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May 4, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 25049
RE: CG Variable Annuity Account I-Group Tax Deferred Variable Annuities
(1933 Act Registration No. 2-29516)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"), Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, on behalf of its above-
captioned separate account (the "Account"), 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 Post-
Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Account's Registration Statement on Form N-4,
constituting the most recent amendment to the Account's Registration Statement
on Form N-4; and
(2) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Account's
Registration Statement on Form N-4 was filed electronically via EDGAR with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 1999.
Sincerely,
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
On behalf of CG Variable Annuity Account I-
Group Tax Deferred Variable Annuities
By: /s/ Christopher W. Myers
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Christopher W. Myers
Its: Vice President/DC Services
