FIRST INVESTORS U S GOVERNMENT PLUS FUND, 497J, 1999-05-04

FIRST INVESTORS U S GOVERNMENT PLUS FUND
497J, 1999-05-04

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FIRST INVESTORS U.S. GOVERNMENT PLUS FUND
95 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
(212) 858-8126


                                                      May 4, 1999


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC 20549

            Re:  First Investors U.S. Government Plus Fund
                  File Nos. 2-94932 and 811-4181
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Gentlemen:

      Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended  (the
"Act"), First Investors U.S. Government Plus Fund (the "Fund") hereby certifies:

      (1) The form of Prospectus  and Statement of Additional  Information  that
would have been filed under Rule 497(c) of the Act would not have  differed from
that  contained in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 17 to the Fund's  Registration
Statement,  the most recent Post-Effective  Amendment filed with the Commission;
and

      (2) The text of Post-Effective  Amendment No. 17 was filed  electronically
with the Commission.

                                Very truly yours,

                                FIRST INVESTORS U.S. GOVERNMENT PLUS FUND

                                By: /s/ C. Durso
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                                        C. Durso, Vice President