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John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606-1286
June 3, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Attn: Filing Desk, Stop 1-4
Re: Nuveen Unit Trust, Series 1 (the "Trust")
Ladies/Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(j) of the General Rules and
Regulations of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the form of prospectus
which would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(b) of the General Rules and
Regulations of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, would not have
differed from that contained in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement
for the above referenced Trust, the most recent amendment, filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 1997.
Very truly yours,
John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated
By Morrison C. Warren
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Assistant Secretary
