June 28, 2007 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

100 F Street, N.E. 

Washington, D.C. 20549 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 

We are counsel to Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), and in 

so acting have reviewed Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 (the "Post-Effective 

Amendment") to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, Registration File No. 

33-46490. Representatives of the Fund have advised us that the Fund will file the Post- 

Effective Amendment pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 ("Rule 485") promulgated 

under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on approval received from the 

Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Rule 

485(b)(1)(vii). In connection therewith, the Fund has requested that we provide this 

letter. 

In our review of the Post-Effective Amendment, we have assumed that the 

version of the Post-Effective Amendment we reviewed substantially complies in all 

material respects with the version filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 

via EDGAR. 

Based upon the foregoing, we hereby advise you that the Post-Effective 

Amendment does not include disclosure which we believe would render it ineligible to 

become effective pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485. 

Very truly yours, 

/s/ Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP 

STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP