  The near infrared (nIR)/optical counterparts of low mass X-ray binaries
(LMXBs) are often observationally dim and reside in high source density fields
which make their identification problematic; however, without such a
counterpart identification we are unable to investigate many of the properties
of LMXB systems. Here, in the context of a larger identification campaign, we
examine the fields of four LMXB systems near the Galactic centre, in a bid to
identify nIR/optical counterparts to the previously detected X-ray point
sources. We obtain nIR/optical images of the fields with the ESO - New
Technology Telescope and apply standard photometric and astrometric
calibrations; these data are supplemented by Spitzer-GLIMPSE catalog data. On
the basis of positional coincidence with the arcsecond accurate X-ray
positions, we identify unambiguous counterpart candidates for XTE J1637-498,
IGR J17379-3747, IGR J17585-3057 and GX 9+1. We propose tentative nIR
counterparts of four LMXBs which require further investigation to confirm their
associations to the X-ray sources.
