COLONIAL TRUST III, 497J, 1999-03-03

COLONIAL TRUST III
497J, 1999-03-03

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[LOGO]  COLONIAL MUTUAL FUNDS
        One Financial Center
        Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2621



March 3, 1999

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:     Trust III (Trust)
        Colonial International Horizons Fund
        Colonial Select Value Fund (the "Funds")
        File Nos. 811-6529 & 33-45117

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended,  please  accept  this letter as  certification  that each of the Fund's
Classes A, B and C share  Prospectus,  Class Z share Prospectus and Statement of
Additional  Information,  each  dated  March 1, 1999,  do not  differ  from that
contained in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 109 (the "Amendment") to the Trust's
Registration  Statement on Form N-1A. The Amendment was filed  electronically on
March 1, 1999.

Very truly yours,
COLONIAL TRUST III on behalf of
COLONIAL INTERNATIONAL HORIZONS FUND
COLONIAL SELECT VALUE FUND




Tracy S. DiRienzo
Assistant Secretary


cc:       M. Muller(4)
          E. Edson
          G. Rao
          N. Ghajar
          J. Haynie
          M. Rega
          M.C. Telamn
          D. Young (2)