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Exhibit 99.12a EXECUTION VERSION ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT

Assignment and Assumption Agreement

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Title: Exhibit 99.12a EXECUTION VERSION ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 4/17/2007

Exhibit 99.12a EXECUTION VERSION ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, Parties: lasalle bank , morgan stanley capital i inc , morgan stanley mortgage capital inc , restated regulation ab , wachovia mortgage corporation , wells fargo bank  national association
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                                                                Exhibit 99.12a



                                                             EXECUTION VERSION


               ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT

         THIS ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (this
"Assignment"), dated as of March 1, 2007, is entered into among Morgan Stanley
Capital I Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Depositor"), Morgan Stanley
Mortgage Capital Inc. ("MSMCI"), Wachovia Mortgage Corporation as seller
("Wachovia" and, in such capacity, the "Seller") and servicer (in such
capacity, the "Servicer"), and acknowledged by LaSalle Bank National
Association, as trustee (the "Trustee") of Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust
2007-6XS (the "Trust"), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master
servicer (or any successor master servicer, the "Master Servicer").

                                   RECITALS

         WHEREAS MSMCI, the Seller and the Servicer have entered into a
certain Seller's Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
September 1, 2004 as amended by that certain First Amended and Restated
Seller's Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1,
2006 (the "Amended Agreement"), each as supplemented by the Amended and
Restated Regulation AB Compliance Addendum (the "Reg AB Addendum"), dated as
of April 17, 2006, (as further amended or modified to the date hereof, the
"Agreement"), pursuant to which MSMCI has acquired certain Mortgage Loans
pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and the Servicer has agreed to service
such Mortgage Loans;

         WHEREAS the Depositor has agreed, on the terms and conditions
contained herein, to purchase from MSMCI certain of the Mortgage Loans (the
"Specified Mortgage Loans") which are subject to the provisions of the
Agreement and are listed on the mortgage loan schedule attached as Exhibit I
hereto (the "Specified Mortgage Loan Schedule"); and

         WHEREAS the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, has agreed, on the terms
and conditions contained herein, to purchase from the Depositor the Specified
Mortgage Loans;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained
herein and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties agree as follows:

         1. Assignment and Assumption

         (a) On and as of the date hereof, MSMCI hereby sells, assigns and
transfers to the Depositor all of its right, title and interest in the
Specified Mortgage Loans and all rights and obligations related thereto as
provided under the Agreement to the extent relating to the Specified Mortgage
Loans, the Depositor hereby accepts such assignment from MSMCI (the "First
Assignment and Assumption"), and the Seller hereby acknowledges the First
Assignment and Assumption.

             MSMCI specifically reserves and does not assign to the Depositor
hereunder any and all right, title and interest in, to and under and all
obligations of MSMCI with respect to any Mortgage Loans subject to the
Agreement which are not the Specified Mortgage Loans.

         (b) On and as of the date hereof, immediately after giving effect to
the First Assignment and Assumption, the Depositor hereby sells, assigns and
transfers to the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, all of its right, title and
interest in the Specified Mortgage Loans and all rights and obligations
related thereto as provided under the Agreement to the extent relating to the
Specified Mortgage Loans, and the Trustee, on


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behalf of the Trust, hereby accepts such assignment from the Depositor (the
"Second Assignment and Assumption"), and the Seller hereby acknowledges the
Second Assignment and Assumption.

         (c) On and as of the date hereof, MSMCI represents and warrants to
the Depositor and the Trustee that MSMCI has not taken any action that would
serve to impair or encumber the respective ownership interests of the
Depositor and the Trustee in the Specified Mortgage Loans since the date of
MSMCI's acquisition of the Specified Mortgage Loans.

         2. Recognition of Trustee

         (a) From and after the date hereof, both MSMCI and the Seller shall
note the transfer of the Specified Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, in their
respective books and records and shall recognize the Trustee, on behalf of the
Trust, as of the date hereof, as the owner of the Specified Mortgage Loans,
and Servicer shall service the Specified Mortgage Loans for the benefit of the
Trust pursuant to the Agreement, as modified hereby, the terms of which are
incorporated herein by reference. It is the intention of the Seller, the
Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee and MSMCI that this Assignment shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee and MSMCI
and their respective successors and assigns.

         (b) Without in any way limiting the foregoing, the parties confirm
that this Assignment includes the rights relating to amendments or waivers
under the Agreement. Accordingly, the right of MSMCI to consent to any
amendment of the Agreement and its rights concerning waivers as set forth in
Sections 11.02 and 8.02 of the Amended Agreement shall be exercisable, to the
extent any such amendment or waiver affects the Specified Mortgage Loans or
any of the rights under the Agreement with respect thereto (other than the
servicing of the Specified Mortgage Loans, which shall be enforced by the
Master Servicer) by the Trustee as assignee of MSMCI.

         (c) It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that
(i) this Assignment is executed and delivered by LaSalle Bank National
Association, not individually or personally but solely on behalf of the Trust,
as the assignee, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and
vested in it, as Trustee, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
dated as of the date hereof among the Depositor, the Master Servicer, Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as securities administrator (the "Securities
Administrator") and the Trustee (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), (ii)
each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the
part of assignee is made and intended not as personal representations,
undertakings and agreements by LaSalle Bank National Association but is made
and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust, (iii) nothing herein
contained shall be construed as creating any liability for LaSalle Bank
National Association, individually or personally, to perform any covenant
(either express or implied) contained herein and (iv) under no circumstances
shall LaSalle Bank National Association be personally liable for the payment
of any indebtedness or expenses of the Trust, or be liable for the breach or
failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or
undertaken by the Trust under this Assignment and (v) all recourse for any
payment liability or other obligation of the assignee shall be had solely to
the assets of the Trust.



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         3. Representations and Warranties

         (a) The Depositor represents and warrants that it is a sophisticated
investor able to evaluate the risks and merits of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and that it has not relied in connection therewith upon
any statements or representations of the Seller or MSMCI other than those
contained in the Agreement or this Assignment.

         (b) Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants that it is
duly and legally authorized to enter into this Assignment.

         (c) Each of the Depositor, MSMCI, Seller and Servicer hereto
represents and warrants that this Assignment has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by it and (assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery thereof by each of the other parties hereto) constitutes its legal,
valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether
such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

         (d) The Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (as defined in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement referred to below), the representations
and warranties set forth in Section 3.01 of the Agreement, to and for the
benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee and the Trust, and by this reference
incorporates such representations and warranties herein, as of such Closing
Date.

         (e) The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Assignee that,
to the extent the Mortgage Loans will be part of a REMIC, the Servicer shall
service the Mortgage Loans and any real property acquired upon default thereof
(including, without limitation, making or permitting any modification, waiver
or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan) in accordance with the
Agreement, but in no event in a manner that would (a) cause the REMIC to fail
or qualify as a REMIC or (b) result in the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC
(including, but not limited to, the tax on prohibited transactions as defined
in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, the tax on contributions to a REMIC set
forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code and the tax on "net income from
foreclosure property" as set forth in Section 860G(c) of the Code).

         4. The Servicer hereby acknowledges that Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association has been appointed as the Master Servicer of the Specified
Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, therefore,
has the right to enforce all obligations of the Servicer under the Agreement.
Such rights will include, without limitation, the right to terminate the
Servicer under the Agreement upon the occurrence of an event of default
thereunder, the right to receive all remittances required to be made by the
Servicer under the Agreement, the right to receive all monthly reports and
other data required to be delivered by the Servicer under the Agreement, the
right to examine the books and records of the Servicer, indemnification rights
and the right to exercise certain rights of consent and approval of MSMCI. The
Servicer shall make all distributions under the Agreement to the Master
Servicer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

                  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
                  ABA Number:        121-000-248
                  Account Name:   Corporate Trust Clearing
                  Account number:   3970771416
                   For further credit to:   50996400, MSM 2007-6XS



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         The Servicer shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under
the Agreement to the Master Servicer at the following address:

                   Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
                  9062 Old Annapolis Road
                  Columbia, Maryland 21045
                  Attention: Client Manager, MSM 2007-6XS
                  Telecopier: (410) 715-2380

         5. Amendments to the Amended Agreement

         The parties to this Assignment hereby agree to amend the Amended
Agreement as follows:

            (a) With respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans, "Permitted
            Investments" shall mean at any time, any one or more of the
            following obligations and securities:

                  (i) obligations of the United States or any agency thereof,
                  provided that such obligations are backed by the full faith
                  and credit of the United States;

                  (ii) general obligations of or obligations guaranteed by any
                  state of the United States or the District of Columbia
                  receiving the highest long-term debt rating of each Rating
                   Agency, or such lower rating as shall not result in the
                  downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to
                  the Certificates by the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a
                  signed writing delivered by each Rating Agency;

                  (iii) commercial or finance company paper which is then
                  receiving the highest commercial or finance company paper
                  rating of each Rating Agency rating such paper, or such
                  lower rating as shall not result in the downgrading or
                  withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to the Certificates
                  by the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a signed writing
                  delivered by each Rating Agency;

                  (iv) certificates of deposit, demand or time deposits, or
                  bankers' acceptances issued by any depository institution or
                  trust company incorporated under the laws of the United
                   States or of any state thereof and subject to supervision
                  and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities,
                  provided that the commercial paper and/or long-term
                  unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution or
                  trust company (or in the case of the principal depository
                  institution in a holding company system, the commercial
                  paper or long-term unsecured debt obligations of such
                  holding company, but only if Moody's is not the applicable
                  Rating Agency) are then rated one of the two highest
                  long-term and the highest short-term ratings of each Rating
                  Agency for such securities, or such lower ratings as shall
                  not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings
                  then assigned to the Certificates by the Rating Agencies, as
                  evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each Rating
                  Agency;

                  (v) demand or time deposits or certificates of deposit
                  issued by any bank or trust company or savings institution
                  to the extent that such deposits are fully insured by the
                  FDIC;

                  (vi) guaranteed reinvestment agreements issued by any bank,
                  insurance company or other corporation acceptable to the
                  Rating Agencies at the time of the issuance



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                  of such agreements, as evidenced by a signed writing
                  delivered by each Rating Agency;

                  (vii) repurchase obligations with respect to any security
                  described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, in either case
                  entered into with a depository institution or trust company
                  (acting as principal) described in clause (iv) above;

                  (viii) securities (other than stripped bonds, stripped
                  coupons or instruments sold at a purchase price in excess of
                  115% of the face amount thereof) bearing interest or sold at
                  a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the
                  laws of the United States or any state thereof which, at the
                  time of such investment, have one of the two highest ratings
                  of each Rating Agency (except if the Rating Agency is
                  Moody's, such rating shall be the highest commercial paper
                  rating of Moody's for any such series), or such lower rating
                  as shall not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the
                  ratings then assigned to the Certificates by the Rating
                  Agencies, as evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each
                  Rating Agency;

                  (ix) interests in any money market fund which at the date of
                   acquisition of the interests in such fund and throughout the
                  time such interests are held in such fund has the highest
                  applicable rating by each Rating Agency rating such fund or
                  such lower rating as shall not result in a change in the
                  rating then assigned to the Certificates by each Rating
                  Agency, as evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each
                  Rating Agency, including funds for which the Trustee, the
                  Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any of its
                  Affiliates is investment manager or adviser;

                  (x) short-term investment funds sponsored by any trust
                  company or national banking association incorporated under
                  the laws of the United States or any state thereof which on
                  the date of acquisition has been rated by each applicable
                  Rating Agency in their respective highest applicable rating
                  category or such lower rating as shall not result in a
                  change in the rating then specified stated maturity and
                  bearing interest or sold at a discount acceptable to each
                   Rating Agency as shall not result in the downgrading or
                  withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to the Certificates
                  by the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a signed writing
                  delivered by each Rating Agency; and

                  (xi) such other investments having a specified stated
                  maturity and bearing interest or sold at a discount
                  acceptable to the Rating Agencies as shall not result in the
                   downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to
                  the Certificates by the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a
                  signed writing delivered by each Rating Agency;

                  provided, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted
                  Investment if (i) such instrument evidences the right to
                  receive interest only payments with respect to the
                  obligations underlying such instrument or (ii) such
                  instrument would require the Depositor to register as an
                  investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
                  as amended.

            (b) The definition of "Remittance Date" in Section 1.01 of the
            Amended Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
            as follows:



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         "Remittance Date: The 18th day of each month (or, if such 18th day is
not a Business Day, the following Business Day)."

            (c) The definition of "Servicing Fee" in Section 1.01 of the
            Amended Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
            as follows:

         "The Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan for any
calendar month (or a portion thereof) shall be 1/12 of the product of (i) the
Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan and (ii) the Servicing Fee
Rate applicable to such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly,
computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which
any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed."

            (d) The definition of "Servicing Fee Rate" in Section 1.01 of the
            Amended Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
            as follows:

         "Servicing Fee Rate": With respect to the adjustable rate Mortgage
Loans, 0.250% per annum."

            (e) Subsection 3.02(d) of the Amended Agreement is hereby amended
            and restated in its entirety as follows:

         "As of the Closing Date, none of the Mortgage Loans are contractually
past due by more than 30 days;"

            (f) The following paragraphs are hereby incorporated into the
            Amended Agreement at the end of Section 4.13:

         "The Seller shall prepare for and deliver to the Purchaser, or its
designee, a statement with respect to each REO Property that has been rented
showing the aggregate rental income received and all expenses incurred in
connection with the maintenance of such REO Property at such times as is
necessary to enable the Purchaser, or its designee, to comply with the
reporting requirements of the REMIC Provisions. The net monthly rental income,
if any, from such REO Property shall be deposited in the Certificate Account
no later than the close of business on each Determination Date. The Seller
shall perform the tax reporting and withholding required by Sections 1445 and
6050J of the Code with respect to foreclosures and abandonments, the tax
reporting required by Section 6050H of the Code with respect to the receipt of
mortgage interest from individuals and any tax reporting required by Section
6050P of the Code with respect to the cancellation of indebtedness by certain
financial entities, by preparing such tax and information returns as may be
required, in the form required, and delivering the same to the Purchaser, or
its designee, for filing.

         Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Mortgaged
Property acquired by the Purchaser, or its designee, shall be rented (or
allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise used for the production of
income by or on behalf of the Purchaser, or its designee, in such a manner or
pursuant to any terms that would (i) cause such Mortgaged Property to fail to
qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of section 860G(a)(8) of
the Code or (ii) subject any REMIC to the imposition of any federal, state or
local income taxes on the income earned from such Mortgaged Property under
Section 860G(c) of the Code or otherwise, unless the Seller has agreed to
indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, or its designee, with respect to
the imposition of any such taxes."

            (g) The second paragraph of Section 5.01 of the Amended Agreement
             is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

         "With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the
Business Day on which such payment was due, the Seller shall pay to the
Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the
Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus two percentage
points, but in no



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event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such
interest shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by the Seller on the date
such late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with such
Business Day on which such payment was due and ending with the Business Day on
which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted
along with the distribution payable on the next succeeding Remittance Date.
The payment by the Seller of any such interest shall not be deemed an
extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the
Seller."

            (h) The first paragraph of Section 5.02 of the Amended Agreement
            is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

         "Not later than the 5th Business Day of each month (or if such 5th
day is not a Business Day, the Business Day next succeeding such 5th day), the
Seller shall furnish to the Master Servicer in electronic form mortgage loan
level data as mutually agreed upon by the Seller and the Master Servicer and
the monthly reports substantially in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto
with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the period from but including the first
day of the preceding calendar month through but excluding the first day of
such month."

            (i) The first paragraph of Section 5.03 of the Amended Agreement
            is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

         "Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding
each Remittance Date, the Seller shall either (a) deposit in the Custodial
Account from its own funds an amount equal to the principal and interest
portion of all Monthly Payments (with interest adjusted to the Mortgage Loan
Remittance Rate) which were due on the Mortgage Loans during the applicable
Due Period and which were delinquent at the close of business on the
immediately preceding Determination Date or which were deferred pursuant to
Section 4.01, (b) cause to be made an appropriate entry in the records of the
Custodial Account that amounts held for future distribution have been, as
permitted by this Section 5.03, used by the Seller in discharge of any such
Monthly Advance or (c) make Monthly Advances in the form of any combination of
(a) or (b) aggregating the total amount of Monthly Advances to be made,
whether or not deferred pursuant to Section 4.01, which were due on a Mortgage
Loan on the immediately preceding Due Date and delinquent at the close of
business on the related Determination Date."

            (j) The word "or" is deleted from the end of Section 8.01(vii),
            the word "or" is added at the end of Section 8.01(viii) and the
            following paragraph is hereby incorporated into the Amended
            Agreement as new Section 10.01(ix):

         "(ix) failure by the Seller to duly perform, within the required time
period, its obligations under Section 2.04 and Section 2.05 of the Reg AB
Addendum which failure continues unremedied for a period of fourteen (14) days
after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to
be remedied, shall have been given to the Seller by any party to this
Agreement or by any master servicer responsible for master servicing the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to a securitization of such Mortgage Loans;"

            (k) The following paragraph is hereby incorporated into the
            Amended Agreement as new Section 11.19:

         "Third Party Beneficiary. For purposes of this Agreement, including
but not limited to Section 2.04 and Section 2.05, respectively, of the Reg AB
Addendum, any Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to
this Agreement (including the Reg AB Addendum and any other amendments or
modifications thereto) entitled to all the rights and benefits accruing to any
Master Servicer herein as if it were a direct party to this Agreement."



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            (l) Section 6.04 and Section 6.05 are hereby deleted from the
            Amended Agreement, it being understood that they are superseded by
            Section 2.04 and Section 2.05, respectively, of the Reg AB
            Addendum.

            (m) The second sentence in Section 8.01 of the Amended Agreement
            is hereby replaced by the following:

         "On or after the receipt by the Seller of such written notice of
termination, all authority and power of the Seller, as servicer, under this
Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass
to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 11.01."

            (n) Exhibit J to the Amended Agreement is hereby replaced in its
            entirety with the Amended and Restated Exhibit J attached to this
            Assignment as Exhibit II.

         6. Amendments to the Reg AB Addendum

            (a) Section 2.03(h) of the Reg AB Addendum is amended to also
            require that written notice provided pursuant to Section 2.03(f)
            shall be given in the form of Exhibit C.

            (b) The phrase "March 1, but in no event later than" is hereby
             deleted from the first line of each of Section 2.04 and Section
            2.05 of the Reg AB Addendum. In addition, the following text is
            added to each of Section 2.04 and Section 2.05 of the Reg AB
            Addendum:

            "The obligations of the Seller under this Section apply to the
            Seller for any year in which the Seller during the prior calendar
            year (or any portion thereof) serviced a Mortgage Loan pursuant to
            this Agreement, whether or not the Seller is acting as the
            servicer at the time such statement is required to be delivered."

            (c) Section 2.06(b) of the Reg AB Addendum is amended as follows:

                  1. The first paragraph of Section 2.06(b) is amended to
                  insert the phrase ", the Master Servicer, if any" after each
                  occurrence of the phrase "the Purchaser".

                  2. The last sentence of the second paragraph of Section
                  2.06(b) is amended to insert the phrase "and the other
                  certifications" after the phrase "any assessment of
                  compliance and attestation".

            (d) Section 2.07(a) of the Reg AB Addendum is amended as follows:

                  1. The phrase "including but not limited to any Master
                  Servicer" is inserted before the phrase "responsible for the
                  preparation,".

                  2. The clause ", affiliates" is inserted before the words
                   "and agents of each of the foregoing".

            (e) Section 2.07(b)(ii) of the Reg AB Addendum is amended to
            delete the phrase "which continues unremedied for ten calendar
            days after the date on which such information, report,
            certification or accountants' letter was required to be
            delivered".

            (f) Exhibit B to the Reg AB Addendum is replaced by Exhibit III
            hereto.



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             (g) Exhibit C to the Reg AB Addendum is replaced by Exhibit IV
            hereto.


         7. Continuing Effect

         Except as contemplated hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect in accordance with its terms.

         8. Governing Law

         This Assignment and the rights and obligations hereunder shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
New York.

         9. Notices

         Any notices or other communications permitted or required under the
Agreement to be made to the Depositor, MSMCI, the Seller, the Servicer and the
Trustee shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and shall
be sent as follows:

         In the case of MSMCI:

                  Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc.
                  1221 Avenue of the Americas
                  New York, New York 10020
                  Attention: Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-6XS


              With a copy to:

                  Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
                  1585 Broadway
                  New York, New York 10036
                  Attention: General Counsel's Office

         In the case of the Depositor:

                  Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc.
                  1585 Broadway
                  New York, New York 10036
                  Attention:   Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-6XS

         In the case of the Trustee:

                  LaSalle Bank National Association
                  135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1511
                  Chicago, Illinois 60603
                  Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services MSM 2007-6XS

         In the case of Wachovia and the Servicer:



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                   Wachovia Mortgage Corporation
                  901 South Tryon Street
                  Charlotte, North Carolina   28202
                  Attention:   Kendal Leeson

              With a copy to:

                  Wachovia Mortgage Corporation
                   1100 Corporate Center Drive
                  Raleigh, North Carolina   27607
                  Attention:   Tom Fowler

or to such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Depositor and
the Trustee to the parties in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.

         10. Ratification

         Except as modified and expressly amended by this Assignment, the
Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and all terms, provisions
and conditions thereof shall be and remain in full force and effect.

         11. Counterparts

         This Assignment may be executed in counterparts, each of which when
so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         12. Definitions

         Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Assignment has the
same meaning as in the Agreement.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment
the day and year first above written.

                                    MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.


                                    By: /s/ Valerie Kay
                                         ----------------------------------
                                        Name:   Valerie Kay
                                        Title: Vice President


                                    MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL I INC.


                                     By: /s/ Valerie Kay
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        Name:   Valerie Kay
                                        Title: Vice President


                                     WACHOVIA   MORTGAGE CORPORATION


                                    By: /s/ Kendal A. Leeson
                                        ----------------------------------
                                        Name:   Kendal A. Leeson
                                        Title: Vice President




Acknowledged and Agreed:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Master Servicer


By: /s/ Patricia Russo
    -----------------------------
     Name:   Patricia Russo
     Title: Vice President


LASALLE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Trustee of Morgan Stanley
Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-6XS


By: /s/ Rita Lopez
    -----------------------------
Name:    Rita Lopez
Title:   Vice President


<PAGE>


                                   EXHIBIT I

                            Mortgage Loan Schedule

              [see Schedule A to Pooling and Servicing Agreement]


<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Exhibit IIA: Standard File Layout - Delinquency Reporting

---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
Column/Header Name                                          Description                              Decimal     Format Comment
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
<S>                                <C>                                                             <C>           <C>
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR                   A unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer.   This                   
                                   may be different than the LOAN_NBR
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
LOAN_NBR                            A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the originator.                
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
CLIENT_NBR                           Servicer Client Number
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
SERV_INVESTOR_NBR                   Contains a unique number as assigned by an external                         
                                   servicer to identify a group of loans in their system.
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
BORROWER_FIRST_NAME                 First Name of the Borrower.
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
BORROWER_LAST_NAME                  Last name of the borrower.
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
PROP_ADDRESS                        Street Name and Number of Property                                          
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
PROP_STATE                          The state where the   property located.                                      
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
PROP_ZIP                            Zip code where the property is located.                                     
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE              The date that the borrower's next payment is due to the                     MM/DD/YYYY
                                   servicer at the end of processing cycle, as reported by
                                   Servicer.
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
LOAN_TYPE                           Loan Type (i.e. FHA, VA, Conv)                                              
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
BANKRUPTCY_FILED_DATE               The date a particular bankruptcy claim was filed.                           MM/DD/YYYY
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
BANKRUPTCY_CHAPTER_CODE             The chapter under which the bankruptcy was filed.                           
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
BANKRUPTCY_CASE_NBR                 The case number assigned by the court to the bankruptcy                     
                                   filing.
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
POST_PETITION_DUE_DATE              The payment due date once the bankruptcy has been approved                  MM/DD/YYYY
                                   by the courts
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
BANKRUPTCY_DCHRG_DISM_DATE          The Date The Loan Is Removed From Bankruptcy. Either by                     MM/DD/YYYY
                                   Dismissal, Discharged and/or a Motion For Relief Was
                                   Granted.
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
LOSS_MIT_APPR_DATE                  The Date The Loss Mitigation Was Approved By The Servicer                   MM/DD/YYYY
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------
LOSS_MIT_TYPE                       The Type Of Loss Mitigation Approved For A Loan Such As;
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------


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