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Chapman and Cutler LLP                                  111 West Monroe Street
                                                        Chicago, Illinois  60603

                                 April 17, 2020

Mark Cowan
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
Disclosure Review Office
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

     Re:                          FT 8693
              Balanced Income Equity and ETF Portfolio, Series 43
                                (the "Trust")
                       CIK No. 1802303 File No. 333-237562
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Dear Mr. Cowan:

      We  received  your  comments  regarding the Registration Statement for the
above captioned Trust. This letter serves to respond to your comments.

COMMENTS

Risk Factors
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      1.  IF  THE  TRUST  INVESTS  IN  BONDS  THAT  REFERENCE  LIBOR, PLEASE ADD
APPROPRIATE RISK DISCLOSURE.

      Response:  Appropriate  disclosure  will  be  added  based  on  the  final
portfolio for the Trust.

      2.  PLEASE  CONSIDER  WHETHER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE "CURRENT ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS" RISK SHOULD BE MODIFIED IN LIGHT OF CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS.

      Response:  The  "Current Economic Conditions" risk will be replaced in its
entirety with the following:

      MARKET  RISK. Market risk is the risk that a particular security, or Units
      of  the  Trust  in  general,  may fall in value. Securities are subject to
      market  fluctuations  caused  by  such  factors  as  economic,  political,
      regulatory or market developments, changes in interest rates and perceived
      trends  in securities prices. Units of the Trust could decline in value or
      underperform  other  investments.  In  addition, local, regional or global
      events  such  as  war, acts of terrorism, spread of infectious diseases or
      other  public  health  issues,  recessions,  or  other events could have a
      significant  negative impact on the Trust and its investments. Such events
      may  affect  certain geographic regions, countries, sectors and industries
      more  significantly  than  others.  Such events could adversely affect the
      prices  and liquidity of the Trust's portfolio securities and could result
      in disruptions in the trading markets. Any such circumstances could have a
      materially negative impact on the value of the Trust's Units and result in
      increased market volatility.

      The  recent  outbreak  of a respiratory disease designated as COVID-19 was
      first  detected  in  China in December 2019. The global economic impact of
      the  COVID-19 outbreak is impossible to predict but is expected to disrupt
      manufacturing,  supply  chains  and sales in affected areas and negatively
      impact  global  economic  growth prospects. The COVID-19 outbreak has also
      caused  significant  volatility  and declines in global financial markets,
      which  have  caused  losses  for  investors.  The  impact  of the COVID-19
      outbreak may be short term or may last for an extended period of time, and
      in  either  case  could  result  in  a  substantial  economic  downturn or
      recession.

      We appreciate your prompt attention to this Registration Statement. If you
have  any  questions  or comments or would like to discuss our responses to your
questions  please  feel  free  to contact Brian D. Free at (312) 845-3017 or the
undersigned at (312) 845-3721.

                                                  Very truly yours,

                                                  CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP

                                                  By /s/ Daniel J. Fallon
                                                     ________________________
                                                         Daniel J. Fallon
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