RULE 24f-2 NOTICE
For
Dean Witter Tax-Exempt Securities Trust
(File No. 811-2979)
Fiscal Year for Which Notice is filed 12/31/93
Unsold balance at beginning of fiscal year
of shares of beneficial interest previously
registered under Securities Act of 1933
Number of shares registered during fiscal
year
Number of shares sold during fiscal year 22,369,075
pursuant to indefinite registration
*Calculation of filing fee:
(1) Sale price of shares sold during $ 281,695,745
fiscal year pursuant to indefinite
registration
(2) Purchase price of shares redeemed $ 130,024,241
during fiscal year
(3) Purchase price of shares previously $ 0
applied pursuant to Section 24e-2(a)
(4) Item (2) less item (3) $ 130,024,241
(5) Item (1) less item (4) $ 151,671,504
(6) Amount of filing fee $ 52,300.88
By /s/Sheldon Curtis
Sheldon Curtis
Vice President and General Counsel
Dated: January 31, 1994
DEAN WITTER INTERCAPITAL INC.
Two World Trade Center
New York, NY 10048
January 31, 1994
Dean Witter Tax-Exempt Securities Trust
Two World Trade Center
72nd Floor
New York, NY 10048
Dear Sirs:
In connection with the public offering of shares of beneficial
interest, $.01 par value, of Dean Witter Tax-Exempt Securities
Trust (the "Trust"), I have examined such corporate records and
documents and have made such further investigation and examination
as I have deemed necessary for the purpose of this opinion.
It is my opinion, as Legal Counsel for the Trust, that the
Trust is an unincorporated business trust duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the State of Massachusetts and
that the shares of beneficial interest covered by the Rule 24f-2
Notice, January 31, 1994 (File No. 2-66268 and 811-2979), were
issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the offering,
as set forth in the prospectus filed as part of the Registration
Statement, as amended, of the Trust and were legally issued, fully
paid and non-assessable by the Trust.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit
to the Notice pursuant to Rule 24f-2. In giving this consent, I
do not thereby admit that I am within the category of persons whose
consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the rules and requisitions of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Sheldon Curtis
Sheldon Curtis
General Counsel
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