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Filed Pursuant to Rule 497(e)
Registration File No.: 33-36217
33-57789
33-50857
2-74980
33-46049
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUSES OF
DEAN WITTER GLOBAL SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND INC. Dated December 24, 1996
DEAN WITTER INTERMEDIATE TERM U.S. TREASURY TRUST Dated April 30, 1997
DEAN WITTER SHORT-TERM BOND FUND Dated July 10, 1997
DEAN WITTER U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET TRUST Dated March 19, 1997
TCW/DW NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST Dated February 5, 1997
The Directors/Trustees of each investment company named above have
approved certain changes to the minimum required investments for each Fund.
Accordingly, the disclosure in the section of each of the above Prospectuses
entitled "Purchase of Fund Shares" pertaining to minimum investment
requirements is hereby modified to reflect the following:
The minimum initial purchase in the case of an "Education IRA" is $500,
if the Distributor has reason to believe that additional investments will
increase the investment in the account to $1,000 within three years.
In the case of investments pursuant to (i) Systematic Payroll Deduction
Plans (including Individual Retirement Plans), (ii) the InterCapital
mutual fund asset allocation program and (iii) fee-based programs approved
by the Distributor, pursuant to which participants pay an asset based fee
for services in the nature of investment advisory or administrative
services, the Fund, in its discretion, may accept investments without
regard to any minimum amounts which would otherwise be required, provided,
in the case of Systematic Payroll Deduction Plans, that the Distributor
has reason to believe that additional investments will increase the
investment in all accounts under such Plans to at least $1,000.
December 31, 1997
