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WM Group of Funds
1201 Third Avenue
Suite 1400
Seattle, Washington 98101
March 5, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Mr. Kevin Rupert
Re: WM Trust I (Filing Nos. 333-36941, 811-00123),
WM Trust II (Filing Nos. 33-27489, 811-5775), and
WM Strategic Asset Management Portfolios (Filing Nos.
333-01999, 811-07577) (collectively, the "Registrants")
Dear Mr. Rupert:
I hereby certify on each Registrant's behalf, pursuant to paragraph (j) of
Rule 487 under the Securities Act of 1933, that:
1. The form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497 would not have
differed from that contained in the Registrant's most recent amendment to its
Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 26, 1999; and,
2. The text of the amendment described in paragraph 1 above was filed
electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/ JOHN T. WEST
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John T. West
Vice President, Secretary and
Compliance Officer