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Exhibit 99(17)
FORM OF PROXY
[Logo] YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
[Address]
VOTE TODAY BY MAIL,
TOUCH-TONE PHONE OR THE INTERNET
CALL TOLL FREE 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX OR
LOG ON TO WWW.PROXYWEB.COM/XXXXX
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KEMPER SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND
222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(800) [ ]
PROXY FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
[time], on May 24, 2001
The undersigned hereby appoints __________, ____________ and ____________,
and each of them, the proxies of the undersigned, with the power of substitution
to each of them, to vote all shares of the Kemper Short-Term U.S. Government
Fund (the "Fund") which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special
Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held at the offices of Scudder Kemper
Investments, Inc., 13th Floor, Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110-4103,
on May 24, 2001 at [time], Eastern time, and at any adjournments thereof.
PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN
THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS
REQUIRED.
Dated __________________________,2001
Please sign exactly as your name or
names appear. When signing as an
attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give your
full title as such.
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[Name]
[Address]
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Signature(s) of Shareholder(s)
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[Logo] YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
[Address]
VOTE TODAY BY MAIL,
TOUCH-TONE PHONE OR THE INTERNET
CALL TOLL FREE 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX OR
LOG ON TO WWW.PROXYWEB.COM/XXXXX
Please fold and detach card at perforation before mailing.
All properly executed proxies will be voted as directed. If no instructions
are indicated on a properly executed proxy, the proxy will be voted FOR approval
of the proposals.
THE PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF KEMPER KEMPER
SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE
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PROPOSALS.
Please vote by filling in the boxes below.
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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PROPOSAL 1
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To elect Trustees of the Trust. [_] [_] [_]
NOMINEES:
(01) John W. Ballantine, (02) Lewis A. Burnham,
(03) Linda C. Coughlin, (04) Donald L. Dunaway,
(05) James R. Edgar, (06) William F. Glavin, (07)
Robert B. Hoffman, (08) Shirley D. Peterson, (09)
Fred B. Renwick, (10) William P. Sommers, (11)
John G. Weithers.
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any
individual nominee, write the name(s) on the line
immediately below.
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PROPOSAL 2
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To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [_] [_] [_]
for the Fund. Under the Plan, (i) all or
substantially all of the assets and all of the
liabilities of the Fund would be transferred to
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund, (ii) each
shareholder of the Fund would receive shares of
Scudder Short Term Bond Fund of a corresponding
class to those held by the shareholder in the Fund
in an amount equal to the value of their holdings
in the Fund, and (iii) the Fund would then be
terminated.
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PROPOSAL 3
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To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as [_] [_] [_]
the independent auditors for the Fund for the
Fund's current fiscal year.
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The proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion on any other business
which may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments thereof.
PLEASE SIGN ON REVERSE SIDE
