MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPEMENT SEC, 497J, 2000-05-04

MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPEMENT SEC
497J, 2000-05-04

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     MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
                         SECURITIES INC.
                     Two World Trade Center
                    New York, New York  10048
                         (212) 392-1600







May 4, 2000


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

Re:  Morgan  Stanley  Dean  Witter Natural  Resource  Development
Securities Inc.
     File #811-3129
     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  April
28, 2000.


                                        Very truly yours,
                                                              /s/
Todd Lebo
                                        Todd Lebo

Assistant Secretary



cc: Barry Fink, Esq.
      Larry Greene, Esq.