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Filed Pursuant to Rule 497
Registration File No.: 333-26101
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
SUPPLEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 2, 1997 TO STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED
MAY 1, 1997
MEMBERS RETIREMENT PROGRAM
FUNDED UNDER A GROUP ANNUITY CONTRACT WITH THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
This Supplement amends certain information in the Statement of Additional
Information ("SAI") dated May 1, 1997 for the Members Retirement Program,
Capitalized terms in this Supplement have the same meanings as in the SAI.
On Page SAI-13, in the Section entitled, "SUMMARY OF UNIT VALUES FOR THE
FUNDS," the fifth sentence of the first paragraph is deleted and replaced by
the following:
The MFS Research, Merrill Lynch World Strategy, T. Rowe Price Equity
Income and Warburg Pincus Small Company Value Fund Unit Values under
the Program were established at $10.47, $10.28, $10.35 and $10.49,
respectively, on August 1, 1997, the date on which these Funds became
available under the Program.
