September 27, 2005 

Office of Records 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

Judiciary Plaza 

450 Fifth Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20549 

ATTN: John Grzeskiewicz 

Jeff Long 

Re: Dreyfus International Funds, Inc. 

- Dreyfus Premier Emerging Markets Fund 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to Registration Statement on Form N1-A 

1933 Act File No. 2-58248 

1940 Act File No. 811-7502 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 

As principal underwriter of the securities of the above-mentioned investment 

company (the ‘Fund”), we hereby join the Fund in requesting that the effective date for 

the Fund’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to the Registration Statement be 

accelerated so that it will become effective on October 1, 2005 at 9:00 a.m., New York 

time, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable. 

Very truly yours, 

DREYFUS SERVICE CORPORATION 

/s/ JAMES BITETTO 

James Bitetto, 

Assistant Secretary