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

COLONIAL TRUST III
497J, 1999-03-03

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COLONIAL MUTUAL FUNDS
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts  02111
617-426-3750



March 3, 1999

VIA EDGAR

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

Re:      Colonial Trust III (the "Trust")
         The Colonial Fund and
         Colonial Global Equity Fund (the "Funds")
         File Nos. 811-881 & 2-15184

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 Fund's
Prospectus for Classes A, B and C and  Statements of Additional  Information  
for the Funds does 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,

THE COLONIAL FUND
COLONIAL GLOBAL EQUITY FUND


By:_________________________________
     Ellen Harrington
     Assistant Secretary


Enclosures

          M. C. Telman
          M. Muller (2 copies)
          E. Edson
          Blue Sky
          L. Finnemore
          N. Ghajar
          W. Hill
          G. Johnson
          J. Lennon
          G. Rao
          R. Petrino
          J. Terrazino (SR)
          D. Young (2 copies)