February 5, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Prudential Government Securities Trust
1. Money Market Series
2. U.S. Treasury Money Market Series
3. Short-Intermediate Term Series
(File No. 2-74139)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to subparagraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933
(the "1933 Act"), the Fund hereby certifies (i) that its Prospectuses that would
have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) would not have differed from the
Prospectuses contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 and (ii) that the text
of Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 was filed electronically on February 4, 1997.
Prudential Government Securities Trust
By: /s/ S. Jane Rose
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S. Jane Rose
Secretary
cc: Greg Bressler
