IDS LIFE VARIABLE ANNUITY FUND B, 497J, 1994-04-29

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497J, 1994-04-29

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April 29, 1994



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

ATTN:   Ms. P.C. Pitts, Document Control - EDGAR

RE:     IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund B
        File No. 2-29358/811-1674 (Individual)
                 2-47430/811-1674 (Group)

Dear Ms. Pitts:

Registrant certifies that the form of prospectus that would have
been filed under paragraph (b) of Rule 497 would not have differed
from that contained in the most recent Registration Statement or
Amendment, and the text of the most recent Registration Statement
or Amendment has been filed electronically.

Sincerely,



Mary Ellyn Minenko
Counsel
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