OMB APPROVAL
OMB NUMBER: 3235-0456
EXPIRES: AUGUST 31, 2000
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 24f-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
Please print or type.
1. Name and address of issuer:
Dean Witter Variable Investment Series
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048
2. The name of each series or class of securities for
which this Form is filed ( If the Form is being filed for
all series and classes of securities of the issuer, check
the box but do not list the series or classes) :
[ x ]
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-3692
Securities Act File Number: 2-82510
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is
filed:
December 31, 1997
4(b). [ ] Check box if this Form is being filed late
(i.e., more than 90 calendar days after the end of the
issuer's fiscal year). (See Instruction A.2)
Note: If this Form is being filed late, interest must be
paid on the registration fee due.
4(c). [ ] Check box if this is the last time the
issuer will be filing this Form.
5.Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $
1,519,036,191.00
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $
(661,458,344.00)
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during any prior fiscal year ending no
earlier than October 11, 1995 that were not
previously used to reduce registration fees payable
to the Commission: $ 0.00
(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii)
and 5(iii)] : $
(661,458,344.00)
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from item 5(i)] :
$ 857,577,847.00
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future
years if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
$(0.00)
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See
Instruction C.9):
x 0.000295
(viii)Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item
5(vii)] (enter 0 if no fee is due):
=$ 0.00
NO FEE IS DUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESPONSE OF THE
OFFICE OF INSURANCE PRODUCTS, DIVISION OF INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT, REFERENCE 1-P-3-95, TO THE AMERICAN COUNCIL
OF LIFE INSURANCE, DATED JUNE 20, 1995.
The insurance products to which the registrant offers
its shares filed their rule 24f-2 notices as follows:
Separate Account B of Paragon Life Insurance Co.
Filed Date: April 8, 1998
Accession Number: 0000950131-98-002464
Allstate Life of New York Variable Annuity Account II A
Filed Date: February 27, 1998
Accession Number: 0000945095-98-000027
Northbrook Variable Annuity Account II
Filed: February 27, 1998
Accession Number: 0000945094-98-000022
Northbrook Life Variable Life Separate A
Filed: February 27, 1998
Accession Number: 0000945094-98-000021
Allstate Life of New York Variable Annuity Account
Filed: February 26, 1998
Accession Number: 0000945094-98-000019
Northbrook Variable Annuity Account
Filed: February 26, 1997
Accession Number: 0000945094-98-000017
Glenbrook Life Aim Variable Life Separate Account A
Filed: February 26, 1998
Accession Number: 0000945094-98-000018
Allstate Life of New York Separate Account A
Filed: February 27, 1998
Accession Number: 0000945094-98-000020
Glenbrook Life & Annuity Co. Separate Account A
Filed: February 27, 1998
Accession Number: 0000945094-98-000023
Glenbrook Life Multi-Manager Variable Account
Filed: February 27, 1998
Accession Number: 0000945094-98-000024
Glenbrook Life Variable Life Separate Account A
Filed: February 27, 1998
Accession Number: 0000945094-98-000025
Glenbrook Life & Annuity Co. Variable Annuity Account
Filed: February 27, 1998
Accession Number: 0000945094-98-000026
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by
deduction and amount of securities that were registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2
as in effect before [effective date of rescission of
rule 24e-2], then report the amount of securities
(number of shares or other units) deducted here: 0
. If there is a number of shares or other units that
were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold
at the end of the fiscal year for which this Form is
filed that are available for use by the issuer in
future fiscal years, then state that number here: 0
7. Interest due if this Form is being filed more than 90
days after
the end of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction
D):
+$ 0
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus
any interest
due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
NO FEE IS DUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESPONSE OF THE
OFFICE OF INSURANCE PRODUCTS, DIVISION OF INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT, REFERENCE 1-P-3-95, TO THE AMERICAN COUNCIL
OF LIFE INSURANCE, DATED JUNE 20, 1995.
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was
sent
to the Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery:
[ ] Wire Transfer
[ ] Mail or other means
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed by the following persons on
behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Barry Fink___ _________________________
Barry Fink
Secretary
Date: April 9, 1998
*Please print the name and title of the signing
officer below the signature.
