PUTNAM INVESTMENTS
January 28, 1994
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Putnam Corporate Asset Trust - CIK No. 0000730178
Request for Withdrawal of Amendment to
Registration Statement on Form 485b24e;
File No. 2-87053
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In an attempt to file Post-effective Amendment Number 10 for
Putnam Managed Income Trust, a post-effective amendment was
inadvertently filed under Putnam Corporate Asset Trust on January
28th at 9:11 am. The Accession number for this erroneous filing
is 0000764110-94-000002.
We request withdrawal of this amendment pursuant to Rule 477(a)
under the Securities Act of 1933.
Sincerely,
//Karen R. Kay//
Karen R. Kay
Senior Vice President and
Assistant General Counsel
Putnam Investments, Inc.