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MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS TRUST
500 BOYLSTON STREET o BOSTON o MASSACHUSETTS 02116-3741
617 o 954-5000
August 30, 1996
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Massachusetts Investors Trust (the "Trust") (File No. 2-11401)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
please accept this letter as certification that the Supplements to the
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the above-mentioned Trust
does not differ from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 (the
"Amendment") to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A. This Amendment
was filed electronically on August 29, 1996.
Please call Karen M. Ray at (617) 954-5801 or (800) 343-2829 ext.
5801 with any questions you may have.
Very truly yours,
JAMES R. BORDEWICK, JR.
James R. Bordewick, Jr.
Assistant Secretary
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