IDS TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND INC, 497J, 1999-02-01

IDS TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND INC
497J, 1999-02-01

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February 1, 1999



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

ATTN:  Ms. Patsy Mengiste, Document Control - EDGAR

RE:    IDS Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
          IDS Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
          IDS Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund
       File No. 2-57328/811-2686

Dear Ms. Mengiste:

Registrant certifies that the forms of prospectus and Statement of Additional
that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have
differed from that contained in the most recent Registration Statement or
Amendment, and the text of the most recent Registration Statement or Amendment
has been filed electronically.

Sincerely,

IDS TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND, INC.



Leslie L. Ogg
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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