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[Aetna logo] 151 Farmington Avenue Josepha M. Summa
Hartford, CT 06156 Contracts & Prospectuses, TS41
(860)273-6715
Fax: (860)273-3004
January 31, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
Office of Insurance Products
450 Fifth Street, N. W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company Variable Annuity Account B--
File Nos. 33-79122, 811-02512; CIK 0000103005
Dear Sir or Madam:
Submitted for filing pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933 is
the final definitive version of a supplement to the May 1, 1996 Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information for the above referenced Registrant. This
filing makes definitive the information contained in Post-effective Amendment
No. 6 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, filed with the Commission on
January 29, 1997. The Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information have
not changed since such filing; therefore, in reliance upon paragraph (j) of Rule
497, the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information are not included
herewith.
Any questions regarding this submission can be directed to the undersigned at
(860)273-6715.
Sincerely,
/s/Josepha M. Summa
Josepha M. Summa
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