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Colonial Mutual Funds
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts
02111-2621
December 3, 1997
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Colonial Trust II
Newport Japan Opportunities Fund
(formerly Colonial Newport Japan Fund)
(Fund)
File Nos. 811-3009 & 32-66976
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 the Prospectuses (one prospectus offers
Classes A, B, and C and the other prospectus offers Class Z) and
the Statement of Additional Information dated December 3, 1997
for the Fund does not differ from that contained in Post-
Effective Amendment No. 32 (Amendment) to the Trust's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A. The Amendment was filed
electronically on November 25, 1997.
Very truly yours,
COLONIAL TRUST II
on behalf of Newport Japan Opportunities Fund
By: Ellen Harrington
Assistant Secretary
cc: Greg Collins (Price Waterhouse)
Erica Edson
Mary Muller (5)(Ropes & Gray)
Pam Frantz (Newport)
David Smith (Newport)
Deborah Young (2)
