Countrywide
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Investments, Inc.
January 2, 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. 35) has
been filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/ John F. Splain
John F. Splain
Secretary
312 Walnut Street . Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 . 513.629.2000 . 800.543.8721
