FIDELITY (LOGO) INVESTMENTS(registered trademark) FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston MA 02109-3614
617 563 7000
April 30, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: File Room
Re: Fidelity Select Portfolios (the trust):
Air Transportation Portfolio, American Gold Portfolio, Automotive
Portfolio, Biotechnology Portfolio, Brokerage and Investment Management
Portfolio, Chemicals Portfolio, Computers Portfolio, Construction and
Housing Portfolio, Consumer Industries Portfolio, Cyclical Industries
Portfolio, Defense and Aerospace Portfolio, Developing Communications
Portfolio, Electronics Portfolio, Energy Portfolio, Energy Service
Portfolio, Environmental Services Portfolio, Financial Services Portfolio,
Food and Agriculture Portfolio, Health Care Portfolio, Home Finance
Portfolio, Industrial Equipment Portfolio, Industrial Materials Portfolio,
Insurance Portfolio, Leisure Portfolio, Medical Delivery Portfolio,
Multimedia Portfolio, Natural Gas Portfolio, Natural Resources Portfolio,
Paper and Forest Products Portfolio, Precious Metals and Minerals
Portfolio, Regional Banks Portfolio, Retailing Portfolio, Software and
Computer Services Portfolio, Technology Portfolio, Telecommunications
Portfolio, Transportation Portfolio, Utilities Growth Portfolio, Money
Market Portfolio (the funds).
File No. 2-69972 and 811-3114
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of
1933 is certification that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information with respect to the above referenced funds do not differ from
those filed in the most recent post-effective amendment, which was filed
electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/Arthur S. Loring
Arthur S. Loring
Secretary
