CDSC will be sold first, followed by those with the lowest CDSC. As such, the waiver benefit will be reduced by the amount of your shares that are not subject to a CDSC. See the Prospectus of the fund that charges the CDSC for more details.
	To sign up for the systematic withdrawal plan, contact your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor or call toll-free (800) 869-NEWS. You may terminate or suspend your plan at any time. Please remember that withdrawals from the plan are sales of shares, not Fund "distributions," and ultimately may exhaust your account balance. The Fund may terminate or revise the plan at any time.

Payment for Sold Shares.    After we receive your complete instructions to sell as described above, a check will be mailed to you within seven days, although we will attempt to make payment within one business day. Payment may also be sent to your brokerage account.

Payment may be postponed or the right to sell your shares suspended under unusual circumstances. If you request to sell shares that were recently purchased by check, your sale will not be effected until it has been verified that the check has been honored.

Involuntary Sales.    The Fund reserves the right, on 60 days' notice, to sell the shares of any shareholder whose shares, due to sales by the shareholder, have a value below $1,000. However, before the Fund sells your shares in this manner, we will notify you and allow you 60 days to make an additional investment in an amount that will increase the value of your account to at least the required amount before the sale is processed.

Money Market Fund Automatic Sale Procedures.    If you maintain a brokerage account with Morgan Stanley DW or another authorized dealer of Fund shares, you may elect to have your Fund shares automatically sold from your account to satisfy amounts you owe as a result of purchasing securities or other transactions in your brokerage account.

If you elect to participate by notifying Morgan Stanley DW or another authorized dealer of Fund shares, your brokerage account will be scanned each business day prior to the close of business (4:00 p.m. Eastern time). After

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Targeted Dividends^SM

You may select to have your Fund distributions automatically invested in another Morgan Stanley Fund that you own. Contact your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor for further information about this service.

any cash balances in the account are applied, a sufficient number of Fund shares may be sold to satisfy any amounts you are obligated to pay to Morgan Stanley DW or another authorized dealer of Fund shares. Sales will be effected on the business day before the date you are obligated to make payment, and Morgan Stanley DW or another authorized dealer of Fund shares will receive the sale proceeds on the following day.

EasyInvest^®.   You may invest in shares of certain other Morgan Stanley Funds by subscribing to EasyInvest^®, an automatic purchase plan that provides for the automatic investment of any amount from $100 to $5,000 in shares of the specified fund. Under EasyInvest^®, you may direct that a sufficient number of shares of the Fund be automatically sold and the proceeds transferred to Morgan Stanley Trust, on a semi-monthly, monthly or quarterly basis, for investment in shares of the specified fund. Sales of your Fund shares will be made on the business day preceding the investment date and the Transfer Agent will receive the proceeds for investment on the day following the sale date.

Margin Accounts.    If you have pledged your Fund shares in a margin account, contact your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor or other authorized financial representative regarding restrictions on the sale of such shares.

Distributions

The Fund passes substantially all of its earnings along to its investors as "distributions." The Fund earns interest from fixed-income investments. These amounts are passed along to Fund shareholders as "income dividend distributions." The Fund may realize capital gains whenever it sells securities for a higher price than it paid for them. These amounts may be passed along as "capital gain distributions." The Investment Adviser does not anticipate that there will be significant capital gain distributions.

The Fund declares income dividends payable on each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business, of all of its daily net income to shareholders of record as of the close of business the preceding business day. Capital gains, if any, are distributed periodically.

Distributions are reinvested automatically in additional shares of the Fund (rounded to the last 1/100 of a share) and automatically credited to your account unless you request in writing that all distributions be paid in cash. If you elect the cash option, the Fund will reinvest the additional shares and credit your account during the month, then redeem the credited amount no later than the last business day of the month, and mail a check to you no later than seven business days after the end of the month. No interest will accrue on uncashed checks. If you wish to change how your distributions are paid, your request should be received by the Transfer Agent at least five business days prior to the record date of the distributions.

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Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

Because, as a money market fund, the Fund's principal investment strategy is to maintain a stable share price, frequent purchases and redemptions of shares by Fund shareholders generally do not present risks for other shareholders of the Fund. Therefore, the policies and procedures regulating frequent purchases and redemptions adopted by the Fund's Board of Trustees applicable to other Morgan Stanley Funds are not applicable with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares. However, frequent trading by Fund shareholders can disrupt management of the Fund and raise its expenses. Therefore, we may not accept any request for a purchase when we believe that it is being used as a tool for market-timing and we may bar shareholders who trade excessively from making further purchases for an indefinite period.

Tax Consequences

As with any investment, you should consider how your Fund investment will be taxed. The tax information in this Prospectus is provided as general information. You should consult your own tax professional about the tax consequences of an investment in the Fund.

Your income dividend distributions are normally exempt from federal income tax — to the extent they are derived from municipal obligations. Income derived from other portfolio securities may be subject to federal, state and/or local income taxes.

The income derived from some municipal securities is subject to the federal "alternative minimum tax." Certain tax-exempt securities whose proceeds are used to finance private, for-profit organizations are subject to this special tax system that ensures that individuals pay at least some federal taxes. Although interest on these securities is generally exempt from federal income tax, some taxpayers who have many tax deductions or exemptions nevertheless may have to pay tax on the income.

If the Fund makes any capital gain distributions, those distributions will normally be subject to federal and state income tax when they are paid, whether you take them in cash or reinvest them in Fund shares. Any short-term capital gain distributions are taxable to you as ordinary income. Any long-term capital gain distributions are taxable to you as long-term capital gains, no matter how long you have owned shares in the Fund. The Fund does not anticipate that it will make significant distributions eligible for the reduced rate of taxation applicable to qualified dividend income.

Every January, you will be sent a statement (IRS Form 1099-DIV) showing the distributions paid to you in the previous year. The statement provides information on your dividends and capital gains for tax purposes.

When you open your Fund account, you should provide your social security or tax identification number on your investment application. By providing this information, you will avoid being subject to federal backup withholding tax on taxable distributions and redemption proceeds (as of the date of this Prospectus this rate is 28%). Any withheld amount would be sent to the IRS as an advance payment of your taxes due on your income.

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Additional Information

 The Investment Adviser and/or distributor may pay compensation (out of their own funds and not as an expense of the Fund) to certain affiliated or unaffiliated brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries or service providers in connection with the sale or retention of Fund shares and/or shareholder servicing. Such compensation may be significant in amount and the prospect of receiving any such additional compensation may provide such affiliated or unaffiliated entities with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the Fund over other investment options. Any such payments will not change the net asset value or the price of the Fund's shares. For more information, please see the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

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Financial Highlights

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund's financial performance for the years indicated. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share throughout each year. The total returns in the table represent the rate an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).

This information has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Fund's financial statements, are incorporated by reference in the Statement of Additional Information from the Fund's annual report, which is available upon request.

For the Year Ended December 31,	2005					2004					2003					2002					2001
Selected Per Share Data:
Net asset value, beginning of period		$	1.00				$	1.00				$	1.00				$	1.00				$	1.00
Net investment income			0.018					0.006					0.004					0.008					0.021
Less dividends from net investment income			(0.018	)				(0.006	)				(0.004	)				(0.008	)				(0.021	)
Net asset value, end of period		$	1.00				$	1.00				$	1.00				$	1.00				$	1.00
Total Return			1.86	%				0.60	%				0.37	%				0.78	%				2.13	%
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
Expenses (before expense offset)			0.61	%(1)(2)				0.64	%(1)(2)				0.68	%				0.68	%				0.68	%(1)
Net investment income			1.82	%(2)				0.58	%(2)				0.37	%				0.78	%				2.10	%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period, in thousands	$380,423					$440,271					$506,399					$540,227					$563,914

(1)

Does not reflect the effect of expense offset of 0.01%.

(2)

If the Fund had borne all its expenses that were reimbursed or waived by the Investment Adviser and Administrator, the annualized expense and net investment income ratios would have been as follows:

Period Ended	Expense Ratio					Net Investment Income Ratio
December 31, 2005			0.71	%				1.72	%
December 31, 2004			0.71					0.51

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Notes

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Morgan Stanley Funds

EQUITY

BLEND/CORE

Dividend Growth Securities

Multi-Asset Class Fund

Total Return Trust

DOMESTIC HYBRID

Allocator Fund

Balanced Growth Fund

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Global/International

European Equity Fund

Global Advantage Fund

Global Dividend Growth Securities

International Fund

International SmallCap Fund

International Value Equity Fund

Japan Fund

Pacific Growth Fund

Growth

Aggressive Equity Fund

American Opportunities Fund

Capital Opportunities Trust

Developing Growth Securities Trust

Growth Fund

Special Growth Fund

INDEX

Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund

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S&P 500 Index Fund

Total Market Index Fund

Specialty

Convertible Securities Trust

Financial Services Trust

Global Utilities Fund

Health Sciences Trust

Information Fund

Natural Resource Development Securities

Real Estate Fund

Utilities Fund

VALUE

Fundamental Value Fund

Mid-Cap Value Fund

Small-Mid Special Value Fund

Special Value Fund

Value Fund

FIXED INCOME

TAXABLE SHORT TERM

Limited Duration Fund*†

Limited Duration U.S. Treasury Trust*

TAXABLE INTERMEDIATE TERM

Flexible Income Trust

High Yield Securities

Income Trust

Mortgage Securities Trust

U.S. Government Securities Trust

Tax-Free

California Tax-Free Income Fund

Limited Term Municipal Trust*†

New York Tax-Free Income Fund

Tax-Exempt Securities Trust

MONEY MARKET*

TAXABLE

Liquid Asset Fund

U.S. Government Money Market

TAX-FREE

California Tax-Free Daily Income Trust

New York Municipal Money Market Trust

Tax-Free Daily Income Trust

There may be funds created or terminated after this Prospectus was published. Please consult the inside back cover of a new fund's prospectus for its designations, e.g., Multi-Class Fund or Money Market Fund.

Unless otherwise noted, each listed Morgan Stanley Fund is a Multi-Class Fund. A Multi-Class Fund is a mutual fund offering multiple classes of shares.

*

Single-Class Fund(s)

†

No-Load (Mutual) Fund

Additional information about the Fund's investments is available in the Fund's Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information also provides additional information about the Fund. The Statement of Additional Information is incorporated herein by reference (legally is part of this Prospectus). For a free copy of any of these documents, to request other information about the Fund, or to make shareholder inquiries, please call toll-free (800) 869-NEWS. Free copies of these documents are also available from our internet site at: www.morganstanley.com/funds.

You also may obtain information about the Fund by calling your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor or by visiting our Internet site.

Information about the Fund (including the Statement of Additional Information) can be viewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's (the "SEC") Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information about the Reference Room's operations may be obtained by calling the SEC at (202) 551-8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at (www.sec.gov) and copies of this information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

Ticker Symbol:
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(THE FUND'S INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NO. IS 811-3031)

Investments and services offered through Morgan Stanley DW Inc., member SIPC. Morgan Stanley Distributors Inc., member NASD.

© 2006 Morgan Stanley

CLF# 37955 PRO-00

Morgan Stanley Funds

Morgan Stanley
Tax-Free Daily
Income Trust

37955 04/06

Prospectus
April 28, 2006

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

April 28, 2006

Morgan Stanley Tax-Free
Daily Income Trust

This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus.    The Prospectus (dated April 28, 2006) for Morgan Stanley Tax-Free Daily Income Trust may be obtained without charge from the Fund at its address or telephone number listed below or from Morgan Stanley DW Inc. at any of its branch offices.

The Fund's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including notes thereto and the report of Deloitte & Touche LLP, are herein incorporated by reference from the Fund's annual report. A copy of the Fund's Annual Report to Shareholders must accompany the delivery of this Statement of Additional Information.

Morgan Stanley
Tax-Free Daily Income Trust
1221 Avenue of the Americas
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(800) 869-NEWS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.Fund History				4
II.Description of the Fund and Its Investments and Risks				4
A.    Classification				4
B.    Investment Strategies and Risks				4
C.    Fund Policies/Investment Restrictions				7
D.    Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings				9
III.Management of the Fund				13
A.    Board of Trustees				13
B.    Management Information				13
C.    Compensation				20
IV.Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities				22
V.Investment Advisory and Other Services				22
A.    Investment Adviser and Administrator				22
B.    Principal Underwriter				23
C.    Services Provided by the Investment Adviser and Administrator				24
D.    Rule 12b-1 Plan				24
E.    Other Service Providers				26
F.    Codes of Ethics				27
G.Proxy Voting Policy and Proxy Voting Record				27
H.    Revenue Sharing				28
VI.Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices				29
A.    Brokerage Transactions				29
B.    Commissions				29
C.    Brokerage Selection				30
D.    Directed Brokerage				30
E.    Regular Broker-Dealers				30
VII.Capital Stock and Other Securities				30
VIII.Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares				31
A.    Purchase/Redemption of Shares				31
B.    Offering Price				32
IX.Taxation of the Fund and Shareholders				33
X.Underwriters				36
XI.Performance Data				36
XII. Financial Statements				36
XIII.Fund Counsel				36

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Glossary of Selected Defined Terms

The terms defined in this glossary are frequently used in this Statement of Additional Information (other terms used occasionally are defined in the text of the document).

"Administrator" or "Morgan Stanley Services" — Morgan Stanley Services Company Inc., a wholly-owned fund services subsidiary of the Investment Adviser.

"Custodian" — The Bank of New York.

"Distributor" — Morgan Stanley Distributors Inc., a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.

"Financial Advisors" — Morgan Stanley authorized financial services representatives.

"Fund" — Morgan Stanley Tax-Free Daily Income Trust, a registered no-load, open-end investment company.

"Independent Trustees" — Trustees who are not "interested persons" (as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("Investment Company Act")) of the Fund.

"Investment Adviser" — Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc., a wholly-owned investment adviser subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.

"Morgan Stanley & Co." — Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.

"Morgan Stanley DW" — Morgan Stanley DW Inc., a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.

"Morgan Stanley Funds" — Registered investment companies for which the Investment Adviser serves as the investment adviser and that hold themselves out to investors as related companies for investment and investor services.

"Transfer Agent" — Morgan Stanley Trust, a wholly-owned transfer agent subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.

"Trustees" — The Board of Trustees of the Fund.

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I.    FUND HISTORY

The Fund was incorporated in the state of Maryland on March 24, 1980 under the name InterCapital Reserve Cash Management Inc. Effective October 13, 1980, the Fund's name was changed to lnterCapital Tax-Free Daily Income Fund Inc. Effective March 21, 1983, the Fund's name was changed to Dean Witter/Sears Tax-Free Daily Income Fund Inc. Effective April 30, 1987, the Fund reorganized as a Massachusetts business trust with the name Dean Witter/Sears Tax-Free Daily Income Trust. Effective February 19, 1993, the Fund's name was changed to Dean Witter Tax-Free Daily Income Trust. Effective June 22, 1998, the Fund's name was changed to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Tax-Free Daily Income Trust. Effective June 18, 2001 the Fund's name was changed to Morgan Stanley Tax-Free Daily Income Trust.

II.    DESCRIPTION OF THE FUND AND ITS INVESTMENTS AND RISKS

A.    Classification

The Fund is an open-end, diversified management investment company whose investment objective is to provide as high a level of daily income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with stability of principal and liquidity.

B.    Investment Strategies and Risks

The following discussion of the Fund's investment strategies and risks should be read with the sections of the Fund's Prospectus titled "Principal Investment Strategies" and "Principal Risks."

Lease Obligations.    Included within the revenue bonds category in which the Fund may invest are participations in lease obligations or installment purchase contracts (collectively called "lease obligations") of municipalities. State and local governments issue lease obligations to acquire equipment and facilities.

Lease obligations may have risks not normally associated with general obligation or other revenue bonds. Leases and installment purchase or conditional sale contracts (which may provide for title to the leased asset to pass eventually to the issuer) have developed as a means for governmental issuers to acquire property and equipment without the necessity of complying with the constitutional and statutory requirements generally applicable for the issuance of debt. Certain lease obligations contain "non-appropriation" clauses that provide that the governmental issuer has no obligation to make future payments under the lease or contract unless money is appropriated for such purpose by the appropriate legislative body on an annual or other periodic basis. Consequently, continued lease payments on those lease obligations containing "non-appropriation" clauses are dependent on future legislative actions. If such legislative actions do not occur, the holders of the lease obligation may experience difficulty in exercising their rights, including disposition of the property.

Taxable Securities.    The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in taxable money market instruments. Investments in taxable money market instruments would generally be made under any one of the following circumstances: (a) pending investment proceeds of sale of Fund shares or of portfolio securities; (b) pending settlement of purchases of portfolio securities; and (c) to maintain liquidity for the purpose of meeting anticipated redemptions.

The types of taxable money market instruments in which the Fund may invest are limited to the following short-term fixed-income securities (maturing in one year or less from the time of purchase): (i) obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies, instrumentalities or authorities; (ii) commercial paper rated P-1 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or A-1 by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P"); (iii) certificates of deposit of domestic banks with assets of $1 billion or more; and (iv) repurchase agreements with respect to portfolio securities.

Variable Rate and Floating Rate Obligations.    The Fund may invest in Municipal Bonds and Municipal Notes ("Municipal Obligations") of the type called variable rate and floating rate obligations.

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The interest rate payable on a variable rate obligation is adjusted either at predesignated periodic intervals and, on a floating rate obligation, whenever there is a change in the market rate of interest on which the interest rate payable is based. Other features may include the right whereby the Fund may demand prepayment of the principal amount of the obligation prior to its stated maturity (a "demand feature") and the right of the issuer to prepay the principal amount prior to maturity. The principal benefit of a variable rate obligation is that the interest rate adjustment minimizes changes in the market value of the obligation. As a result, the purchase of variable rate and floating rate obligations should enhance the ability of the Fund to maintain a stable net asset value per share and to sell obligations prior to maturity at a price that is approximately the full principal amount of the obligations. The principal benefit to the Fund of purchasing obligations with a demand feature is that liquidity, and the ability of the Fund to obtain repayment of the full principal amount of an obligation prior to maturity, is enhanced. The payment of principal and interest by issuers of certain obligations purchased by the Fund may be guaranteed by letters of credit or other credit facilities offered by banks or other financial institutions. Such guarantees will be considered in determining whether an obligation meets the Fund's investment quality requirements.

Industrial Development and Pollution Control Bonds.    The Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in industrial development and pollution control bonds (two kinds of tax-exempt municipal bonds) whether or not the users of the facilities financed by such bonds are in the same industry. In cases where such users are in the same industry, there may be additional risk to the Fund in the event of an economic downturn in such industry, which may result generally in a lowered need for such facilities and a lowered ability of such users to pay for the use of such facilities.

Put Options.    The Fund may purchase securities together with the right to resell them to the seller at an agreed upon price or yield within a specified period prior to the maturity date of such securities. Such a right to resell is commonly known as a "put," and the aggregate price which the Fund pays for securities with puts may be higher than the price which otherwise would be paid for the securities. The primary purpose of this practice is to permit the Fund to be fully invested in securities, the interest on which is exempt from Federal income tax, while preserving the necessary flexibility and liquidity to purchase securities on a when-issued basis, to meet unusually large redemptions and to purchase at a later date securities other than those subject to the put. The Fund's policy is, generally, to exercise the puts on their expiration date, when the exercise price is higher than the current market price for the related securities. Puts may be exercised prior to the expiration date in order to fund obligations to purchase other securities or to meet redemption requests. These obligations may arise during periods in which proceeds from sales of Fund shares and from recent sales of portfolio securities are insufficient to meet such obligations or when the funds available are otherwise allocated for investment. In addition, puts may be exercised prior to their expiration date in the event the Investment Adviser revises its evaluation of the creditworthiness of the issuer of the underlying security. In determining whether to exercise puts prior to their expiration date and in selecting which puts to exercise in such circumstances, the Investment Adviser considers, among other things, the amount of cash available to the Fund, the expiration dates of the available puts, any future commitments for securities purchases, the yield, quality and maturity dates of the underlying securities, alternative investment opportunities and the desirability of retaining the underlying securities in the Fund's portfolio.

The Fund values securities which are subject to puts at their amortized cost and values the put, apart from the security, at zero. Thus, the cost of the put will be carried on the Fund's books as an unrealized loss from the date of acquisition and will be reflected in realized gain or loss when the put is exercised or expires. Since the value of the put is dependent on the ability of the put writer to meet its obligation to repurchase, the Fund's policy is to enter into put transactions only with municipal securities dealers who are approved by the Fund's Trustees. Each dealer will be approved on its own merits and it is the Fund's general policy to enter into put transactions only with those dealers which are determined to present minimal credit risks. In connection with such determination, the Board of Trustees will review, among other things, the ratings, if available, of equity and debt securities of such municipal securities dealers, their reputations in the municipal securities markets, the net worth of such dealers and their efficiency in consummating transactions. Bank dealers normally will be members of the Federal Reserve

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System, and other dealers will be members of the NASD or members of a national securities exchange. The Trustees have directed the Investment Adviser not to enter into put transactions with, and to exercise outstanding puts of, any municipal securities dealer which, in the judgment of the Investment Adviser, ceases at any time to present a minimal credit risk. In the event that a dealer should default on its obligation to repurchase an underlying security, the Fund is unable to predict whether all or any portion of any loss sustained could be subsequently recovered from such dealer. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Fund did not purchase any put options.

In Revenue Ruling 82-144, the Internal Revenue Service stated that, under certain circumstances, a purchaser of tax-exempt obligations which are subject to puts will be considered the owner of the obligations for Federal income tax purposes.

Custodial Receipts.    The Fund may invest in custodial receipts representing interests in U.S. government securities, municipal obligations or other debt instruments held by a custodian or trustee. Custodial receipts evidence ownership of future interest payments, principal payments or both on notes or bonds issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government, its agencies, instrumentalities, political subdivisions or authorities, or by a state or local governmental body or authority, or by other types of issuers. For certain securities law purposes, custodial receipts are not considered obligations of the underlying issuers. In addition, if for tax purposes the Fund is not considered to be the owner of the underlying securities held in the custodial account, the Fund may suffer adverse tax consequences. As a holder of custodial receipts, the Fund will bear its proportionate share of the fees and expenses charged to the custodial account.

Tender Option Bonds.    A tender option bond is a municipal obligation (generally held pursuant to a custodial arrangement) having a relatively long maturity and bearing interest at a fixed rate substantially higher than prevailing short-term tax-exempt rates. The bond is typically issued in conjunction with the agreement of a third party, such as a bank, broker-dealer or other financial institution, pursuant to which the institution grants the security holder the option, at periodic intervals, to tender its securities to the institution. As consideration for providing the option, the financial institution receives periodic fees equal to the difference between the bond's fixed-rate coupon and the rate, as determined by a remarketing or similar agent, that would cause the securities, coupled with the tender option, to trade at par on the date of such determination. Thus, after payment of this fee, the security holder effectively holds a demand obligation that bears interest at the prevailing short-term, tax-exempt rate. An institution will normally not be obligated to accept tendered bonds in the event of certain defaults or significant downgrading in the credit rating assigned to the issuer of the bond. The tender option will be taken into account in determining the maturity of the tender option bonds and the Fund's average portfolio maturity. There is a risk that the Fund may not be considered the owner of a tender option bond for federal income tax purposes, and thus will not be entitled to treat such interests as exempt from federal income tax. Certain tender option bonds may be illiquid or may become illiquid as a result of a credit rating downgrade, a payment default or a disqualification from tax-exempt status.

Repurchase Agreements.    The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements. When cash may be available for only a few days, it may be invested by the Fund in repurchase agreements until such time as it may otherwise be invested or used for payments of obligations of the Fund. These agreements, which may be viewed as a type of secured lending by the Fund, typically involve the acquisition by the Fund of debt securities from a selling financial institution such as a bank, savings and loan association or broker-dealer. The agreement provides that the Fund will sell back to the institution, and that the institution will repurchase, the underlying security serving as collateral at a specified price and at a fixed time in the future, usually not more than seven days from the date of purchase. The Fund will accrue interest from the institution until the time when the repurchase is to occur. Although this date is deemed by the Fund to be the maturity date of a repurchase agreement, the maturities of securities subject to repurchase agreements are not subject to any limits.

While repurchase agreements involve certain risks not associated with direct investments in debt securities, the Fund follows procedures approved by the Trustees that are designed to minimize such risks. These procedures include effecting repurchase transactions only with large, well capitalized and well established financial institutions, whose financial condition will be continuously monitored by the

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Investment Adviser. In addition, the value of the collateral underlying the repurchase agreement will always be at least equal to the resale price which consists of the acquisition price paid to the seller of the securities plus the accrued resale premium which is defined as the amount specified in the repurchase agreement or the daily amortization of the difference between the acquisition price and the resale price specified in the repurchase agreement. Such collateral will consist entirely of securities that are direct obligations of, or that are fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States or any agency thereof, and/or certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances which are eligible for acceptance by a Federal Reserve Bank, and, if the seller is a bank, mortgage related securities (as such term is defined in section 3(a)(41) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that, at the time the repurchase agreement is entered into, are rated in the highest rating category by the Requisite NRSROs (as defined under Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act). Additionally, upon an Event of Insolvency (as defined under Rule 2a-7) with respect to the seller, the collateral must qualify the repurchase agreement for preferential treatment under a provision of applicable insolvency law providing an exclusion from any automatic stay of creditors' rights against the seller. In the event of a default or bankruptcy by a selling financial institution, the Fund will seek to liquidate such collateral. However, the exercising of the Fund's right to liquidate such collateral could involve certain costs or delays and, to the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase were less than the repurchase price, the Fund could suffer a loss. It is the current policy of the Fund not to invest in repurchase agreements that do not mature within seven days if any such investment, together with any other illiquid assets held by the Fund, amount to more than 10% of its total assets. The Fund's investments in repurchase agreements may at times be substantial when, in the view of the Fund's Investment Adviser, liquidity or other considerations warrant.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities.    From time to time, the Fund may purchase tax-exempt securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. When these transactions are negotiated, the price is fixed at the time of the commitment, but delivery and payment can take place a month or more after the date of commitment. While the Fund will only purchase securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis with the intention of acquiring the securities, the Fund may sell the securities before the settlement date, if it is deemed advisable. The securities so purchased or sold are subject to market fluctuation and no interest or dividends accrue to the purchaser prior to the settlement date.

At the time the Fund makes the commitment to purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery basis, it will record the transaction and thereafter reflect the value, each day, of such security purchased, or if a sale, the proceeds to be received, in determining its net asset value. At the time of delivery of the securities, their value may be more or less than the purchase or sale price. An increase in the percentage of the Fund's assets committed to the purchase of securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery may increase the volatility of its net asset value. The Fund will also establish a segregated account on the Fund's books in which it will continually maintain cash, cash equivalents or other liquid portfolio securities equal in value to commitments to purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Fund's investment in when-issued and delayed delivery securities did not exceed 5% of the Fund's net assets.

C.    Fund Policies/Investment Restrictions

The investment objective, policies and restrictions listed below have been adopted by the Fund as fundamental policies. Under the Investment Company Act, a fundamental policy may not be changed without the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The Investment Company Act defines a majority as the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the shares present at a meeting of shareholders, if the holders of 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy; or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. For purposes of the following restrictions: (i) all percentage limitations apply immediately after a purchase or initial investment, except in the case of borrowing and investments in illiquid securities; and (ii) any subsequent change in any applicable percentage resulting from market fluctuations or other changes in total or net assets does not require elimination of any security from the portfolio.

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In addition, for purposes of the following restrictions: (a) an "issuer" of a security is the entity whose assets and revenues are committed to the payment of interest and principal on that particular security, provided that the guarantee of a security will be considered a separate security and provided further that a guarantee of a security shall not be deemed a security issued by the guarantor if the value of all securities guaranteed by the guarantor and owned by the Fund does not exceed 10% of the value of the total assets of the Fund; (b) a "taxable security" is any security the interest on which is subject to federal income tax; and (c) all percentage limitations apply immediately after a purchase or initial investment, and any subsequent change in any applicable percentage resulting from market fluctuations or other changes in total or net assets does not require elimination of any security from the portfolio.

The Fund will:

1.	Seek to provide as high a level of daily income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with stability of principal and liquidity.

The Fund may not:

1.	Invest in common stock.

2.	Write, purchase or sell puts, calls, or combinations thereof, except that it may acquire rights to resell municipal obligations at an agreed upon price and at or within an agreed upon time.

3.	Invest more than 5% of the value of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer (other than obligations issued, or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities).

4.	Purchase more than 10% of all outstanding taxable debt securities of any one issuer (other than debt securities issued, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities).

5.	Invest more than 5% of the value of its total assets in taxable securities of issuers having a record, together with predecessors, of less than three years of continuous operation. This restriction shall not apply to any obligation of the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

6.

Invest 25% or more of the value of its total assets in taxable securities of issuers in any one industry (industrial development and pollution control bonds are grouped into industries based upon the business in which the issuers of such obligations are engaged). This restriction does not apply to obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities or to cash equivalents.

7.	Invest in securities of any issuer if, to the knowledge of the Fund, any officer or trustee of the Fund or of the Investment Adviser owns more than ½ of 1% of the outstanding securities of the issuer, and the officers and trustees who own more than ½ of 1% own in the aggregate more than 5% of the outstanding securities of the issuer.

8.	Purchase or sell real estate or interests therein, although the Fund may purchase securities secured by real estate or interests therein.

9.	Purchase or sell commodities or commodity futures contracts.

10.	Borrow money, except that the Fund may borrow from a bank for temporary or emergency purposes in amounts not exceeding 5% (taken at the lower of cost or current value) of the value of its total assets (not including the amount borrowed).

11.	Pledge its assets or assign or otherwise encumber them except to secure permitted borrowings. To meet the requirements of regulations in certain states, the Fund, as a matter of operating policy but not as a fundamental policy, will limit any pledge of its assets to 10% of its net assets so long as shares of the Fund are being sold in those states.

12.	Issue senior securities as defined in the Investment Company Act except insofar as the Fund may be deemed to have issued a senior security by reason of: (a) entering into any repurchase agreement; (b) purchasing any securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis; or (c) borrowing money.

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13.	Make loans of money or securities, except: (a) by the purchase of debt obligations; and (b) by investment in repurchase agreements.

14.	Make short sales of securities.

15.	Purchase securities on margin, except for such short-term loans as are necessary for the clearance of purchases of portfolio securities.

16.	Engage in the underwriting of securities, except insofar as the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under the Securities Act in disposing of a portfolio security.

17.	Invest for the purpose of exercising control or management of any other issuer.

18.	Purchase oil, gas or other mineral leases, rights or royalty contracts, or exploration or development programs.

19.	Purchase securities of other investment companies, except in connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition of assets.

Notwithstanding any other investment policy or restriction, the Fund may seek to achieve its investment objective by investing all or substantially all of its assets in another investment company having substantially the same investment objective and policies as the Fund.

D.    Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

The Fund's Board of Trustees and the Investment Adviser have adopted policies and procedures regarding disclosure of portfolio holdings (the "Policy"). Pursuant to the Policy, the Investment Adviser may disclose information concerning Fund portfolio holdings only if such disclosure is consistent with the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws and the Fund's and the Investment Adviser's fiduciary duties to Fund shareholders. The Investment Adviser may not receive compensation or any other consideration in connection with the disclosure of information about the portfolio securities of the Fund. Consideration includes any agreement to maintain assets in the Fund or in other investment companies or accounts managed by the Investment Adviser or by any affiliated person of the Investment Adviser. Non-public information concerning portfolio holdings may be divulged to third parties only when the Fund has a legitimate business purpose for doing so and the recipients of the information are subject to a duty of confidentiality. Under no circumstances shall current or prospective Fund shareholders receive non-public portfolio holdings information, except as described below.

The Fund makes available on its public website complete portfolio holdings information quarterly on a calendar quarter basis with a minimum 30 calendar day lag.

The Fund provides a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the second and fourth fiscal quarters in its semiannual and annual reports, and for the first and third fiscal quarters, in its filings with the SEC on Form N-Q.

All other portfolio holdings information that has not been disseminated in a manner making it available to investors generally as described above is non-public information for purposes of the Policy.

The Fund may make selective disclosure of non-public portfolio holdings. Third parties eligible to receive such disclosures currently include fund rating agencies, information exchange subscribers, consultants and analysts, portfolio analytics providers and service providers, provided that the third party expressly agrees to maintain the disclosed information in confidence and not to trade portfolio securities based on the non-public information. Non-public portfolio holdings information may not be disclosed to a third party unless and until the arrangement has been reviewed and approved pursuant to the requirements set forth in the Policy. Subject to the terms and conditions of any agreement between the Investment Adviser or the Fund and the third party recipient, if these conditions for disclosure are satisfied, there shall be no restriction on the frequency with which Fund non-public portfolio holdings information is released, and no lag period shall apply (unless otherwise indicated below).

The Investment Adviser may provide interest lists to broker-dealers who execute securities transactions for the Fund without entering into a nondisclosure agreement with the broker-dealers,

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provided that the interest list satisfies all of the following criteria: (1) the interest list must contain only the CUSIP numbers and/or ticker symbols of securities held in all registered management investment companies advised by the Investment Adviser or any affiliate of the Investment Adviser (the "MSIM Funds") on an aggregate, rather than a fund-by-fund basis; (2) the interest list must not contain information about the number or value of shares owned by a specified MSIM Fund; (3) the interest list may identify the investment strategy, but not the particular MSIM Funds, to which the list relates; and (4) the interest list may not identify the portfolio manager or team members responsible for managing the MSIM Funds.

Fund shareholders may elect in some circumstances to redeem their shares of the Fund in exchange for their pro rata share of the securities held by the Fund. Under such circumstances, Fund shareholders may receive a complete listing of the holdings of the Fund up to seven calendar days prior to making the redemption request provided that they represent orally or in writing that they agree not to disclose or trade on the basis of the portfolio holdings information.

The Fund may discuss or otherwise disclose performance attribution analyses (i.e., mention the effects of having a particular security in the portfolio(s)) where such discussion is not contemporaneously made public, provided that the particular holding has been disclosed publicly. Additionally, any discussion of the analyses may not be more current than the date the holding was disclosed publicly.

The Fund may disclose portfolio holdings to transition managers, provided that the Fund has entered into a non-disclosure or confidentiality agreement with the party requesting that the information be provided to the transition manager and the party to the non-disclosure agreement has, in turn, entered into a non-disclosure or confidentiality agreement with the transition manager.

The Investment Adviser and/or the Fund have entered into ongoing arrangements to make available public and/or non-public information about the Fund's portfolio securities. Provided that the recipient of the information falls into one or more of the categories listed below, and the recipient has entered into a nondisclosure agreement with the Fund, or owes a duty of trust or confidence to the Investment Adviser or the Fund, the recipient may receive portfolio holdings information pursuant to such agreement without obtaining pre-approval from either the Portfolio Holdings Review Committee ("PHRC") or the Fund's Board of Trustees. In all such instances, however, the PHRC will be responsible for reporting to the Fund's Board of Trustees, or designated Committee thereof, material information concerning the ongoing arrangements at each Board's next regularly scheduled Board meeting. Categories of parties eligible to receive information pursuant to such ongoing arrangements include fund rating agencies, information exchange subscribers, consultants and analysts, portfolio analytics providers and service providers.

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The Investment Adviser and/or the Fund currently have entered into ongoing arrangements with the following parties:

Name

Information Disclosed

Frequency(1)

Lag Time

Service Providers

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) (proxy voting agent)(*)

Complete portfolio holdings

Twice a month

(2)

FT Interactive Data Pricing Service Provider (*)

Complete portfolio holdings

As needed

(2)

Morgan Stanley Trust(*)

Complete portfolio holdings

As needed

(2)

The Bank of New York(*)

Complete portfolio holdings

As needed

(2)

Fund Rating Agencies

Lipper(*)

Top Ten and Complete portfolio holdings

Quarterly basis

Approximately 15 days after quarter end and approximately 30 days after quarter end

Morningstar(**)

Top Ten and Complete portfolio holdings

Quarterly basis

Approximately 15 days after quarter end and approximately 30 days after quarter end

Standard & Poor's(*)

Complete portfolio holdings

Quarterly basis

Approximately 15 day lag

Investment Company Institute(**)

Top Ten portfolio holdings

Quarterly basis

Approximately 15 days after quarter end

Consultants and Analysts

Americh Massena & Associates, Inc.(*)

Top Ten and Complete portfolio holdings

Quarterly basis(5)

Approximately 10-12 days after quarter end

Bloomberg(**)

Complete portfolio holdings

Quarterly basis

Approximately 30 days after quarter end

Callan Associates(*)

Top Ten and Complete portfolio holdings

Monthly and quarterly basis, respectively(5)

Approximately 10-12 days after month/quarter end

Cambridge Associates(*)

Top Ten and Complete portfolio holdings

Quarterly basis(5)

Approximately 10-12 days after quarter end

Citigroup(*)

Complete portfolio holdings

Quarterly basis(5)

At least one day after quarter end

Credit Suisse First Boston(*)

Top Ten portfolio holdings(3)

Quarterly basis

At least 15 days after quarter end

CTC Consulting, Inc.(**)

Top Ten and Complete portfolio holdings

Quarterly basis

Approximately 15 days after quarter end and approximately 30 days after quarter end, respectively

Evaluation Associates(*)

Top Ten and Complete portfolio holdings

Monthly and quarterly basis, respectively(5)

Approximately 10-12 days after month/quarter end

Fund Evaluation Group(**)

Top Ten portfolio holdings(3)

Quarterly basis

At least 15 days after quarter end

Jeffrey Slocum & Associates(*)

Complete portfolio holdings(4)

Quarterly basis(5)

Approximately 10-12 days after quarter end

Hammond Associates(**)

Complete portfolio holdings(4)

Quarterly basis

At least 30 days after quarter end

Hartland & Co.(**)

Complete portfolio holdings(4)

Quarterly basis

At least 30 days after quarter end

Hewitt Associates(*)

Top Ten and Complete portfolio holdings

Monthly and quarterly basis, respectively(5)

Approximately 10-12 days after month/quarter end

Merrill Lynch(*)

Top Ten and Complete portfolio holdings

Monthly and quarterly basis, respectively(5)

Approximately 10-12 days after month/quarter end

Mobius(**)

Top Ten portfolio holdings(3)

Monthly basis

At least 15 days after month end

Nelsons(**)

Top Ten portfolio holdings(3)

Quarterly basis

At least 15 days after quarter end

Prime Buchholz & Associates, Inc.(**)

Complete portfolio holdings(4)

Quarterly basis

At least 30 days after quarter end

PSN(**)

Top Ten portfolio holdings(3)

Quarterly basis

At least 15 days after quarter end

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Name

Information Disclosed

Frequency(1)

Lag Time

PFM Asset Management LLC(*)

Top Ten and Complete portfolio holdings

Quarterly basis(5)

Approximately 10-12 days after quarter end

Russell Investment Group/Russell/Mellon Analytical Services, Inc.(**)

Top Ten and Complete portfolio holdings

Monthly and quarterly basis

At least 15 days after month end and at least 30 days after quarter end, respectively

Stratford Advisory Group, Inc.(*)

Top Ten portfolio holdings(6)

Quarterly basis(5)

Approximately 10-12 days after quarter end

Thompson Financial(**)

Complete portfolio holdings(4)

Quarterly basis

At least 30 days after quarter end

Watershed Investment Consultants, Inc.(*)

Top Ten and Complete portfolio holdings

Quarterly basis(5)

Approximately 10-12 days after quarter end

Yanni Partners(**)

Top Ten portfolio holdings(3)

Quarterly basis

At least 15 days after quarter end

Portfolio Analytics Providers

Fact Set(*)

Complete portfolio holdings

Daily

One day

(*)	This entity has agreed to maintain Fund non-public portfolio holdings information in confidence and not to trade portfolio securities based on the non-public portfolio holdings information.

(**)	The Fund does not currently have a non-disclosure agreement in place with this entity and therefore the entity can only receive publicly available information.

(1)	Dissemination of portfolio holdings information to entities listed above may occur less frequently than indicated (or not at all).

(2)	Information will typically be provided on a real time basis or as soon thereafter as possible.

(3)	Complete portfolio holdings will also be provided upon request from time to time on a quarterly basis, with at least a 30 day lag.

(4)	Top Ten portfolio holdings will also be provided upon request from time to time, with at least a 15 day lag.

(5)	This information will also be provided upon request from time to time.

(6)	Complete portfolio holdings will also be provided upon request from time to time.

In addition, persons who owe a duty of trust or confidence to the Investment Adviser or the Fund may receive non-public portfolio holdings information without entering into a non-disclosure agreement. Currently, these persons include, (i) the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm (as of the Fund's fiscal year end and on an as needed basis), (ii) counsel to the Fund (on an as needed basis), (iii) counsel to the Independent Trustees (on an as needed basis) and (iv) members of the Board of Trustees (on an as needed basis).

All selective disclosures of non-public portfolio holdings information made to third parties pursuant to the exemptions set forth in the Policy must be pre-approved by both the PHRC and the Fund's Board of Trustees (or designated Committee thereof), except for (i) disclosures made to third parties pursuant to ongoing arrangements (discussed above); (ii) disclosures made to third parties pursuant to Special Meetings of the PHRC; (iii) broker-dealer interest lists; (iv) shareholder in-kind distributions; (v) attribution analyses; or (vi) in connection with transition managers. The Investment Adviser shall report quarterly to the Board of Trustees (or a designated Committee thereof) information concerning all parties receiving non-public portfolio holdings information pursuant to an exemption. Procedures to monitor the use of such non-public portfolio holdings information may include requiring annual certifications that the recipients have utilized such information only pursuant to the terms of the agreement between the recipient and the Investment Adviser and, for those recipients receiving information electronically, acceptance of the information will constitute reaffirmation that the third party expressly agrees to maintain the disclosed information in confidence and not to trade portfolio securities based on the material non-public information.

In no instance may the Investment Adviser or the Fund receive any compensation or consideration in exchange for the portfolio holdings information.

The PHRC is responsible for creating and implementing the Policy and, in this regard, has expressly adopted it. The following are some of the functions and responsibilities of the PHRC:

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(a)    The PHRC, which will consist of executive officers of the Fund and the Investment Adviser or their designees, is responsible for establishing portfolio holdings disclosure policies and guidelines and determining how portfolio holdings information will be disclosed on an ongoing basis.

(b)    The PHRC will periodically review and have the authority to amend as necessary the Fund's portfolio holdings disclosure policies and guidelines (as expressed by the Policy).

(c)    The PHRC will meet at least quarterly to (among other matters): (1) address any outstanding issues relating to the Policy; including matters relating to (i) disclosures made to third parties pursuant to ongoing arrangements (described above); (ii) broker-dealer interest lists; (iii) shareholder in-kind distributions; (iv) attribution analyses; or (v) in connection with transition managers; (2) review non-disclosure agreements that have been executed with third parties and determine whether the third parties will receive portfolio holdings information; and (3) generally review the procedures that the Investment Adviser employs to ensure that disclosure of information about portfolio securities is in the best interests of Fund shareholders, including procedures to address conflicts between the interests of Fund shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the Investment Adviser, the Distributor or any affiliated person of the Fund, the Investment Adviser or the Distributor on the other.

(d)    Any member of the PHRC may call a Special Meeting of the PHRC to consider whether a third-party that is not listed in (c) above may receive non-public portfolio holdings information pursuant to a validly executed nondisclosure agreement. At least three members of the PHRC, or their designees, and one member of the Fund's Audit Committee, or his or her designee, shall be present at the Special Meeting in order to constitute a quorum. At any Special Meeting at which a quorum is present, the decision of a majority of the PHRC members present and voting shall be determinative as to any matter submitted to a vote; provided, however, that the Audit Committee member, or his or her designee, must concur in the determination in order for it to become effective.

(e)    The PHRC, or its designee(s), will document in writing all of their decisions and actions, which documentation will be maintained by the PHRC, or its designee(s) for a period of at least six years. The PHRC, or its designee(s), will report their decisions to the Board of Trustees at each Board's next regularly scheduled Board meeting. The report will contain information concerning decisions made by the PHRC during the most recently ended calendar quarter immediately preceding the Board meeting.

III.    MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

A.    Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of the Fund oversees the management of the Fund, but does not itself manage the Fund. The Trustees review various services provided by or under the direction of the Investment Adviser to ensure that the Fund's general investment policies and programs are properly carried out. The Trustees also conduct their review to ensure that administrative services are provided to the Fund in a satisfactory manner.

Under state law, the duties of the Trustees are generally characterized as a duty of loyalty and a duty of care. The duty of loyalty requires a Trustee to exercise his or her powers in the interest of the Fund and not the Trustee's own interest or the interest of another person or organization. A Trustee satisfies his or her duty of care by acting in good faith with the care of an ordinarily prudent person and in a manner the Trustee reasonably believes to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

B.    Management Information

Trustees and Officers.    The Board of the Fund consists of nine Trustees. These same individuals also serve as directors or trustees for all of the funds advised by the Investment Adviser (the "Retail Funds") and certain of the funds advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley AIP GP LP (the "Institutional Funds"). Seven Trustees have no affiliation or business connection with the Investment Adviser or any of its affiliated persons and do not own any stock or other securities issued by the Investment Adviser's parent company, Morgan Stanley. These are the "non-interested" or "Independent" Trustees. The other two Trustees (the "Management Trustees") are affiliated with the Investment Adviser.

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The Independent Trustees of the Fund, their age, address, term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex (defined below) overseen by each Independent Trustee (as of December 31, 2005) and other directorships, if any, held by the Trustees, are shown below. The Fund Complex includes all open-end and closed-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Investment Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Investment Adviser (including, but not limited to, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.).

Name, Age and Address of Independent Trustee

Position(s) Held with Registrant

Length of Time Served*

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years**

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee

Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Michael Bozic (65) c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Counsel to the Independent Trustees 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036

Trustee

Since April 1994

Private investor; Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since April 1994) and the Institutional Funds (since July 2003); formerly Vice Chairman of Kmart Corporation (December 1998-October 2000), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Levitz Furniture Corporation (November 1995-November 1998) and President and Chief Executive Officer of Hills Department Stores (May 1991-July 1995); formerly variously Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer (1987-1991) of the Sears Merchandise Group of Sears, Roebuck & Co.

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Director of various business organizations.

Edwin J. Garn (73) 1031 N. Chartwell Court Salt Lake City, UT 84103

Trustee

Since January 1993

Consultant; Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since January 1993) and the Institutional Funds (since July 2003); member of the Utah Regional Advisory Board of Pacific Corp. (utility company); formerly Managing Director of Summit Ventures LLC (2000-2004) (lobbying and consulting firm), United States Senator (R-Utah) (1974-1992) and Chairman, Senate Banking Committee (1980-1986), Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah (1971-1974), Astronaut, Space Shuttle Discovery (April 12-19, 1985), and Vice Chairman, Huntsman Corporation (chemical company).

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Director of Franklin Covey (time management systems), BMW Bank of North America, Inc. (industrial loan corporation), Escrow Bank USA (industrial loan corporation), United Space Alliance (joint venture between Lockheed Martin and the Boeing Company) and Nuskin Asia Pacific (multilevel marketing); member of the board of various civic and charitable organizations.

*	This is the earliest date the Director/Trustee began serving the Retail Funds. Each Director/Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

**	The dates referenced below indicating commencement of service as Director/Trustee for the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds reflect the earliest date the Director/Trustee began serving the Retail or Institutional Funds, as applicable.

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Name, Age and Address of Independent Trustee

Position(s) Held with Registrant

Length of Time Served*

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years**

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee

Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Wayne E. Hedien (72) c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Counsel to the Independent Trustees 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036

Trustee

Since September 1997

Retired; Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since September 1997) and the Institutional Funds (since July 2003); formerly associated with the Allstate Companies (1966-1994), most recently as Chairman of The Allstate Corporation (March 1993-December 1994) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Allstate Insurance Company (July 1989-December 1994).

197

Director of The PMI Group Inc. (private mortgage insurance); Trustee and Vice Chairman of The Field Museum of Natural History; director of various other business and charitable organizations.

Dr. Manuel H. Johnson (57) c/o Johnson Smick Group, Inc. 888 16th Street, NW Suite 740 Washington, D.C. 20006

Trustee

Since July 1991

Senior Partner, Johnson Smick International, Inc., a consulting firm; Chairman of the Audit Committee and Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since July 1991) and the Institutional Funds (since July 2003); Co-Chairman and a founder of the Group of Seven Council (G7C), an international economic commission; formerly Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury.

197

Director of NVR, Inc. (home construction); Director of KFX Energy; Director of RBS Greenwich Capital Holdings (financial holding company).

Joseph J. Kearns (63) c/o Kearns & Associates LLC PMB754 23852 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, CA 90265

Trustee

Since July 2003

President, Kearns & Associates LLC (investment consulting); Deputy Chairman of the Audit Committee and Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since July 2003) and the Institutional Funds (since August 1994); previously Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Institutional Funds (October 2001-July 2003); formerly CFO of the J. Paul Getty Trust.

198

Director of Electro Rent Corporation (equipment leasing), The Ford Family Foundation, and the UCLA Foundation.

Michael E. Nugent (69) c/o Triumph Capital, L.P. 445 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022

Trustee

Since July 1991

General Partner of Triumph Capital, L.P., a private investment partnership; Chairman of the Insurance Committee and Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since July 1991) and the Institutional Funds (since July 2001); General Partner of Triumph Capital, L.P., a private investment partnership; formerly Vice President, Bankers Trust Company and BT Capital Corporation (1984-1988).

197

None.

*	This is the earliest date the Director/Trustee began serving the Retail Funds. Each Director/Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

**	The dates referenced below indicating commencement of service as Director/Trustee for the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds reflect the earliest date the Director/Trustee began serving the Retail or Institutional Funds, as applicable.

*	This is the earliest date the Director/Trustee began serving the Retail Funds. Each Director/Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

**	The dates referenced below indicating commencement of service as Director/Trustee for the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds reflect the earliest date the Director/Trustee began serving the Retail or Institutional Funds, as applicable.

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Name, Age and Address of Independent Trustee

Position(s) Held with Registrant

Length of Time Served*

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years**

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee

Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Fergus Reid (73) c/o Lumelite Plastics Corporation 85 Charles Colman Blvd. Pawling, NY 12564

Trustee

Since July 2003

Chairman of Lumelite Plastics Corporation; Chairman of the Governance Committee and Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since July 2003) and the Institutional Funds (since June 1992).

198

Trustee and Director of certain investment companies in the JPMorgan Funds complex managed by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

The Trustees who are affiliated with the Investment Adviser or affiliates of the Investment Adviser (as set forth below) and executive officers of the Fund, their age, address, term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen by each Management Trustee (as of December 31, 2005) and the other directorships, if any, held by the Trustee, are shown below.

Name, Age and Address of Management Trustee

Position(s) Held with Registrant

Length of Time Served*

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years**

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Management Trustee

Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Charles A. Fiumefreddo (72) c/o Morgan Stanley Trust Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two, Jersey City, NJ 07311

Chairman of the Board and Trustee

Since July 1991

Chairman and Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since July 1991) and the Institutional Funds (since July 2003); formerly Chief Executive Officer of the Retail Funds (until September 2002).

197

None.

James F. Higgins (58) c/o Morgan Stanley Trust Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two, Jersey City, NJ 07311

Trustee

Since June 2000

Director or Trustee of the Retail Funds (since June 2000) and the Institutional Funds (since July 2003); Senior Advisor of Morgan Stanley (since August 2000); Director of Dean Witter Realty Inc.

197

Director of AXA Financial, Inc. and The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (financial services).

*	This is the earliest date the Director/Trustee began serving the Retail Funds. Each Director/Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

**	The dates referenced below indicating commencement of service as Director/Trustee for the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds reflect the earliest date the Director/Trustee began serving the Retail or Institutional Funds, as applicable.

*	This is the earliest date the Director/Trustee began serving the Retail Funds. Each Director/Trustee serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

**	The dates referenced below indicating commencement of service as Director/Trustee for the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds reflect the earliest date the Director/Trustee began serving the Retail or Institutional Funds, as applicable.

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Name, Age and Address of Executive Officer

Position(s) Held with Registrant

Length of Time Served*

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years**

Ronald E. Robison (67) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

President and Principal Executive Officer

President (since September 2005) and Principal Executive Officer (since May 2003)

President (since September 2005) and Principal Executive Officer (since May 2003) of funds in the Fund Complex; President (since September 2005) and Principal Executive Officer (since May 2003) of the Van Kampen Funds; Managing Director, Director and/or Officer of the Investment Adviser and various entities affiliated with the Investment Adviser; Director of Morgan Stanley SICAV (since May 2004). Formerly, Executive Vice President (July 2003 to September 2005) of funds in the Fund Complex and the Van Kampen Funds; President and Director of the Institutional Funds (March 2001 to July 2003); Chief Global Operating Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.; Chief Administrative Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.; Chief Administrative Officer of Morgan Stanley Services Company Inc.

J. David Germany (51) 25 Cabot Square Canary Wharf, London United Kingdom E144QA

Vice President

Since February 2006

Managing Director and (since December 2005) Chief Investment Officer – Global Fixed Income of Morgan Stanley Investment Management; Managing Director and Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Ltd.; Vice President (since February 2006) of the Retail and Institutional Funds.

Dennis F. Shea (52) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036

Vice President

Since February 2006

Managing Director and (since February 2006) Chief Investment Officer – Global Equity of Morgan Stanley Investment Management; Vice President (since February 2006) of the Retail and Institutional Funds. Formerly, Managing Director and Director of Global Equity Research at Morgan Stanley.

Barry Fink (51) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

Vice President

Since February 1997

Managing Director and General Counsel of Morgan Stanley Investment Management; Managing Director of the Investment Adviser and various entities affiliated with the Investment Adviser; Vice President of the Retail Funds and (since July 2003) the Institutional Funds. Formerly, Secretary, General Counsel and/or Director of the Investment Adviser and various entities affiliated with the Investment Adviser; Secretary and General Counsel of the Retail Funds.

Amy R. Doberman (44) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

Vice President

Since July 2004

Managing Director and General Counsel, U.S. Investment Management of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (since July 2004); Vice President of the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds (since July 2004); Vice President of the Van Kampen Funds (since August 2004); Secretary (since February 2006) and Managing Director (since July 2004) of the Investment Adviser and various entities affiliated with the Investment Adviser. Formerly, Managing Director and General Counsel – Americas, UBS Global Asset Management (July 2000 to July 2004).

Carsten Otto (42) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

Chief Compliance Officer

Since October 2004

Managing Director and U.S. Director of Compliance for Morgan Stanley Investment Management (since October 2004); Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Formerly, Assistant Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of the Retail Funds.

Stefanie V. Chang Yu (39) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

Vice President

Since July 2003

Executive Director of the Investment Adviser and various entities affiliated with the Investment Adviser; Vice President of the Retail Funds (since July 2002) and the Institutional Funds (since December 1997). Formerly, Secretary of various entities affiliated with the Investment Adviser.

Francis J. Smith (40) c/o Morgan Stanley Trust Harborside Financial Center Plaza Two Jersey City, NJ 07311

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Treasurer (since July 2003) and Chief Financial Officer (since September 2002)

Executive Director of the Investment Adviser and various entities affiliated with the Investment Adviser; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Retail Funds (since July 2003). Formerly, Vice President of the Retail Funds (September 2002 to July 2003).

Thomas F. Caloia (60) c/o Morgan Stanley Trust Harborside Financial Center Plaza Two Jersey City, NJ 07311

Vice President

Since July 2003

Executive Director of the Investment Adviser and various entities affiliated with the Investment Adviser; Vice President of the Retail Funds. Formerly, Treasurer of the Retail Funds (April 1989 to July 2003).

Mary E. Mullin (39) 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020

Secretary

Since July 2003

Executive Director of the Investment Adviser and various entities affiliated with the Investment Adviser; Secretary of the Retail Funds (since July 2003) and the Institutional Funds (since June 1999).

*	This is the earliest date the Officer began serving the Retail Funds. Each Officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is elected.

**	The dates referenced below indicating commencement of service as an Officer for the Retail and Institutional Funds reflect the earliest date the Officer began serving the Retail or Institutional Funds, as applicable.

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In addition, the following individuals who are officers of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates serve as assistant secretaries of the Fund: Lou Anne D. McInnis, Joseph Benedetti, Joanne Antico, Daniel E. Burton, Joanne Doldo, Tara A. Farrelly, Alice J. Gerstel, Eric C. Griffith, Edward J. Meehan, Elisa Mitchell, Elizabeth Nelson, Debra Rubano, Rita Rubin, Sheri L. Schreck and Julien H. Yoo.

For each Trustee, the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by the Trustee in the Fund and in the Family of Investment Companies (Family of Investment Companies includes all of the registered investment companies advised by the Investment Adviser, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley AIP GP LP) for the calendar year ended December 31, 2005 is shown below.

Name of Trustee				Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund (As of December 31, 2005)				Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in Family of Investment Companies (As of December 31, 2005)
Independent:
Michael Bozic				None				over $100,000
Edwin J. Garn				None				over $100,000
Wayne E. Hedien				None				over $100,000
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson				None				over $100,000
Joseph J. Kearns(1)				None				over $100,000
Michael E. Nugent				None				over $100,000
Fergus Reid(1)				None				over $100,000
Interested:
Charles A. Fiumefreddo				$10,001 - $50,000				over $100,000
James F. Higgins				None				over $100,000

(1)

Includes the total amount of compensation deferred by the Trustee at his election pursuant to a deferred compensation plan. Such deferred compensation is placed in a deferral account and deemed to be invested in one or more of the Retail Funds or Institutional Funds (or portfolio thereof) that are offered as investment options under the plan. As of December 31, 2005, the value (including interest) of the deferral accounts for Messrs. Kearns and Reid was $786,542 and $766,622, respectively, pursuant to the deferred compensation plan.

As to each Independent Trustee and his immediate family members, no person owned beneficially or of record securities in an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Fund, or a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with an investment advisor or principal underwriter of the Fund.

Independent Trustees and the Committees.    Law and regulation establish both general guidelines and specific duties for the Independent Trustees. The Retail Funds seek as Independent Trustees individuals of distinction and experience in business and finance, government service or academia; these are people whose advice and counsel are in demand by others and for whom there is often competition. To accept a position on the Retail Funds' boards, such individuals may reject other attractive assignments because the Retail Funds make substantial demands on their time. All of the Independent Trustees serve as members of the Audit Committee. In addition, three Trustees including two Independent Trustees, serve as members of the Insurance Committee, and three Independent Trustees serve as members of the Governance Committee.

The Independent Trustees are charged with recommending to the full Board approval of management, advisory and administration contracts, Rule 12b-1 plans and distribution and underwriting agreements; continually reviewing fund performance; checking on the pricing of portfolio securities, brokerage commissions, transfer agent costs and performance, and trading among funds in the same complex; and approving fidelity bond and related insurance coverage and allocations, as well as other matters that arise from time to time. The Independent Trustees are required to select and nominate individuals to fill any Independent Trustee vacancy on the board of any fund that has a Rule 12b-1 plan of distribution. Most of the Retail Funds have a Rule 12b-1 plan.

The Board of Trustees has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Audit

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Committee is charged with recommending to the full Board the engagement or discharge of the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm; directing investigations into matters within the scope of the independent registered public accounting firm's duties, including the power to retain outside specialists; reviewing with the independent registered public accounting firm the audit plan and results of the auditing engagement; approving professional services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm and other accounting firms prior to the performance of the services; reviewing the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm; considering the range of audit and non-audit fees; reviewing the adequacy of the Fund's system of internal controls; and preparing and submitting Committee meeting minutes to the full Board. The Fund has adopted a formal, written Audit Committee Charter. During the Fund's fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Audit Committee held seven meetings.

The members of the Audit Committee of the Fund are currently Michael Bozic, Edwin J. Garn, Wayne E. Hedien, Dr. Manuel H. Johnson, Joseph J. Kearns, Michael E. Nugent and Fergus Reid. None of the members of the Fund's Audit Committees is an "interested person," as defined under the Investment Company Act, of the Fund (with such disinterested Trustees being Independent Trustees or individually, Independent Trustee). Each Independent Trustee is also "independent" from the Fund under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (NYSE). The current Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Fund is Dr. Manuel H. Johnson.

The Board of Trustees of the Fund also has a Governance Committee. The Governance Committee identifies individuals qualified to serve as Independent Trustees on the Fund's Board and on committees of such Board and recommends such qualified individuals for nomination by the Fund's Independent Trustees as candidates for election as Independent Trustees, advises the Fund's Board with respect to Board composition, procedures and committees, develops and recommends to the Fund's Board a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the Fund, monitors and makes recommendations on corporate governance matters and policies and procedures of the Fund's Board of Trustees and any Board committees and oversees periodic evaluations of the Fund's Board and its committees. The members of the Governance Committee of the Fund are currently Michael Bozic, Edwin J. Garn and Fergus Reid, each of whom is an Independent Trustee. The current Chairman of the Governance Committee is Fergus Reid. During the Fund's fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Governance Committee held two meetings.

The Fund does not have a separate nominating committee. While the Fund's Governance Committee recommends qualified candidates for nominations as Independent Trustees, the Board of Trustees of the Fund believes that the task of nominating prospective Independent Trustees is important enough to require the participation of all current Independent Trustees, rather than a separate committee consisting of only certain Independent Trustees. Accordingly, each current Independent Trustee (Michael Bozic, Edwin J. Garn, Wayne E. Hedien, Dr. Manuel H. Johnson, Joseph J. Kearns, Michael E. Nugent and Fergus Reid, for all Funds) participates in the election and nomination of candidates for election as Independent Trustees for the Fund for which the Independent Trustee serves. Persons recommended by the Fund's Governance Committee as candidates for nomination as Independent Trustees shall possess such knowledge, experience, skills, expertise and diversity so as to enhance the Board's ability to manage and direct the affairs and business of the Fund, including, when applicable, to enhance the ability of committees of the Board to fulfill their duties and/or to satisfy any independence requirements imposed by law, regulation or any listing requirements of the NYSE. While the Independent Trustees of the Fund expect to be able to continue to identify from their own resources an ample number of qualified candidates for the Fund's Board as they deem appropriate, they will consider nominations from shareholders to the Board. Nominations from shareholders should be in writing and sent to the Independent Trustees as described below under the caption "Shareholder Communications."

There were 14 meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Fund held during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. The Independent Trustees of the Fund also met three times during that time, in addition to the 14 meetings of the full Boards.

Finally, the Board has formed an Insurance Committee to review and monitor the insurance coverage maintained by the Fund. The Insurance Committee currently consists of Messrs. Nugent, Fiumefreddo and Hedien. Messrs. Nugent and Hedien are Independent Trustees. During the Fund's fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Insurance Committee held six meetings.

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Advantages of Having Same Individuals as Trustees for the Retail Funds and Institutional Funds.    The Independent Trustees and the Fund's management believe that having the same Independent Trustees for each of the Retail Funds and Institutional Funds avoids the duplication of effort that would arise from having different groups of individuals serving as Independent Trustees for each of the funds or even of sub-groups of funds. They believe that having the same individuals serve as Independent Trustees of all the Retail Funds and Institutional Funds tends to increase their knowledge and expertise regarding matters which affect the Fund Complex generally and enhances their ability to negotiate on behalf of each fund with the fund's service providers. This arrangement also precludes the possibility of separate groups of Independent Trustees arriving at conflicting decisions regarding operations and management of the funds and avoids the cost and confusion that would likely ensue. Finally, having the same Independent Trustees serve on all fund boards enhances the ability of each fund to obtain, at modest cost to each separate fund, the services of Independent Trustees, of the caliber, experience and business acumen of the individuals who serve as Independent Trustees of the Retail Funds and Institutional Funds.

Trustee and Officer Indemnification.    The Fund's Declaration of Trust provides that no Trustee, Officer, employee or agent of the Fund is liable to the Fund or to a shareholder, nor is any Trustee, Officer, employee or agent liable to any third persons in connection with the affairs of the Fund, except as such liability may arise from his/her or its own bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his/her or its duties. It also provides that all third persons shall look solely to Fund property for satisfaction of claims arising in connection with the affairs of the Fund. With the exceptions stated, the Declaration of Trust provides that a Trustee, Officer, employee or agent is entitled to be indemnified against all liability in connection with the affairs of the Fund.

Shareholder Communications.    Shareholders may send communications to the Fund's Board of Trustees. Shareholders should send communications intended for the Fund's Board by addressing the communications directly to the Board (or individual Board members) and/or otherwise clearly indicating in the salutation that the communication is for the Board (or individual Board members) and by sending the communication to either the Fund's office or directly to such Board member(s) at the address specified for each Trustee previously noted. Other shareholder communications received by the Fund not directly addressed and sent to the Board will be reviewed and generally responded to by management, and will be forwarded to the Board only at management's discretion based on the matters contained therein.

C.    Compensation

Each Independent Trustee receives an annual fee of $180,000 for serving the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds. Prior to October 1, 2005, each Independent Trustee received an annual retainer fee of $168,000 for serving the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds. In addition, each Independent Trustee received $2,000 for attending each of the four quarterly board meetings and two performance meetings that occur each year, so that an Independent Trustee who attended all six meetings received total compensation of $180,000 for serving the funds.

The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional annual retainer fee of $60,000. Other Committee Chairmen and the Deputy Chairman of the Audit Committee receive an additional annual retainer fee of $30,000. The aggregate compensation paid to each Independent Trustee is paid by the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds, and is allocated on a pro rata basis among each of the operational funds/portfolios of the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds based on the relative net assets of each of the funds/portfolios. Mr. Fiumefreddo receives an annual fee for his services as Chairman of the Boards of the Retail Funds and the Institutional Funds and for administrative services provided to each Board.

The Fund also reimburses such Trustees for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with attending such meetings. Trustees of the Fund who are employed by the Investment Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund for their services as Trustee.

Effective April 1, 2004, the Fund began a Deferred Compensation Plan (the "DC Plan"), which allows each Independent Trustee to defer payment of all, or a portion, of the fees he or she receives for

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serving on the Board of Trustees throughout the year. Each eligible Trustee generally may elect to have the deferred amounts credited with a return equal to the total return on one or more of the Retail Funds or Institutional Funds (or portfolios thereof) that are offered as investment options under the DC Plan. At the Trustee's election, distributions are either in one lump sum payment, or in the form of equal annual installments over a period of five years. The rights of an eligible Trustee and the beneficiaries to the amounts held under the DC Plan are unsecured and such amounts are subject to the claims of the creditors of the Fund.

Prior to April 1, 2004, the Institutional Funds maintained a similar Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Prior DC Plan") which also allowed each Independent Trustee to defer payment of all, or a portion, of the fees he or she received for serving on the Board of Trustees throughout the year. The DC Plan amends and supersedes the Prior DC Plan and all amounts payable under the Prior DC Plan are now subject to the terms of the DC Plan (except for amounts paid during the calendar year 2004, which remain subject to the terms of the Prior DC Plan).

The following table shows aggregate compensation payable to each of the Fund's Trustees from the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and the aggregate compensation payable to each of the fund's Trustees by the Fund Complex (which includes all of the Retail and Institutional Funds) for the calendar year ended December 31, 2005.

Compensation

Name of Independent Trustee:				Total Compensation from the Fund				Number of Portfolios in the Fund Complex from which the Trustee received compensation(5)				Total Compensation from the Fund Complex(5)
Michael Bozic(1)(3)				$514				170				$180,000
Edwin J. Garn(1)(3)				508				170				178,000
Wayne E. Hedien(1)(2)				514				170				180,000
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson(1)				685				170				240,000
Joseph J. Kearns(1)(4)				603				171				217,000
Michael E. Nugent(1)(2)				600				170				210,000
Fergus Reid(1)(3)				600				171				215,000
Name of Interested Trustee:
Charles A. Fiumefreddo(2)				1,025				170				360,000
James F. Higgins				None				170				0

(1)	Member of the Audit Committee. Dr. Johnson is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and Mr. Kearns is the Deputy Chairman of the Audit Committee.

(2)	Member of the Insurance Committee. Mr. Nugent is the Chairman of the Insurance Committee.

(3)	Member of the Governance Committee. Mr. Reid is the Chairman of the Governance Committee.

(4)	Includes amounts deferred at the election of the Trustee under the DC Plan.

(5)	Because the funds in the Fund Complex have different fiscal year ends, the amounts shown in these columns are presented on a calendar year basis.

Prior to December 31, 2003, 49 of the Retail Funds (the "Adopting Funds"), including the Fund, had adopted a retirement program under which an Independent Trustee who retired after serving for at least five years as an Independent Trustee of any such fund (an "Eligible Trustee") would have been entitled to retirement payments, based on factors such as length of service, upon reaching the eligible retirement age. On December 31, 2003, the amount of accrued retirement benefits for each Eligible Trustee was frozen, and will be payable, together with a return of 8% per annum, at or following each such Eligible Trustee's retirement as shown in the table below.

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The following table illustrates the retirement benefits accrued to the Fund's Independent Trustees by the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and by the Adopting Funds for the calendar year ended December 31, 2005, and the estimated retirement benefits for the Independent Trustees, from the Fund as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and from the Adopting Funds for each calendar year following retirement. Messrs. Kearns and Reid did not participate in the retirement program.

Name of Independent Trustee				Retirement Benefits Accrued as Fund Expenses								Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement(1)
				By the Fund				By All Adopting Funds				From the Fund				From All Adopting Funds
Michael Bozic				$	404			$	19,439			$	967			$	46,871
Edwin J. Garn					(221	) (2)			(10,738	) (2)			967				46,917
Wayne E. Hedien					790				37,860				823				40,020
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson					399				19,701				1,420				68,630
Michael E. Nugent					709				35,471				1,269				61,377

(1)	Total compensation accrued under the retirement plan, together with a return of 8% per annum, will be paid annually commencing upon retirement and continuing for the remainder of the Trustee's life.

(2)	Mr. Garn's retirement expense is negative due to the fact that his retirement date has been extended to October 31, 2007, and therefore the expense has been overaccrued.

IV.    CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

As of April 3, 2006 no shareholder was known to own beneficially or of record as much as 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the aggregate number of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund owned by the Fund's officers and Trustees as a group was less than 1% of the Fund's shares of beneficial interest outstanding.

V.    INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES

A.    Investment Adviser and Administrator

The Investment Adviser to the Fund is Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc., a Delaware corporation, whose address is 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. The Investment Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a Delaware corporation. Morgan Stanley is a preeminent global financial services firm that maintains leading market positions in each of its three primary businesses: securities, asset management and credit services.

Prior to November 1, 2004, pursuant to an investment management agreement (the "Management Agreement") with the Investment Adviser, the Fund had retained the Investment Adviser to provide administrative services, to manage its business affairs and supervise the investment of the Fund's assets, including the placing of orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities. The Fund paid the Investment Adviser monthly compensation calculated daily by applying the following annual rates to the net assets of the fund determined as of the close of each business day: 0.50% of the portion of the daily net assets not exceeding $500 million; 0.425% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding $500 million but not exceeding $750 million; 0.375% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding $750 million but not exceeding $1 billion; 0.35% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding $1 billion but not exceeding $1.5 billion; $0.325% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding $1.5 billion but not exceeding $2 billion; 0.30% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding $2 billion but not exceeding $2.5 billion; 0.275% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding $2.5 billion but not exceeding $3 billion; and 0.25% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding $3 billion.

The Board of Trustees of the Fund approved amending and restating, effective November 1, 2004, the Management Agreement to remove the administration services component from the Management Agreement and to reduce the investment advisory fee to the annual rate of 0.45% of the portion of the daily net assets not exceeding $500 million; 0.375% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding

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$500 million but not exceeding $750 million; 0.325% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding $750 million but not exceeding $1 billion; 0.30% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding $1 billion but not exceeding $1.5 billion; 0.275% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding $1.5 billion but not exceeding $2 billion; 0.25% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding $2 billion but not exceeding $2.5 billion; 0.225% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding $2.5 billion but not exceeding $3 billion; 0.20% of the portion of daily net assets exceeding $3 billion but not exceeding $15 billion; and 0.199% of the portion of the daily net assets exceeding $15 billion. The Fund's Investment Adviser continues to provide investment advisory services under an Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement ("Investment Advisory Agreement"). The administration services previously provided to the Fund by the Investment Adviser provided by Morgan Stanley Services Company Inc. ("Administrator"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Adviser, pursuant to a separate administration agreement ("Administration Agreement") entered into by the Fund with the Administrator. Such change resulted in a 0.05% reduction in the advisory fee concurrent with the implementation of a 0.05% administration fee pursuant to the new administration agreement. Under the terms of the Administration Agreement, the Administrator will provide the same administrative services previously provided by the Investment Adviser.

For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, the Investment Adviser accrued total compensation under the Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreement in the amount of $2,744,068, $2,384,068 and $1,844,238, respectively. However, during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005, the Investment Adviser had undertaken to voluntarily assume a portion of its advisory fee. Taking into account this waiver, the total compensation paid under the advisory agreements during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 was $2,044,568 and $1,422,815 respectively.

For the fiscal period November 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004 and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Administrator accrued compensation under the Administration Agreement in the amount of $37,894 and $204,915, respectively.

Although the entities providing administrative services to the Fund have changed, the Morgan Stanley personnel performing such services remain the same. Furthermore, the changes have not resulted in any increase in the amount to total combined fees paid by the Fund for investment advisory or administrative services, or any decrease in the nature or quality of the investment advisory or administrative services received by the Fund.

B.    Principal Underwriter

The Fund's principal underwriter is the Distributor (which has the same address as the Investment Adviser). In this capacity, the Fund's shares are distributed by the Distributor. The Distributor has entered into a selected dealer agreement with Morgan Stanley DW, which through its own sales organization sells shares of the Fund. In addition, the Distributor may enter into similar agreements with other selected broker-dealers. The Distributor, a Delaware corporation, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.

The Distributor bears all expenses it may incur in providing services under the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor also pays certain expenses in connection with the distribution of the Fund's shares, including the costs of preparing, printing and distributing advertising or promotional materials, and the costs of printing and distributing prospectuses and supplements thereto used in connection with the offering and sale of the Fund's shares. The Fund bears the costs of initial typesetting, printing and distribution of prospectuses and supplements thereto to shareholders. The Fund also bears the costs of registering the Fund and its shares under federal and state securities laws and pays filing fees in accordance with state securities laws.

The Fund and the Distributor have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Under the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor uses its best efforts in rendering services to the Fund, but in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations, the Distributor is not liable to the Fund or any of its shareholders for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any act or omission or for any losses sustained by the Fund or its shareholders.

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C.    Services Provided by the Investment Adviser and Administrator

The Investment Adviser manages the investment of the Fund's assets, including the placing of orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities. The Investment Adviser obtains and evaluates the information and advice relating to the economy, securities markets, and specific securities as it considers necessary or useful to continuously manage the assets of the Fund in a manner consistent with its investment objective.

Under the terms of the Administration Agreement, the Administrator maintains certain of the Fund's books and records and furnishes, at its own expense, the office space, facilities, equipment, clerical help and bookkeeping as the Fund may reasonably require in the conduct of its business. The Administrator also assists in the preparation of prospectuses, proxy statements and reports required to be filed with federal and state securities commissions (except insofar as the participation or assistance of the independent registered public accounting firm and attorneys is, in the opinion of the Administrator, necessary or desirable). The Administrator also bears the cost of telephone service, heat, light, power and other utilities provided to the Fund.

Expenses not expressly assumed by the Investment Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement or by the Administrator under the Administration Agreement or by the Distributor, will be paid by the Fund. These expenses include, but are not limited to: expenses of the Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1; charges and expenses of any registrar, custodian, stock transfer and dividend disbursing agent; brokerage commissions; taxes; engraving and printing share certificates; registration costs of the Fund and its shares under federal and state securities laws; the cost and expense of printing, including typesetting, and distributing prospectuses of the Fund and supplements thereto to the Fund's shareholders; all expenses of shareholders' and Trustees' meetings and of preparing, printing and mailing of proxy statements and reports to shareholders; fees and travel expenses of Trustees or members of any advisory board or committee who are not employees of the Investment Adviser or any corporate affiliate of the Investment Adviser; all expenses incident to any dividend, withdrawal or redemption options; charges and expenses of any outside service used for pricing of the Fund's shares; fees and expenses of legal counsel, including counsel to the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Fund or of the Investment Adviser (not including compensation or expenses of attorneys who are employees of the Investment Adviser); fees and expenses of the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm; membership dues of industry associations; interest on Fund borrowings; postage; insurance premiums on property or personnel (including officers and Trustees) of the Fund which inure to its benefit; extraordinary expenses (including, but not limited to, legal claims and liabilities and litigation costs and any indemnification relating thereto); and all other costs of the Fund's operation.

The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations thereunder, the Investment Adviser is not liable to the Fund or any of its investors for any act or omission by the Investment Adviser or for any losses sustained by the Fund or its investors.

The Investment Advisory Agreement will remain in effect from year to year, provided continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement is approved at least annually by the vote of the holders of a majority, as defined in the Investment Company Act, of the outstanding shares of the Fund, or by the Trustees; provided that in either event such continuance is approved annually by the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees.

The Administration Agreement provides that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations thereunder, the Administrator is not liable to the Fund or any of its investors for any act or omission by the Administrator or for any losses sustained by the Fund or its investors. The Administration Agreement will continue unless terminated by either party by written notice delivered to the other party within 30 days.

D.    Rule 12b-1 Plan

In accordance with a Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act between the Fund and the Distributor, the Distributor provides certain services in connection with the promotion of sales of Fund shares (the "Plan").

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The Plan provides that the Distributor bears the expense of all promotional and distribution related activities on behalf of the Fund, except for expenses that the Trustees determine to reimburse, as described below. The following activities and services may be provided by the Distributor under the Plan: (1) compensation to and expenses of Morgan Stanley DW's and other selected Broker-Dealers' Financial Advisors and other employees, including overhead and telephone expenses; (2) sales incentives and bonuses to sales representatives and to marketing personnel in connection with promoting sales of the Fund's shares; (3) expenses incurred in connection with promoting sales of the Fund's shares; (4) preparing and distributing sales literature; and (5) providing advertising and promotional activities, including direct mail solicitation and television, radio, newspaper, magazine and other media advertisements.

Morgan Stanley DW's Financial Advisors are paid an annual residual commission, currently a residual of up to 0.10% of the current value of the respective accounts for which they are the Financial Advisors of record. The residual is a charge which reflects residual commissions paid by Morgan Stanley DW to its Financial Advisors and Morgan Stanley DW's expenses associated with the servicing of shareholders' accounts, including the expenses of operating Morgan Stanley DW's branch offices in connection with the servicing of shareholders' accounts, which expenses include lease costs, the salaries and employee benefits of operations and sales support personnel, utility costs, communications costs and the costs of stationery and supplies and other expenses relating to branch office serving of shareholder accounts.

The Fund is authorized to reimburse specific expenses incurred or to be incurred in promoting the distribution of the Fund's shares. Reimbursement is made through payments at the end of each month. The amount of each monthly payment may in no event exceed an amount equal to a payment at the annual rate of 0.15 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets during the month. No interest or other financing charges will be incurred for which reimbursement payments under the Plan will be made. In addition, no interest charges, if any, incurred on any distribution expense incurred by the Distributor or other selected dealers pursuant to the Plan, will be reimbursable under the Plan. In the case of all expenses other than expenses representing a residual to Financial Advisors, such amounts shall be determined at the beginning of each calendar quarter by the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent 12b-1 Trustees. Expenses representing a residual to Financial Advisors may be reimbursed without prior determination. In the event that the Distributor proposes that monies shall be reimbursed for other than such expenses, then in making quarterly determinations of the amounts that may be expended by the Fund, the Investment Adviser provides and the Trustees review a quarterly budget of projected incremental distribution expenses to be incurred on behalf of the Fund, together with a report explaining the purposes and anticipated benefits of incurring such expenses. The Trustees determine which particular expenses, and the portions thereof, that may be borne by the Fund, and in making such a determination shall consider the scope of the Distributor's commitment to promoting the distribution of the Fund's shares.

The Fund reimbursed $409,831 to the Distributor pursuant to the Plan which amounted to 0.10% of the Fund's average daily net assets for the year ended December 31, 2005. Based upon the total amounts spent by the Distributor during the period, it is estimated that the amount paid by the Fund to the Distributor for distribution was spent in approximately the following ways: (i) advertising — $0; (ii) printing and mailing prospectuses to other than current shareholders — $0; (iii) compensation to underwriters — $0; (iv) compensation to dealers — $0; (v) compensation to sales personnel — $0; and (vi) other, which includes payments to Morgan Stanley DW for expenses substantially all of which relate to compensation of sales personnel and associated overhead expenses — $409,831. No payments under the Plan were made for interest, carrying or other financing charges.

Under the Plan, the Distributor uses its best efforts in rendering services to the Fund, but in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations, the Distributor is not liable to the Fund or any of its shareholders for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any act or omission or for any losses sustained by the Fund or its shareholders.

Under the Plan, the Distributor provides the Fund, for review by the Trustees, and the Trustees review, promptly after the end of each calendar quarter, a written report regarding the incremental

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distribution expenses incurred on behalf of the Fund during such calendar quarter, which report includes (1) an itemization of the types of expenses and the purposes therefore; (2) the amounts of such expenses; and (3) a description of the benefits derived by the Fund. In the Trustees' quarterly review of the Plan they consider its continued appropriateness and the level of compensation provided therein.

No interested person of the Fund nor any Independent Trustee has any direct financial interest in the operation of the Plan except to the extent that the Distributor, the Investment Adviser, Morgan Stanley DW, Morgan Stanley Services or certain of their employees may be deemed to have such an interest as a result of benefits derived from the successful operation of the Plan or as a result of receiving a portion of the amounts expended thereunder by the Fund.

On an annual basis, the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, consider whether the Plan should be continued. Prior to approving the last continuation of the Plan, the Trustees requested and received from the Distributor and reviewed all the information which they deemed necessary to arrive at an informed determination. In making their determination to continue the Plan, the Trustees considered: (1) the Fund's experience under the Plan and whether such experience indicates that the Plan is operating as anticipated; (2) the benefits the Fund had obtained, was obtaining and would be likely to obtain under the Plan, including that; (a) the Plan is essential in order to implement the Fund's method and to enable the Fund to continue or grow and avoid a pattern of net redemptions which, in turn, are essential for effective investment management; and (b) without the reimbursement of distribution and account maintenance expenses of Morgan Stanley DW's branch offices made possible by the 12b-1 fees, Morgan Stanley DW could not establish and maintain an effective system for distribution, servicing of Fund shareholders and maintenance of shareholder accounts; and (3) what services had been provided and were continuing to be provided under the Plan to the Fund and its shareholders. Based upon their review, the Trustees, including each of the Independent Trustees, determined that continuation of the Plan would be in the best interest of the Fund and would have a reasonable likelihood of continuing to benefit the Fund and its shareholders.

The Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount to be spent for the services described therein without approval by the shareholders of the Fund, and all material amendments to the Plan must also be approved by the Trustees. The Plan may be terminated at any time, without payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act) on not more than 30 days' written notice to any other party to the Plan. So long as the Plan is in effect, the election and nomination of Independent Trustees shall be committed to the discretion of the Independent Trustees.

E.    Other Service Providers

        (1) Transfer Agent/Dividend-Paying Agent

Morgan Stanley Trust is the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent is the transfer agent for the Fund's shares and the Dividend Disbursing Agent for payment of dividends and distributions on Fund shares and Agent for shareholders under various investment plans. The principal business address of the Transfer Agent is Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two, 2^nd Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07311.

        (2) Custodian and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Bank of New York, 100 Church Street, New York, NY 10286, is the Custodian for the Fund's assets. Any of the Fund's cash balances with the Custodian in excess of $100,000 are unprotected by federal deposit insurance. These balances may, at times, be substantial.

Deloitte & Touche LLP, Two World Financial Center, New York, NY 10281, is the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund. The Fund's independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements.

        (3) Affiliated Persons

The Transfer Agent is an affiliate of the Investment Adviser and the Distributor. As Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent, the Transfer Agent's responsibilities include maintaining shareholder

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accounts, disbursing cash dividends and reinvesting dividends, processing account registration changes, handling purchase and redemption transactions, mailing prospectuses and reports, mailing and tabulating proxies, processing share certificate transactions and maintaining shareholder records and lists. For these services, the Transfer Agent receives a per shareholder account fee from the Fund and is reimbursed for its out-of-pocket expenses in connection with such services.

F.    Codes of Ethics

The Fund, the Investment Adviser and the Distributor have each adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act. The Code of Ethics are designed to detect and prevent improper personal trading. The Code of Ethics permit personnel subject to the Codes to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased, sold or held by the Fund, subject to a number of restrictions and controls, including prohibitions against purchases of securities in an Initial Public Offering and a preclearance requirement with respect to personal securities transactions.

G.    Proxy Voting Policy and Proxy Voting Record

The Board of Trustees believes that the voting of proxies on securities held by the Fund is an important element of the overall investment process. As such, the Trustees have delegated the responsibility to vote such proxies to the Investment Adviser. The following is a summary of the Investment Adviser's Proxy Voting Policy ("Proxy Policy").

The Investment Adviser uses its best efforts to vote proxies on securities held in the Fund as part of its authority to manage, acquire and dispose of Fund assets. In this regard, the Investment Adviser has formed a Proxy Review Committee ("Committee") comprised of senior investment professionals that is responsible for creating and implementing the Proxy Policy. The Committee meets monthly but may meet more frequently as conditions warrant. The Proxy Policy provides that the Investment Adviser will vote proxies in the best interests of clients consistent with the objective of maximizing long-term investment returns. The Proxy Policy provides that the Investment Adviser will generally vote proxies in accordance with pre-determined guidelines contained in the Proxy Policy. The Investment Adviser may vote in a manner that is not consistent with the pre-determined guidelines, provided that the vote is approved by the Committee. The Investment Adviser generally will not vote a proxy if it has sold the affected security between the record date and the meeting date.

The Proxy Policy provides that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, votes will be cast in the manner described below:

•	Generally, routine proposals will be voted in support of management.

•	With regard to the election of directors, where no conflict exists and where no specific governance deficiency has been noted, votes will be cast in support of management's nominees.

•	The Investment Adviser will vote in accordance with management's recommendation with respect to certain non-routine proposals (i.e., reasonable capitalization changes, stock repurchase programs, stock splits, certain compensation-related matters, certain anti-takeover measures, etc.).

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The Investment Adviser will vote against certain non-routine proposals (i.e., unreasonable capitalization changes, establishment of cumulative voting rights for the election of directors, requiring supermajority shareholder votes to amend by-laws, indemnification of auditors, etc.) which potentially may have a substantive financial or best interest impact on a shareholder (notwithstanding management support).

•	The Investment Adviser will vote in its discretion with respect to certain non-routine proposals (i.e., mergers, acquisitions, take-overs, spin-offs, etc.) which may have a substantive financial or best interest impact on an issuer.

•	The Investment Adviser will vote for certain proposals it believes call for reasonable charter provisions or corporate governance practices (i.e., requiring auditors to attend annual shareholder meetings, requiring that members of compensation, nominating and audit committees be independent, reducing or eliminating supermajority voting requirements, etc.).

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The Investment Adviser will vote against certain proposals it believes call for unreasonable charter provisions or corporate governance practices (i.e., proposals to declassify boards, proposals to require a company to prepare reports that are costly to provide or that would require duplicative efforts or expenditure that are of a non-business nature or would provide no pertinent information from the perspective of institutional shareholders, etc.).

•	Certain other proposals (i.e., proposals requiring directors to own large amounts of company stock to be eligible for election, proposals requiring diversity of board membership relating to broad based social, religious or ethnic groups, etc.) generally are evaluated by the Committee based on the nature of the proposal and the likely impact on shareholders.

Conflicts of Interest

If the Committee determines that an issue raises a material conflict of interest, or gives rise to a potential material conflict of interest, the Committee will request a special committee to review, and recommend a course of action with respect to, the conflict in question and that the Committee will have sole discretion to cast a vote.

Third Parties

To assist in its responsibility for voting proxies, the Investment Adviser may retain third-party services as experts in the proxy voting and corporate governance area. These proxy research providers are referred to herein as "Research Providers." The services provided to the Investment Adviser by the Research Providers include in-depth research, global issuer analysis, and voting recommendations. While the Investment Adviser may review and utilize recommendations made by the Research Providers in making proxy voting decisions, it is in no way obligated to follow such recommendations. In addition to research, the Research Providers provide vote execution, reporting, and recordkeeping. The Committee carefully monitors and supervises the services provided by the Research Providers.

Further Information

A copy of the Proxy Policy, as well as the Fund's most recent proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, filed with the SEC, are available without charge on our web site at www.morganstanley.com/funds. The Fund's proxy voting record is also available without charge on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

H.    Revenue Sharing

The Investment Adviser and/or Distributor may pay compensation, out of their own funds and not as an expense of the Fund, to Morgan Stanley DW and certain unaffiliated brokers, dealers or other financial Intermediaries ("Intermediaries") in connection with the sale or retention of Fund shares and/or shareholder servicing. For example, the Investment Adviser or the Distributor may pay additional compensation to Morgan Stanley DW and to Intermediaries for the purpose of promoting the sale of Fund shares, maintaining share balances and/or for sub-accounting, administrative or shareholder processing services. Such payments are in addition to any distribution fees, service fees and/or transfer agency fees that may be payable by the Fund. The additional payments may be based on factors, including level of sales (based on gross or net sales or some specified minimum sales or some other similar criteria related to sales of the Fund and/or some or all other Morgan Stanley Funds), amount of assets invested by the Intermediary's customers (which could include current or aged assets of the Fund and/or some or all other Morgan Stanley Funds), the Fund's advisory fees, some other agreed upon amount, or other measures as determined from time to time by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor. The amount of these payments, as determined from time to time by the Investment Adviser or the Distributor.

Morgan Stanley DW has an arrangement whereby the Funds' Investment Adviser, out of its own assets, pays Morgan Stanley DW an amount up to 0.18% annually of the value of the shares of the following money market funds held in Morgan Stanley DW accounts: New York Municipal Money Market Trust; Tax-Free Daily Income Trust; U.S. Government Money Market Trust; Liquid Asset Fund Inc., Active Assets Institutional Money Trust; Active Assets California Tax Free Trust; Active Assets Government Securities Trust; Active Assets Tax Free Trust; Active Assets Money Trust; Active Assets Institutional Government Securities Trust; and California Tax-Free Daily Income Trust.

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The prospect of receiving, or the receipt of, additional compensation, as described above, by Morgan Stanley DW or other Intermediaries may provide Morgan Stanley DW or other Intermediaries and/or Financial Advisors and other salespersons with an incentive to favor sales of shares of the Fund over other investment options with respect to which Morgan Stanley DW or an Intermediary does not receive additional compensation (or receives lower levels of additional compensation). These payment arrangements, however, will not change the price that an investor pays for shares of the Fund. Investors may wish to take such payment arrangements into account when considering and evaluating any recommendations relating to Fund shares.

You should review carefully any disclosure by such brokers, dealers or other Intermediaries as to their compensation.

In addition to the payments described above, Morgan Stanley reports its business segment results utilizing an allocation methodology which reflects the economics of each business segment by representing transactions as if conducted between a Morgan Stanley business segment and an external party. Accordingly, for sales of Money Market Funds, an amount equal to a portion of the Fund's advisory fee is reflected, for financial reporting purposes only, as paid by the Investment Adviser to a Morgan Stanley business segment.

VI.    BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES

A.    Brokerage Transactions

Subject to the general supervision of the Trustees, the Investment Adviser is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Fund, the selection of brokers and dealers to effect the transactions, and the negotiation of brokerage commissions, if any. The Fund expects that the primary market for the securities in which it intends to invest will generally be the over-the-counter market. Securities are generally traded in the over-the-counter market on a "net" basis with dealers acting as principal for their own accounts without a stated commission, although the price of the security usually includes a profit to the dealer. The Fund also expects that securities will be purchased at times in underwritten offerings where the price includes a fixed amount of compensation, generally referred to as the underwriter's concession or discount. On occasion the Fund may also purchase certain money market instruments directly from an issuer, in which case no commissions or discounts are paid.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, the Fund paid no such brokerage commissions or concessions.

B.    Commissions

Pursuant to an order of the SEC, the Fund may effect principal transactions in certain money market instruments with Morgan Stanley DW. The Fund will limit its transactions with Morgan Stanley DW to U.S. government and government agency securities, bank money instruments (i.e., certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances) and commercial paper (not including tax-exempt municipal paper). The transactions will be effected with Morgan Stanley DW only when the price available from Morgan Stanley DW is better than that available from other dealers.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, the Fund did not effect any principal transactions with Morgan Stanley DW.

Brokerage transactions in securities listed on exchanges or admitted to unlisted trading privileges may be effected through Morgan Stanley DW, Morgan Stanley & Co. and other affiliated brokers and dealers. In order for an affiliated broker or dealer to effect any portfolio transactions on an exchange for the Fund, the commissions, fees or other remuneration received by the affiliated broker or dealer must be reasonable and fair compared to the commissions, fees or other remuneration paid to other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on an exchange during a comparable period of time. This standard would allow the affiliated broker or dealer to receive no more than the remuneration which would be expected to be received by an unaffiliated

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broker in a commensurate arm's-length transaction. Furthermore, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, have adopted procedures which are reasonably designed to provide that any commissions, fees or other remuneration paid to an affiliated broker or dealer are consistent with the foregoing standard. The Fund does not reduce the management fee it pays to the Investment Adviser by any amount of the brokerage commissions it may pay to an affiliated broker or dealer.

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, the Fund paid no brokerage commissions to an affiliated broker or dealer.

C.    Brokerage Selection

The policy of the Fund regarding purchases and sales of securities for its portfolio is that primary consideration will be given to obtaining the most favorable prices and efficient executions of transactions. The Investment Adviser is prohibited from directing brokerage transactions on the basis of the referral of clients on the sale of shares of advised investment companies.

In seeking to implement the Fund's policies, the Investment Adviser effects transactions with those brokers and dealers who the Investment Adviser believes provide the most favorable prices and are capable of providing efficient executions. If the Investment Adviser believes the prices and executions are obtainable from more than one broker or dealer, it may give consideration to placing portfolio transactions with those brokers and dealers who also furnish research and other services to the Fund or the Investment Adviser. The services may include, but are not limited to, any one or more of the following: information as to the availability of securities for purchase or sale; statistical or factual information or opinions pertaining to investment; wire services; and appraisals or evaluations of portfolio securities. The information and services received by the Investment Adviser from brokers and dealers may be utilized by the Investment Adviser and any of its asset management affiliates in the management of accounts of some of its other clients and may not in all cases benefit the Fund directly.

The Investment Adviser and certain of its affiliates currently serve as investment adviser to a number of clients, including other investment companies, and may in the future act as investment adviser or advisor to others. It is the practice of the Investment Adviser and its affiliates to cause purchase and sale transactions to be allocated among clients whose assets they manage (including the Fund) in such manner as they deem equitable. In making such allocations among the Fund and other client accounts, various factors may be considered, including the respective investment objectives, the relative size of portfolio holdings of the same or comparable securities, the availability of cash for investment, the size of investment commitments generally held and the opinions of the persons responsible for managing the portfolios of the Fund and other client accounts. The Investment Adviser and its affiliates may operate one or more order placement facilities and each facility will implement order allocation in accordance with the procedures described above. From time to time, each facility may transact in a security at the same time as other facilities are trading in that security.

D.    Directed Brokerage

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Fund did not pay any brokerage commissions to brokers because of research services provided.

E.    Regular Broker-Dealers

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Fund did not purchase securities issued by brokers or dealers that were among the ten brokers or the ten dealers which executed transactions for or with the Fund in the largest dollar amounts during the year. At December 31, 2005, the Fund did not own any securities issued by any of such issuers.

VII.    CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES

The shareholders of the Fund are entitled to a full vote for each full share of beneficial interest held. The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. All shares of beneficial interest of the Fund are of $0.01 par value and are equal as to earnings, assets and voting privileges.

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The Fund's Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to authorize the creation of additional series of shares (the proceeds of which would be invested in separate, independently managed portfolios) and additional Classes of shares within any series. The Trustees have not presently authorized any such additional series or Classes of shares other than as set forth in the Prospectus.

The Fund is not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders and in ordinary circumstances the Fund does not intend to hold such meetings. The Trustees may call special meetings of shareholders for action by shareholder vote as may be required by the Investment Company Act or the Declaration of Trust. Under certain circumstances, the Trustees may be removed by the actions of the Trustees. In addition, under certain circumstances, the shareholders may call a meeting to remove the Trustees and the Fund is required to provide assistance in communicating with shareholders about such a meeting. The voting rights of shareholders are not cumulative, so that holders of more than 50% of the shares voting can, if they choose, elect all Trustees being selected, while the holders of the remaining shares would be unable to elect any Trustees.

Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of a business trust may, under certain limited circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations of the Fund. However, the Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for acts or obligations of the Fund, requires that notice of such Fund obligations include such disclaimer, and provides for indemnification out of the Fund's property for any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Fund. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which the Fund itself would be unable to meet its obligations. Given the above limitations on shareholder personal liability, and the nature of the Fund's assets and operations, the possibility of the Fund being unable to meet its obligations is remote and thus, in the opinion of Massachusetts counsel to the Fund, the risk to Fund shareholders of personal liability is remote.

All of the Trustees, except for James F. Higgins, Joseph J. Kearns and Fergus Reid, have been elected by the shareholders of the Fund, most recently at a Special Meeting of Shareholders held on May 21, 1997. The Trustees themselves have the power to alter the number and the terms of office of the Trustees (as provided for in the Declaration of Trust), and they may at any time lengthen or shorten their own terms or make their terms of unlimited duration and appoint their own successors, provided that always at least a majority of the Trustees has been elected by the shareholders of the Fund.

VIII.    PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SHARES

A.    Purchase/Redemption of Shares

Information concerning how Fund shares are offered to the public (and how they are redeemed and exchanged) is provided in the Fund's Prospectus.

Transfer Agent as Agent.    With respect to the redemption or repurchase of Fund shares, the application of proceeds to the purchase of new shares in the Fund or any other Morgan Stanley Funds and the general administration of the exchange privilege, the Transfer Agent acts as agent for the Distributor and for the shareholder's authorized broker-dealer, if any, in the performance of such functions. With respect to exchanges, redemptions or repurchases, the Transfer Agent is liable for its own negligence and not for the default or negligence of its correspondents or for losses in transit. The Fund is not liable for any default or negligence of the Transfer Agent, the Distributor or any authorized broker-dealer.

The Distributor and any authorized broker-dealer have appointed the Transfer Agent to act as their agent in connection with the application of proceeds of any redemption of Fund shares to the purchase of shares of any other Morgan Stanley Fund and the general administration of the exchange privilege. No commission or discounts will be paid to Morgan Stanley DW or any authorized broker-dealer for any transaction pursuant to the exchange privilege.

Redemptions.    A check drawn by a shareholder against his or her account in the Fund constitutes a request or redemption of a number of shares sufficient to provide proceeds equal to the amount of the check. Payment of the proceeds will normally be made on the next business day after receipt by the

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Transfer Agent of the check in proper form. If a check is presented for payment to the Transfer Agent by a shareholder or payee in person, the Transfer Agent will make payment by means of a check drawn on the Fund's account or, in the case of a shareholder payee, to the shareholder's predesignated bank account, but will not make payment in cash.

B.    Offering Price

The Fund's shares are offered at net asset value per share. Net asset value is based on the amortized cost of the Fund's portfolio securities.

The Fund utilizes the amortized cost method in valuing its portfolio securities for purposes of determining the net asset value of its shares. The Fund utilizes the amortized cost method in valuing its portfolio securities even though the portfolio securities may increase or decrease in market value, generally in connection with changes in interest rates. The amortized cost method of valuation involves valuing a security at its cost at the time of purchase adjusted by a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuating interest rates on the market value of the instrument. While this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result in periods during which value, as determined by amortized cost, is higher or lower than the price the Fund would receive if it sold the investment. During such periods, the yield to investors in the Fund may differ somewhat from that obtained in a similar company which uses market-to-market values for all of its portfolio securities. For example, if the use of amortized cost resulted in a lower (higher) aggregate portfolio value on a particular day, a prospective investor in the Fund would be able to obtain a somewhat higher (lower) yield than would result from investment in such a similar company and existing investors would receive less (more) investment income. The purpose of this method of calculation is to facilitate the maintenance of a constant net asset value per share of $1.00.

The use of the amortized cost method to value the portfolio securities of the Fund and the maintenance of the per share net asset value of $1.00 is permitted pursuant to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act (the "Rule") and is conditioned on its compliance with various conditions contained in the Rule including: (a) the Trustees are obligated, as a particular responsibility within the overall duty of care owed to the Fund's shareholders, to establish procedures reasonably designed, taking into account current market conditions and the Fund's investment objectives, to stabilize the net asset value per share as computed for the purpose of distribution and redemption at $1.00 per share; (b) the procedures include (i) calculation, at such intervals as the Trustees determine are appropriate and as are reasonable in light of current market conditions, of the deviation, if any, between net asset value per share using amortized cost to value portfolio securities and net asset value per share based upon available market quotations with respect to such portfolio securities; (ii) periodic review by the Trustees of the amount of deviation as well as methods used to calculate it; and (iii) maintenance of written records of the procedures, and the Trustees' considerations made pursuant to them and any actions taken upon such consideration; (c) the Trustees should consider what steps should be taken, if any, in the event of a difference of more than ½ of 1% between the two methods of valuation; and (d) the Trustees should take such action as they deem appropriate (such as shortening the average portfolio maturity, realizing gains or losses, withholding dividends or, as provided by the Declaration of Trust, reducing the number of outstanding shares of the Fund) to eliminate or reduce to the extent reasonably practicable material dilution or other unfair results to investors or existing shareholders which might arise from differences between the two methods of valuation.

Generally, for purposes of the procedures adopted under the Rule, the maturity of a portfolio security is deemed to be the period remaining (calculated from the trade date or such other date on which the Fund's interest in the instrument is subject to market action) until the date on which in accordance with the terms of the security the principal amount must unconditionally be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment must be made.

A variable rate security that is subject to a demand feature is deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remaining until the principal amount can be recovered through demand. A floating rate security that is subject to a demand feature is deemed to have a maturity equal to the period remaining until the principal amount can be recovered through demand.

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An "NRSRO" is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The term "Requisite NRSROs" means (i) any two NRSROs that have issued a rating with respect to a security or class of debt obligations of an issuer, or (ii) if only one NRSRO has issued a rating with respect to such security or issuer at the time a fund purchases or rolls over the security, that NRSRO.

An Eligible Security is generally defined in the Rule to mean (i) a rated security with a remaining maturity of 397 calendar days or less that has received a rating from the Requisite NRSROs in one of the two highest short-term rating categories (within which there may be sub-categories or gradations indicating relative standing); or (ii) An Unrated Security that is of comparable quality to a security meeting the requirements of (1) above, as determined by the Trustees; (iii) In addition, in the case of a security that is subject to a Demand Feature or Guarantee: (A) The Guarantee has received a rating from an NRSRO or the Guarantee is issued by a guarantor that has received a rating from an NRSRO with respect to a class of debt obligations (or any debt obligation within that class) that is comparable in priority and security to the Guarantee; unless: (1) the Guarantee is issued by a person that directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under a common control with the issuer of the security subject to the Guarantee (other than a sponsor or a Special Purpose Entity with respect to an Asset Backed Security; (2) the security subject to the Guarantee is a repurchase agreement that is Collateralized Fully, or (3) the Guarantee itself is a government security and (B) the issuer of the Demand Feature, or another institution, has undertaken promptly to notify the holder of the security in the event the Demand Feature or Guarantee is substituted with another Demand Feature or Guarantee (if such substitution is permissible under the terms of the Demand Feature or Guarantee). The Fund will limit its investments to securities that meet the requirements for Eligible Securities.

The Rule further requires that the Fund limit its investments to U.S. dollar-denominated instruments which the Trustees determine present minimal credit risks and which are Eligible Securities. As permitted by the Rule, the Trustees have delegated to the Investment Adviser the authority to determine which securities present minimal credit risks and which unrated securities are comparable in quality to rated securities.

Also, as required by the Rule, the Fund will limit its investments in securities, other than government securities, so that, at the time of purchase: (a) except as further limited in (b) below with regard to certain securities, with respect to 75% of its total assets no more than 5% of its total assets will be invested in the securities of any one issuer; and (b) no more than 5% of the Fund's assets may be invested in the Eligible Securities of any one issuer that have received a rating in less than the highest category by any one of the NRSROs whose ratings are used to qualify the security as an Eligible Security, or that have been determined to be of comparable quality.

The presence of a line of credit or other credit facility offered by a bank or other financial institution which guarantees the payment obligation of the issuer, in the event of a default in the payment of principal or interest of an obligation, may be taken into account in determining whether an investment is an Eligible Security, provided that the guarantee itself is an Eligible Security.

The Rule also requires the Fund to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity (not more than 90 days) appropriate to its objective of maintaining a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share and precludes the purchase of any instrument with a remaining maturity of more than 397 days. Should the disposition of a portfolio security result in a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of more than 90 days, the Fund will invest its available cash in such a manner as to reduce such maturity to 90 days or less a soon as is reasonably practicable.

If the Trustees determine that it is no longer in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to maintain a stable price of $1.00 per share or if the Trustees believe that maintaining such price no longer reflects a market-based net asset value per share, the Trustees have the right to change from an amortized cost basis of valuation to valuation based on market quotations. The Fund will notify shareholders of the Fund of any such change.

IX.    TAXATION OF THE FUND AND SHAREHOLDERS

The Fund generally will make three basic types of distributions: tax-exempt dividends, ordinary dividends and long-term capital gain distributions. These types of distributions are reported differently on

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a shareholder's income tax return. The tax treatment of the investment activities of the Fund will affect the amount, timing and character of the distributions made by the Fund. The following discussion is only a summary of certain tax considerations generally affecting the Fund and shareholders of the Fund and is not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning. Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax professionals regarding specific questions as to federal, state or local taxes.

Investment Company Taxation.    The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income tax on its net investment income and capital gains, if any, to the extent that it timely distributes such income and capital gains to its shareholders.

The Fund generally intends to distribute sufficient income and gains so that the Fund will not pay corporate income tax on its earnings. The Fund also generally intends to distribute to its shareholders in each calendar year a sufficient amount of ordinary income and capital gains to avoid the imposition of a 4% excise tax. However, the Fund may instead determine to retain all or part of any net long-term capital gains in any year for reinvestment. In such event, the Fund will pay federal income tax (and possibly excise tax) on such retained gains.

Gains or losses on sales of securities by the Fund will generally be long-term capital gains or losses if the securities have a tax holding period of more than one year at the time of such sale. Gains or losses on the sale of securities with a tax holding period of one year or less will be short-term capital gains or losses.

In computing net investment income, the Fund will amortize any premiums and original issue discounts on securities owned, if applicable. Capital gains or losses realized upon sale or maturity of such securities will be based on their amortized cost.

All or a portion of any of the Fund's gain from tax-exempt obligations purchased at a market discount may be treated as ordinary income rather than capital gain.

From time to time, proposals have been introduced before Congress for the purpose of restricting or eliminating the federal income tax exemption for interest on municipal securities. Similar proposals may be introduced in the future. If such a proposal were enacted, the availability of municipal securities for investment by the Fund could be affected. In that event, the Fund would re-evaluate its investment objective and policies.

Taxation of Dividends and Distributions.    The Fund intends to qualify to pay "exempt-interest dividends" to its shareholders by maintaining, as of the close of each of its taxable years, at least 50% of the value of its assets in tax-exempt securities. An obligation will be considered a tax-exempt security only if, in the opinion of bond counsel, the interest payable is exempt from federal income tax. An exempt-interest dividend is that part of the dividend distributions made by the Fund which consists of interest received by the Fund on tax-exempt securities upon which the shareholder incurs no federal income taxes. Exempt-interest dividends are included, however, in determining what portion, if any, of a person's Social Security benefits are subject to federal income tax.

The Fund intends to invest a portion of its assets in certain "private activity bonds." As a result, a portion of the exempt-interest dividends paid by the Fund will be an item of tax preference to shareholders subject to the alternative minimum tax. Certain corporations which are subject to the alternative minimum tax may also have to include exempt-interest dividends in calculating their alternative minimum taxable income in situations where the "adjusted current earnings" of the corporation exceeds its alternative minimum taxable income.

Shareholders will be subject to federal income tax on dividends paid from interest income derived from taxable securities and on distributions of net short-term capital gains. Such dividends and distributions are taxable to the shareholder as ordinary dividend income regardless of whether the shareholder receives such distributions in additional shares or in cash. Certain ordinary income dividends received by a shareholder may be taxed at the same rate as long-term capital gains; however, the Fund does not anticipate making significant distributions that are eligible for this treatment. Furthermore, even if income received in the form of ordinary income dividends is taxed at the same rates as long-term capital gains, such income will not be considered long-term capital gains for other federal

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income tax purposes. For example, you generally will not be permitted to offset ordinary income dividends with capital losses. Short-term capital gain distributions are taxed at ordinary income rates.

Distributions of net long-term capital gains, if any, are taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long the shareholder has held the Fund shares and regardless of whether the distribution is received in additional shares or in cash. Under current law, the maximum tax rate on long-term capital gains available to non-corporate shareholders generally is 15%. Without future congressional action, the maximum tax rate on long-term capital gains would return to 20% in 2009, and the maximum rate on all ordinary dividends would move to 35% in 2009 and 39.6% in 2011. Since the Fund's income is expected to be derived entirely from interest rather than dividends, it is anticipated that no portion of such dividend distributions will be eligible for the federal dividends received deduction available to corporations.

Shareholders are generally taxed on any ordinary dividend or capital gain distributions from the Fund in the year they are actually distributed. However, if any such dividends or distributions are declared in October, November or December to shareholders of record of such month and paid in January then such amounts will be treated for tax purposes as received by the shareholders on December 31.

Individuals are often exempt from state and local personal income taxes on distributions of tax-exempt dividends derived from assets located in the state in which they reside, but are usually subject to state and local taxes on distributions of tax-exempt dividends derived from assets located in other states. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers as to any other state and local taxes that apply to the dividends and distributions received from the Fund.

Shareholders who are not citizens or residents of the United States and certain foreign entities may be subject to withholding of United States tax on distributions made by the Fund of any taxable interest income and short-term capital gains. Current legislation amends certain rules relating to regulated investment companies. This legislation, among other things, modifies the federal income tax treatment of certain distributions to foreign investors. The Fund will no longer be required to withhold any amounts with respect to distributions to foreign shareholders that are properly designated by the Fund as "interest-related dividends" or "short-term capital gain dividends," provided that the income would not be subject to federal income tax if earned directly by the foreign shareholder. Currently, however, the Fund will continue to withhold these amounts regardless of the fact that it is no longer required to do so. Other special rules apply to distributions attributable to gains from "U.S. real property interests" (including gains from the disposition of certain U.S. real property holding corporations); however, the Fund does not expect to derive gains or income from any U.S. real property interests. The provisions contained in the legislation relating to distributions to foreign persons generally would apply to distributions with respect to taxable years of regulated investment companies beginning after December 31, 2004 and before January 1, 2008. Prospective investors are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the specific tax consequences relating to the legislation.

After the end of each calendar year, shareholders will be sent full information on their dividends and capital gain distributions for tax purposes, including the portion taxable as ordinary income, the portion taxable as long-term capital gains, and the percentage of any distributions which constitute an item of tax preference for purposes of the alternative minimum tax.

Purchases and Redemptions and Exchanges of Fund Shares.    Any dividend or capital gains distribution received by a shareholder from the Fund will have the effect of reducing the net asset value of the shareholder's stock in the Fund by the exact amount of the dividend or capital gains distribution. Furthermore, capital gains distributions and some portion of the dividends may be subject to federal income taxes. If the net asset value of the shares should be reduced below a shareholder's cost as a result of the payment of dividends or the distribution of realized long-term capital gains, such payment or distribution would be in part a return of the shareholder's investment but nonetheless would be taxable to the shareholder. Therefore, an investor should consider the tax implications of purchasing shares of the Fund immediately prior to a distribution record date.

In general, a sale of shares results in capital gain or loss, and for individual shareholders, is taxable at a federal rate dependent upon the length of time the shares were held. A redemption of a shareholder's shares is normally treated as a sale for tax purposes. Shares of the Fund held for a period of one year

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or less at the time of such sale or redemption will, for tax purposes, generally result in short-term capital gains or losses and those held for more than one year will result in long-term capital gains or losses. Under current law, the maximum tax rate on long-term capital gains realized by non-corporate shareholders generally is 15%. Without future congressional action, the maximum tax rate on long-term capital gains would return to 20% in 2009. Any loss realized by shareholders upon a sale or redemption of shares within six months of the date of their purchase will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any distributions of net long-term capital gains with respect to such shares during the six-month period.

If a Shareholder of the Fund receives exempt interest dividends with respect to any share and such share is held by the shareholder for six months or less then any loss on the sale or redemption of such exempt interest dividends, may be disallowed.

Gain or loss on the sale or redemption of shares in the Fund is measured by the difference between the amount received and the adjusted tax basis of the shares. Shareholders should keep records of investments made (including shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and distributions) so they can compute the tax basis of their shares. Under certain circumstances a shareholder may compute and use an average cost basis in determining the gain or loss on the sale or redemption of shares.

Exchanges of shares in the Fund for shares of another fund, including shares of other Morgan Stanley Funds, are also subject to similar tax treatment. Such an exchange is treated for tax purposes as a sale of the original shares in the Fund, followed by the purchase of shares in the other fund.

The ability to deduct capital losses may be limited. In addition, if a shareholder realizes a loss on the redemption or exchange of a fund's shares and reinvests in that fund's shares or substantially identical shares within 30 days before or after the redemption or exchange, the transactions may be subject to the "wash sale" rules, resulting in a postponement of the recognition of such loss for tax purposes.

Other Considerations.    Interest on indebtedness incurred by shareholders to purchase or carry shares of the Fund is not deductible. Furthermore, entities or persons who are "substantial users" (or related persons) of facilities financed by industrial development bonds should consult their tax advisers before purchasing shares of the Fund. "Substantial user" is defined generally by Treasury Regulation Section 1.103-11(b) as including a "non-exempt person" who regularly uses in a trade or business a part of a facility financed from the proceeds of industrial development bonds.

X.    UNDERWRITERS

The Fund's shares are offered to the public on a continuous basis. The Distributor, as the principal underwriter of the shares, has certain obligations under the Distribution Agreement concerning the distribution of the shares. These obligations and the compensation the Distributor receives are described above in the sections titled "Principal Underwriter" and "Rule 12b-1 Plan."

XI.    PERFORMANCE DATA

The Fund's current yield for the seven days ending December 31, 2005 was 2.72%. The seven-day effective yield on December 31, 2005 was 2.76% assuming daily compounding.

Based upon a federal personal income tax bracket of 35%, the Fund's tax-equivalent yield for the seven days ending December 31, 2005 was 4.18%.

XII.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Fund's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, including notes thereto and the report of Deloitte & Touche LLP, are herein incorporated by reference from the Fund's annual report. A copy of the Fund's Annual Report to Shareholders must accompany the delivery of this Statement of Additional information.

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XIII.    FUND COUNSEL

Clifford Chance US LLP, located at 31 West 52^nd Street, New York, NY 10019, acts as the Fund's legal counsel.

* * * * *

This Statement of Additional Information and the Prospectus do not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement the Fund has filed with the SEC. The complete Registration Statement may be obtained from the SEC.

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                   MORGAN STANLEY TAX-FREE DAILY INCOME TRUST

                                     PART C

                               OTHER INFORMATION



Item 23.          Exhibits
--------          --------

a(1).             Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, dated April 6, 1987, is incorporated
                  herein by reference to Exhibit 1(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to the
                  Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on February 26, 1996.

 (2).             Amendment to the Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, dated February 19,
                  1993, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1(b) of Post-Effective
                  Amendment No. 20 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on February
                  26, 1996.

 (3).             Amendment to the Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, dated June 22, 1998, is
                  incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23
                  to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on February 10, 1999.

 (4).             Amendment to the Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, dated June 18, 2001, is
                  incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1(d) of Post-Effective Amendment No.
                  27 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on February 26, 2002.

b.                Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant, dated April 24, 2003, is
                  incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit d of Post-Effective Amendent No. 29
                  to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on March 18, 2004.

c.                Not Applicable.

d.                Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement, is incorporated herein by
                  reference to Exhibit (d)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration
                  Statement on Form N-1A, of Morgan Stanley Small-Mid Special Value Fund filed on
                  June 24, 2005.

e(1).             Distribution Agreement, dated May 31, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference to
                  Exhibit 6 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to the Registration Statement on
                  Form N-1A, filed on February 27, 1998.

 (2).             Selected Dealers Agreement between Morgan Stanley Distributors Inc. and Morgan
                  Stanley DW Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(e)(2) of Post-
                  Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, to the
                  Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Morgan Stanley Fundamental Value Fund,
                  filed on January 25, 2006.

f.                Second Amended and Restated Retirement Plan for Non-Interested Directors or
                  Trustees, dated May 8, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 of
                  Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A,
                  filed on April 9, 1999.

g(1).             Custody Agreement between The Bank of New York and the Registrant is
                  incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20
                  to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on February 26, 1996.

 (2).             Amendment to the Custody Agreement between The Bank of New York and the
                  Registrant is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8 of Post-Effective
                  Amendment No. 21 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on February
                  24, 1997.

 (3).             Amendment dated June 15, 2001 to the Custody Agreement of the Registrant is
                  incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 7(c) of Post-Effective Amendment No.
                  27 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on February 26, 2002.

 (4).             Foreign Custody Manager Agreement between the Bank of New York and the
                  Registrant, dated June 15, 2001, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 7(d)
                  of Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A,
                  filed on February 26, 2002.



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h(1).             Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated November 1,
                  2004, between the Registrant and Morgan Stanley Trust, is incorporated herein by
                  reference to Exhibit (h)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the
                  Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on February 23, 2005.

 (2).             Administration Agreement, dated November 1, 2004, between Morgan Stanley
                  Services Company Inc. and the Registrant, is incorporated herein by reference to
                  Exhibit h(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the Registration Statement on
                  Form N-1A, filed on February 23, 2005.

i(1).             Opinion and consent of Clifford Chance US LLP, is incorporated herein by reference
                  to Exhibit i(1) of Post Effective Amendment No. 31 to the Registration Statement on
                  Form N-1A, filed on April 28, 2005.

i(2).             Consent of Clifford Chance U.S. LLP, filed herein.

 (3).             Opinion of Dechert LLP, Massachusetts Counsel, is incorporated herein by reference
                  to Exhibit i(2) of of Post-Effective Amendment to No. 31 to the Registration
                  Statement on form N-1A, filed on April 28, 2005..

j.                Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, filed herein.

k.                Not Applicable.

l.                Not Applicable.

m.                Amended and Restated Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1, dated July 23,
                  1997, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 15 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 22
                  to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on February 27, 1998.

n.                Not Applicable.

o.                Not Applicable.

p(1).             Code of Ethics of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, is incorporated herein
                  by reference to Exhibit p(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the
                  Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on February 23, 2005.

 (2).             Code of Ethics of Morgan Stanley Funds, is incorporated herein by reference to
                  Exhibit p(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the Registration Statement on
                  Form N-1A, filed on February 23, 2005.

q.                Power of Attorneys of Trustees, dated April 25, 2006, is incorporated herein by
                  reference to Exhibit (q) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registration
                  Statement on Form N-1A of Morgan Stanley Utilities Fund, filed on April 26, 2006.



ITEM 24.     PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE FUND.

             None


ITEM 25.     INDEMNIFICATION.

             Pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Registrant's Declaration of Trust
and under Section 4.8 of the Registrant's By-Laws, the indemnification of the
Registrant's trustees, officers, employees and agents is permitted if it is
determined that they acted under the belief that their actions were in or not
opposed to the best interest of the Registrant, and, with respect to any
criminal proceeding, they had reasonable cause to believe their conduct was not
unlawful. In addition, indemnification is permitted only if it is determined
that the actions in question did not render them liable by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of their duties or
by reason of reckless disregard of their obligations and duties to the
Registrant. Trustees, officers, employees and agents will be indemnified for the
expense of litigation if it is determined that they are entitled to
indemnification against any liability established in such litigation. The
Registrant may also advance money for these expenses provided that they give
their undertakings to repay the Registrant unless their conduct is later
determined to permit indemnification.

Pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Registrant's Declaration of Trust, neither the
Investment Manager nor any trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant
shall be liable for any action or failure to act, except in the case of bad
faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duties to
the Registrant. Pursuant to Section 9 of the Registrant's Investment Advisory
Agreement, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or
reckless disregard of its obligations under the Agreement, the Investment
Adviser shall not be liable to the Registrant or any of its investors for any
error of judgment or mistake of law or for any act or omission by the Investment
Adviser or for any losses sustained by the Registrant or its investors. Pursuant
to Section 7 of the Registrant's Administration Agreement, the Administrator
will use its best efforts in the performance of administrative activities on
behalf of each fund, but in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations hereunder, the Administrator
shall not be liable to the Fund or any of its investors for any error of
judgment or mistake of law or for any act or omission by the Administrator or
for any losses sustained by the Fund or its investors.

Pursuant to Section 7 of the Registrant's Underwriting Agreement, the Registrant
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter and each person, if any, who
controls the Underwriter against any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense
(including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in
connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any Shares,
which may be based upon the 1933 Act, or on any other statute or at common law,
on the grounds that the Registration Statement or related Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information, as from time to time amended and
supplemented, or the annual or interim reports to shareholders of the
Registrant, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in
reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Registrant
in connection therewith by or on behalf of the Underwriter; provided, however,
that in no case (i) is the indemnity of the Registrant in favor of the
Underwriter and any such controlling persons to be deemed to protect the
Underwriter or any such controlling persons thereof against any liability to the
Registrant or its security holders to which the Underwriter or any such
controlling persons would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance,
bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of
reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement; or (ii)
is the Registrant to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this
paragraph with respect to any claim made against the Underwriter or any such
controlling persons, unless the Underwriter or any such controlling persons, as
the case may be, shall have notified the Registrant in writing within a
reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the
Underwriter or such controlling persons (or after the Underwriter or such
controlling persons shall have received notice of such service on any designated
agent), but failure to notify the Registrant of any such claim shall not relieve
it from any liability which it may have to the person against whom such action
is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in
this paragraph.

             Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") may be permitted to trustees, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim
for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer, or controlling
person of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted against the Registrant by such trustee,
officer or controlling person in connection with the shares being registered,
the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.

             The Registrant hereby undertakes that it will apply the
indemnification provision of its by-laws in a manner consistent with Release
11330 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, so long as the interpretation of Sections 17(h) and 17(i) of such Act
remains in effect.

             The Registrant, in conjunction with the Investment Adviser, the
Registrant's Trustees, and other registered investment management companies
managed by the Investment Adviser, maintains insurance on behalf of any person
who is or was a Trustee, officer, employee, or agent of the Registrant, or who
is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a trustee, director,
officer, employee or agent of another trust or corporation, against any
liability asserted against him and incurred by him or arising out of his
position. However, in no event will Registrant maintain insurance to indemnify
any such person for any act for which the Registrant itself is not permitted to
indemnify him.


ITEM 26. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER

     See "Fund Management" in the Prospectus regarding the business of the
investment adviser. The following information is given regarding directors and
officers of Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. ("Morgan Stanley Investment
Advisors"). Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. Set forth below is the name and principal
business address of each company for which each director or officer of Morgan
Stanley Investment Advisors Serves as a director, officer or employee.



THE PRINCIPAL ADDRESSES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

MORGAN STANLEY SERVICES COMPANY INC. ("MORGAN STANLEY SERVICES")
c/o Morgan Stanley Trust, Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two, Jersey City,
New Jersey 07311

MORGAN STANLEY DISTRIBUTORS INC. ("MORGAN STANLEY DISTRIBUTORS")
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC. ("MORGAN STANLEY DW")
MORGAN STANLEY FUNDS
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC.
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020.

MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD.
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL LIMITED ("MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
INTERNATIONAL")
25 Cabot Square, London, England

VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. ("VAN KAMPEN")
1 Parkview Plaza, P.O. Box 5555, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

MORGAN STANLEY TRUST ("MORGAN STANLEY TRUST")
Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two, Jersey City, New Jersey 07311







Listed below are the officers and Trustees of Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.

      NAME AND POSITION WITH
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC.                 OTHER SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS, PROFESSION, OR VOCATION
---------------------------------------           ----------------------------------------------------------------

Owen D. Thomas                                    President and Chief Operating Officer of Van Kampen Advisors,
President and Chief                               Inc., Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investments Inc.,
Operating Officer                                 Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley
                                                  Services Company Inc.

Ronald E. Robison                                 Managing Director of Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen
Managing Director and Director                    Investments Inc., Director and Chief Administrative Officer of
                                                  Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley
                                                  Services Company Inc., Director of Morgan Stanley Distributors
                                                  Inc., Morgan Stanley Trust, Morgan Stanley Distribution, Inc. and
                                                  Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.

Joseph J. McAlinden                               Managing Director and Director of Van Kampen Advisors Inc., Van
Managing Director and Director                    Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investments Inc., Morgan
                                                  Stanley Investment Management Inc., Director of Morgan Stanley
                                                  Trust.

Barry Fink                                        Managing Director, Secretary and General Counsel of Morgan Stanley
Managing Director, Secretary                      Investment Management Inc. and Morgan Stanley Services Company
and General Counsel                               Inc.

Carsten Otto                                      Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Morgan Stanley
Managing Director and                             Investment Advisors Inc., Van Kampen Advisors Inc. and Van Kampen
Chief Compliance Officer                          Asset Management, Chief Compliance Officer of Van Kampen Investor
                                                  Services Inc. and Van Kampen Investments Inc.

Alexander Frank                                   Treasurer of Van Kampen Advisors Inc., Van Kampen Asset
Treasurer                                         Management, Van Kampen Investments Inc.



     For information as to the business, profession, vocation or employment of a
substantial nature of additonal officers of the Investment Adviser, reference is
made to the Investment Adviser's current Form ADV (File No. 801-42061) filed
under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, incorporated herein by reference.





ITEM 27. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS

(a)      Morgan Stanley Distributors Inc., a Delaware corporation, is the
principal underwriter of the Registrant. Morgan Stanley Distributors is also the
principal underwriter of the following investment companies:

(1)  Active Assets California Tax-Free Trust
(2)  Active Assets Government Securities Trust
(3)  Active Assets Institutional Government Securities Trust
(4)  Active Assets Institutional Money Trust
(5)  Active Assets Money Trust
(6)  Active Assets Tax-Free Trust
(7)  Morgan Stanley Aggressive Equity Fund
(8)  Morgan Stanley Allocator Fund
(9)  Morgan Stanley American Opportunities Fund
(10) Morgan Stanley Balanced Growth Fund
(11) Morgan Stanley Balanced Income Fund
(12) Morgan Stanley California Tax-Free Daily Income Trust
(13) Morgan Stanley California Tax-Free Income Fund
(14) Morgan Stanley Capital Opportunities Trust
(15) Morgan Stanley Convertible Securities Trust
(16) Morgan Stanley Developing Growth Securities Trust
(17) Morgan Stanley Dividend Growth Securities Inc.
(18) Morgan Stanley European Equity Fund Inc.
(19) Morgan Stanley Equally-Weighted S&P 500 Fund
(20) Morgan Stanley Financial Services Trust
(21) Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust
(22) Morgan Stanley Fundamental Value Fund
(23) Morgan Stanley Global Advantage Fund
(24) Morgan Stanley Global Dividend Growth Securities
(25) Morgan Stanley Global Utilities Fund
(26) Morgan Stanley Growth Fund





(27) Morgan Stanley Health Sciences Trust
(28) Morgan Stanley High Yield Securities Inc.
(29) Morgan Stanley Income Builder Fund
(30) Morgan Stanley Income Trust
(31) Morgan Stanley Information Fund
(32) Morgan Stanley International Fund
(33) Morgan Stanley International SmallCap Fund
(34) Morgan Stanley International Value Equity Fund
(35) Morgan Stanley Japan Fund
(36) Morgan Stanley Limited Duration Fund
(37) Morgan Stanley Limited Duration U.S. Treasury Trust
(38) Morgan Stanley Limited Term Municipal Trust
(39) Morgan Stanley Liquid Asset Fund Inc.
(40) Morgan Stanley Mid-Cap Value Fund
(41) Morgan Stanley Mortgage Securities Trust
(42) Morgan Stanley Multi-Asset Class Fund
(43) Morgan Stanley Nasdaq-100 Index Fund
(44) Morgan Stanley Natural Resource Development Securities Inc.
(45) Morgan Stanley New York Municipal Money Market Trust
(46) Morgan Stanley New York Tax-Free Income Fund
(47) Morgan Stanley Pacific Growth Fund Inc.
(48) Morgan Stanley Prime Income Trust
(49) Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund
(50) Morgan Stanley S&P 500 Index Fund
(51) Morgan Stanley Select Dimensions Investment Series
(52) Morgan Stanley Small-Mid Special Value Fund
(53) Morgan Stanley Special Growth Fund
(54) Morgan Stanley Special Value Fund
(55) Morgan Stanley Strategist Fund
(56) Morgan Stanley Tax-Exempt Securities Trust
(57) Morgan Stanley Tax-Free Daily Income Trust





(58) Morgan Stanley Total Market Index Fund
(59) Morgan Stanley Total Return Trust
(60) Morgan Stanley U.S. Government Money Market Trust
(61) Morgan Stanley U.S. Government Securities Trust
(62) Morgan Stanley Utilities Fund
(63) Morgan Stanley Value Fund
(64) Morgan Stanley Variable Investment Series

(b)      The following information is given regarding directors and officers of
Morgan Stanley Distributors not listed in Item 26 above. The principal address
of Morgan Stanley Distributors is 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New
York 10020. None of the following persons has any position or office with the
Registrant.




NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS        POSITIONS AND OFFICES WITH            POSITIONS AND OFFICES WITH
        ADDRESS                            UNDERWRITER                           REGISTRANT
---------------------------        --------------------------            --------------------------

Ronald E. Robison                  Director                              President and Principal
                                                                         Executive Officer

Kenneth Castiglia                  Director, Chief Financial             None
                                   Officer and Treasurer

Michael Kiley                      Director, Chief Executive             None
                                   Officer and President

Brian Binder                       Chief Administrative Officer          None

Stefanie Chang Yu                  Secretary                             Vice President

Winston McLaughlin                 Chief Compliance Officer              None

Gina Gallagher                     Chief AML Officer                     None

Pat Behnke                         Financial and Operations Principal    None



(c)      Not applicable.

ITEM 28. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

     Books or other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, and the rules promulgated thereunder, are
maintained as follows:

        The Bank of New York
        100 Church Street
        New York, New York 10286
        (records relating to its function as custodian)

        Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.
        1221 Avenue of the Americas
        New York, New York 10020
        (records relating to its function as investment adviser)

        Morgan Stanley Trust
        Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two
        2nd Floor
        Jersey City, New Jersey 07311
        (records relating to its function as transfer agent and
        dividend disbursing agent)

        Morgan Stanley Services Company Inc.
        Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two
        7th Floor
        Jersey City, New Jersey 07311
        (records relating to its function as administrator)


ITEM 29. MANAGEMENT SERVICES

     Registrant is not a party to any such management-related service contract.

ITEM 30. UNDERTAKINGS

     Not Applicable.





                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule
485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New
York on the 28th day of April, 2006.

                                     MORGAN STANLEY TAX-FREE DAILY INCOME TRUST



                                     By /s/ Ronald E. Robison
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                            Ronald E. Robison
                                            Principal Executive Officer

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 has been signed below by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.




         Signatures                                  Title                                    Date
         ----------                                  -----                                    ----

(1) Principal Executive Officer             President and Principal Executive
By  /s/  Ronald E. Robison                  Officer                                       April 28, 2006
    ---------------------------
         Ronald E. Robison

(2) Principal Financial Officer             Chief Financial Officer


By  /s/  Francis J. Smith                                                                 April 28, 2006
    -----------------------
         Francis J. Smith

(3) Majority of the Trustees

    Charles A. Fiumefreddo (Chairman)
    James F. Higgins

By  /s/  Barry Fink                                                                       April 28, 2006
   ---------------------------------
         Barry Fink
         Attorney-in-Fact

     Michael Bozic         Joseph J. Kearns
     Edwin J. Garn         Michael E. Nugent
     Wayne E. Hedien       Fergus Reid
     Manuel H. Johnson


By  /s/  Carl Frischling                                                                  April 28, 2006
    -----------------------
         Carl Frischling
         Attorney-in-Fact





                   MORGAN STANLEY TAX-FREE DAILY INCOME TRUST

                                  Exhibit Index

(i)(2). -  Consent of Clifford Chance US LLP.

(j).    -  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.