VIA EDGAR
January 3, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Putnam California Tax Exempt Income Trust (Reg. No. 2-81011)
(811-3630) (the "Trust")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Trust hereby certifies that the form of combined
prospectus/proxy statement and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Trust
pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-
14 (the "Amendment") would not have differed from that contained
in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such
Registration Statement and was filed electronically on December
29, 1995.
Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be
directed to Karl W. Saur at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1698.
Very truly yours,
Putnam California Tax Exempt
Income Trust
/s/ Gordon H. Silver
By: ----------------------------------
Gordon H. Silver
Vice President
cc: Joseph T. Turo, Esq.
John Kingston, Esq.
