Holding in Company

Deutsche Latin American Cos Tst PLC
14 February 2001


Letter to: Company Announcements Office

We  wish  to announce that we have today been notified by Devon County Council
that  it  has  a  notifiable interest in 1,875,000 of this Company's  ordinary
shares, which represents 3.89% of the issued share capital.

Letter from:
M Pope
Joint Company Secretary
Deutsche Investment Trust Managers Limited