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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 1997
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-8B-2
FILE NO. 811-08103
REGISTRATION STATEMENT OF UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST
Pursuant to Section 8(b) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
NUVEEN UNIT TRUSTS
(and Subsequent Trusts and Similar Series of Trusts)
NOT THE ISSUER OF PERIODIC PAYMENT PLAN CERTIFICATES
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, JOHN
NUVEEN & CO. INCORPORATED, the depositor of the registrant, has caused this
registration statement to be duly signed on behalf of the registrant in the
City of Chicago, and State of Illinois on the 20th day of March, 1997.
NUVEEN UNIT TRUSTS
BY JOHN NUVEEN & CO. INCORPORATED,
Depositor
By: Gifford R. Zimmerman
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Title: Vice President
(SEAL)
Attest: Morrison C. Warren
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Title: Assistant Secretary
