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Rule 487(j)
Reg. No. 33-23279
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant, Dean Witter Select 10 Industrial Portfolio
97-2A, hereby certifies as follows:
1) the form of prospectus that would have been filed under
paragraph (b) of Rule 497 does not differ from that
contained in the most recent amendment to the registration
statement, and
2) the text of the said amendment to the registration
statement has been filed electronically.
Dean Witter Select 10
Industrial Portfolio 97-2A
(Registrant)
By: Dean Witter Reynolds
Incorporated
Thomas Hines
First Vice President
Authorized Signatory
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
