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[IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP LETTERHEAD]
LESLIE L. OGG
VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
December 1, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
ATTN: Ms. Patsy Mengiste, Document Control - EDGAR
Re: IDS Investment Series, Inc.
IDS Diversified Equity Income Fund
IDS Mutual
File No. 2-11328/811-54
Dear Ms. Mengiste:
Registrant certifies that the form of prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) 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,
IDS INVESTMENT SERIES, INC.
/s/ Leslie L. Ogg
Leslie L. Ogg
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
LLO/TM/rjf
