DEAN WITTER U. S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET TRUST
TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
March 2, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Dean Witter U. S. Government Money Market Trust
File Number 2-74980
Dear Sir or 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 March 2,
1998.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Marilyn K. Cranney
Marilyn K. Cranney
Assistant Secretary
cc: Randolph Koch
Barry Fink