WITTER DEAN AMERICAN VALUE FUND, 497J, 1997-07-31

WITTER DEAN AMERICAN VALUE FUND
497J, 1997-07-31

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                DEAN WITTER AMERICAN VALUE FUND 
                     TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER
                    NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
 




                                   July 31, 1997


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

Re:  Dean Witter American Value Fund
     File Nos. 2-66269 and 811-2978
     Rule 497(j) Filing         

Dear Sir/Madam:

     On behalf of the Registrant, the undersigned certifies that
the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under Section 497(c) would not have differed
from those contained in the text of the Registrant's most recent
registration statement that was filed electronically via EDGAR with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 21, 1997.


                                   Very truly yours,
                               /s/ Frank Bruttomesso
                                   Frank Bruttomesso 
                                   Assistant Secretary
                                   


cc: Barry Fink    
    Randolph Koch

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