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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 24F-2
                        Annual Notice of Securities Sold
                             Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

<TABLE>
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<S>                                         <C>
1.   Name and address of issuer:
                                              Scudder Fund, Inc.
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              345 Park Avenue
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              New York, NY 10154

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:

                                              Managed Government Securities Fund
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------


- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Investment Company Act File Number:
                                                                                811-3495
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

     Securities Act File Number:
                                                                                2-78122
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
                                                                                12-31-96
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close
     of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities sold after
     the close of the fiscal year but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2
     declaration:
                                                                                                               [   ]

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.   Date of termination of issuer's declaration under Rule 24f-2(a)(1), if applicable (see
     Instruction A.6):
                                                                                                   ------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.   Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had been
     registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to Rule
     24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the beginning of
     the fiscal year:

                                           Number:                            681,287,481
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Amount:                           $ 681,287,481
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

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8.   Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other than pursuant to Rule 24f-2:

                                           Number:                             18,871,253
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Amount:                            $ 18,871,253
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

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9.   Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:

                                           Number:                            475,466,734
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                           $ 475,466,734
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                       
<PAGE>

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10.  Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
     in reliance upon registration pursuant to Rule 24f-2:

                                           Number:                            475,466,734
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                            $475,466,734
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11.  Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal year
     in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
     Instruction B.7):
                                           Number:                             2,288,409
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                            $ 2,288,409
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12.  Calculation of registration fee:

     (i)      Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
              fiscal year in reliance on Rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):              $ 475,466,734
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (ii)     Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with
              dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if                +     $ 2,288,409
              applicable):
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (iii)    Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
              during the fiscal year (if applicable):                      -      $ 477,755,143
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (iv)     Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and
              previously applied as a reduction to filing fees
              pursuant to Rule 24e-2 (if applicable):                      +       $ 0
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (v)      Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued
              during the fiscal year in reliance on Rule 24f-2
              (line (i), plus line (ii), less line (iii), plus line                  0
              (iv)) (if applicable):
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (vi)     Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the
              Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable law or
              regulation (see Instruction C.6):                            x1/3300
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (vii)    Fee due (line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line             $       0
              (vi)):
                                                                           ==========================================

Instruction:  Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) only if the form is being filed within 60
              days after the close of the issuer's fiscal year.  See Instruction C.3.

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13.  Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox depository as described in
     section 3a of the Commission's Rules of Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).                   [   ]

     Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox
     depository:
                                                                                         ----------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                   SIGNATURES

     This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
     issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

     By (Signature and Title)*:               /s/Thomas F. McDonough
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Thomas F. McDonough, Secretary

     Date:
                -----------------------------------

                    *Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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</TABLE>

                                      2
<PAGE>
                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 24F-2
                        Annual Notice of Securities Sold
                             Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

<TABLE>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>
1.   Name and address of issuer:
                                              Scudder Fund, Inc.
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              345 Park Avenue
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              New York, NY 10154

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:

                                              Managed Federal Securities (Final Form 24f-2)
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------


- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Investment Company Act File Number:
                                                                                811-3495
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

     Securities Act File Number:
                                                                                2-78122
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
                                                                                12-31-96
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close
     of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities sold after
     the close of the fiscal year but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2
     declaration:
                                                                                                               [   ]

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.   Date of termination of issuer's declaration under Rule 24f-2(a)(1), if applicable (see
     Instruction A.6):
                                                                                                   ------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.   Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had been
     registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to Rule
     24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the beginning of
     the fiscal year:

                                           Number:                              596,000
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Amount:                             $ 596,000
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.   Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other than pursuant to Rule 24f-2:

                                           Number:                             4,463,304
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Amount:                            $ 4,463,304
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.   Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:

                                           Number:                             23,124,851
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                            $ 23,124,851
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                       
<PAGE>

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10.  Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
     in reliance upon registration pursuant to Rule 24f-2:

                                           Number:                             23,124,851
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                            $23,124,851
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11.  Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal year
     in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
     Instruction B.7):
                                           Number:                              387,522
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                              $387,522
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12.  Calculation of registration fee:

     (i)      Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
              fiscal year in reliance on Rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):              $ 23,124,851
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (ii)     Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with
              dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if                +     $ 387,522
              applicable):
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (iii)    Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
              during the fiscal year (if applicable):                      -      $ 23,512,373
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (iv)     Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and
              previously applied as a reduction to filing fees
              pursuant to Rule 24e-2 (if applicable):                      +       $ 0
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (v)      Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued
              during the fiscal year in reliance on Rule 24f-2
              (line (i), plus line (ii), less line (iii), plus line                  0
              (iv)) (if applicable):
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (vi)     Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the
              Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable law or
              regulation (see Instruction C.6):                            x1/3300
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (vii)    Fee due (line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line             $       0
              (vi)):
                                                                           ==========================================

Instruction:  Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) only if the form is being filed within 60
              days after the close of the issuer's fiscal year.  See Instruction C.3.

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13.  Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox depository as described in
     section 3a of the Commission's Rules of Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).                   [   ]

     Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox
     depository:
                                                                                         ----------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                   SIGNATURES

     This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
     issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

     By (Signature and Title)*:               /s/Thomas F. McDonough
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Thomas F. McDonough, Secretary

     Date:
                -----------------------------------

                    *Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
                                       2


<PAGE>
                           U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                   Washington, D.C. 20549

                                         FORM 24F-2

                              Annual Notice of Securities Sold
                                   Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

<TABLE>

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>
1.   Name and address of issuer:

                                              Scudder Fund, Inc.

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              345 Park Avenue

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              New York, NY 10154

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:

                                              Managed Cash Fund

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------


- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Investment Company Act File Number:

                                                                                811-3495

                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

     Securities Act File Number:

                                                                                2-78122

                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:

                                                                                12-31-96

                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close
     of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities sold after
     the close of the fiscal year but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2
     declaration:

                                                                                                               [   ]

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.   Date of termination of issuer's declaration under Rule 24f-2(a)(1), if applicable (see
     Instruction A.6):

                                                                                                   ------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.   Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had been
     registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to Rule
     24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the beginning of
     the fiscal year:

                                           Number:                            653,164,473

                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Amount:                           $ 653,164,473
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.   Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other than pursuant to Rule 24f-2:

                                           Number:                                 0

                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Amount:                                $ 0
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.   Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:

                                           Number:                           2,285,419,535

                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                          $ 2,285,419,535
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

<PAGE>

10.  Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
     in reliance upon registration pursuant to Rule 24f-2:

                                           Number:                           2,225,640,355

                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                          $ 2,225,640,335
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11.  Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal year
     in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
     Instruction B.7):

                                           Number:                             10,791,498

                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                            $ 10,791,498
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12.  Calculation of registration fee:

     (i)      Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the

              fiscal year in reliance on Rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):             $ 2,225,640,355
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (ii)     Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with

              dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if                +   $ 10,791,498
              applicable):
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (iii)    Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased

              during the fiscal year (if applicable):                      -    $ 2,236,431,853
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (iv)     Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and
              previously applied as a reduction to filing fees
              pursuant to Rule 24e-2 (if applicable):                      +       $ 0
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (v)      Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued
              during the fiscal year in reliance on Rule 24f-2

              (line (i), plus line (ii), less line (iii), plus line                  0
              (iv)) (if applicable):
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (vi)     Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the
              Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable law or

              regulation (see Instruction C.6):                            x1/3300

                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (vii)    Fee due (line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line             $       0
              (vi)):
                                                                           ==========================================

Instruction:  Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) only if the form is being filed within 60
              days after the close of the issuer's fiscal year.  See Instruction C.3.

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13.  Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox depository as described in
     section 3a of the Commission's Rules of Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).                   [   ]

     Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox
     depository:

                                                                                         ----------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                   SIGNATURES

     This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
     issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

     By (Signature and Title)*:               /s/Thomas F. McDonough
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Thomas F. McDonough, Secretary

     Date:

                -----------------------------------

                    *Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 24F-2
                        Annual Notice of Securities Sold
                             Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

<TABLE>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>
1.   Name and address of issuer:
                                              Scudder Fund, Inc.
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              345 Park Avenue
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              New York, NY 10154

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:

                                              Managed Tax-Free Fund
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------


- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Investment Company Act File Number:
                                                                                811-3495
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

     Securities Act File Number:
                                                                                2-78122
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
                                                                                12-31-96
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close
     of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities sold after
     the close of the fiscal year but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2
     declaration:
                                                                                                               [   ]

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.   Date of termination of issuer's declaration under Rule 24f-2(a)(1), if applicable (see
     Instruction A.6):
                                                                                                   ------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.   Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had been
     registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to Rule
     24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the beginning of
     the fiscal year:

                                           Number:                            285,225,071
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Amount:                           $ 285,225,071
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.   Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other than pursuant to Rule 24f-2:

                                           Number:                                 0
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Amount:                                $ 0
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.   Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:

                                           Number:                            605,388,558
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                           $ 605,388,558
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                       
<PAGE>

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10.  Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
     in reliance upon registration pursuant to Rule 24f-2:

                                           Number:                            578,327,218
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                           $ 578,327,218
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11.  Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal year
     in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
     Instruction B.7):
                                           Number:                             2,369,718
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                            $ 2,369,718
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12.  Calculation of registration fee:

     (i)      Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
              fiscal year in reliance on Rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):               $578,327,218
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (ii)     Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with
              dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if                +     $ 2,369,718
              applicable):
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (iii)    Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
              during the fiscal year (if applicable):                      -       $ 580,696,936
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (iv)     Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and
              previously applied as a reduction to filing fees
              pursuant to Rule 24e-2 (if applicable):                      +       $ 0
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (v)      Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued
              during the fiscal year in reliance on Rule 24f-2
              (line (i), plus line (ii), less line (iii), plus line                  0
              (iv)) (if applicable):
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (vi)     Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the
              Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable law or
              regulation (see Instruction C.6):                            x1/3300
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (vii)    Fee due (line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line             $       0
              (vi)):
                                                                           ==========================================

Instruction:  Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) only if the form is being filed within 60
              days after the close of the issuer's fiscal year.  See Instruction C.3.

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13.  Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox depository as described in
     section 3a of the Commission's Rules of Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).                   [   ]

     Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox
     depository:
                                                                                         ----------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                   SIGNATURES

     This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
     issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

     By (Signature and Title)*:               /s/Thomas F. McDonough
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Thomas F. McDonough, Secretary

     Date:
                -----------------------------------

                    *Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
                                       2

<PAGE>

                                 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                          Washington, D.C. 20549

                                                FORM 24F-2
                                     Annual Notice of Securities Sold
                                          Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

<TABLE>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>
1.   Name and address of issuer:
                                              Scudder Fund, Inc.
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              345 Park Avenue
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              New York, NY 10154

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2.   Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:

                                              Managed Intermediate Government Fund (Final Form 24f-2)
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------


- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.   Investment Company Act File Number:
                                                                                811-3495
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

     Securities Act File Number:
                                                                                2-78122
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4.   Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
                                                                                12-31-96
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5.   Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close
     of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities sold after
     the close of the fiscal year but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2
     declaration:
                                                                                                               [   ]

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6.   Date of termination of issuer's declaration under Rule 24f-2(a)(1), if applicable (see
     Instruction A.6):
                                                                                                   ------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7.   Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had been
     registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to Rule
     24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the beginning of
     the fiscal year:

                                           Number:                                 0
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Amount:                                 $0
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.   Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other than pursuant to Rule 24f-2:

                                           Number:                             1,199,614
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Amount:                            $ 11,108,426
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9.   Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:

                                           Number:                               79,442
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                              $755,049
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                       
<PAGE>

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10.  Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
     in reliance upon registration pursuant to Rule 24f-2:

                                           Number:                               79,442
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                              $755,049
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11.  Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal year
     in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
     Instruction B.7):
                                           Number:                               15,218
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                             Aggregate Sale Price:                              $143,965
                                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12.  Calculation of registration fee:

     (i)      Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
              fiscal year in reliance on Rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):              $ 755,049
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (ii)     Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with
              dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if                +    $ 143,965
              applicable):
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (iii)    Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
              during the fiscal year (if applicable):                      -     $ 899,014
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (iv)     Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and
              previously applied as a reduction to filing fees
              pursuant to Rule 24e-2 (if applicable):                      +       $ 0
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (v)      Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued
              during the fiscal year in reliance on Rule 24f-2
              (line (i), plus line (ii), less line (iii), plus line                  0
              (iv)) (if applicable):
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (vi)     Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the
              Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable law or
              regulation (see Instruction C.6):                            x1/3300
                                                                           ------------------------------------------

     (vii)    Fee due (line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line             $       0
              (vi)):
                                                                           ==========================================

Instruction:  Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) only if the form is being filed within 60
              days after the close of the issuer's fiscal year.  See Instruction C.3.

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13.  Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox depository as described in
     section 3a of the Commission's Rules of Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).                   [   ]

     Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox
     depository:
                                                                                         ----------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                   SIGNATURES

     This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
     issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

     By (Signature and Title)*:               /s/Thomas F. McDonough
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Thomas F. McDonough, Secretary

     Date:
                -----------------------------------

                    *Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
                                       2




SULLIVAN & CROMWELL

                                            125 Broad Street, New York 1004-2498



                                                       February 21, 1997




Scudder Fund, Inc.,
  345 Park Avenue,
    New York, New York 10154.


Dear Sirs:

     In connection with the proposed filing of a notice pursuant to Rule 24f-2
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to 3,302,638,600 shares
(the "Shares") of Capital Stock, par value $.001 per share, of Scudder Fund,
Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), comprised of 475,466,734 shares of
the Managed Government Securities Fund, 23,124,851 shares of the Managed Federal
Securities Fund, 2,225,640,355 shares of the Managed Cash Fund, 578,327,218
shares of the Managed Tax-Free Fund and 79,442 shares of the Managed
Intermediate Government Fund, we, as your counsel, have examined such corporate
records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as we have
considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.
<PAGE>
Scudder Fund, Inc.                                                        -2-

     Upon the basis of such examination, we advise you that, in our opinion, the
Shares were validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

     The foregoing opinion is limited to the General Corporation Law of the
State of Maryland, and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws
of any other jurisdiction.

     We have relied as to certain matters on information obtained from public
officials, officers of the Company and other sources believed by us to be
responsible.

     We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in connection with the Company's notice referred to above.
In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.

                                             Very truly yours,
     
                                             /s/Sullivan & Cromwell



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