April 30, 2004 Dreyfus Premier Fixed Income Funds, on behalf of Dreyfus Premier Core Bond Fund 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 Re: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization Ladies and Gentlemen: You have requested our opinion as to certain Federal...Dreyfus Premier Fixed Income Funds • May 24th, 2004
In rendering this opinion, we have examined the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, the Registration Statement, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or relevant for the purpose of this opinion. In issuing our opinion, we have relied upon, with your permission, statements and representations of the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, and of the Trust, on behalf of the Portfolio, made in the Registration Statement and to us for our use in rendering this opinion, including letters from the Company and the Trust, dated as of the date hereof, representing as to certain facts, occurrences and information. As to various questions of fact material to this opinion, where relevant facts were not independently established by us, we have relied upon statements of, and written information provided by, representatives of the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, and of the Trust, on behalf of the Portfolio. We also have examined such matters of law as we have deemed neces
