Let Xν, ν= l, 2, …, n be n independent random variables in k-dimensional (real) Euclidean space Rk, which have, for each ν, finite fourth moments β4ii = l,…, k. In the case when the Xν are identically distributed, have zero means, and unit covariance matrices, Esseen(1) has discussed the rate of convergence of the distribution of the sumsIf denotes the projection of on the ith coordinate axis, Esseen proves that ifand ψ(a) denotes the corresponding normal (radial) distribution function of the same first and second moments as μn(a), thenwhere and C is a constant depending only on k. (C, without a subscript, will denote everywhere a constant depending only on k.)