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SIGNATURE THOMAS F. MCDONOUGH
TITLE VICE PRESIDENT
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<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information
extracted from the Scudder Massachusetts Limited Term
Tax Free Fund Semiannual Report for the six month
period ended April 30, 1997 and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
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