August 1, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Dreyfus California Tax Exempt Money Market Fund (the "Fund")
File No. 811-4216
CIK No. 0000762855
Dear Sir/Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, this is to
certify that the Fund's form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule
497 does not differ from that contained in the most recent amendment to
the Fund's Registration Statement, electronically filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 1996.
Very truly yours,
Lawrence B. Stoller
Assistant General Counsel
The Dreyfus Corporation
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