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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003 or

[ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from to__________________

Commission File Number 0-19901

DEAN WITTER GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PORTFOLIO L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 13-3642323
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

Demeter Management Corporation
825 Third Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 310-6444

(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed
since last report)

Indicate by check-mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes X No___________

DEAN WITTER GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PORTFOLIO L.P.

INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

September 30, 2003

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

DEAN WITTER GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PORTFOLIO L.P.
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

DEAN WITTER GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PORTFOLIO L.P.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

DEAN WITTER GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PORTFOLIO L.P.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

DEAN WITTER GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PORTFOLIO L.P.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003 and 2002
(Unaudited)

DEAN WITTER GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PORTFOLIO L.P.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

DEAN WITTER GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PORTFOLIO L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

The unaudited financial statements contained herein include, in
the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair
presentation of the results of operations and financial condition
of Dean Witter Global Perspective Portfolio L.P. (the
"Partnership"). The financial statements and condensed notes
herein should be read in conjunction with the Partnership's
December 31, 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

1. Organization
Dean Witter Global Perspective Portfolio L.P. is a Delaware
limited partnership organized to engage primarily in the
speculative trading of futures contracts, options on futures
contracts and forward contracts on physical commodities and other
commodity interests.

The Partnership's general partner is Demeter Management
Corporation ("Demeter"). The non-clearing commodity broker is
Morgan Stanley DW Inc. ("Morgan Stanley DW"). The clearing
commodity brokers are Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated ("MS &
Co.") and Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited ("MSIL").
Demeter, Morgan Stanley DW, MS & Co. and MSIL are wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley. The trading advisors to the
Partnership are EMC Capital Management, Inc. and Millburn
DEAN WITTER GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PORTFOLIO L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Ridgefield Corporation (individually, a "Trading Advisor," or
collectively, the "Trading Advisors").

2. Related Party Transactions
The Partnership's cash is on deposit with Morgan Stanley DW, MS &
Co. and MSIL in futures, forwards and options trading accounts to
meet margin requirements as needed. Morgan Stanley DW pays
interest on these funds based on the average yield on 13-week U.S.
Treasury bills. The Partnership pays brokerage commissions to
Morgan Stanley DW.

3. Financial Instruments
The Partnership trades futures contracts, options on futures
contracts and forward contracts on physical commodities and other
commodity interests. Futures and forwards represent contracts for
delayed delivery of an instrument at a specified date and price.
Risk arises from changes in the value of these contracts and the
potential inability of counterparties to perform under the terms
of the contracts. There are numerous factors which may
significantly influence the market value of these contracts,
including interest rate volatility.

DEAN WITTER GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PORTFOLIO L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

by the exchange, bank or clearing firm through which the
contracts are traded.

The Partnership's contracts are accounted for on a trade-date
basis and marked to market on a daily basis. The Partnership
accounts for its derivative investments in accordance with the
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities" ("SFAS No. 133"). SFAS No. 133 defines a derivative
as a financial instrument or other contract that has all three of
the following characteristics:

1) One or more underlying notional amounts or payment
provisions;
2) Requires no initial net investment or a smaller initial net
investment than would be required relative to changes in
market factors;
3) Terms require or permit net settlement.

Generally, derivatives include futures, forward, swaps or options
contracts and other financial instruments with similar
characteristics such as caps, floors and collars.

DEAN WITTER GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PORTFOLIO L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

The net unrealized gains on open contracts, reported as a
component of "Equity in futures interests trading accounts" on the
statements of financial condition, and their longest contract
maturities were as follows:

Net Unrealized Gains
on Open Contracts Longest Maturities
Exchange- Off-Exchange- Exchange- Off-Exchange-
Date Traded Traded Total Traded Traded
$ $ $

Sep. 30, 2003 887,459 194,752 1,082,211 Jun. 2004 Dec. 2003
Dec. 31, 2002 785,546 35,771 821,317 Sep. 2003 Mar. 2003

The Partnership has credit risk associated with counterparty non-
performance. The credit risk associated with the instruments in
which the Partnership is involved is limited to the amounts
reflected in the Partnership's statements of financial condition.

The Partnership also has credit risk because Morgan Stanley DW,
MS & Co. and MSIL act as the futures commission merchants or the
counterparties with respect to most of the Partnership's assets.
Exchange-traded futures and futures-styled options contracts are
marked to market on a daily basis, with variations in value
settled on a daily basis. Morgan Stanley DW, MS & Co. and MSIL,

each as a futures commission merchant for the Partnership's
exchange-traded futures and futures-styled options contracts, are
DEAN WITTER GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PORTFOLIO L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONCLUDED)

required, pursuant to regulations of the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission ("CFTC"), to segregate from their own assets,
and for the sole benefit of their commodity customers, all funds
held by them with respect to exchange-traded futures and futures-
styled options contracts, including an amount equal to the net
unrealized gains on all open futures and futures-styled options
contracts, which funds, in the aggregate, totaled $10,432,395 and
$10,344,825 at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002,
respectively. With respect to the Partnership's off-exchange-
traded forward currency contracts, there are no daily exchange-
required settlements of variations in value nor is there any
requirement that an amount equal to the net unrealized gains on
open forward contracts be segregated, however, MS & Co. and
Morgan Stanley DW will make daily settlements of losses as
needed. With respect to those off-exchange-traded forward
currency contracts, the Partnership is at risk to the ability of
MS & Co., the sole counterparty on all such contracts, to
perform. The Partnership has a netting agreement with MS & Co.
This agreement, which seeks to reduce both the Partnership's and
MS & Co.'s exposure on off-exchange-traded forward currency
contracts, should materially decrease the Partnership's credit
risk in the event of MS & Co.'s bankruptcy or insolvency.

Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Liquidity. The Partnership deposits its assets with Morgan
Stanley DW as non-clearing broker and MS & Co. and MSIL as
clearing brokers in separate futures, forwards and options trading
accounts established for each Trading Advisor, which assets are
used as margin to engage in trading. The assets are held in either
non-interest bearing bank accounts or in securities and
instruments permitted by the CFTC for investment of customer
segregated or secured funds. The Partnership's assets held by the
commodity brokers may be used as margin solely for the
Partnership's trading. Since the Partnership's sole purpose is to
trade in futures, forwards and options, it is expected that the
Partnership will continue to own such liquid assets for margin
purposes.

The Partnership's investment in futures, forwards and options may,
from time to time, be illiquid. Most U.S. futures exchanges limit
fluctuations in prices during a single day by regulations referred
to as "daily price fluctuations limits" or "daily limits". Trades
may not be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. If the
price for a particular futures or options contract has increased
or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in
that futures or options contract can neither be taken nor
liquidated unless traders are willing to effect trades at or
within the limit. Futures prices have occasionally moved the
daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no
trading. These market conditions could prevent the Partnership
from promptly liquidating its futures or options contracts and
result in restrictions on redemptions.

There is no limitation on daily price moves in trading forward
contracts on foreign currencies. The markets for some world
currencies have low trading volume and are illiquid, which may
prevent the Partnership from trading in potentially profitable
markets or prevent the Partnership from promptly liquidating
unfavorable positions in such markets, subjecting it to
substantial losses. Either of these market conditions could
result in restrictions on redemptions.

The Partnership has never had illiquidity affect a material
portion of its assets. Furthermore, there are no material
trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties known at the
present time that will result in, or that are reasonably likely to
result in, the Partnership's liquidity increasing or decreasing in
any material way.

Capital Resources. The Partnership does not have, nor expect to
have, any capital assets. Redemptions of additional units of
limited partnership interest ("Unit(s)") in the future will affect
the amount of funds available for investment in futures, forwards
and options in subsequent periods. It is not possible to estimate
the amount, and therefore the impact, of future redemptions
of Units.

There are no known material trends, favorable or unfavorable,
that would affect, and no expected material changes to, the
Partnership's capital resource arrangements at the present time.
The Partnership does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements,
nor does it have contractual obligations or commercial commitments
to make future payments that would affect its liquidity or capital
resources. The contracts the Partnership trades are accounted
for on a trade-date basis and marked to market on a daily basis.
The value of futures contracts is the settlement price on the
exchange on which that futures contract is traded on a particular
day. The value of foreign currency forward contracts is based on
the spot rate as of the close of business, New York City time, on
a given day.

Results of Operations
General. The Partnership's results depend on the Trading Advisors
and the ability of each Trading Advisor's trading programs to take
advantage of price movements or other profit opportunities in the
futures, forwards and options markets. The following presents a
summary of the Partnership's operations for the three and nine
month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 and a general
discussion of its trading activities during each period. It is
important to note, however, that the Trading Advisors trade in
various markets at different times and that prior activity in a
particular market does not mean that such market will be
actively traded by the Trading Advisors or will be profitable in
the future. Consequently, the results of operations of the
Partnership are difficult to discuss other than in the context of
the Trading Advisors' trading activities on behalf of the
Partnership and how the Partnership has performed in the past.

The Partnership's results of operations set forth in the
financial statements on pages 2 through 11 of this report were
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America, which require the use
of certain accounting policies that affect the amounts reported
in these financial statements, including the following: The
contracts the Partnership trades are accounted for on a trade-
date basis and marked to market on a daily basis. The difference
between their cost and market value is recorded on the Statements
of Operations as "Net change in unrealized profit/loss" for open
(unrealized) contracts, and recorded as "Realized profit/loss"
when open positions are closed out, and the sum of these amounts
constitutes the Partnership's trading revenues. Interest income
revenue, as well as management fees, incentive fees and brokerage
commissions expenses of the Partnership are recorded on an
accrual basis.

Demeter believes that, based on the nature of the operations of
the Partnership, no assumptions relating to the application of
critical accounting policies other than those presently
used could reasonably affect reported amounts.

For the Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003
For the quarter ended September 30, 2003, the Partnership recorded
total trading revenues, including interest income, of $644,088 and
posted an increase in net asset value per Unit. The most
significant gains of approximately 2.9% were recorded in
agricultural markets, primarily during September, from long
futures positions in soybeans, soybean oil and soybean meal as
prices were lifted higher by robust U.S. export sales data and
smaller crop assessments by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Additional gains of approximately 2.7% were recorded in the global
stock index markets from long positions in Asian stock index
futures as prices strengthened during July and August in response
to improved investor sentiment regarding the global equity markets
and robust Japanese economic data. A portion of the Partnership's
overall gains for the quarter was offset by losses of
approximately 1.0% in the energy markets from long futures
positions in heating oil and gas oil during September as prices
dropped due to increased supply from Europe and the U.S. Gulf
region. Smaller losses stemmed from positions in crude oil
futures during September as prices first trailed lower and then
unexpectedly reversed higher after OPEC announced that it would
move to reduce output by limiting production in an effort to stem
declining oil prices. Additional losses of approximately 0.9% in
the global interest rate markets were incurred from short
positions in European interest rate futures during September as
prices reversed higher amid renewed fears that an economic
recovery would be unsustainable and that global equity prices
would be lower. Additional losses of approximately 0.8% were
recorded in the currency markets primarily during September, from
short positions in the New Zealand dollar and euro versus the U.S.
dollar as the U.S. dollar's value moved lower on fears that the
U.S. economic recovery was unsustainable and concerns regarding
the potential impact of a statement by the G-7 nations supporting
"more flexible exchange rates." Smaller losses of approximately
0.5% were incurred in the metals markets, primarily during July,
from short positions in aluminum futures as prices moved higher on
the heels of positive economic data and higher equity prices.
Total expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2003 were
$281,050, resulting in net income of $363,038. The net asset value
of a Unit increased from $1,225.92 at June 30, 2003 to $1,268.83
at September 30, 2003.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, the Partnership
recorded total trading revenues, including interest income, of
$2,110,607 and posted an increase in net asset value per Unit.
The most significant gains of approximately 5.0% in the global
interest rate markets were produced from long positions in
European and U.S. interest rate futures as prices moved higher
during February as investors continued to seek the security of
fixed income investments in response to prolonged uncertainty in
global equity markets. During May, long positions in European,
U.S., and Japanese interest rate futures recorded gains as
prices trended higher amid speculation of an interest rate cut by
the Federal Reserve and lingering doubts concerning a global
economic recovery. Short positions in German and U.S. interest
rate futures yielded gains during July as prices declined amid
the release of positive U.S. economic data and fears of increased
inflation risks. In the currency markets, gains of approximately
4.9% were recorded primarily from long positions in the euro
versus the U.S. dollar during January as the value of the euro
moved higher amid renewed fears of a military conflict with Iraq,
increased tensions with North Korea, and weak U.S. economic data.
During May, the value of the euro continued to trend higher
relative to most currencies following the decision by the
European Central Bank to leave interest rates unchanged. Long
positions in the Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar, and
Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar also profited throughout a
majority of the nine month period as the value of these
currencies strengthened amid higher commodity prices. Additional
gains of approximately 1.7% in the global stock index markets
were supplied by long positions in Asian stock index futures as
prices strengthened during July and August in response to
improved investor sentiment regarding the equity markets and
robust Japanese economic data. Gains of approximately 0.5% in
the energy markets resulted from long positions in natural gas
futures as prices jumped sharply higher during February amid
fears that extremely cold weather in the U.S. northeast and
midwest could further deplete supplies. A portion of the
Partnership's overall gains for the first nine months of the year
was offset by losses of approximately 1.0% in the metals markets
from positions in silver futures as precious metals prices
experienced short-term volatile movements throughout a majority
of the first half of the year. Elsewhere in the metals markets,
losses were experienced, primarily during July, from short
positions in aluminum futures as prices moved higher on the heels
of positive economic data and higher equity prices. Total
expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 were
$829,077, resulting in net income of $1,281,530. The net asset
value of a Unit increased from $1,122.90 at December 31, 2002 to
$1,268.83 at September 30, 2003.

For the Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002
For the quarter ended September 30, 2002, the Partnership recorded
total trading revenues, including interest income, of $2,204,722
and posted an increase in net asset value per Unit. The most
significant gains of approximately 12.4% were recorded in the
global interest rate markets from previously established long
positions in U.S. and European interest rate futures, as prices
trended higher due to investors seeking a safe haven from falling
equity prices and increased pessimism regarding a global economic
recovery. Additional gains of approximately 5.1% were recorded in
the global stock index markets, primarily during July and August,
from short positions in Pacific Rim, European, and U.S. stock
index futures as prices weakened amid suspicions regarding
corporate accounting practices and global political and economic
uncertainty. A portion of the Partnership's overall gains
was offset by losses of approximately 3.6% in the currency markets
from long positions in the Japanese yen and euro relative to the
U.S. dollar as these currencies weakened against the dollar due to
the emphasis on a strong dollar policy by the Bush Administration
during July and the persistence of trendless price activity during
August and September. In the metals markets, losses of
approximately 1.4% were recorded from positions in zinc and silver
futures as prices in both markets moved without consistent
direction. Smaller losses of approximately 1.3% were recorded in
the agricultural markets from long positions in cotton and coffee
futures as prices reversed lower amid supply and demand concerns.
On February 27, 2002, the Partnership received notification of a
preliminary entitlement to payment from the Sumitomo Copper
Litigation Settlement Administrator. The Partnership received
payment of this settlement award in the amount of $675,411 as of
August 30, 2002. Total expenses for the three months ended
September 30, 2002 were $280,950, resulting in net income of
$1,923,772. The net asset value of a Unit increased from
$1,064.04 at June 30, 2002 to $1,265.29 at September 30, 2002.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, the Partnership
recorded total trading revenues, including interest income, of
$3,424,655 and posted an increase in net asset value per Unit.
The most significant gains of approximately 9.2% were recorded in
the currency markets, primarily during May and June, from
previously established long positions in the euro, Japanese yen,
and Swiss franc relative to the U.S. dollar as the value of
these currencies strengthened against the dollar amid falling U.S.
equity prices and increased tensions in the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. Gains of approximately 9.1% were recorded from long
positions in the global interest rate futures markets as prices
trended higher during a majority of the second and third quarters
due to uncertainty regarding a global economic recovery.
Additional gains of approximately 5.4% were recorded in the global
stock index markets from short positions in European and U.S.
stock index futures as prices continued to trend lower due to
suspicions regarding corporate accounting practices and weak
economic data. A portion of the Partnership's overall gains was
offset by losses of approximately 5.0% in the agricultural markets
primarily from positions in sugar and coffee futures as prices
moved without consistent direction amid supply and demand
concerns. Smaller losses of approximately 2.1% were recorded in
the metals markets from positions in aluminum, copper, and zinc
futures as trendless price activity persisted throughout the
period. Total expenses for the nine months ended September 30,
2002 were $797,516, resulting in net income of $2,627,139. The
net asset value of a Unit increased from $990.95 at December 31,
2001 to $1,265.29 at September 30, 2002.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT
MARKET RISK
Introduction
The Partnership is a commodity pool engaged primarily in the
speculative trading of futures, forwards, and options. The
market-sensitive instruments held by the Partnership are acquired
for speculative trading purposes only and, as a result, all or
substantially all of the Partnership's assets are at risk of
trading loss. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market-
sensitive instruments is central, not incidental, to the
Partnership's main business activities.

The futures, forwards and options traded by the Partnership
involve varying degrees of related market risk. Market risk is
often dependent upon changes in the level or volatility of
interest rates, exchange rates, and prices of financial
instruments and commodities. Fluctuations in market risk based
upon these factors result in frequent changes in the fair value
of the Partnership's open positions, and consequently in its
earnings and cash flow.

The Partnership's total market risk is influenced by a wide
variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the
diversification among the Partnership's open positions, the
volatility present within the markets, and the liquidity of the
markets. At different times, each of these factors may act to
increase or decrease the market risk associated with the
Partnership.
The Partnership's past performance is not necessarily indicative
of its future results. Any attempt to numerically quantify the
Partnership's market risk is limited by the uncertainty of its
speculative trading. The Partnership's speculative trading may
cause future losses and volatility (i.e., "risk of ruin") that
far exceed the Partnership's experience to date or any reasonable
expectations based upon historical changes in market value.

Quantifying the Partnership's Trading Value at Risk
The following quantitative disclosures regarding the Partnership's
market risk exposures contain "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the safe harbor from civil liability provided for
such statements by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 (set forth in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). All
quantitative disclosures in this section are deemed to be forward-
looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor, except for
statements of historical fact.

The Partnership accounts for open positions on the basis of mark
to market accounting principles. Any loss in the market value of
the Partnership's open positions is directly reflected in the
Partnership's earnings, whether realized or unrealized, and its
cash flow. Profits and losses on open positions of exchange-
traded futures, forwards, and options are settled daily
through variation margin.

The Partnership's risk exposure in the market sectors traded by
the Trading Advisors is estimated below in terms of Value at Risk
("VaR"). The VaR model used by the Partnership includes many
variables that could change the market value of the Partnership's
trading portfolio. The Partnership estimates VaR using a model
based upon historical simulation with a confidence level of 99%.
Historical simulation involves constructing a distribution of
hypothetical daily changes in the value of a trading portfolio.
The VaR model takes into account linear exposures to price and
interest rate risk. Market risks that are incorporated in the
VaR model include equity and commodity prices, interest rates,
foreign exchange rates, and correlation among these variables.
The hypothetical changes in portfolio value are based on daily
percentage changes observed in key market indices or other market
factors ("market risk factors") to which the portfolio is
sensitive. The historical observation period of the
Partnership's VaR is approximately four years. The one-day 99%
confidence level of the Partnership's VaR corresponds to the
negative change in portfolio value that, based on observed market
risk factors, would have been exceeded once in 100 trading days.
In other words, one-day VaR for a portfolio is a number such that
losses for a portfolio are estimated to exceed the VaR only one
day in 100. VaR typically does not represent the worst case
outcome.

VaR is calculated using historical simulation. Demeter
uses approximately four years of daily market data (1,000
observations) and revalues its portfolio (using delta-gamma
approximations) for each of the historical market moves that
occurred over this time period. This generates a probability
distribution of daily "simulated profit and loss" outcomes. The
VaR is the appropriate percentile of this distribution. For
example, the 99% one-day VaR would represent the 10th worst
outcome from Demeter's simulated profit and loss series.

The Partnership's VaR computations are based on the risk
representation of the underlying benchmark for each instrument or
contract and do not distinguish between exchange and non-exchange
dealer-based instruments. They are also not based on exchange
and/or dealer-based maintenance margin requirements.

VaR models, including the Partnership's, are continually evolving
as trading portfolios become more diverse and modeling techniques
and systems capabilities improve. Please note that the VaR model
is used to numerically quantify market risk for historic
reporting purposes only and is not utilized by either Demeter or
the Trading Advisors in their daily risk management activities.
Please further note that VaR as described above may not be
comparable to similarly titled measures used by other entities.

The Partnership's Value at Risk in Different Market Sectors
The following table indicates the VaR associated with the
Partnership's open positions as a percentage of total net assets
by primary market risk category at September 30, 2003 and 2002.
At September 30, 2003 and 2002, the Partnership's total
capitalization was approximately $11 million and $12 million,
respectively.

Primary Market September 30, 2003 September 30, 2002
Risk Category Value at Risk Value at Risk

Currency (1.72)% (1.02)%
Equity (0.85) (1.09)
Interest Rate (0.73) (1.54)
Commodity (1.25) (1.69)
Aggregate Value at Risk (2.54)% (2.85)%

The VaR for a market category represents the one-day downside
risk for the aggregate exposures associated with this market
category. The Aggregate Value at Risk listed above represents
the VaR of the Partnership's open positions across all the market
categories, and is less than the sum of the VaRs for all such
market categories due to the diversification benefit across asset
classes.

The table above represents the VaR of the Partnership's open
positions at September 30, 2003 and 2002 only and is not
necessarily representative of either the historic or future risk
of an investment in the Partnership. Because the only business
of the Partnership is the speculative trading of futures,
forwards and options, the composition of its trading portfolio
can change significantly over any given time period, or even
within a single trading day. Any changes in open positions could
positively or negatively materially impact market risk as
measured by VaR.

The table below supplements the quarter-end VaR set forth above
by presenting the Partnership's high, low and average VaR, as a
percentage of total net assets for the four quarter-end reporting
periods from October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003.

Primary Market Risk Category High Low Average
Currency (2.05)% (0.71)% (1.38)%
Equity (1.24) (0.42) (0.81)
Interest Rate (2.01) (0.53) (0.97)
Commodity (1.37) (0.43) (0.92)
Aggregate Value at Risk (3.17)% (1.09)% (2.20)%

Limitations on Value at Risk as an Assessment of Market Risk
The face value of the market sector instruments held by the
Partnership is typically many times the applicable margin
requirements. Margin requirements generally range between 2% and
15% of contract face value. Additionally, the use of leverage
causes the face value of the market sector instruments held by
the Partnership to typically be many times the total
capitalization of the Partnership. The value of the
Partnership's open positions thus creates a "risk of ruin" not
typically found in other investments. The relative size
of the positions held may cause the Partnership to incur losses
greatly in excess of VaR within a short period of time, given the
effects of the leverage employed and market volatility. The VaR
tables above, as well as the past performance of the Partnership,
give no indication of such "risk of ruin". In addition, VaR risk
measures should be viewed in light of the methodology's
limitations, which include the following:
? past changes in market risk factors will not always result in
accurate predictions of the distributions and correlations of
future market movements;
? changes in portfolio value caused by market movements may
differ from those of the VaR model;
? VaR results reflect past trading positions while future risk
depends on future positions;
? VaR using a one-day time horizon does not fully capture the
market risk of positions that cannot be liquidated or hedged
within one day; and
? the historical market risk factor data used for VaR estimation
may provide only limited insight into losses that could be
incurred under certain unusual market movements.

The VaR tables above present the results of the Partnership's VaR
for each of the Partnership's market risk exposures and on an
aggregate basis at September 30, 2003 and 2002, and for the four
quarter-end reporting periods from October 1, 2002 through
September 30, 2003. Since VaR is based on historical data, VaR
should not be viewed as predictive of the Partnership's future
financial performance or its ability to manage or monitor risk.
There can be no assurance that the Partnership's actual losses on
a particular day will not exceed the VaR amounts indicated above
or that such losses will not occur more than once in 100 trading
days.

Non-Trading Risk
The Partnership has non-trading market risk on its foreign cash
balances not needed for margin. These balances and any market
risk they may represent are immaterial.

The Partnership also maintains a substantial portion
(approximately 85% as of September 30, 2003) of its available
assets in cash at Morgan Stanley DW. A decline in short-term
interest rates will result in a decline in the Partnership's cash
management income. This cash flow risk is not considered to be
material.

Materiality, as used throughout this section, is based on an
assessment of reasonably possible market movements and any
associated potential losses, taking into account the leverage,
optionality and multiplier features of the Partnership's market-
sensitive instruments, in relation to the Partnership's net assets.

Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Primary Trading Risk Exposures
The following qualitative disclosures regarding the
Partnership's market risk exposures - except for (A) those
disclosures that are statements of historical fact and (B) the
descriptions of how the Partnership manages its primary market
risk exposures - constitute forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act. The Partnership's primary market risk
exposures, as well as the strategies used and to be used by
Demeter and the Trading Advisors for managing such exposures, are
subject to numerous uncertainties, contingencies and risks, any
one of which could cause the actual results of the Partnership's
risk controls to differ materially from the objectives of such
strategies. Government interventions, defaults and
expropriations, illiquid markets, the emergence of dominant
fundamental factors, political upheavals, changes in historical
price relationships, an influx of new market participants,
increased regulation and many other factors could result in
material losses, as well as in material changes to the risk
exposures and the risk management strategies of the Partnership.
Investors must be prepared to lose all or substantially all of
their investment in the Partnership.

The following were the primary trading risk exposures of the
Partnership at September 30, 2003, by market sector. It may be
anticipated, however, that these market exposures will vary
materially over time.

Currency. The primary market exposure of the Partnership
at September 30, 2003 was to the currency sector. The
Partnership's currency exposure is to exchange rate fluctuations,
primarily fluctuations which disrupt the historical pricing
relationships between different currencies and currency pairs.
Interest rate changes as well as political and general economic
conditions influence these fluctuations. The Partnership trades a
large number of currencies, including cross-rates - i.e.,
positions between two currencies other than the U.S. dollar. At
September 30, 2003, the Partnership's major exposures were to the
euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Canadian dollar and Norwegian
krone currency crosses, as well as to outright U.S. dollar
positions. Outright positions consist of the U.S. dollar vs. other
currencies. These other currencies include major and minor
currencies. Demeter does not anticipate that the risk profile of
the Partnership's currency sector will change significantly in the
future. The currency trading VaR figure includes foreign margin
amounts converted into U.S. dollars with an incremental adjustment
to reflect the exchange rate risk inherent to the U.S.-based
Partnership in expressing VaR in a functional currency other than
U.S. dollars.

Equity. The second largest market exposure of the Partnership at
September 30, 2003 was to the global stock index sector,
primarily to equity price risk in the G-7 countries. The G-7
countries consist of France, the U.S., Britain, Germany, Japan,
Italy and Canada. The stock index futures traded by the
Partnership are by law limited to futures on broadly-based
indices. At September 30, 2003, the Partnership's primary
exposures were to the Hang Seng (Hong Kong) and DAX (Germany)
stock indices. The Partnership was primarily exposed to the risk
of adverse price trends or static markets in the Japanese,
European and U.S. stock indices. Static markets would not cause
major market changes, but would make it difficult for the
Partnership to avoid trendless price movements resulting in
numerous small losses.

Interest Rate. The third largest market exposure of the
Partnership at September 30, 2003 was to the global interest rate
complex, primarily spread across the U.S., European and Japanese
sectors. Interest rate movements directly affect the price of
the sovereign bond futures positions held by the Partnership and
indirectly affect the value of its stock index and currency
positions. Interest rate movements in one country, as well as
relative interest rate movements between countries, materially
impact the Partnership's profitability. The Partnership's
interest rate exposure is generally to interest rate fluctuations
in the U.S. and the other G-7 countries. However, the
Partnership also takes futures positions in the government debt
of smaller nations - e.g., Australia. Demeter anticipates that
the G-7 countries and Australian interest rates will remain the
primary interest rate exposure of the Partnership for the
foreseeable future. The speculative futures positions held by
the Partnership may range from short to long-term instruments.
Consequently, changes in short, medium or long-term
interest rates may have an effect on the Partnership.

Commodity.
Soft Commodities and Agriculturals. At September 30, 2003,
the Partnership had exposure to the markets that comprise
these sectors. Most of the exposure was to cotton, soybeans
and soybean-related products. Supply and demand
inequalities, severe weather disruptions and market
expectations affect price movements in these markets.

Energy. At September 30, 2003, the Partnership's energy
exposure was shared primarily by futures contracts in
natural gas, crude oil and its related products. Price
movements in these markets result from geopolitical
developments, particularly in the Middle East, as well as
weather patterns and other economic fundamentals.
Significant profits and losses, which have been experienced
in the past, are expected to continue to be experienced in
the future. Natural gas has exhibited volatility in prices
resulting from weather patterns and supply and demand
factors and will likely continue in this choppy pattern.

Metals. The Partnership's metals exposure at September 30,
2003 was to fluctuations in the price of precious metals,
such as gold and silver, and base metals, such as copper,
nickel, zinc and aluminum. Economic forces, supply and
demand inequalities, geopolitical factors and market
expectations influence price movements in these markets.
The Trading Advisors, from time to time, take positions when
market opportunities develop and Demeter anticipates that
the Partnership will continue to do so.

Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Non-Trading Risk Exposure
The following was the only non-trading risk exposure of the
Partnership at September 30, 2003:

Foreign Currency Balances. The Partnership's primary foreign
currency balances at September 30, 2003 were in euros and
Japanese yen. The Partnership controls the non-trading risk
of foreign currency balances by regularly converting them
back into U.S. dollars upon liquidation of their respective
positions.

Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Means of Managing Risk Exposure
The Partnership and the Trading Advisors, separately, attempt to
manage the risk of the Partnership's open positions in
essentially the same manner in all market categories traded.
Demeter attempts to manage market exposure by diversifying the
Partnership's assets among different Trading Advisors, each of
whose strategies focus on different market sectors and trading
approaches, and monitoring the performance of the Trading
Advisors daily. In addition, the Trading Advisors establish
diversification guidelines, often set in terms of the maximum
margin to be committed to positions in any one market
sector or market-sensitive instrument.

Demeter monitors and controls the risk of the Partnership's
non-trading instrument, cash. Cash is the only Partnership
investment directed by Demeter, rather than the Trading Advisors.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly
report, the President and Chief Financial Officer of the
general partner, Demeter, have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Partnership's disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-
15(e) of the Exchange Act), and have judged such
controls and procedures to be effective.

(b) There have been no significant changes in the
Partnership's internal controls or in other factors that
could significantly affect these controls subsequent to
the date of their evaluation.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Management. The following individuals were named to the Board of
Directors of Demeter in the quarter ended March 31, 2003 and were
subsequently confirmed as principals of Demeter by the National
Futures Association:

Mr. Douglas J. Ketterer was confirmed as a principal of Demeter
by the National Futures Association on October 27, 2003.

Mr. Jeffrey S. Swartz was confirmed as a principal of Demeter by
the National Futures Association on October 23, 2003.

Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(A) Exhibits

3.01 Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership, dated
as of November 7, 1991, is incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.01 and Exhibit 3.02 of the Partnership's
Registration Statement on Form S-1.
10.01 Management Agreements among the Partnership, Demeter
Management Corporation and A.O. Management, Inc., Chang
Crowell and Millburn, each dated as of December 31, 1991,
are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.02 of the
Partnership's Registration Statement on Form S-1.

10.02 Management Agreement among the Partnership, Demeter
Management Corporation and ELM Financial Incorporated,
dated as of May 1, 1994, is incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.03 of the Partnership's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.
10.03 Management Agreement among the Partnership, Demeter
Management Corporation and EMC Capital Management, Inc.,
dated as of June 1, 1994, is incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.04 of the Partnership's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.
10.04 Amended and Restated Customer Agreement between the
Partnership and Morgan Stanley DW Inc., dated as of June
22, 2000, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01
of the Partnership's Form 8-K/A (File No. 0-19901) filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29,
2002.
10.05 Commodity Futures Customer Agreement between Morgan
Stanley & Co. Incorporated and the Partnership, and
acknowledged and agreed to by Morgan Stanley DW Inc.,
dated as of May 1, 2000, is incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.02 of the Partnership's Form 8-K/A (File No.
0-19901) filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 29, 2002.
10.06 Customer Agreement between the Partnership and Morgan
Stanley & Co. International Limited, dated as of May 1,
2000, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.04 of
the Partnership's Form 8-K/A (File No. 0-19901) filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29,
2002.
10.07 Foreign Exchange and Options Master Agreement between
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and the Partnership,
dated as of April 30, 2000, is incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.05 of the Partnership's Form 8-K/A (File
No. 0-19901) filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 29, 2002.
10.08 Securities Account Control Agreement among the
Partnership, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, and
Morgan Stanley DW Inc., dated as of May 1, 2000, is
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.03 of the
Partnership's Form 8-K/A (File No. 0-19901) filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2002.
31.01 Certification of President of Demeter Management
Corporation, the general partner of the Partnership,
pursuant to rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), as adopted
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.
31.02 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Demeter
Management Corporation, the general partner of the
Partnership, pursuant to rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e),
as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
32.01 Certification of President of Demeter Management
Corporation, the general partner of the Partnership,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.02 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Demeter
Management Corporation, the general partner of the
Partnership, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.

(B) Reports on Form 8-K - None.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dean Witter Global Perspective Portfolio L.P.
(Registrant)

By: Demeter Management Corporation
(General Partner)

November 14, 2003 By:/s/Jeffrey D. Hahn
Jeffrey D. Hahn
Chief Financial Officer

The General Partner which signed the above is the only party
authorized to act for the Registrant. The Registrant has no
principal executive officer, principal financial officer,
controller, or principal accounting officer and has no Board of
Directors.

DEAN WITTER GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE PORTFOLIO L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

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