FIDELITY (LOGO) INVESTMENTS(registered trademark) FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston MA 02109-3614
617 563 7000
September 3, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: File Room
Re: Fidelity Advisor Series III Trust (the trust):
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund (the fund)
File No. 2-77571 and 811-3466
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of
1933 is certification that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information with respect to the above referenced fund do not differ from
those filed in the most recent post-effective amendment, which was filed
electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/Arthur S. Loring
Arthur S. Loring
Secretary