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[DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP LETTERHEAD]
May 13, 1997
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Trust for Federal Securities (1933 Act
Registration No. 002-53808 and 1940 Act
Registration No. 811-02573)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Trust for Federal Securities (the "Trust") and
pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), I
hereby certify that (i) the prospectuses and statements of additional
information listed below that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule
497 of the 1933 Act would not have differed from the prospectuses and
statements of additional information contained in the Trust's most recent
post-effective amendment, Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to the Trust's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 44"), which was
filed on February 28, 1997; and (ii) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44
has been filed electronically:
1. Prospectus dated February 28, 1997 for FedFund;
2. Prospectus dated February 28, 1997 for T-Fund;
3. Prospectus dated February 28, 1997 for T-Fund Plus Shares;
4. Prospectus dated February 28, 1997 for Federal Trust Fund;
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5. Prospectus dated February 28, 1997 for Treasury Trust Fund;
6. Prospectus dated February 28, 1997 for Treasury Trust Fund
Dollar Shares;
7. Statement of Additional Information dated February 28, 1997 for
FedFund and T-Fund;
8. Statement of Additional Information dated February 28, 1997 for
Federal Trust Fund and Treasury Trust Fund.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this filing, do not
hesitate to contact the undersigned at (215) 988-2482.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Beth K. Werths
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Beth K. Werths
BKW
