Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Bowman Frank L
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/23/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. [EDD]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 5TH FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10020		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Bowman Frank L
1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
5TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10020		   X      
BOZIC MICHAEL
400 THREE SPRINGS DR
WERITON, WV 26062		   X      
Dennis Kathleen A
1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
5TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10020		   X      
HIGGINS JAMES F
301 ROBIN HOOD DRIVE
YARDELY, PA 19067		   X      
JOHNSON MANUEL H
C/O NVR INC
7601 LEWINSVILLE ROAD SUITE 300
MCLEEAN, VA 22102		   X      
KEARNS JOSEPH J
C/O ELECTRO RENT CORP
6060 SEPULVEDA BLVD
VAN NUYS, CA 91411		   X      
Klein Michael F
1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
5TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10020		   X      
NUGENT MICHAEL
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
1221 AVE. OF THE AMERICAS - 22ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10020		   X      
REED W ALLEN
1221 AVE OF THE AMERICAS
5TH FLOOR
NYC, X1 10020		   X      
REID FERGUS
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
1221 AVE. OF THE AMERICAS - 22ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10020		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Mary E. Mullin 04/24/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned

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