American Balanced Fund, Inc.
One Market, Steuart Tower, Suite 1800, San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone (415)0421-9360
March 17, 2000
Document Control
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: American Balanced Fund, Inc.
File Nos. 811-66
2-10758
Ladies/Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j), I hereby certify that no changes have been made
to the form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information since the
electronic filing on 3/9/00 of Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 88
under The Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 27 under The Investment
Company Act of 1940.
Sincerely,
/s/ Patrick F. Quan
Patrick F. Quan
Secretary
cc: Mr. Bric Barrientos
(Division of Investment Management)
