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Merrill Lynch U.S.A. Government Reserves
December 27, 1995
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Division of Investment Management
Re: Merrill Lynch U.S.A. Government Reserves Post-
Effective Amendment No. 14 to the Registration
Statement on Form N-1A (Securities Act File No.
2-78702; Investment Company Act File No. 811-3534)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act"), Merrill Lynch U.S.A. Government Reserves (the "Fund") hereby
certifies that:
(1) the form of prospectus and statement of additional information that
would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the 1933 Act
would not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 14 to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A,
constituting the most recent amendment to the Fund's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A; and
(2) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the Fund's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A was filed electronically with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 1995.
Very truly yours,
MERRILL LYNCH U.S.A.
GOVERNMENT RESERVES
By: /s/ Terry K. Glenn
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Terry K. Glenn
Executive Vice President
