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EXHIBIT 77QI
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL DIVIDEND GROWTH SECURITIES INC.

CERTIFICATE

The undersigned hereby certifies that she is the Secretary of Morgan
Stanley Global Dividend Growth Securities (the "Trust"), an unincorporated
business trust organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
that annexed hereto is an Amendment to the Declaration of Trust duly adopted by
the Trustees of the Trust on March 26, 2008 as provided in Section 9.3 of the
Declaration of Trust of the Trust, said Amendment to take effect on March 31,
2008 and I do hereby further certify that such Amendment has not been amended
and is on the date hereof in full force and effect.

Dated this 26th day of March, 2008

Mary E. Mullin
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Mary E. Mullin
Secretary

AMENDMENT

Dated: March 26, 2008
To be Effective: March 31, 2008

MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL DIVIDEND GROWTH SECURITIES

DECLARATION OF TRUST

DATED

January 8, 1993

AMENDMENT TO THE DECLARATION OF TRUST OF

MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL DIVIDEND GROWTH SECURITIES

WHEREAS, Morgan Stanley Global Dividend Growth Securities (the "Trust") was
established by the Declaration of Trust dated January 8, 1993, as amended from
time to time (the "Declaration"), under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts;

WHEREAS, Section 9.3 of the Declaration provides that the Trustees may amend the
Declaration without the vote or consent of Shareholders to change the name of
the Trust or any Series or Classes of Shares;

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust have deemed it advisable to redesignate the
Class D Shares of the Trust as the Class I Shares, such changes to be effective
on March 31, 2008;

NOW, THEREFORE:

1. The Declaration is hereby amended to redesignate Class D Shares of the Trust
as "Class I Shares."

2. The Trustees of the Trust hereby reaffirm the Declaration, as amended, in all
respects.

3. This amendment may be executed in more than one counterpart, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same document.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, the undersigned, the Trustees of the Trust, have executed
this instrument this 26th day of March 2008.

/s/ Frank L. Bowman /s/ Michael Bozic
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Frank L. Bowman, as Trustee, and not individually Michael Bozic, as Trustee, and not individually
c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Counsel to the Independent Trustees Counsel to the Independent Trustees
1177 Avenue of the Americas 1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036 New York, NY 10036

/s/ Kathleen A. Dennis /s/ Dr. Manuel H. Johnson
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Kathleen A. Dennis, as Trustee, and not individually Dr. Manuel H. Johnson, as Trustee, and not individually
c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP c/o Johnson Smick Group, Inc.
Counsel to the Independent Trustees 888 16th Street, N.W., Suite 740
1177 Avenue of the Americas Washington, D.C. 20006
New York, NY 10036

/s/ James F. Higgins /s/ Joseph J. Kearns
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James F. Higgins, as Trustee, and not individually Joseph J. Kearns, as Trustee, and not individually
c/o Morgan Stanley Trust c/o Kearns & Associates LLC
Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two PMB754
Jersey City, NJ 07311 23852 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90265

/s/ Michael F. Klein /s/ Michael E. Nugent
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Michael F. Klein, as Trustee, and not individually Michael E. Nugent, as Trustee, and not individually
c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP c/o Triumph Capital, L.P.
Counsel to the Independent Trustees 445 Park Avenue
1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10022
New York, NY 10036

/s/ W. Allen Reed /s/ Fergus Reid
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W. Allen Reed, as Trustee, and not individually Fergus Reid, as Trustee, and not individually
c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP c/o Lumelite Plastics Corporation
Counsel to the Independent Trustees 85 Charles Colman Blvd.
1177 Avenue of the Americas Pawling, NY 12564
New York, NY 10036

STATE OF NEW YORK )
)ss:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )

On this 26th day of March 2008, FRANK L. BOWMAN, MICHAEL BOZIC, KATHLEEN A.
DENNIS, MANUEL H. JOHNSON, JAMES F. HIGGINS, JOSEPH J. KEARNS, MICHAEL F. KLEIN,
MICHAEL E. NUGENT, W. ALLEN REED AND FERGUS REID, known to me to be the
individuals described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, personally
appeared before me and they severally acknowledged the foregoing instrument to
be their free act and deed.

/s/ Indira Alli
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Notary Public

My Commission expires: February 7, 2009