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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-54A
NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION TO BE SUBJECT TO SECTIONS 55
THROUGH 65 OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 FILED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 54(a) OF THE ACT
The undersigned business development company hereby notifies the
Securities and Exchange Commission that it elects, pursuant to the provisions
of Section 54(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"), to be
subject to the provisions of Sections 55 through 65 of the Act and, in
connection with such notification of election, submits the following
information:
Name: Community Investment Partners III L.P., LLLP
Address of Principal Business Office:
12555 Manchester Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
Telephone Number: (314) 515-2000
Name and address of agent for service of process:
Daniel A. Burkhardt
Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.
12555 Manchester Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
Check one of the following:
[x] The company has filed a registration statement for a class of equity
securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
Registration Statement on Form 8-A was filed on August 26, 1997.
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[ ] The company is relying on Rule 12g-2 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 in lieu of filing a registration statement for a class of equity
securities under that Act.
The file number of the registration as an investment company
pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Act, if any, of the company:
Not applicable.
The undersigned company certifies that it is a closed-end
company organized under the laws of the State of Missouri and with its
principal place of business in the State of Missouri; that it will be operated
for the purpose of making investments in securities described in Sections
55(a)(1) through (3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; and that it will
make available significant managerial assistance with respect to issuers of
such securities to the extent required by the Act.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the undersigned
company has caused this Notification of Election to be Subject to Sections 55
through 65 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to be duly signed on its
behalf in the City of Des Peres and State of Missouri on the 26th day of
August, 1997.
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COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PARTNERS III L.P., LLLP
By: CIP Management L.P., LLLP,
its Managing General Partner
By: CIP Management, Inc.,
its Managing General Partner
By: /s/ Daniel A. Burkhardt
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Daniel A. Burkhardt
President
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