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MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER TAX-FREE DAILY INCOME TRUST
TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
February 29, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Tax-Free Daily Income Trust
File 2-67087
Rule 497(j) Filing
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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 under Section 485(b) via EDGAR with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 28, 2000.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Lou Anne D. McInnis
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Lou Anne D. McInnis
Assistant Secretary
cc: Larry Greene
Barry Fink