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NEW ENGLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
501 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(617) 578-2000
AMERICAN GATEWAY SERIES
Supplement dated March 5, 1997 to Prospectus dated July 1, 1996
as supplemented August 30, 1996
For Policies with initial premiums of $1,000,000 or more, the applicable
Administrative Charge has changed. In the text marked with an * on page A-9
and with a ** on page A-21, the final phrase is revised as follows: the 0.35%
Administrative Charge currently will be waived after the tenth Policy Year.
SUPP-97-AL
