Countrywide
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Investments, Inc.
August 3, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Filing Desk
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Countrywide Strategic Trust
File Nos. 2-80859 and 811-3651
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned
certifies that (i) the form of Prospectuses 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 amendment to
Countrywide Strategic Trust's registration statement on Form N-1A and
(ii) the text of the most recent amendment (Post-Effective Amendment
No. 36) has been filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Betsy Santen
Betsy Santen
Assistant Secretary
312 Walnut Street . Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 . 513.629.2000 . 800.543.8721
