BINGHAM DANA LLP
150 FEDERAL STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110-1726
August 25, 2000
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Liberty Funds Trust IX (formerly LAMCO Trust I)
Liberty All-Star Small Cap Growth Fund, Liberty All-Star
Mid Cap Growth Fund, Liberty All-Star Large Cap Growth
Fund and Liberty All-Star Managed Growth Fund
(File Nos. 811-09095 and 333-66819)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client, Liberty Funds Trust IX (formerly LAMCO Trust I)
(the "Trust"), we request the withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to
the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and Amendment No. 6 to the Trust's Registration Statement
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Amendment"), filed
on June 29, 2000, accession number 0000929638-00-000112.
The Amendment relates to Liberty All-Star Small Cap Growth Fund, Liberty
All-Star Mid Cap Growth Fund, Liberty All-Star Large Cap Growth Fund and
Liberty All-Star Managed Growth Fund, series of the Trust.
Please call the undersigned at 617-951-8383 or William J. Ballou of
Colonial Management Associates, Inc. at 617-772-3339 with any questions
relating to this request.
Sincerely,
Jennifer H. Hurford
cc: Joy Kemppaine, Esq.
William J. Ballou, Esq.
