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March 8, 2016
VIA EDGAR
| Re: | Acceleration Request for The Blackstone Group L.P. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-3 |
| File No. 333-209762 |
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Jonathan E. Gottlieb, Esq.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are enclosing the acceleration request of The Blackstone Group L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), relating to the above-referenced Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
As indicated in the acceleration request, the Partnership respectfully requests that the above-referenced Registration Statement be declared effective at 5:00 pm Washington, DC time, on March 10, 2016, or as soon as possible thereafter.
We thank you for your assistance in this matter. Please do not hesitate to call me at (202) 636-5804 with any questions or further comments you may have regarding the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Joshua Ford Bonnie
Joshua Ford Bonnie