FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS, INC.
ONE MARKET, STEUART TOWER, SUITE 1800, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
TELEPHONE (415)421-9360
March 4, 1998
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS, INC.
FILE NOS. 2-10760 AND 811-32
Gentlemen:
Enclosed for filing is the above-referenced Registrant's current definitive
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. There have been no changes
from Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 82 under the Securities Act of
1933 and Amendment No. 25 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 filed
electronically on February 27, 1998. This material is filed pursuant to the
requirements of Reg.230.497 under the Securities Act of 1933.
Sincerely,
Julie F. Williams
Enclosures
cc: Mr. Frank Dalton
Mr. Bric Barrientos
(Division of Investment Management)
