August 28, 1997
VIA EDGAR
From:
Beverly A. Byrne
Great-West Variable Annuity Account A
8515 E. Orchard Road
Englewood, CO 80111
To:
Securities and Exchange Commission
RE: Great-West Variable Annuity Account A - NSAR-A
File No. 811-1737
Dear Filing Desk:
The following document is the NSAR-A for the Great-West Variable
Annuity Account A.
If there should be any questions regarding this filing, please contact me
at (303) 689-3817 or my Legal Assistant, Susan Sellenberg, at (303)689-3822.
Sincerely,
/s/
Beverly A. Byrne
Secretary
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