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[Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. letterhead]
April 25, 2000
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Laura Riegel, Esq.
Division of Investment Management
Re: Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form N-14 of
Scudder Tax Free Trust (the "Trust")
File No. 333-31562
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Dear Ms. Riegel:
Pursuant to Rule 477(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"), the Trust hereby applies for an order of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") granting withdrawal of the registration
statement filed via EDGAR on Form N-14 under the 1933 Act (File No. 02-81105)
(the "Registration Statement") on April 24, 2000 under its EDGAR access codes
(Accession No. 0000912057-019363) (the "Application"). Due to a clerical error,
the Registration Statement was inadvertently filed using the incorrect 1933 Act
file number. For this reason, the Trust believes that withdrawal of the
Registration Statement is the appropriate course of action. The Trust further
believes that withdrawal of the Registration Statement is consistent with the
public interest and the protection of investors.
Please contact Allison R. Beakley at (617) 728-7124 with any questions
you may have concerning this Application.
Very truly yours,
John Millette
