Deborah A. Sullivan
Assistant Vice President &
Assistant Counsel




January 28, 2002



Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 0-7, Filer Support
6432 General Green Way
Alexandria, VA 22312

         Re:      Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund
                  Reg. No. 33-28598; File No. 811-5724
                  Written Representation of Counsel

To the Securities and Exchange Commission:

         On behalf of Oppenheimer  Strategic  Income Fund (the "Fund") and pursuant to Paragraph (b)(4) of Rule 485 under the
Securities  Act of  1933,  as  amended  (the  "1933  Act"),  and in  connection  with an  Amendment  on Form  N-1A,  which is
Post-Effective  Amendment No. 22 to the 1933 Act Registration  Statement of the Fund and Amendment No. 23 to its Registration
Statement  under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended,  the  undersigned  counsel,  who prepared or reviewed such
Amendment,  hereby  represents  to the  Commission,  for filing with such  Amendment,  that said  Amendment  does not contain
disclosures which would render it ineligible to become effective pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.

                                                                  Sincerely,

                                                                  /s/ Deborah A. Sullivan

                                                                  Deborah A. Sullivan
                                                                  Assistant Vice President &
                                                                  Assistant Counsel
                                                                  212-323-0602
                                                                  Fax 212-323-4071