New Perspective Fund, Inc.
333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071
Telephone (213) 486-9200 Fax (213) 486-9455
December 5, 1997
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: New Perspective Fund, Inc.
File Nos. 2-47749 and 811-2333
Gentlemen:
Enclosed for filing is the above-referenced Registrant's current definitive
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. There have been no changes
from the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 47 under the Securities Act
of 1933 and Amendment No. 30 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 filed
electronically on November 26, 1997. This material is filed pursuant to the
requirements of Reg.230.497 under the Securities Act of 1933.
Sincerely,
Vincent P. Corti
Enclosures
cc: Mr. Frank Dalton
Mr. Bric Barrientos
(Division of Investment Management)
