MUNIHOLDINGS CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND III, INC.
September 30, 1998
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Division of Investment Management
Re: MuniHoldings California Insured Fund III, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form N-2
(File Nos. 333-61963 and 811-08973)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"), MuniHoldings California Insured Fund III, Inc. (the "Fund")
hereby certifies that:
(1) the form of prospectus that would have been filed pursuant to Rule
497(c) under the 1933 Act would not have differed from that contained
in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Fund's Registration Statement
on Form N-2, constituting the most recent amendment to the Fund's
Registration Statement on Form N-2; and
(2) the text of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Fund's
Registration Statement on Form N-2 was filed electronically with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 1998.
Very truly yours,
MUNIHOLDINGS CALIFORNIA INSURED
FUND III, INC.
By: /s/ Alice A. Pellegrino
