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8-K - CURRENT REPORT - MERRILL LYNCH DEPOSITOR INC PREFERREDPLUS TRUST SERIES GRC 1e38046_8k.htm

Exhibit 16.1

March 4, 2010

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-7561

Dear Sirs/Madams:

We have read Item 4.01 of the Form 8-Ks, dated as of the date hereof, filed by Merrill Lynch Depositor, Inc. on behalf of the PreferredPLUS, PPLUS and INDEXPLUS Trust series as listed on Appendix A, and we have the following comments:

1.   We agree with the statements made in the first, second and third paragraphs.

2.   We have no basis on which to agree or disagree with the statements made in the fourth and fifth paragraphs.

Yours truly,



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, NY


Appendix A

Commission File #
    PPLUS Trust Series
001-32364   PPLUS Trust Series GSC-3
001-32415   PPLUS Trust Series LMG-4
001-31409   PreferredPLUS Trust Series VER-1
001-31591   PPLUS Trust Series PMC-1
001-32247   PPLUS Trust Series GSC-2
001-31288   PreferredPLUS Trust Series ELP-1
001-31780   PPLUS Trust Series CSF-1
001-32018   PPLUS Trust Series TWC-1
001-16809   PreferredPLUS Trust Series LMG-2
001-32285   PPLUS Trust Series LMG-3
001-32263   PPLUS Trust Series JPM-1
001-31912   PPLUS Trust Series SPR-1
001-31595   PPLUS Trust Series VAL-1
001-32201   PPLUS Trust Series DCNA-1
001-16727   PreferredPLUS Trust Series QWS-1
001-32153   PPLUS Trust Series GSC-1
001-16453   PreferredPLUS Trust Series CCR-1
001-32142   PPLUS Trust Series CMT-1
001-16835   PreferredPLUS Trust Series ALL-1
001-16747   PreferredPLUS Trust Series CTR-1
001-16669   PreferredPLUS Trust Series CZN-1
001-31941   INDEXPLUS Trust Series 2003-1
001-31604   PPLUS Trust Series GSG-1
001-31484   PreferredPLUS Trust Series UPC-1
001-16833   PreferredPLUS Trust Series QWS-2
001-31620   PPLUS Trust Series FMC-1
001-16667   PreferredPLUS Trust Series LMG-1
001-31754   PPLUS Trust Series GSG-2
001-31488   PreferredPLUS Trust Series FAR-1
001-31520   PreferredPLUS Trust Series GEC-1
001-16569   PreferredPLUS Trust Series FRD-1
001-31587   PreferredPLUS Trust Series GRC-1