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SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUS OF
DEAN WITTER U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TRUST
DATED FEBRUARY 22, 1994
The first sentence of the third paragraph of the section of the Prospectus
entitled "INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES" is hereby replaced by the
following:
A portion of the U.S. Government securities purchased by the
Fund may be zero coupon securities with maturity dates in each
case no later than ten years from the settlement date for
purchase of such security.
The section of the Prospectus entitled "INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES"
is hereby supplemented by the addition of the following:
After January 1, 1995, the purchase or retention of stripped
mortgage-backed securities ("SMBS"), collateralized mortgage
obligations ("CMOs") and Real Estate Mortgage Investment
Conduits ("REMICs") investments will be made only in conformity
with the provisions of Section 703.5 of the National Credit
Union Administration Rules and Regulations, as such provisions
became effective on December 2, 1991.
December 30, 1994
