May 7, 1997
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
ATTN.: Office of Filings, Information and Consumer Services
RE: Smith Barney Telecommunications Trust (the "Trust")
File Nos. 2-86519 and 811-3763
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
please accept this letter as certification that the prospectus and statement
of additional information of the Fund do not differ from those contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 (the "Amendment") to the Fund's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A. This Amendment was filed electronically on April
29, 1997, as Accession Number:0000091155-97-000226 and became effective
on April 30, 1997.
Any comments on this filing should be directed to the undersigned at
(212) 816-6393. Please return an electronic transmittal as evidence of your
receipt of this filing.
Very truly yours,
SMITH BARNEY TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRUST
/s/ Robert Vegliante
Robert Vegliante
Vice President & Associate General Counsel