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485APOS, 1994-12-22
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                   FORM N-1A

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                         Pre-Effective Amendment No. __
             Post-Effective Amendment No. 18  (File No. 2-96512)             /X/

                                     and/or

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                       THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

                    Amendment No. 21  (File No. 811-4260)                    /X/
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                         IDS FEDERAL INCOME FUND, INC.
                IDS Tower 10, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440-0010

                                 Leslie L. Ogg
                      901 S. Marquette Avenue, Suite 2810,
                           Minneapolis, MN 55402-3268
                                 (612) 330-9283
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                 APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING:

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

    / / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
    / / on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
    / / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
    /X/ on Mar. 3, 1995 pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)
    / / 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii)
    / / on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

    / / This post-effective amendment designates a new effective
      date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

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THE REGISTRANT HAS REGISTERED AN INDEFINITE NUMBER OR AMOUNT OF SECURITIES UNDER
THE  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-F  OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY
ACT OF 1940.  REGISTRANT'S RULE  24F-2 NOTICE FOR  ITS MOST  RECENT FISCAL  YEAR
ENDED JUNE 30, 1994, WAS FILED ON OR ABOUT AUG. 29, 1994.

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                             CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
 SHOWING LOCATION IN THE PROSPECTUS AND THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                                   CALLED FOR
           BY THE ITEMS ENUMERATED IN PART A AND PART B OF FORM N-1A.

Negative answers omitted from Part A or Part B are so indicated.
   
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                PART A
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                     Page Number in
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<S>               <C>
        1         3
        2         5-6
        3(a)      7
         (b)      NA
         (c)      7-10
         (d)      7
        4(a)      5;10-12;24-27
         (b)      10-12
         (c)      10-12
        5(a)      24-27;25;25-26
         (b)      24-27;27
         (b)(i)   27
         (b)(ii)  26
         (b)(iii) 26
         (c)      5
         (d)      5
         (e)      26
         (f)      26-27
         (g)      26
       5A(a)      *
         (b)      *
        6(a)      24
         (b)      NA
         (c)      NA
         (d)      24
         (e)      3;21-22
         (f)      22;22-23
         (g)      23-24
        7(a)      26-27
         (b)      9-10;12
         (c)      12-21
         (d)      15-16
         (e)      NA
         (f)      26-27
        8(a)      16-19
         (b)      NA
         (c)      16
         (d)      18
        9         None

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                PART B
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                     Page Number in
                      Statement of
                       Additional
    Item No.           Information
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<S>               <C>
       10         28
       11         29
       12         NA
       13(a)      30-32;52-59
         (b)      30-32
         (c)      31-32
         (d)      35
       14(a)      25-26**;48-51
         (b)      48-51
         (c)      51
       15(a)      NA
         (b)      NA
         (c)      51
       16(a)(i)   24-27**
         (a)(ii)  45-46;47-48
         (a)(iii) 45
         (b)      45-46;47-48
         (c)      NA
         (d)      None
         (e)      NA
         (f)      46-47;47-48
         (g)      NA
         (h)      51;51
         (i)      46;51
       17(a)      32-35
         (b)      35
         (c)      32-35
         (d)      34
         (e)      34
       18(a)      24**
         (b)      NA
       19(a)      38-42
         (b)      37-38;38-42
         (c)      NA
       20         44-45
       21(a)      46-47
         (b)      47
         (c)      NA
       22(a)      NA
         (b)      35-36
       23         51

<FN>

 *Designates page number is located in annual report.
**Designates page number in prospectus.
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                            IDS FEDERAL INCOME FUND

                                   PROSPECTUS

   
                     AUG. 29, 1994 AS REVISED MARCH 3, 1995
    

The  goals of IDS Federal  Income Fund, Inc. are  to provide shareholders with a
high level of current income and safety of principal consistent with  investment
in U.S. government and government agency securities.

This prospectus contains facts that can help you decide if the fund is the right
investment for you. Read it before you invest and keep it for future reference.

   
Additional  facts about  the fund are  in a Statement  of Additional Information
(SAI), filed with the  Securities and Exchange Commission.  The SAI, dated  Aug.
29, 1994 as revised March 3, 1995, is incorporated here by reference. For a free
copy, contact American Express Shareholder Service.
    

THESE  SECURITIES HAVE  NOT BEEN APPROVED  OR DISAPPROVED BY  THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES COMMISSION, NOR HAS THE  SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR  ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION PASSED  UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

SHARES IN THE FUND ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY  BANK, AND  SHARES ARE  NOT  FEDERALLY INSURED  BY THE  FEDERAL  DEPOSIT
INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.

   
                      American Express Shareholder Service
                                  P.O. Box 534
                                Minneapolis, MN
                                   55440-0534
                                  612-671-3733
                               TTY: 800-846-4852
    

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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
<TABLE>
<S>                                                          <C>
THE FUND IN BRIEF..........................................
  Goals....................................................
  Types of fund investments................................
  Manager and distributor..................................
  Portfolio manager........................................
  Alternative sales arrangements...........................
SALES CHARGE AND FUND EXPENSES.............................
  Sales charge.............................................
  Operating expenses.......................................
PERFORMANCE................................................
  Financial highlights.....................................
  Total returns............................................
  Yield....................................................
  Key terms................................................
INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISKS..............................
  Facts about investments and their risks..................
  Alternative investment option............................
  Valuing assets...........................................
HOW TO BUY, EXCHANGE OR SELL SHARES........................
  Alternative sales arrangements...........................
  How to buy shares........................................
  How to exchange shares...................................
  How to sell shares.......................................
  Reductions of the sales charge...........................
  Waivers of the sales charge..............................
SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES...............................
  Services.................................................
  Quick telephone reference................................
DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES....................................
  Dividend and capital gain distributions..................
  Reinvestments............................................
  Taxes....................................................
HOW THE FUND IS ORGANIZED..................................
  Shares...................................................
  Voting rights............................................
  Shareholder meetings.....................................
  Directors and officers...................................
  Investment manager and transfer agent....................
  Distributor..............................................
ABOUT AEFC.................................................
  General information......................................
</TABLE>
    

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                               THE FUND IN BRIEF

GOALS

   
IDS  Federal Income  Fund seeks  to provide  shareholders with  a high  level of
current income  and  safety of  principal  consistent with  investment  in  U.S.
government  and government  agency securities.  Because any  investment involves
risk, achieving these goals cannot  be guaranteed. Only shareholders can  change
the goals.
    

TYPES OF FUND INVESTMENTS

The  fund is a  diversified mutual fund that  invests at least  65% of its total
assets in securities issued  or guaranteed as to  principal and interest by  the
U.S.  government and  its agencies.  Most investments  are in  pools of mortgage
loans. The fund also may invest in non-governmental debt securities,  derivative
instruments  and money market instruments. Some of the fund's investments may be
considered speculative and involve additional investment risks.

MANAGER AND DISTRIBUTOR

   
The fund is managed by American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC), a provider
of financial services since 1894. AEFC  currently manages more than $38  billion
in  assets for the  IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP.  Shares of the  fund are sold through
American Express Financial Advisors Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AEFC.
    

PORTFOLIO MANAGER

   
Jim Snyder joined AEFC in 1989 as an investment analyst and currently serves  as
portfolio manager. He was appointed portfolio manager of this fund in 1993 after
having  served as associate portfolio manager of this fund from 1992 to 1993. He
also serves as portfolio manager of IDS Life Series Fund, Government  Securities
Portfolio.  Prior to joining AEFC, he had been a Quantitative Investment Analyst
at Harris Trust.
    

   
ALTERNATIVE SALES ARRANGEMENTS
    
   
The fund offers its  shares in three  classes. Class A shares  are subject to  a
sales charge at the time of purchase. Class B shares are subject to a contingent
deferred  sales charge (CDSC) on redemptions made within 6 years of purchase and
an annual distribution  (12b-1) fee.  Class Y shares  are sold  without a  sales
charge  to  qualifying institutional  investors.  Other differences  between the
classes include the fees paid by each class. The fund offers these  alternatives
so  you may choose the method of purchasing shares that is most beneficial given
the amount of purchase, length of time  you expect to hold the shares and  other
circumstances.
    

                         SALES CHARGE AND FUND EXPENSES

SALES CHARGE

   
When  you buy Class A shares, you pay a maximum sales charge of 5% of the public
offering price. This charge can be reduced, depending on your total  investments
in  IDS funds. See "Reductions of the  sales charge." No sales charge applies at
the time of purchase of Class B  shares, although Class B shares may be  subject
to  a  CDSC  on  redemptions made  within  6  years and  are  subject  to annual
distribution (12b-1) fees.  Class Y shares  are sold without  a sales charge  to
qualifying institutional investors.
    

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SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Class A        Class B        Class Y
                                                       -------------  -------------  -------------
<S>                                                    <C>            <C>            <C>
Maximum sales charge on purchases (as a percentage of
  offering price)....................................           5%             0%             0%
Maximum deferred sales charge imposed on redemptions
  (as a percent of original purchase price)..........           0%             5%             0%
</TABLE>
    

OPERATING EXPENSES

   
The  fund pays certain expenses out of its  assets for each class of shares. The
expenses are reflected in  the fund's daily share  price and dividends, and  are
not  charged  directly  to shareholder  accounts.  The following  chart  gives a
projection of these expenses -- based on historical expenses.
    

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
  (% of average daily net assets):

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        Class A      Class B      Class Y
                                                      -----------  -----------  -----------
<S>                                                   <C>          <C>          <C>
Management fee......................................       0.00%        0.00%        0.00%
12b-1 fee...........................................       0.00%        0.00%        0.00%
Other expenses......................................       0.00%        0.00%        0.00%
Total...............................................       0.00%        0.00%        0.00%
</TABLE>
    

   
Expenses for Class  A are based  on actual  expenses for the  last fiscal  year,
restated to reflect current fees. Expenses for Class B and Class Y are estimated
based  on the restated expenses for Class A, except that the 12b-1 fee for Class
B is based on the Plan and Agreement of Distribution for that class.
    

EXAMPLE:  Suppose  for each year  for the next  10 years, fund  expenses are  as
above  and  annual return  is 5%.  If you  sold your  shares at  the end  of the
following years, for each $1,000 invested, you would pay total expenses of:

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    1 year     3 years     5 years    10 years**
                                  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
<S>                               <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Class A.........................  $           $           $           $
Class B.........................  $           $           $           $
Class B*........................  $           $           $           $
Class Y.........................  $           $           $           $
<FN>
 *Assuming Class B shares are not redeemed at the end of the period.
**Assuming conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares after 8 years.
</TABLE>
    

   
THIS EXAMPLE DOES NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL EXPENSES, PAST OR FUTURE. ACTUAL EXPENSES
MAY  BE  HIGHER  OR  LOWER  THAN  THOSE  SHOWN.  Because  Class  B  pays  annual
distribution  (12b-1) fees, long-term shareholders of Class B may indirectly pay
an equivalent of more than  a 6.25% sales charge,  the maximum permitted by  the
National Association of Securities Dealers.
    

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                                  PERFORMANCE
    

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Fiscal period ended June 30, Per share income and capital
                                                                                     changes*
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<S>                                                      <C>     <C>     <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
                                                          1994    1993   1992   1991   1990   1989   1988   1987   1986**
                                                         ------  ------  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -------
Net asset value beginning of period....................   $5.30   $5.19  $5.10  $5.00  $5.02  $5.02  $5.01  $5.07  $ 5.00

<CAPTION>
                                                                        Income from investment operations:
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                      <C>     <C>     <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
Net investment income..................................     .29     .32    .36    .42    .42    .40    .41    .40     .41
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and
 unrealized)...........................................    (.31)    .13    .09    .09   (.02)    --    .01   (.03)    .10
Total from investment operations.......................    (.02)    .45    .45    .51    .40    .40    .42    .37     .51
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Less distributions:
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                      <C>     <C>     <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
Dividends from net investment income...................    (.29)   (.32)  (.36)  (.41)  (.42)  (.40)  (.41)  (.40)   (.41 )
Distributions from realized gains......................    (.14)   (.02)    --     --     --     --     --   (.03)   (.03 )
Total distributions....................................    (.43)   (.34)  (.36)  (.41)  (.42)  (.40)  (.41)  (.43)   (.44 )
Net asset value, end of period.........................   $4.85   $5.30  $5.19  $5.10  $5.00  $5.02  $5.02  $5.01  $ 5.07
<CAPTION>
                                                                             Ratios/supplemental data
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          1994    1993   1992   1991   1990   1989   1988   1987   1986**
                                                         ------  ------  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -------
<S>                                                      <C>     <C>     <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
Net assets, end of period (in millions)................  $1,025  $1,025  $ 834  $ 397  $ 234  $ 183  $ 183  $ 181  $  202
Ratio of expenses to average daily net assets..........     .76%    .77%   .79%   .80%   .82%   .79%   .80%   .86%    .73%
Ratio of net income to average daily net assets........    5.64%   6.03%  6.93%  8.20%  8.53%  8.15%  8.24%  7.81%   9.09%***
Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term
 securities)...........................................     304%    227%   104%    52%   104%    81%   143%    36%    108%
Total return+..........................................    (0.5%)    9.0%   9.0%  10.8%   8.3%   8.4%   8.8%   7.4%   10.5%++

<FN>

           *For a share outstanding throughout the period. Rounded to the
            nearest cent.
          **Commencement of operations. Period from Aug. 19, 1985 to June 30,
            1986.
         ***Adjusted to an annual basis.
           +Total return does not reflect payment of a sales charge.
          ++For  the fiscal  period ended  June 30,  1986, the  annualized total
            return is 12.2%.
</TABLE>

   
The information  in  this table  has  been audited  by  KPMG Peat  Marwick  LLP,
independent   auditors.   The  independent   auditors'  report   and  additional
information about the performance of the fund are contained in the fund's annual
report which, if  not included  with this  prospectus, may  be obtained  without
charge.  Information on Class  B and Class  Y shares is  not included because no
shares of those classes were outstanding for the periods shown.
    

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TOTAL RETURNS

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS as of June 30, 1994
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                                                            5 years      Since
Purchase made                                  1 year ago     ago      inception*
- ---------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------
<S>                                            <C>         <C>         <C>
Federal Income: Class A......................      -5.5%      +6.1%        +7.4%
Lehman Aggregate Bond Index..................      -1.3%      +8.5%        +9.7%
Lehman Treasury Bond Index...................      -1.3%      +8.3%        +9.2%
<FN>
*Aug. 19, 1985
</TABLE>
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS as of June 30, 1994
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                                                          5 years       Since
Purchase made                                1 year ago     ago      inception*
- -------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -----------
<S>                                          <C>         <C>         <C>
Federal Income: Class A....................      -5.5%      +34.6%       +88.3%
Lehman Aggregate Bond Index................      -1.3%      +50.2%      +127.3%
Lehman Treasury Bond Index.................      -1.3%      +49.1%      +119.1%
<FN>
*Aug. 19, 1985
</TABLE>
    

   
These examples  show total  returns  from hypothetical  investments in  Class  A
shares  of the fund. No  shares for Class B and  Class Y were outstanding during
the periods presented. These  returns are compared to  those of popular  indexes
for the same periods.
    

For purposes of calculation, information about the fund assumes:

   
- - a sales charge of 5% for Class A shares
    

- - no  adjustments for taxes an  investor may have paid  on the reinvested income
  and capital gains

- - a period of widely fluctuating securities prices. Returns shown should not  be
  considered a representation of the fund's future performance.

The  fund invests primarily in debt securities  that may be different from those
in the  indexes.  The indexes  reflect  reinvestment of  all  distributions  and
changes in market prices, but exclude brokerage commissions or other fees.

Lehman  Aggregate Bond Index is  made up of a  representative list of government
and corporate  bonds  as well  as  asset-backed securities  and  mortgage-backed
securities.  The index is  frequently used as  a general measure  of bond market
performance. However,  the  securities used  to  create  the index  may  not  be
representative of the bonds held in the fund.

Lehman  Treasury Bond Index  is made up  of a representative  list of government
bonds which include all  publicly issued obligations of  the U.S. Treasury.  The
index  is  frequently used  as  a general  measure  of bond  market performance.
However, the securities used  to create the index  may not be representative  of
the debt securities held in the fund.

YIELD

The  fund's annualized  yield for  the 30-day  period ended  June 30,  1994, was
5.37%.

The fund calculates this 30-day annualized yield by dividing:

- - net investment income per share deemed earned during a 30-day period by

- - the public offering price per share on the last day of the period, and

- - converting the result to a yearly equivalent figure.

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THIS YIELD CALCULATION DOES  NOT INCLUDE ANY  CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES  CHARGE,
RANGING FROM 5% TO 0% ON CLASS B SHARES, WHICH WOULD REDUCE THE YIELD QUOTED.
    

The  fund's  yield varies  from  day to  day,  mainly because  share  values and
offering prices (which  are calculated  daily) vary  in response  to changes  in
interest  rates. Net investment  income normally changes much  less in the short
run. Thus, when interest rates rise and share values fall, yield tends to  rise.
When interest rates fall, yield tends to follow.

Past yields should not be considered an indicator of future yields.

KEY TERMS

NET ASSET VALUE (NAV)

   
Value  of a single fund share.  For each class, it is  the total market value of
all of a fund's  investments and other assets  attributable to that class,  less
any  liabilities attributable to that class, divided  by the number of shares of
that class outstanding.
    

   
When you buy shares, you pay the NAV plus any applicable sales charge. When  you
sell shares, the price you receive is the NAV minus any applicable sales charge.
The  NAV usually  changes daily,  and is  calculated at  the close  of business,
normally 3 p.m.  Central time, each  business day  (any day the  New York  Stock
Exchange  is open). NAV generally declines  as interest rates increase and rises
as interest rates decline.
    

PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE

   
Price at which you buy shares. It is the NAV plus the sales charge for Class  A.
It  is the NAV for Class  B and Class Y. NAVs  and public offering prices of IDS
funds are listed each day in major newspapers and financial publications.
    

INVESTMENT INCOME

Dividends and interest earned on securities held by the fund.

   
CAPITAL GAINS OR LOSSES
    
Increase or decrease in value of the securities the fund holds. Gains or  losses
are realized when securities that have increased or decreased in value are sold.
A  fund also  may have  unrealized gains or  losses when  securities increase or
decrease in value but are not sold.

   
DISTRIBUTIONS
    
Payments to  shareholders  of  two  types:  investment  income  (dividends)  and
realized net long-term capital gains (capital gains distributions).

   
TOTAL RETURN
    
Sum  of  all of  your  returns for  a given  period,  assuming you  reinvest all
distributions. Calculated by taking the total value of shares you own at the end
of the period  (including shares acquired  by reinvestment), less  the price  of
shares you purchased at the beginning of the period.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

The  annually compounded rate of return over a given time period (usually two or
more years) --  total return for  the period converted  to an equivalent  annual
figure.

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YIELD
    
Net  investment income earned per share for  a specified time period, divided by
the offering price at the end of the period.

                         INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISKS

The fund invests primarily  in securities issued or  guaranteed as to  principal
and  interest by the U.S. government,  its agencies and instrumentalities. Under
normal market  conditions, at  least 65%  of  the fund's  total assets  will  be
invested in such securities. Although the fund may invest in any U.S. government
securities,  it is anticipated that  most of the portfolio  will consist of U.S.
government securities representing part ownership of pools of mortgage loans.

The  various  types  of  investments  the  portfolio  manager  uses  to  achieve
investment  performance are described in more detail  in the next section and in
the SAI.

FACTS ABOUT INVESTMENTS AND THEIR RISKS

   
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES:   U.S. Treasury  bonds, notes and  bills, and  securities
including mortgage pass through certificates of the Government National Mortgage
Association (GNMA), are guaranteed by the U.S. government. Other U.S. government
securities  are issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or government-sponsored
enterprises but are not direct obligations of the U.S. government. These include
securities supported by  the right of  the issuer to  borrow from the  Treasury,
such  as  obligations  of Federal  Home  Loan Mortgage  Corporation  (FHLMC) and
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) bonds. Because the U.S.  government
is not obligated to provide financial support to its instrumentalities, the fund
will  invest  only in  securities issued  by  those instrumentalities  where the
investment manager is satisfied the credit risk is minimal.
    

   
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES:   A mortgage  pass through certificate  is one  that
represents an interest in a pool, or group, of mortgage loans assembled by GNMA,
FNMA,  or FHLMC or non-governmental entities. In pass-through certificates, both
principal and interest  payments, including prepayments,  are passed through  to
the  holder of the certificate. Prepayments  on underlying mortgages result in a
loss of anticipated  interest, and  the actual yield  (or total  return) to  the
fund,  which is influenced by both  stated interest rates and market conditions,
may be different than the  quoted yield on the  certificates. The fund also  may
invest in non-governmental mortgage-related securities and debt securities, such
as   bonds,  debentures  and  collateralized  mortgage  obligations  secured  by
mortgages on commercial real estate  or residential rental properties,  provided
such  securities are  rated A  or better by  Moody's Investors  Service, Inc. or
Standard & Poor's  Corporation or, if  not rated, are  of equivalent  investment
quality  as determined  by the fund's  investment manager.  Some U.S. government
securities may be purchased  on a "when-issued" basis,  which means that it  may
take  as long as 45 days after  the purchase before the securities are delivered
to the fund.
    

The fund may invest in stripped mortgage-backed securities. Generally, there are
two classes  of  stripped mortgage-backed  securities:  Interest Only  (IO)  and
Principal  Only (PO). IOs entitle the holder to receive distributions consisting
of all or a portion of the interest on the underlying pool of mortgage loans  or
mortgage-backed  securities.  POs entitle  the  holder to  receive distributions
consisting   of    all   or    a    portion   of    the   principal    of    the

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underlying  pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. The cash flows
and yields on  IOs and  POs are  extremely sensitive  to the  rate of  principal
payments   (including  prepayments)   on  the   underlying  mortgage   loans  or
mortgage-backed securities. A  rapid rate  of principal  payments may  adversely
affect  the yield  to maturity  of IOs.  A slow  rate of  principal payments may
adversely affect the yield to maturity  of POs. If prepayments of principal  are
greater   than  anticipated,  an  investor  may  incur  substantial  losses.  If
prepayments of principal are slower than anticipated, the yield on a PO will  be
affected more severely than would be the case with a traditional mortgage-backed
security.
    

The  fund may  purchase mortgage-backed  security (MBS)  put spread  options and
write covered MBS  call spread options.  MBS spread options  are based upon  the
changes  in the price spread between  a specified mortgage-backed security and a
like-duration Treasury security. MBS spread options are traded in the OTC market
and are of short duration,  typically one to two months.  The fund would buy  or
sell  covered  MBS  call  spread  options  in  situations  where mortgage-backed
securities are expected to under perform like-duration Treasury securities.

DEBT SECURITIES:  The price of  an investment-grade bond fluctuates as  interest
rates  change or if its credit rating is upgraded or downgraded. Securities that
are subsequently downgraded in quality may continue  to be held by the fund  and
will be sold only if the fund's portfolio manager believes it is advantageous to
do so.

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS:  The portfolio manager may use derivative instruments in
addition to securities to achieve investment performance. Derivative instruments
include  futures, options and forward contracts. Such instruments may be used to
maintain cash reserves  while remaining  fully invested,  to offset  anticipated
declines  in values of investments, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction
costs, or  to  pursue  higher investment  returns.  Derivative  instruments  are
characterized  by requiring little or  no initial payment and  a daily change in
price based on or derived from a security, a currency, a group of securities  or
currencies,  or an index.  A number of strategies  or combination of instruments
can be used  to achieve  the desired investment  performance characteristics.  A
small  change in the  value of the  underlying security, currency  or index will
cause a  sizable  gain  or loss  in  the  price of  the  derivative  instrument.
Derivative  instruments  allow the  portfolio manager  to change  the investment
performance characteristics  very  quickly and  at  lower costs.  Risks  include
losses  of premiums,  rapid changes  in prices,  defaults by  other parties, and
inability to close such  instruments. The fund  will use derivative  instruments
only to achieve the same investment performance characteristics it could achieve
by  directly  holding  those  securities  and  currencies  permitted  under  the
investment policies. The fund will  designate cash or appropriate liquid  assets
to cover its portfolio obligations. No more than 5% of the fund's net assets can
be  used at  any one time  for good faith  deposits on futures  and premiums for
options on futures that do not offset existing investment positions. For further
information, see the options and futures appendix in the SAI.

SECURITIES AND DERIVATIVE  INSTRUMENTS THAT  ARE ILLIQUID:   Illiquid means  the
security or derivative instrument cannot be sold quickly in the normal course of
business.  Some investments cannot be resold to the U.S. public because of their
terms or  government regulations.  All  securities and  derivative  instruments,
however,  can  be  sold  in  private  sales,  and  many  may  be  sold  to other

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institutions and qualified buyers or  on foreign markets. The portfolio  manager
will  follow  guidelines  established by  the  board of  directors  and consider
relevant factors such as  the nature of  the security and  the number of  likely
buyers  when determining whether a security is illiquid. No more than 10% of the
fund's net assets will be held in securities and derivative instruments that are
illiquid.

   
MONEY MARKET  INSTRUMENTS:   Short-term debt  securities rated  in the  top  two
grades  are used to  meet daily cash needs  and at various  times to hold assets
until better  investment opportunities  arise. Generally  less than  25% of  the
fund's  total  assets  are  in  these  money  market  instruments.  However, for
temporary defensive purposes these  investments could exceed  that amount for  a
limited period of time.
    

The  investment  policies  described  above  may  be  changed  by  the  board of
directors.

LENDING PORTFOLIO SECURITIES:  The fund  may lend its securities to earn  income
so  long as borrowers provide collateral equal to the market value of the loans.
The risks are that borrowers will not provide collateral when required or return
securities when due. Unless shareholders approve otherwise, loans may not exceed
30% of the fund's net assets.

   
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT OPTION
    
   
In the future, the board of the fund may determine for operating efficiencies to
use a  master feeder  structure.  Under that  structure, the  fund's  investment
portfolio  would be managed by another investment  company with the same goal as
the fund, rather than investing directly in a portfolio of securities.
    

VALUING ASSETS

- - Securities (except bonds) and assets  with available market values are  valued
  on that basis.

- - Securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost.

- - Bonds  and assets without readily available market values are valued according
  to methods selected in good faith by the board of directors.

                      HOW TO BUY, EXCHANGE OR SELL SHARES

   
HOW TO BUY SHARES -- ALTERNATIVE SALES ARRANGEMENTS
    
   
The fund offers three different classes of shares -- Class A, Class B and  Class
Y.   The  primary  differences  among  the  classes  are  in  the  sales  charge
    

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structures and in their  ongoing expenses. These  differences are summarized  in
the table below. You may choose the class that best suits your circumstances and
objectives.
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              Sales charge and          Service fee
            distribution (12b-1)     (as a % of average
                     fee             daily net assets)       Other information
           -----------------------  --------------------  -----------------------
<S>        <C>                      <C>                   <C>
Class A    Maximum initial sales    Service fee of        Initial sales charge
           charge of 5%             0.175%                waived or reduced for
                                                          certain purchases
Class B    No initial sales         Service fee of        Shares convert to Class
           charge; distribution     0.175%                A after 8 years; CDSC
           fee of 0.75% of daily                          waived in certain
           net assets; maximum                            circumstances
           CDSC of 5% declines to
           0% after 6 years
Class Y    None                     None                  Available only to
                                                          certain qualifying
                                                          institutional investors
</TABLE>
    

   
CONVERSION  OF CLASS  B SHARES TO  CLASS A SHARES_--_Eight  calendar years after
Class B shares are purchased, Class B shares will convert to Class A shares  and
will  no longer be  subject to a  distribution fee. Current  holdings of Class B
shares will convert beginning in  1996. The conversion will  be on the basis  of
relative  net asset  values of  the two classes,  without the  imposition of any
sales  charge.  Class  B  shares  purchased  through  reinvested  dividends  and
distributions  will convert to Class A shares in a pro-rata portion as the Class
B shares purchased other than through reinvestment.
    

   
CONSIDERATIONS  IN  DETERMINING  WHETHER  TO   PURCHASE  CLASS  A  OR  CLASS   B
SHARES_--_You  should consider the  information below in  determining whether to
purchase Class A or Class B shares.
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 If you purchase Class A shares    If you purchase Class B shares
- --------------------------------  --------------------------------
             SALES CHARGES ON PURCHASE OR REDEMPTION
<S>                               <C>
- - You will not have all of your   - All of your money is invested
  purchase price invested. Part     in shares of stock. However,
  of your purchase price will go    you will pay a sales charge if
  to pay the sales charge. You      you redeem your shares within
  will not pay a sales charge       6 years of purchase.
  when you redeem your shares.

- - You will be able to take        - No reductions of the sales
  advantage of reductions in the    charge are available for large
  sales charge. If your             purchases.
  investments in IDS funds total
  $250,000 or more, you are
  better off paying the reduced
  sales charge in Class A than
  paying the higher fees in
  Class B. If you qualify for a
  waiver of the sales charge,
  you should purchase Class A
  shares.

- - The sales charges  and distribution fee  are structured so  that
  you  will have approximately the same total return at the end of
  8 years regardless of which class you chose.
</TABLE>
    

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    If you purchase Class A shares           If you purchase Class B shares
- ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------
<S>                                      <C>
                                ONGOING EXPENSES
- - Your shares will have a lower expense  - The distribution and transfer agent
  ratio than Class B shares because        fees for Class B will cause your
  Class A does not pay a distribution      shares to have a higher expense ratio
  fee and the transfer agent fee for       and to pay lower dividends than Class
  Class A is lower than the fee for        A shares. After 8 years, Class B
  Class B. As a result, Class A shares     shares will convert to Class A shares
  will pay higher dividends than Class     and will no longer be subject to
  B shares.                                higher fees.
</TABLE>
    

   
You should  consider how  long you  plan to  hold your  shares and  whether  the
accumulated  higher fees and CDSC on Class B shares prior to conversion would be
less than the  initial sales charge  on Class  A shares. Also  consider to  what
extent  the difference would be offset by  the lower expenses on Class A shares.
To help  you  in this  analysis,  the Example  in  the "Sales  charge  and  fund
expenses"  section of the prospectus illustrates  the charges applicable to each
class of shares.
    

   
CLASS Y SHARES_--_Class Y shares are offered to certain institutional investors.
Class Y shares are sold without a front-end  sales charge or a CDSC and are  not
subject  to either a service fee or  a distribution fee. The following investors
are eligible to purchase Class Y shares:
    

   
    - Qualified employee benefit plans* if the plan:
    
   
    -- uses a daily transfer recordkeeping service offering participants daily
       access to IDS funds and has
    
   
       -- at least $10 million in plan assets or
       -- 500 or more participants; or
    
   
    -- does not use daily transfer recordkeeping and has
       -- at least $3 million invested in funds of the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP or
    
   
       -- 500 or more participants.
    

    - Trust companies or similar institutions, and charitable organizations that
      meet the definition in  Section 501(c)(3) of  the Internal Revenue  Code.*
      These  must have at least $10 million  invested in funds of the IDS MUTUAL
      FUND GROUP.

   
    - Nonqualified deferred compensation plans* whose participants are  included
      in a qualified employee benefit plan described above.
    

   
*Eligibility  must be  determined in  advance by  AEFC. To  do so,  contact your
 financial advisor.
    

   
Financial advisors may receive different compensation for selling Class A, Class
B and Class Y shares.
    

HOW TO BUY SHARES

   
If you're investing in this  fund for the first time,  you'll need to set up  an
account.   Your  financial  advisor  will  help  you  fill  out  and  submit  an
application. Once  your  account  is  set  up,  you  can  choose  among  several
convenient ways to invest.
    

   
IMPORTANT:  When opening  an account,  you must  provide AEFC  with your correct
Taxpayer Identification  Number  (Social  Security  or  Employer  Identification
number). See "Distributions and taxes."
    

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<PAGE>
When  you buy shares for a new or  existing account, the price you pay per share
is determined at the close  of business on the  day your investment is  received
and accepted at the Minneapolis headquarters.

PURCHASE POLICIES:

- - Investments must be received and accepted in the Minneapolis headquarters on a
  business  day before 3 p.m.  Central time to be  included in your account that
  day and to  receive that day's  share price. Otherwise  your purchase will  be
  processed the next business day and you will pay the next day's share price.

- - The minimums allowed for investment may change from time to time.

   
- - Wire  orders can be  accepted only on days  when your bank,  AEFC the fund and
  Norwest Bank Minneapolis are open for business.
    

- - Wire purchases  are completed  when wired  payment is  received and  the  fund
  accepts the purchase.

   
- - AEFC  and the  fund are not  responsible for  any delays that  occur in wiring
  funds, including delays in processing by the bank.
    

- - You must pay any fee the bank charges for wiring.

- - The fund reserves the right to reject any application for any reason.

   
- - If your application does not specify which class of share you are  purchasing,
  it will be assumed that you are investing in Class A shares.
    

                              THREE WAYS TO INVEST

   
<TABLE>
<S>           <C>                               <C>
1             Send your check and application   MINIMUM AMOUNTS
BY REGULAR    (or your name and account number  Initial investment:      $2,000
ACCOUNT       if you have an established        Additional investments:    $100
              account) to:                      Account balances:          $300*
              American Express Financial        Qualified retirement
                Advisors Inc.                   accounts:                  none
                P.O. Box 74
                Minneapolis, MN 55440-0074
              Your financial advisor will help
              you with this process.

2             Contact your financial advisor    MINIMUM AMOUNTS
BY SCHEDULED  to set up one of the following    Initial investment:         $100
INVESTMENT    scheduled plans:                  Additional investments:  $100/mo
PLAN          - automatic payroll deduction     Account balances:           none
              - bank authorization              (on active plans of monthly
              - direct deposit of Social        payments)
              Security
              check
              - other plan approved by the
              fund
</TABLE>
    

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<TABLE>
<S>           <C>                               <C>
3             If you have an established        If this information is not
BY WIRE       account, you may wire money to:   included, the order may be
              Norwest Bank Minneapolis          rejected and all money received
              Routing No. 091000019             by the fund, less any costs the
              Minneapolis, MN                   fund or AEFC incurs, will be
              Attn:  Domestic Wire Dept.        returned promptly.

              Give these instructions:          MINIMUM AMOUNTS
              Credit IDS Account #00-30-015     Each wire investment:     $1,000
                for personal account # (your
                account number) for (your
                name).

<FN>

*If your account balance falls below $300, AEFC will ask you in writing to bring
 it  up to  $300 or establish  a scheduled investment  plan. If you  don't do so
 within 30 days, your shares can be redeemed and the proceeds mailed to you.
</TABLE>
    

HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES

   
You can exchange your  shares of the fund  at no charge for  shares of the  same
class  of any other publicly offered fund in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP available
in your state. For complete information,  including fees and expenses, read  the
prospectus carefully before exchanging into a new fund.
    

If  your exchange  request arrives  at the  Minneapolis headquarters  before the
close of business, your shares will be  redeemed at the net asset value set  for
that  day. The proceeds will  be used to purchase new  fund shares the same day.
Otherwise, your exchange will take place the next business day at that day's net
asset value.

For tax purposes, an exchange represents a sale and purchase and may result in a
gain or loss. However, you cannot create  a tax loss (or reduce a taxable  gain)
by  exchanging  from the  fund  within 91  days  of your  purchase.  For further
explanation, see the SAI.

HOW TO SELL SHARES

   
You can sell  (redeem) your  shares at  any time.  American Express  Shareholder
Service will mail payment within seven days after receiving your request.
    

   
When you sell shares, the amount you receive may be more or less than the amount
you  invested.  Your shares  will  be redeemed  at  net asset  value,  minus any
applicable sales charge, at  the close of  business on the  day your request  is
accepted  at the  Minneapolis headquarters.  If your  request arrives  after the
close of business, the price  per share will be the  net asset value, minus  any
applicable sales charge, at the close of business on the next business day.
    

   
A  redemption is a taxable  transaction. If the fund's  net asset value when you
sell shares is more or less than the  cost of your shares, you will have a  gain
or loss, which can affect your tax liability. Redeeming shares held in an IRA or
qualified retirement account may subject you to certain federal taxes, penalties
and reporting requirements. Consult your tax advisor.
    

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               TWO WAYS TO REQUEST AN EXCHANGE OR SALE OF SHARES

   
<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>        <C>
1                            Include in your letter:
BY LETTER                    -          the name of the fund(s)
                             -          the class of shares to be redeemed
                             -          your account number(s) (for exchanges, both
                                        funds must be registered in the same ownership)
                             -          your Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
                             -          the dollar amount or number of shares you want
                                        to exchange or sell
                             -          signature of all registered account owners
                             -          for redemptions, indicate how you want your
                                        sales proceeds delivered to you
                             -          any paper certificates of shares you hold
                             REGULAR MAIL:
                                        American Express Shareholder Service
                                        Attn: Redemptions
                                        P.O. Box 534
                                        Minneapolis, MN 55440-0534
                             EXPRESS MAIL:
                                        American Express Shareholder Service
                                        Attn: Redemptions
                                        733 Marquette Ave.
                                        Minneapolis, MN 55402
2                            -          The fund and AEFC will honor any telephone
BY PHONE                                exchange or redemption request believed to be
American Express Telephone              authentic and will use reasonable procedures to
Transaction                             confirm that they are. This includes asking
Service:800-437-3133                    identifying questions and tape recording calls.
612-671-3800                            So long as reasonable procedures are followed,
                                        neither the fund nor AEFC will be liable for any
                                        loss resulting from fraudulent requests.
                             -          Phone exchange and redemption privileges
                                        automatically apply to all accounts except
                                        custodial, corporate or qualified retirement
                                        accounts unless you request these privileges NOT
                                        apply by writing American Express Shareholder
                                        Service. Each registered owner must sign the
                                        request.
                             -          AEFC answers phone requests promptly, but you
                                        may experience delays when call volume is high.
                                        If you are unable to get through, use mail
                                        procedure as an alternative.
                             -          Phone privileges may be modified or discontinued
                                        at any time.
                             MINIMUM AMOUNT
                             Redemption:      $100
                             MAXIMUM AMOUNT
                             Redemption:      $50,000
</TABLE>
    

EXCHANGE POLICIES:

- - You may make up to three exchanges within any 30-day period, with each limited
  to  $300,000. These  limits do  not apply  to scheduled  exchange programs and
  certain employee  benefit  plans  or  other  arrangements  through  which  one
  shareholder  represents the  interests of  several. Exceptions  may be allowed
  with pre-approval of the fund.

   
- - Exchanges must be made into the same class in the new fund.
    

- - If your exchange creates a new account, it must satisfy the minimum investment
  amount for new purchases.

- - Once we receive your exchange request, you cannot cancel it.

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<PAGE>
- - Shares of the new fund may not be used on the same day for another exchange.

- - If your shares are pledged as  collateral, the exchange will be delayed  until
  written approval is obtained from the secured party.

   
- - AEFC  and the fund reserve the right to reject any exchange, limit the amount,
  or modify or discontinue the exchange  privilege, to prevent abuse or  adverse
  effects  on the fund and  its shareholders. For example,  if exchanges are too
  numerous or too large,  they may disrupt the  fund's investment strategies  or
  increase its costs.
    

REDEMPTION POLICIES:

   
- - A  "change of mind" option  allows you to change  your mind after requesting a
  redemption and to use  all or part of  the proceeds to buy  new shares in  the
  same  account at the  net asset value,  rather than the  offering price on the
  date of a new purchase. If you reinvest  in this manner, any CDSC you paid  on
  the  amount you are reinvesting  also will be reinvested  in the fund. To take
  advantage of this option, send  a written request within  30 days of the  date
  your  redemption request was received. Include your account number and mention
  this option. This privilege may  be limited or withdrawn  at any time, and  it
  may have tax consequences.
    

- - A  telephone  redemption request  will  not be  allowed  within 30  days  of a
  phoned-in address change.

   
IMPORTANT:  If you request  a redemption of shares  you recently purchased by  a
check  or money order that is not guaranteed,  the fund will wait for your check
to clear. Please expect a  minimum of 10 days from  the date of purchase  before
AEFC  mails a check to you. (A check may be mailed earlier if your bank provides
evidence satisfactory to the fund and AEFC that your check has cleared.)
    

               THREE WAYS TO RECEIVE PAYMENT WHEN YOU SELL SHARES

   
<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>        <C>
1                            -          Mailed to the address on record.
BY REGULAR OR EXPRESS MAIL   -          Payable to names listed on the account.
                                        NOTE:  The express mail delivery charges you pay
                                        will vary depending on the courier you select.

2                            -          Minimum wire redemption: $1,000.
BY WIRE                      -          Request that money be wired to your bank.
                             -          Bank account must be in the same ownership as
                                        the IDS fund account.
                                        NOTE:  Pre-authorization required. For
                                        instructions, contact your financial advisor or
                                        American Express Shareholder Service.

3                            -          Minimum payment: $50.
BY SCHEDULED PAYOUT PLAN     -          Contact your financial advisor or American
                                        Express Shareholder Service to set up regular
                                        payments to you on a monthly, bimonthly,
                                        quarterly, semiannual or annual basis.
                             -          Buying new shares while under a payout plan may
                                        be disadvantageous because of the sales charges.
</TABLE>
    

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CLASS A -- INITIAL SALES CHARGE ALTERNATIVE
    
   
On purchases of Class A shares, you pay  a 5% sales charge on the first  $50,000
of your total investment and less on investments after the first $50,000:
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           Sales charge as a percent
                                     of:*
                          ---------------------------
                             Public
                            offering      Net amount
Total investment              price        invested
- ------------------------  -------------  ------------
<S>                       <C>            <C>
Up to $50,000                     5.0%         5.26%
Next $50,000                      4.5          4.71
Next $400,000                     3.8          3.95
Next $500,000                     2.0          2.04
More than $1,000,000              0.0          0.00
<FN>
*To  calculate the  actual sales charge  on an investment  greater than $50,000,
 amounts for each applicable increment must be totaled. See the SAI.
</TABLE>
    

   
REDUCTIONS OF THE SALES CHARGE ON CLASS A SHARES
    
Your sales charge may be reduced, depending on the totals of:

- - the amount you are investing in this fund now,

- - the amount of your existing investment in this fund, if any, and

- - the amount you and your immediate  family (spouse or unmarried children  under
  21)  are investing or  have in other funds  in the IDS  MUTUAL FUND GROUP that
  carry a sales charge.

Other policies that affect your sales charge:

   
- - IDS Tax-Free Money Fund and Class A shares of IDS Cash Management Fund do  not
  carry  sales charges. However, you may count investments in these funds if you
  acquired shares in them by exchanging  shares from IDS funds that carry  sales
  charges.
    

- - IRA  purchases or other employee benefit plan purchases made through a payroll
  deduction plan or  through a  plan sponsored  by an  employer, association  of
  employers,  employee  organization  or  other  similar  entity,  may  be added
  together to reduce sales charges for all shares purchased through that plan.

For more details, see the SAI.

   
WAIVERS OF THE SALES CHARGE FOR CLASS A SHARES
    
Sales charges do not apply to:

   
- - Current or retired trustees, directors, officers  or employees of the fund  or
  AEFC or its subsidiaries, their spouses and unmarried children under 21.
    

   
- - Current  or  retired American  Express financial  advisors, their  spouses and
  unmarried children under 21.
    

   
- -Qualified employee benefit plans* using a daily transfer recordkeeping system
 offering participants daily access to IDS funds.
    

   
 (Participants in certain qualified plans for which the initial sales charge  is
 waived  may  be subject  to a  deferred sales  charge  of up  to 4%  on certain
 redemptions. For more information, see the SAI.)
    

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<PAGE>
   
- - Shareholders who have at least $1 million invested in funds of the IDS  MUTUAL
  FUND  GROUP. If the investment is redeemed in the first year after purchase, a
  CDSC of 1% will be charged on the redemption.
    

   
- - Purchases made within 30 days after a  redemption of shares (up to the  amount
  redeemed):
    
   
    --  of  a product  distributed by American  Express Financial  Advisors in a
        qualified plan subject to a deferred sales charge or
    
   
    --  in a qualified plan where American Express Trust Company acts as trustee
        or recordkeeper.
    

  Send the fund a written request along with your payment, indicating the amount
  of the redemption and the date on which it occurred.

- - Purchases made with dividend or  capital gain distributions from another  fund
  in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP that has a sales charge.

   
*Eligibility  must be  determined in  advance by  AEFC. To  do so,  contact your
 financial advisor.
    

   
CLASS B -- CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE ALTERNATIVE
    
   
Where a CDSC  is imposed  on a  redemption, it  is based  on the  amount of  the
redemption  and the  number of calendar  years, including the  year of purchase,
between purchase and redemption. The  following table shows the declining  scale
of percentages that apply to redemptions during each year after a purchase:
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     If a
  redemption
   is made      The percentage rate
  during the      for the CDSC is:
- --------------  --------------------
<S>             <C>
First year                  5%
Second year                 4%
Third year                  4%
Fourth year                 3%
Fifth year                  2%
Sixth year                  1%
Seventh year                0%
</TABLE>
    

   
If  the amount  you are redeeming  reduces the  current net asset  value of your
investment in Class B shares below the total dollar amount of all your  purchase
payments during the last 6 years (including the year in which your redemption is
made),  the CDSC  is based  on the  lower of  the redeemed  purchase payments or
market value.
    

   
The following  example illustrates  how  the CDSC  is  applied. Assume  you  had
invested  $10,000 in Class B shares and  that your investment had appreciated in
value to $12,000 after 15 months, including reinvested dividend and capital gain
distributions. You could redeem  any amount up to  $2,000 without paying a  CDSC
($12,000  current value less  $10,000 purchase amount).  If you redeemed $2,500,
the CDSC would apply  only to the  $500 that represented  part of your  original
purchase  price. The CDSC rate would be  4% because a redemption after 15 months
would take place during the second year after purchase.
    

   
Because the CDSC is imposed  only on redemptions that  reduce the total of  your
purchase  payments, you never have  to pay a CDSC on  any amount you redeem that
represents appreciation  in the  value of  your shares,  income earned  by  your
shares  or capital gains.  In addition, when  determining the rate  of any CDSC,
your redemption  will be  made from  the oldest  purchase payment  you made.  Of
course, once a purchase payment is considered to
    

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have  been  redeemed,  the next  amount  redeemed  is the  next  oldest purchase
payment. By  redeeming  the oldest  purchase  payments first,  lower  CDSCs  are
imposed than would otherwise be the case.
    

   
WAIVERS OF THE SALES CHARGE FOR CLASS B SHARES
    
   
The CDSC on Class B shares will be waived on redemptions of shares:
    

   
- -_ In the event of the shareholder's death,
    

   
- -_ Purchased  by any trustee, director, officer or employee of a fund or AEFC or
   its subsidiaries,
    

   
- -_ Purchased by any American Express financial advisor,
    

   
- -_ Held in a trusteed employee benefit plan,
    

   
- -_ Held in IRAs  or certain qualified  plans for which  AEFC acts as  custodian,
   such  as Keogh plans,  tax-sheltered custodial accounts  or corporate pension
   plans, provided that the shareholder is:
    
   
    --  at least 59-1/2 years old, and
    
   
    --  taking a  retirement  distribution  (if  the redemption  is  part  of  a
        transfer  to  an  IRA or  qualified  plan  in a  product  distributed by
        American  Express  Financial   Advisors,  or  a   custodian-to-custodian
        transfer  to  a product  not distributed  by American  Express Financial
        Advisors, the CDSC will not be waived), or
    
   
    --  redeeming  under  an  approved  substantially  equal  periodic   payment
        arrangement.
    

                          SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

SERVICES

   
To  help  you  track and  evaluate  the  performance of  your  investments, AEFC
provides these services:
    

QUARTERLY STATEMENTS listing all  of your holdings  and transactions during  the
previous three months.

YEARLY TAX STATEMENTS featuring average-cost-basis reporting of capital gains or
losses  if you redeem  your shares along with  distribution information -- which
simplifies tax calculations.

   
A PERSONALIZED MUTUAL  FUND PROGRESS  REPORT detailing returns  on your  initial
investment  and cash-flow activity in your account. It calculates a total return
to reflect  your  individual history  in  owning  fund shares.  This  report  is
available from your financial advisor.
    

QUICK TELEPHONE REFERENCE

   
AMERICAN EXPRESS TELEPHONE TRANSACTION SERVICE
    
Redemptions and exchanges, dividend payments or reinvestments and automatic
payment arrangements
National/Minnesota: 800-437-3133
Mpls./St. Paul area: 671-3800

   
AMERICAN EXPRESS SHAREHOLDER SERVICE
Fund performance, objectives and account inquiries
612-671-3733
    

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TTY SERVICE
For the hearing impaired
800-846-4852

   
AMERICAN EXPRESS INFOLINE
Automated account information (TouchTone-R- phones only), including current fund
prices and performance, account values and recent account transactions
National/Minnesota: 800-272-4445
    
Mpls./St. Paul area: 671-1630

                            DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

   
The fund distributes to shareholders investment income and net capital gains. It
does  so  to qualify  as  a regulated  investment  company and  to  avoid paying
corporate income and excise taxes. Dividend and capital gains distributions will
have tax consequences you should know about.
    

DIVIDEND AND CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTIONS

The fund distributes its net investment income (dividends and interest earned on
securities held by the fund, less operating expenses) to shareholders of  record
monthly.  Short-term capital  gains distributed  are included  in net investment
income. Net  realized  capital  gains,  if  any,  from  selling  securities  are
distributed  at the  end of the  calendar year. Before  they're distributed, net
capital  gains  are  included  in  the  value  of  each  share.  After   they're
distributed,  the  value of  each share  drops  by the  per-share amount  of the
distribution. (If your  distributions are  reinvested, the total  value of  your
holdings will not change.)

   
Dividends  paid by each class  will be calculated at the  same time, in the same
manner and in the same amount, except the expenses attributable solely to  Class
A,  Class  B  and Class  Y  will be  paid  exclusively  by that  class.  Class B
shareholders will receive  lower per share  dividends than Class  A and Class  Y
shareholders  because expenses for Class B are  higher than for Class A or Class
Y. Class A  shareholders will  receive lower per  share dividends  than Class  Y
shareholders because expenses for Class A are higher than for Class Y.
    

REINVESTMENTS

   
Dividends  and  capital  gain  distributions  are  automatically  reinvested  in
additional shares in the same class of the fund, unless:
    

- - you request the fund  in writing or  by phone to pay  distributions to you  in
  cash, or

- - you direct the fund to invest your distributions in any publicly available IDS
  fund for which you've previously opened an account. You pay no sales charge on
  shares purchased through reinvestment from this fund into any IDS fund.

   
The  reinvestment price is the  net asset value at close  of business on the day
the distribution  is paid.  (Your quarterly  statement will  confirm the  amount
invested and the number of shares purchased.)
    

If  you choose  cash distributions, you  will receive only  those declared after
your request has been processed.

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If the U.S. Postal Service cannot deliver the checks for the cash distributions,
we will reinvest  the checks  into your account  at the  then-current net  asset
value and make future distributions in the form of additional shares.

TAXES

Distributions  are  subject  to  federal income  tax.  In  certain  states, fund
distributions, to the  extent they consist  of interest from  securities of  the
U.S.  government and certain of its agencies or instrumentalities, may be exempt
from  state  and  local  taxes.  Interest  from  obligations  which  are  merely
guaranteed  by  the  U.S.  government  or one  of  its  agencies,  such  as GNMA
certificates, is not entitled  to this exemption.  Distributions are taxable  in
the  year the  fund pays  them regardless of  whether you  take them  in cash or
reinvest them.

   
Each January, AEFC sends you a statement  showing the kinds and total amount  of
all  distributions you  received during the  previous year. You  must report all
distributions on your  tax returns, even  if they are  reinvested in  additional
shares.
    

   
"Buying  a dividend" creates  a tax liability. This  means buying shares shortly
before a capital gain distribution. You pay the full pre-distribution price  for
the  shares, then receive a  portion of your investment  back as a distribution,
which is taxable.
    

Redemptions and exchanges subject you to a tax on any capital gain. If you  sell
shares for more than their cost, the difference is a capital gain. Your gain may
be  either short term (for shares  held for one year or  less) or long term (for
shares held for more than one year).

   
YOUR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN) IS  IMPORTANT.  As with any  financial
account you open, you must list your current and correct Taxpayer Identification
Number  (TIN) -- either your Social  Security or Employer Identification number.
The TIN must be  certified under penalties of  perjury on your application  when
you open an account at AEFC.
    

   
If  you don't provide the TIN  to AEFC, or the TIN  you report is incorrect, you
could be  subject to  backup withholding  of 31%  of taxable  distributions  and
proceeds  from certain sales and exchanges. You also could be subject to further
penalties, such as:
    

- - a $50 penalty for each failure to supply your correct TIN

- - a civil penalty  of $500  if you  make a false  statement that  results in  no
  backup withholding

- - criminal penalties for falsifying information

You  also could be  subject to backup  withholding because you  failed to report
interest or dividends on your tax return as required.

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                        HOW TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT TIN

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Use the Social Security or Employer
       For this type of account:                Identification number of:
- ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------
<S>                                      <C>
Individual or joint account              The individual or first person listed
                                         on the account
Custodian account of a minor (Uniform    The minor
Gifts/Transfers to Minors Act)
A living trust                           The grantor-trustee (the person who
                                         puts the money into the trust)
An irrevocable trust, pension trust or   The legal entity (not the personal
estate                                   representative or trustee, unless no
                                         legal entity is designated in the
                                         account title)
Sole proprietorship or partnership       The owner or partnership
Corporate                                The corporation
Association, club or tax-exempt          The organization
organization
</TABLE>
    

   
For details on TIN  requirements, ask your financial  advisor or local  American
Express  Financial Advisors office  for Federal Form  W-9, "Request for Taxpayer
Identification Number and Certification."
    

   
IMPORTANT:  This information is a brief and selective summary of certain federal
tax rules  that  apply to  this  fund. Tax  matters  are highly  individual  and
complex,  and you  should consult  a qualified  tax advisor  about your personal
situation.
    

                           HOW THE FUND IS ORGANIZED

The fund is a diversified, open-end management investment company, as defined in
the Investment Company Act  of 1940. It  was incorporated on  March 12, 1985  in
Minnesota.  The  fund headquarters  are at  901 S.  Marquette Ave.,  Suite 2810,
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3268.

SHARES

   
The fund is owned by its shareholders.  The fund issues shares in three  classes
- -- Class A, Class B and Class Y. Each class has different sales arrangements and
bears  different expenses. Each class represents  interests in the assets of the
fund. Par value  is 1 cent  per share. Both  full and fractional  shares can  be
issued.
    

The fund no longer issues stock certificates.

VOTING RIGHTS

   
As  a  shareholder,  you  have  voting rights  over  the  fund's  management and
fundamental policies. You are entitled to one vote for each share you own.  Each
class  has exclusive voting rights with respect  to the provisions of the fund's
distribution plan that pertain to a particular class and other matters for which
separate class voting is appropriate under applicable law.
    

SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS

The fund does not hold annual  shareholder meetings. However, the directors  may
call meetings at their discretion, or on demand by holders of 10% or more of the
outstanding shares, to elect or remove directors.

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<PAGE>
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

   
Shareholders elect a board of directors that oversees the operations of the fund
and  chooses its officers. Its officers  are responsible for day-to-day business
decisions based on policies set by the  board. The board has named an  executive
committee  that  has  authority  to  act on  its  behalf  between  meetings. The
directors also serve on the boards of all  of the other funds in the IDS  MUTUAL
FUND  GROUP, except for  Mr. Dudley, who  is a director  of all publicly offered
funds.
    

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE FUND

PRESIDENT AND INTERESTED DIRECTOR

WILLIAM R. PEARCE
President of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP.

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

LYNNE V. CHENEY
Distinguished fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.

ROBERT F. FROEHLKE
Former president of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP.

   
HEINZ F. HUTTER
Former president and chief operating officer, Cargill, Inc.
    

   
ANNE P. JONES
Attorney and telecommunications consultant.
    

DONALD M. KENDALL
Former chairman and chief executive officer, PepsiCo, Inc.

MELVIN R. LAIRD
Senior counsellor for national and international affairs, The Reader's Digest
Association, Inc.

LEWIS W. LEHR
Former chairman and chief executive officer, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
Company (3M).

EDSON W. SPENCER
Former chairman and chief executive officer, Honeywell, Inc.

WHEELOCK WHITNEY
Chairman, Whitney Management Company.

   
C. ANGUS WURTELE
Chairman of the board and chief executive officer, The Valspar Corporation.
    

   
INTERESTED DIRECTORS WHO ARE OFFICERS AND/OR EMPLOYEES OF AEFC
    

   
WILLIAM H. DUDLEY
Executive vice president, AEFC.
    

   
DAVID R. HUBERS
President and chief executive officer, AEFC.
    

   
JOHN R. THOMAS
Senior vice president, AEFC.
    

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OTHER OFFICER

LESLIE L. OGG
Vice president of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP and general counsel and
treasurer of the publicly offered funds.

Refer to the SAI for the directors' and officers' biographies.

INVESTMENT MANAGER AND TRANSFER AGENT

   
The fund pays AEFC for managing its portfolio, providing administrative services
and serving as transfer agent (handling shareholder accounts).
    

   
Under its  Investment  Management  Services  Agreement,  AEFC  determines  which
securities will be purchased, held or sold (subject to the direction and control
of the fund's board of directors). Effective March 3, 1995, the fund pays AEFC a
fee  for these services  based on the average  daily net assets  of the fund, as
follows:
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                Annual rate
  Assets       at each asset
(billions)         level
- -----------  ------------------
<S>          <C>
 First $1.0         0.520%
  Next $1.0         0.495
  Next $1.0         0.470
  Next $3.0         0.445
  Next $3.0         0.420
  Over $9.0         0.395
</TABLE>
    

   
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, under a prior agreement, the fund  paid
AEFC a total investment management fee of 0.53% of its average daily net assets.
Under  the  Agreement,  the  fund also  pays  taxes,  brokerage  commissions and
nonadvisory expenses.
    

   
Under  an   Administrative  Services   Agreement,  the   fund  pays   AEFC   for
administration  and accounting services at an annual rate of 0.05% decreasing in
gradual percentages to 0.025% as assets increase.
    

   
In  addition,  under  a  separate  Transfer  Agency  Agreement,  AEFC  maintains
shareholder  accounts  and  records.  The  fund  pays  AEFC  an  annual  fee per
shareholder account for this service as follows:
    

   
    - Class A $15.50
    

   
    - Class B $16.50
    

   
    - Class Y $15.50
    

DISTRIBUTOR

   
The fund  sells shares  through American  Express Financial  Advisors, a  wholly
owned  subsidiary of  AEFC, under  a Distribution  Agreement. Financial advisors
representing  American  Express  Financial   Advisors  provide  information   to
investors about individual investment programs, the fund and its operations, new
account  applications,  exchange  and  redemption requests.  The  cost  of these
services is paid partially by the fund's sales charge.
    

Portions of sales charges may  be paid to securities  dealers who have sold  the
fund's  shares, or to banks and  other financial institutions. The proceeds paid
to others range from 0.8%  to 4% of the fund's  offering price depending on  the
monthly sales volume.

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For Class B shares, to help defray costs not covered by sales charges, including
costs  for marketing, sales administration, training, overhead, direct marketing
programs, advertising  and related  functions, the  fund pays  American  Express
Financial  Advisors a distribution fee,  also known as a  12b-1 fee. This fee is
paid under a Plan and Agreement of  Distribution that follows the terms of  Rule
12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under this Agreement, the fund pays
a  distribution fee at an  annual rate of 0.75% of  the fund's average daily net
assets attributable to  Class B  shares for  distribution-related services.  The
total  12b-1 fee paid  by the fund under  a prior agreement  for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1994 was 0.05% of its average daily net assets. This fee will not
cover all of the costs incurred by American Express Financial Advisors.
    

   
Under a Shareholder  Service Agreement,  the fund also  pays a  fee for  service
provided  to shareholders by financial advisors  and other servicing agents. The
fee is calculated at  a rate of  0.175% of the fund's  average daily net  assets
attributable to Class A and Class B shares.
    

   
Total  expenses paid  by the fund  in the fiscal  year ended June  30, 1994 were
0.76% of its average daily net assets.
    

Total fees  and  expenses (excluding  taxes  and brokerage  commissions)  cannot
exceed the most restrictive applicable state expense limitation.

   
                                   ABOUT AEFC
    

GENERAL INFORMATION

   
The  AEFC family of companies  offers not only mutual  funds but also insurance,
annuities, investment certificates  and a  broad range  of financial  management
services.
    

   
Besides  managing investments for  all publicly offered funds  in the IDS MUTUAL
FUND GROUP, AEFC also manages investments  for itself and its subsidiaries,  IDS
Certificate   Company  and  IDS  Life  Insurance  Company.  Total  assets  under
management on June 30, 1994 were more than $100 billion.
    

   
American Express Financial  Advisors serves individuals  and businesses  through
its nationwide network of more than 175 offices and more than 7,800 advisors.
    

   
Other  AEFC subsidiaries provide investment  management and related services for
pension, profit sharing, employee savings and endowment funds of businesses  and
institutions.
    

   
AEFC  is located  at IDS Tower  10, Minneapolis,  MN 55440-0010. It  is a wholly
owned subsidiary of American Express Company, a financial services company  with
headquarters  at American  Express Tower, World  Financial Center,  New York, NY
10285. The fund  may pay  brokerage commissions to  broker-dealer affiliates  of
American Express and AEFC.
    

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<PAGE>



                  STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                                 FOR

                       IDS FEDERAL INCOME FUND

   
               August 29, 1994 as revised March 3, 1995
    


   
This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus.
It should be read together with the prospectus and the financial
statements contained in the Annual Report which may be obtained
from your American Express financial advisor or by writing to
American Express Shareholder Service, P.O. Box 534, Minneapolis, MN
55440-0534.
    

   
This SAI is dated Aug. 29, 1994 as revised March 3, 1995, and it is
to be used with the prospectus dated Aug. 29, 1994 as revised March
3, 1995, and the Annual Report for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1994.
    


                                 -1-
<PAGE>

                          TABLE OF CONTENTS

Goal and Investment Policies.........................See Prospectus

   
Additional Investment Policies................................p.
    

   
Portfolio Transactions........................................p.
    

   
Brokerage Commissions Paid to Brokers Affiliated with AEFC....p.
    

   
Performance Information.......................................p.
    

   
Valuing Fund Shares...........................................p.
    

   
Investing in the Fund.........................................p.
    

   
Redeeming Shares..............................................p.
    

   
Pay-out Plans.................................................p.
    

   
Exchanges.....................................................p.
    

   
Capital Loss Carryover........................................p.
    

   
Taxes.........................................................p.
    

   
Agreements....................................................p.
    

   
Directors and Officers........................................p.
    

   
Custodian.....................................................p.
    

   
Independent Auditors..........................................p.
    

Financial Statements..............................See Annual Report

   
Prospectus....................................................p.
    

   
Appendix A:  Description of Commercial Paper Ratings and
             Additional Information on Investment
             Policies.........................................p.
    

   
Appendix B:  Mortgage-Backed Securities.......................p.
    

   
Appendix C:  Options and Interest Rate Futures Contracts......p.
    

   
Appendix D:  Dollar-Cost Averaging............................p.
    


                                 -2-
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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT POLICIES

These are investment policies in addition to those presented in the
prospectus.  Unless holders of a majority of the outstanding shares
agree to make the change the fund will not:

   
'Act as an underwriter (sell securities for others).  However,
under the securities laws, the fund may be deemed to be an
underwriter when it purchases securities directly from the issuer
and later resells them.
    

   
'Borrow money or property, except as a temporary measure for
extraordinary or emergency purposes, in an amount not exceeding
one-third of the market value of its total assets (including
borrowings) less liabilities (other than borrowings) immediately
after the borrowing.  The fund has not borrowed in the past and has
no present intention to borrow.
    

   
'Make cash loans if the total commitment amount exceeds 5% of the
fund's total assets.
    

   
'Purchase more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of an
issuer.
    

   
'Invest more than 5% of its total assets, at market value, in
securities of any one company, government or political subdivision
thereof, except the limitation will not apply to investments in
securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or
instrumentalities, and except that up to 25% of the fund's total
assets may be invested without regard to this limitation.
    

   
'Buy or sell real estate, unless acquired as a result of ownership
of securities or other instruments, except this shall not prevent
the fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed
by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real
estate business.
    

   
'Buy or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of
ownership of securities or other instruments, except this shall not
prevent the fund from buying or selling options and futures
contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments
backed by, or whose value is derived from, physical commodities.
    

   
'Make a loan of any part of its assets to American Express
Financial Corporation (AEFC), to the directors and officers of AEFC
or to its own directors and officers.
    

   
'Purchase securities of an issuer if the directors and officers of
the fund and of American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC) hold
more than a certain percentage of the issuer's outstanding
securities.  If the holdings of all directors and officers of the
fund and of AEFC who own more than 0.5% of an issuer's securities
are added together, and if in total they own more than 5%, the fund
will not purchase securities of that issuer.
    

   
'Lend portfolio securities in excess of 30% of its net assets.
This policy may not be changed without shareholder approval.  The
current policy of the fund's board of directors is to make these


                              -3-
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loans, either long- or short-term, to broker-dealers.  In making
such loans the fund gets the market price in cash, U.S. government
securities, letters of credit or such other collateral as may be
permitted by regulatory agencies and approved by the board of
directors.  If the market price of the loaned securities goes up,
the fund will get additional collateral on a daily basis.  The
risks are that the borrower may not provide additional collateral
when required or return the securities when due.  During the
existence of the loan, the fund receives cash payments equivalent
to all interest or other distributions paid on the loaned
securities.  A loan will not be made unless the investment manager
believes the opportunity for additional income outweighs the risks.
    

   
'Issue senior securities, except this restriction shall not be
deemed to prohibit the fund from borrowing from banks, using
options or futures contracts, lending its securities or entering
into repurchase agreements.
    

   
'Buy any property or security (other than securities issued by the
fund) from any director or officer of AEFC or the fund, nor will
the fund sell any property or security to them.
    

   
Unless changed by the board of directors, the fund will not:
    

   
    

'Buy on margin or sell short, except it may enter into interest
rate futures contracts.

   
    

'Pledge or mortgage its assets beyond 15% of the cost of total
assets.  If the fund were ever to do so, valuation of the pledged
or mortgaged assets would be based on market values.  For purposes
of this restriction, collateral arrangements for margin deposits on
interest rate futures contracts are not deemed to be a pledge of
assets.

'Invest more than 5% of its total assets, at cost, in securities of
companies, including any predecessors, that have a record of less
than three years continuous operations.

   
    

   
'Invest more than 5% of its net assets in warrants.  Under one
state's law no more than 2% of the fund's net assets may be
invested in warrants not listed on the Exchange.
    

   
'Invest in securities of investment companies except by purchases
in the open market where the dealer's or sponsor's profit is the
regular commission.
    

   
'Invest in a company to control or manage it.
    

'Invest in exploration or development programs, such as oil, gas or
mineral programs.

   
    

'Invest in a company if the fund's investments would result in the
total holdings of all the funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP being
in excess of 15% of that company's issued shares.

   
'Invest no more than 10% of its net assets in securities and
derivative instruments that are illiquid.  For purposes of this
policy illiquid securities include some privately placed


                                 -4-
<PAGE>

securities, public securities and Rule 144A securities that for one
reason or another may no longer have a readily available market,
repurchase agreements with maturities greater than seven days, non-
negotiable fixed-time deposits and over-the-counter options.
    

In determining the liquidity of Rule 144A securities, which are
unregistered securities offered to qualified institutional buyers,
the investment manager, under guidelines established by the board
of directors, will consider any relevant factors including the
frequency of trades, the number of dealers willing to purchase or
sell the security and the nature of marketplace trades.

In determining the liquidity of commercial paper issued in
transactions not involving a public offering under Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, the investment manager, under
guidelines established by the board of directors, will evaluate
relevant factors such as the issuer and the size and nature of its
commercial paper programs, the willingness and ability of the
issuer or dealer to repurchase the paper, and the nature of the
clearance and settlement procedures for the paper.

   
The fund may maintain a portion of its assets in cash and cash-
equivalent investments.  The cash-equivalent investments the fund
may use are short-term U.S. and Canadian government securities and
negotiable certificates of deposit, non-negotiable fixed-time
deposits, bankers' acceptances and letters of credit of banks or
savings and loan associations having capital, surplus and undivided
profits (as of the date of its most recently published annual
financial statements) in excess of $100 million (or the equivalent
in the instance of a foreign branch of a U.S. bank) at the date of
investment.  The fund also may purchase short-term commercial paper
rated P-2 or better by Moody's or A-2 or better by S&P or the
equivalent and may use repurchase agreements with broker-dealers
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and with
commercial banks.  A risk of a repurchase agreement is that if the
seller seeks the protection of the bankruptcy laws, the fund's
ability to liquidate the security involved could be impaired.
    

   
Notwithstanding any of the fund's other investment policies, the
fund may invest its assets in an open-end management investment
company having substantially the same investment objectives,
policies and restrictions as the fund for the purpose of having
those assets managed as part of a combined pool.
    

   
For a description of commercial paper ratings and additional
information on investment policies, see Appendix A.  For additional
information on GNMA certificates and a discussion on mortgage-
backed securities, see Appendix B.  For a discussion on options and
interest rate futures contracts, see Appendix C.
    

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

   
Subject to policies set by the board of directors, AEFC is
authorized to determine, consistent with the fund's investment goal
and policies, which securities will be purchased, held or sold.  In
determining where the buy and sell orders are to be placed, AEFC


                                 -5-
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has been directed to use its best efforts to obtain the best
available price and most favorable execution except where otherwise
authorized by the board of directors.
    

   
Normally, the fund's securities are traded on a principal rather
than an agency basis.  In other words, AEFC will trade directly
with the issuer or with a dealer who buys or sells for its own
account, rather than acting on behalf of another client.  AEFC does
not pay the dealer commissions.  Instead, the dealer's profit, if
any, is the difference, or spread, between the dealer's purchase
and sale price for the security.
    

   
Each investment decision made for the fund is made independently
from any decision made for another fund in the IDS MUTUAL FUND
GROUP or other account advised by AEFC or any AEFC subsidiary.
When the fund buys or sells the same security as another fund or
account, AEFC carries out the purchase or sale in a way the fund
agrees in advance is fair.  Although sharing in large transactions
may adversely affect the price or volume purchased or sold by the
fund, the fund hopes to gain an overall advantage in execution.
    

   
On occasion, it may be desirable to compensate a broker for
research services or for brokerage services by paying a commission
that might not otherwise be charged or a commission in excess of
the amount another broker might charge.  The board of directors has
adopted a policy authorizing AEFC to do so to the extent authorized
by law, if AEFC determines, in good faith, that such commission is
reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage or research
services provided by a broker or dealer, viewed either in the light
of that transaction or AEFC's overall responsibilities to the funds
in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP and other funds for which it acts as
investment advisor.
    

   
Research provided by brokers supplements AEFC's own research
activities.  Such services include economic data on, and analysis
of, U.S. and foreign economies; information on specific industries;
information about specific companies, including earnings estimates;
purchase recommendations for stocks and bonds; portfolio strategy
services; political, economic, business and industry trend
assessments; historical statistical information; market data
services providing information on specific issues and prices; and
technical analysis of various aspects of the securities markets,
including technical charts.  Research services may take the form of
written reports, computer software or personal contact by telephone
or at seminars or other meetings.  AEFC has obtained, and in the
future may obtain, computer hardware from brokers, including but
not limited to personal computers that will be used exclusively for
investment decision-making purposes, which include the research,
portfolio management and trading functions and other services to
the extent permitted under an interpretation by the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
    

   
When paying a commission that might not otherwise be charged or a
commission in excess of the amount another broker might charge,
AEFC must follow procedures authorized by the board of directors.
To date, three procedures have been authorized.  One procedure
permits AEFC to direct an order to buy or sell a security traded on
a national securities exchange to a specific broker for research


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services it has provided.  The second procedure permits AEFC, in
order to obtain research, to direct an order on an agency basis to
buy or sell a security traded in the over-the-counter market to a
firm that does not make a market in that security.  The commission
paid generally includes compensation for research services.  The
third procedure permits AEFC, in order to obtain research and
brokerage services, to cause the fund to pay a commission in excess
of the amount another broker might have charged.  AEFC has advised
the fund it is necessary to do business with a number of brokerage
firms on a continuing basis to obtain such services as the handling
of large orders, the willingness of a broker to risk its own money
by taking a position in a security, and the specialized handling of
a particular group of securities that only certain brokers may be
able to offer.  As a result of this arrangement, some portfolio
transactions may not be effected at the lowest commission, but AEFC
believes it may obtain better overall execution.  AEFC has assured
the fund that under all three procedures the amount of commission
paid will be reasonable and competitive in relation to the value of
the brokerage services performed or research provided.
    

   
All other transactions shall be placed on the basis of obtaining
the best available price and the most favorable execution.  In so
doing, if in the professional opinion of the person responsible for
selecting the broker or dealer, several firms can execute the
transaction on the same basis, consideration will be given by such
person to those firms offering research services.  Such services
may be used by AEFC in providing advice to all the funds in the IDS
MUTUAL FUND GROUP even though it is not possible to relate the
benefits to any particular fund or account.
    

   
Each investment decision made for the fund is made independently
from any decision made for another fund in the IDS MUTUAL FUND
GROUP or other account advised by AEFC or any of its subsidiaries.
When the fund buys or sells the same security as another fund or
account, AEFC carries out the purchase or sale in a way the fund
agrees in advance is fair.  Although sharing in large transactions
may adversely affect the price or volume purchased or sold by the
fund, the fund hopes to gain an overall advantage in execution.
AEFC has assured the fund it will continue to seek ways to reduce
brokerage costs.
    

   
On a periodic basis, AEFC makes a comprehensive review of the
broker-dealers and the overall reasonableness of their commissions.
The review evaluates execution, operational efficiency and research
services.
    

The fund paid total brokerage commissions of $119,413 for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, $187,642 for fiscal year 1993, and
$10,752 for fiscal year 1992.  Substantially all firms through whom
transactions were executed provide research services.

No transactions were directed to brokers because of research
services they provided to the fund.

The fund acquired no securities of its regular brokers or dealers
or of the parents of those brokers or dealers that derived more
than 15% of gross revenue from securities-related activities during
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994.


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The portfolio turnover rate was 304% in the fiscal year ended June
30, 1994, and 227% in fiscal year 1993.
    


   
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS PAID TO BROKERS AFFILIATED WITH AEFC
    

   
Affiliates of American Express Company (American Express) (of which
AEFC is a wholly owned subsidiary) may engage in brokerage and
other securities transactions on behalf of the fund according to
procedures adopted by the fund's board of directors and to the
extent consistent with applicable provisions of the federal
securities laws.  AEFC will use an American Express affiliate only
if (i) AEFC determines that the fund will receive prices and
executions at least as favorable as those offered by qualified
independent brokers performing similar brokerage and other services
for the fund and (ii) the affiliate charges the fund commission
rates consistent with those the affiliate charges comparable
unaffiliated customers in similar transactions and if such use is
consistent with terms of the Investment Management Services
Agreement.
    

   
No brokerage commissions were paid to brokers affiliated with AEFC
for the three most recent fiscal years.
    

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The fund may quote various performance figures to illustrate past
performance.  Average annual total return and current yield
quotations used by the fund are based on standardized methods of
computing performance as required by the SEC.  An explanation of
these and any other methods used by the fund to compute performance
follows below.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

   
The fund may calculate average annual total return for a class for
certain periods by finding the average annual compounded rates of
return over the period that would equate the initial amount
invested to the ending redeemable value, according to the following
formula:
    


                                 P(1+T)n = ERV

where:       P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000
             T = average annual total return
             n = number of years
           ERV = ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000
                 payment, made at the beginning of a period, at the
                 end of the period (or fractional portion thereof)

AGGREGATE TOTAL RETURN

   
The fund may calculate aggregate total return for a class for
certain periods representing the cumulative change in the value of
an investment in the fund over a specified period of time according
to the following formula:
    


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                             ERV - P
                             -------
                                P

where:   P  =  a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000
       ERV  =  ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000
               payment, made at the beginning of a period, at the
               end of the period (or fractional portion thereof)

ANNUALIZED YIELD

   
The fund may calculate an annualized yield for a class by dividing
the net investment income per share deemed earned during a period
by the net asset value per share on the last day of the period and
annualizing the results.
    

Yield is calculated according to the following formula:

                                                 6
                              Yield = 2[(a-b + 1)  - 1]
                                         ---
                                          cd

where:       a = dividends and interest earned during the period
             b = expenses accrued for the period (net of
                 reimbursements)
             c = the average daily number of shares outstanding
                 during the period that were entitled to receive
                 dividends
             d = the maximum offering price per share on the last
                 day of the period

The fund's annualized yield was 5.37% for the 30-day period ended
June 30, 1994.

The fund's yield, calculated as described above according to the
formula prescribed by the SEC, is a hypothetical return based on
market value yield to maturity for the fund's securities.  It is
not necessarily indicative of the amount which was or may be paid
to the fund's shareholders.  Actual amounts paid to fund
shareholders are reflected in the distribution yield.

DISTRIBUTION YIELD

Distribution yield is calculated according to the following
formula:


                  D   divided by   POP(F)   equals  DY
                  ---              ---
                  30               30

where:    D  =  sum of dividends for 30-day period
        POP  =  sum of public offering price for 30-day period
          F  =  annualizing factor
         DY  =  distribution yield

The fund's distribution yield was 5.10% for the 30-day period ended
June 30, 1994.

In its sales material and other communications, the fund may quote,
compare or refer to rankings, yields or returns as published by
independent statistical services or publishers and publications


                                 -9-
<PAGE>

such as The Bank Rate Monitor National Index, Barron's, Business
Week, Donoghue's Money Market Fund Report, Financial Services Week,
Financial Times, Financial World, Forbes, Fortune, Global Investor,
Institutional Investor, Investor's Daily, Kiplinger's Personal
Finance, Lipper Analytical Services, Money, Mutual Fund Forecaster,
Newsweek, The New York Times, Personal Investor, Stanger Report,
Sylvia Porter's Personal Finance, USA Today, U.S. News and World
Report, The Wall Street Journal and Wiesenberger Investment
Companies Service.

VALUING FUND SHARES

   
The value of an individual share for each class is determined by
using the net asset value before shareholder transactions for the
day.  On July 1, 1994, the first business day following the end of
the fiscal year, the computation looked like this:
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            Net assets before                     Shares outstanding              Net asset value
            shareholder transactions              at end of previous day          of one share
            -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>         <C>                                   <C>                             <C>
Class A*      $1,025,411,792          divided by     211,575,822          equals  $4.85

<FN>
*Shares of Class B and Class Y were not outstanding on that date.
</TABLE>
    


In determining net assets before shareholder transactions, the
fund's portfolio securities are valued as follows as of the close
of business of the New York Stock Exchange:


'Securities, except bonds other than convertibles, traded on a
securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily
available are valued at the last-quoted sales price on the exchange
where such security is primarily traded.

'Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted
sales price is not readily available are valued at the mean of the
closing bid and asked prices, looking first to the bid and asked
prices on the exchange where the security is primarily traded and,
if none exist, to the over-the-counter market.

'Securities included in the NASDAQ National Market System are
valued at the last-quoted sales price in this market.

'Securities included in the NASDAQ National Market System for which
a last-quoted sales price is not readily available, and other
securities traded over-the-counter but not included in the NASDAQ
National Market System are valued at the mean of the closing bid
and asked prices.

'Futures and options traded on major exchanges are valued at the
last-quoted sales price on their primary exchange.

   
'Foreign securities traded outside the United States are generally
valued as of the time their trading is complete, which is usually
different from the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the
"Exchange").  Foreign securities quoted in foreign currencies are
translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange.
Occasionally, events affecting the value of such securities may
occur between such times and the close of the Exchange that will


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not be reflected in the computation of the fund's net asset value.
If events materially affecting the value of such securities occur
during such period, these securities will be valued at their fair
value according to procedures decided upon in good faith by the
fund's board of directors (the "board").
    

'Short-term securities maturing more than 60 days from the
valuation date are valued at the readily available market price or
approximate market value based on current interest rates.  Short-
term securities maturing in 60 days or less that originally had
maturities of more than 60 days at acquisition date are valued at
amortized cost using the market value on the 61st day before
maturity.  Short-term securities maturing in 60 days or less at
acquisition date are valued at amortized cost.  Amortized cost is
an approximation of market value determined by systematically
increasing the carrying value of a security if acquired at a
discount, or reducing the carrying value if acquired at a premium,
so that the carrying value is equal to maturity value on the
maturity date.

   
'Securities without a readily available market price, bonds other
than convertibles and other assets are valued at fair value as
determined in good faith by the board.  The board is responsible
for selecting methods it believes provide fair value.  When
possible, bonds are valued by a pricing service
independent from the fund.  If a valuation of a bond is not
available from a pricing service, the bond will be valued by a
dealer knowledgeable about the bond if such a dealer is available.
    

   
The New York Stock Exchange, AEFC and the fund will be closed on
the following holidays:  New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Good
Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day
and Christmas Day.
    

INVESTING IN THE FUND

Sales Charge

   
Shares of the fund are sold at the public offering price determined
at the close of business on the day an application is accepted.
The public offering price is the net asset value of one share plus
a sales charge, if applicable.  For Class B and Class Y, there is
no initial sales charge so the public offering price is the same as
the net asset value.  For Class A, the public offering price for an
investment of less than $50,000, made July 1, 1994, was determined
by dividing the net asset value of one share, $4.85, by 0.95 (1.00-
0.05 for a maximum 5% sales charge) for a public offering price of
$5.10.  The sales charge is paid to American Express Financial
Advisors by the person buying the shares.
    


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Class A - Calculation of the Sales Charge
    

Sales charges are determined as follows:

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       Within each increment,
                                         sales charge as a
                                           percentage of:
                           ----------------------------------------
                               Public                     Net
Amount of Investment       Offering Price           Amount Invested
- --------------------       --------------           ---------------
<S>                        <C>                      <C>
First     $   50,000           5.0%                      5.26%
Next          50,000           4.5                       4.71
Next         400,000           3.8                       3.95
Next         500,000           2.0                       2.04
More than  1,000,000           0.0                       0.00
</TABLE>
    

Sales charges on an investment greater than $50,000 are calculated
for each increment separately and then totaled.  The resulting
total sales charge, expressed as a percentage of the public
offering price and of the net amount invested, will vary depending
on the proportion of the investment at different sales charge
levels.

For example, compare an investment of $60,000 with an investment of
$85,000.  The $60,000 investment is composed of $50,000 that incurs
a sales charge of $2,500 (5.0% x $50,000) and $10,000 that incurs a
sales charge of $450 (4.5% x $10,000).  The total sales charge of
$2,950 is 4.92% of the public offering price and 5.17% of the net
amount invested.

In the case of the $85,000 investment, the first $50,000 also
incurs a sales charge of $2,500 (5.0% x $50,000) and $35,000 incurs
a sales charge of $1,575 (4.5% x $35,000).  The total sales charge
of $4,075 is 4.79% of the public offering price and 5.04% of the
net amount invested.

The following table shows the range of sales charges as a
percentage of the public offering price and of the net amount
invested on total investments at each applicable level.

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              On total investment, sales
                                              charge as a percentage of
                                    -------------------------------------------
                                        Public                        Net
                                    Offering Price              Amount Invested
                                    --------------              ---------------
Amount of Investment                              ranges from:
- --------------------                -------------------------------------------
<S>                                 <C>                         <C>
First    $   50,000                        5.00%                       5.26%
More than    50,000 to   100,000      5.00-4.50                   5.26-4.71
More than   100,000 to   500,000      4.50-3.75                   4.71-3.90
More than   500,000 to 1,000,000      3.75-2.00                   3.90-2.04
More than 1,000,000                   0.00                        0.00
</TABLE>
    

The initial sales charge is waived for certain qualified plans that
meet the requirements described in the prospectus.  Participants in
these qualified plans may be subject to a deferred sales charge on
certain redemptions.  The deferred sales charge on certain
redemptions will be waived if the redemption is a result of a
participant's death, disability, retirement, attaining age 59 1/2,


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loans or hardship withdrawals.  The deferred sales charge varies
depending on the number of participants in the qualified plan and
total plan assets as follows:

Deferred Sales Charge

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Number of Participants
                                  ----------------------


Total Plan Assets                 1-99        100 or more
- -----------------                 ----        -----------
<S>                               <C>         <C>
Less than $1 million               4%             0%

$1 million or more                 0%             0%
_________________________________________________________
</TABLE>

   
Class A - Reducing the Sales Charge
    

Sales charges are based on the total amount of your investments in
the fund.  The amount of all prior investments plus any new
purchase is referred to as your "total amount invested."  For
example, suppose you have made an investment of $20,000 and later
decide to invest $40,000 more.  Your total amount invested would be
$60,000.  As a result, $10,000 of your $40,000 investment qualifies
for the lower 4.5% sales charge that applies to investments of more
than $50,000 to $100,000.

The total amount invested includes any shares held in the fund in
the name of a member of your immediate family (spouse and unmarried
children under 21).  For instance, if your spouse already has
invested $20,000 and you want to invest $40,000, your total amount
invested will be $60,000 and therefore you will pay the lower
charge of 4.5% on $10,000 of the $40,000.

   
Until a spouse remarries, the sales charge is waived for spouses
and unmarried children under 21 of deceased trustees, directors,
officers or employees of the fund or AEFC or its subsidiaries and
deceased advisors.
    

The total amount invested also includes any investment you or your
immediate family already have in the other publicly offered funds
in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP where the investment is subject to a
sales charge.  For example, suppose you already have an investment
of $25,000 in IDS Growth Fund and $5,000 in this fund.  If you
invest $40,000 more in this fund, your total amount invested in the
funds will be $70,000 and therefore $20,000 of your $40,000
investment will incur a 4.5% sales charge.

Finally, Individual Retirement Account (IRA) purchases, or other
employee benefit plan purchases made through a payroll deduction
plan or through a plan sponsored by an employer, association of
employers, employee organization or other similar entity, may be
added together to reduce sales charges for shares purchased through
that plan.


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Class A - Letter of Intent
    

   
You can reduce the sales charges in Class A by filing a letter-of-
intent stating that you intend to invest $1 million over a period
of 13 months.  The agreement can start at any time and will remain
in effect for 13 months.  Your investment will be charged normal
sales charges until you have invested $1 million.  At that time,
the sales charges previously paid will be reversed.  If you do not
invest $1 million by the end of 13 months, there is no penalty,
you'll just miss out on the sales charge adjustment.  A letter-of-
intent is not an option (absolute right) to buy shares.
    

   
Here's an example.  You file a letter-of-intent to invest $1
million and make an investment of $100,000 at that time.  You pay
the normal 5% sales charge on the first $50,000 and 4.5% sales
charge on the next $50,000 of this investment.  Let's say you make
a second investment of $900,000 (bringing the total up to $1
million) one month before the 13-month period is up.  What sales
charge do you pay?  AEFC makes an adjustment on your last purchase
so that there's no sales charge on the total $1 million investment,
just as if you had invested $1 million all at once.
    

Systematic Investment Programs

After you make your initial investment of $2,000 or more, you can
arrange to make additional payments of $100 or more on a regular
basis.  These minimums do not apply to all systematic investment
programs.  You decide how often to make payments - monthly,
quarterly or semiannually.  You are not obligated to make any
payments.  You can omit payments or discontinue the investment
program altogether.  The fund also can change the program or end it
at any time.  If there is no obligation, why do it?  Putting money
aside is an important part of financial planning.  With a
systematic investment program, you have a goal to work for.

   
How does this work?  Your regular investment amount will purchase
more shares when the net asset value per share decreases, and fewer
shares when the net asset value per share increases.  Each purchase
is a separate transaction.  After each purchase your new shares
will be added to your account.  Shares bought through these
programs are exactly the same as any other fund shares.  They can
be bought and sold at any time.  A systematic investment program is
not an option or an absolute right to buy shares.
    

The systematic investment program itself cannot ensure a profit,
nor can it protect against a loss in a declining market.  If you
decide to discontinue the program and redeem your shares when their
net asset value is less than what you paid for them, you will incur
a loss.

For a discussion on dollar-cost averaging, see Appendix D.


Automatic Directed Dividends

   
Dividends, including capital gain distributions, paid by another
fund in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP subject to a sales charge, may be
used to automatically purchase shares in the same class of this


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fund without paying a sales charge.  Dividends may be directed to
existing accounts only.  Dividends declared by a fund are exchanged
to this fund the following day.  Dividends can be exchanged into
one fund but cannot be split to make purchases in two or more
funds.  Automatic directed dividends are available between accounts
of any ownership EXCEPT:
    

   
'Between a non-custodial account and an IRA, or 401(k) plan account
or other qualified retirement account of which American Express
Trust Company acts as custodian;
    

   
'Between two American Express Trust Company custodial accounts with
different owners (for example, you may not exchange dividends from
your IRA to the IRA of your spouse);
    

'Between different kinds of custodial accounts with the same
ownership (for example, you may not exchange dividends from your
IRA to your 401(k) plan account, although you may exchange
dividends from one IRA to another IRA).

   
Dividends may be directed from accounts established under the
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) or Uniform Transfers to Minors
Act (UTMA) only into other UGMA or UTMA accounts with identical
ownership.
    

   
The fund's investment goal is described in its prospectus along
with other information, including fees and expense ratios.  Before
exchanging dividends into another fund, you should read its
prospectus.  You will receive a confirmation that the automatic
directed dividend service has been set up for your account.
    


REDEEMING SHARES

You have a right to redeem your shares at any time.  For an
explanation of redemption procedures, please see the prospectus.

   
DURING AN EMERGENCY, the board of directors (the "board") can
suspend the computation of net asset value, stop accepting payments
for purchase of shares or suspend the duty of the fund to redeem
shares for more than seven days.  Such emergency situations would
occur if:
    

   
'The New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") closes for reasons
other than the usual weekend and holiday closings or trading on the
Exchange is restricted, or
    

'Disposal of the fund's securities is not reasonably practicable or
it is not reasonably practicable for the fund to determine the fair
value of its net assets, or

'The SEC, under the provisions of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, declares a period of emergency to exist.

   
Should the fund stop selling shares, the board may make a deduction
from the value of the assets held by the fund to cover the cost of


                                 -15-
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future liquidations of the assets so as to distribute fairly these
costs among all shareholders.
    


PAY-OUT PLANS

   
You can use any of several pay-out plans to redeem your investment
in regular installments.  If you redeem Class B shares you may be
subject to a contingent deferred sales charge as discussed in the
prospectus.  While the plans differ on how the pay-out is figured,
they all are based on the redemption of your investment.  Net
investment income dividends and any capital gain distributions will
automatically be reinvested, unless you elect to receive them in
cash.  If you are redeeming a tax-qualified plan account for which
American Express Trust Company acts as custodian, you can elect to
receive your dividends and other distributions in cash when
permitted by law.  If you redeem an IRA or a qualified retirement
account, certain restrictions, federal tax penalties and special
federal income tax reporting requirements may apply.  You should
consult your tax advisor about this complex area of the tax law.
    

   
Applications for a systematic investment in a class of the fund
subject to a sales charge normally will not be accepted while a
pay-out plan for any of those funds is in effect.  Occasional
investments, however, may be accepted.
    

   
To start any of these plans, please write or call American Express
Shareholder Service, P.O. Box 534, Minneapolis, MN 55440-0534, 612-
671-3733.  Your authorization must be received in the Minneapolis
headquarters at least five days before the date you want your
payments to begin.  The initial payment must be at least $50.
Payments will be made on a monthly, bimonthly, quarterly,
semiannual or annual basis.  Your choice is effective until you
change or cancel it.
    

   
The following pay-out plans are designed to take care of the needs
of most shareholders in a way AEFC can handle efficiently and at a
reasonable cost.  If you need a more irregular schedule of
payments, it may be necessary for you to make a series of
individual redemptions, in which case you'll have to send in a
separate redemption request for each pay-out.  The fund reserves
the right to change or stop any pay-out plan and to stop making
such plans available.
    

Plan #1:  Pay-out for a fixed period of time

   
If you choose this plan, a varying number of shares will be
redeemed at regular intervals during the time period you choose.
This plan is designed to end in complete redemption of all shares
in your account by the end of the fixed period.
    

Plan #2:  Redemption of a fixed number of shares

   
If you choose this plan, a fixed number of shares will be redeemed
for each payment and that amount will be sent to you.  The length
of time these payments continue is based on the number of shares in
your account.
    


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<PAGE>

Plan #3:  Redemption of a fixed dollar amount

   
If you decide on a fixed dollar amount, whatever number of shares
is necessary to make the payment will be redeemed in regular
installments until the account is closed.
    

Plan #4:  Redemption of a percentage of net asset value

Payments are made based on a fixed percentage of the net asset
value of the shares in the account computed on the day of each
payment.  Percentages range from 0.25% to 0.75%.  For example, if
you are on this plan and arrange to take 0.5% each month, you will
get $50 if the value of your account is $10,000 on the payment
date.

EXCHANGES

   
If you buy shares in the fund and then exchange into another fund,
it is considered a sale and subsequent purchase of shares.  Under
the tax laws, if this exchange is done within 91 days, any sales
charge waived on Class A shares on a subsequent purchase of shares
applies to the new shares acquired in the exchange.  Therefore, you
cannot create a tax loss or reduce a tax gain attributable to the
sales charge when exchanging shares within 91 days.
    

Retirement Accounts

   
If you have a nonqualified investment in the fund and you wish to
move part or all of those shares to an IRA or qualified retirement
account in the fund, you can do so without paying a sales charge.
However, this type of exchange is considered a sale of shares and
may result in a gain or loss for tax purposes.  In addition, this
type of exchange may result in an excess contribution under IRA or
qualified plan regulations if the amount exchanged plus the amount
of the initial sales charge applied to the amount exchanged exceeds
annual contribution limitations.  For example:  If you were to
exchange $2,000 in Class A shares from a nonqualified account to an
IRA without considering the 5% ($100) initial sales charge
applicable to that $2,000, you may be deemed to have exceeded
current IRA annual contribution limitations.  You should consult
your tax advisor for further details about this complex subject.
    


CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVER

For federal income tax purposes, the fund had a capital loss
carryover of $32,363,757 at June 30, 1994, that will expire in
2002.

It is unlikely that the board of directors will authorize a
distribution of any net realized capital gains until the available
capital loss carryover has been offset or has expired except as
required by Internal Revenue Service rules.

TAXES

Net investment income dividends received should be treated as
dividend income for federal income tax purposes.  Corporate


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shareholders are generally entitled to a deduction equal to 70% of
that portion of the fund's dividend that is attributable to
dividends the fund received from domestic (U.S.) securities.  For
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, none of the fund's net
investment income dividends qualified for the corporate deduction.

Capital gain distributions received by individual and corporate
shareholders, if any, should be treated as long-term capital gains
regardless of how long they owned their shares.  Short-term capital
gains earned by the fund are paid to shareholders as part of their
ordinary income dividend and are taxable.

Under federal tax law, by the end of a calendar year the fund must
declare and pay dividends representing 98% of ordinary income for
that calendar year and 98% of net capital gains (both long-term and
short-term) for the 12-month period ending Oct. 31 of that calendar
year.  The fund is subject to an excise tax equal to 4% of the
excess, if any, of the amount required to be distributed over the
amount actually distributed.  The fund intends to comply with
federal tax law and avoid any excise tax.

   
This is a brief summary that relates to federal income taxation
only.  Shareholders should consult their tax advisor as to the
application of federal, state and local income tax laws to fund
distributions.
    

AGREEMENTS

   
Investment Management Services Agreement
    

   
The fund has an Investment Management Services Agreement with AEFC.
For its services, AEFC is paid a fee based on the following
schedule:
    

   
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Assets              Annual rate at
(billions)          each asset level
- ----------          ----------------
<S>                 <C>
 First $1.0             0.520%
 Next   1.0             0.495
 Next   1.0             0.470
 Next   3.0             0.445
 Next   3.0             0.420
 Over   9.0             0.395
</TABLE>
    

   
On March 3, 1995, the daily rate applied to the fund's assets is
expected to be approximately  0.___% on an annual basis.  The fee
is calculated for each calendar day on the basis of net assets as
of the close of business two business days prior to the day for
which the calculation is made.
    

   
The management fee is paid monthly.  Under a prior agreement, the
total amount paid was $5,369,312 for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1994, $5,135,288 for fiscal year 1993, and $3,347,481 for fiscal
year 1992.
    

   
Under the current Agreement, the fund also pays taxes, brokerage
commissions and nonadvisory expenses, that include custodian fees;
audit and certain legal fees; fidelity bond premiums; registration


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fees for shares; fund office expenses; consultants' fees;
compensation of directors, officers and employees; corporate filing
fees; organizational expenses; expenses incurred in connection with
lending portfolio securities of the fund; and expenses properly
payable by the fund, approved by the board of directors.  Under a
prior agreement, the fund paid nonadvisory expenses of $687,292 for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, $728,659 for fiscal year 1993,
and $473,348 for fiscal year 1992.
    

   
Administrative Services Agreement
    

   
The fund has an Administrative Services Agreement with AEFC.  Under
this agreement, the fund pays AEFC for providing administration and
accounting services.  The fee is calculated as follows:
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     Assets          Annual rate
     (billions)      each asset level
     ----------      ----------------
     <S>             <C>
     First $1        0.050%
     Next   1        0.045
     Next   1        0.040
     Next   3        0.035
     Next   3        0.030
     Over   9        0.025
</TABLE>
    

Transfer Agency Agreement

   
The fund has a Transfer Agency Agreement with AEFC.  This agreement
governs AEFC's responsibility for administering and/or performing
transfer agent functions, for acting as service agent in connection
with dividend and distribution functions and for performing
shareholder account administration agent functions in connection
with the issuance, exchange and redemption or repurchase of the
fund's shares.  Under the agreement, AEFC will earn a fee from the
fund determined by multiplying the number of shareholder accounts
at the end of the day by a rate determined for each class and dividing
by the number of days in the year.  The rate for Class A and for Class Y
is $15.50 per year.  The rate for Class B is $16.50 per year. The fees paid
to AEFC may be changed from time to time upon agreement of the parties
without shareholder approval.  The fund paid fees of $1,172,477 for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1994.
    

Distribution Agreement

   
Under a Distribution Agreement, sales charges deducted for
distributing fund shares are paid to American Express Financial
Advisors daily.  These charges amounted to $23,989,780 for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1994.  After paying commissions to
personal financial planners, and other expenses, the amount
retained was $8,314,808.  The amounts were $22,570,176 and
$7,958,181 for fiscal year 1993, and $21,025,838 and $7,270,827 for
fiscal year 1992.
    

Additional information about commissions and compensation for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, is contained in the following
table:


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<PAGE>

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(1)          (2)            (3)            (4)          (5)
             Net            Compensation
Name of      Underwriting   on Redemption
Principal    Discounts and  and            Brokerage    Other
Underwriter  Commissions    Repurchases    Commissions  Compensation
- -----------  -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------
<S>          <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>
AEFC             None           None          None*     $458,958**

American
Express
Financial
Advisors      $23,989,780       None          None          None

<FN>
*For further information see "Brokerage Commissions Paid to Brokers
Affiliated with AEFC.
**Distribution fees paid pursuant to the Plan and Supplemental
Agreement of Distribution.
</TABLE>
    

   
Shareholder Service Agreement
    

   
The fund pays a fee for service provided to shareholders by
financial advisors and other servicing agents.  The fee is
calculated at a rate of 0.175% of the fund's average daily net
assets attributable to Class A and Class B shares.
    

   
Plan and Agreement of Distribution
    

   
For Class B shares, to help American Express Financial Advisors
defray the cost of distribution and servicing, not covered by the
sales charges received under the Distribution Agreement, the fund
and American Express Financial Advisors entered into a Plan and
Agreement of Distribution (Plan).  These costs cover almost all
aspects of distributing the fund's shares except compensation to
the sales force.  A substantial portion of the costs are not
specifically identified to any one fund in the IDS MUTUAL FUND
GROUP.  Under the Plan, American Express Financial Advisors is paid
a fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the fund's average daily net
assets attributable to Class B shares.
    

   
The Plan must be approved annually by the board of directors (the
"directors"), including a majority of the disinterested directors,
if it is to continue for more than a year.  At least quarterly, the
directors must review written reports concerning the amounts
expended under the Plan and the purposes for which such
expenditures were made.  The Plan and any agreement related to it
may be terminated at any time by vote of a majority of directors
who are not interested persons of the fund and have no direct or
indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any
agreement related to the Plan, or by vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the fund or by American Express
Financial Advisors.  The Plan (or any agreement related to it) will
terminate in the event of its assignment, as that term is defined
in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  The Plan may
not be amended to increase the amount to be spent for distribution
without shareholder approval, and all material amendments to the
Plan must be approved by a majority of the directors, including a
majority of the directors who are not interested persons of the
fund and who do not have a financial interest in the operation of


                                 -20-
<PAGE>

`Total fees and nonadvisory expenses cannot exceed the most
restrictive applicable state limitation.  Currently, the most
restrictive applicable state expense limitation, subject to
exclusion of certain expenses, is 2.5% of the first $30 million of
the fund's average daily net assets, 2% of the next $70 million and
1.5% of average daily net assets over $100 million, on an annual
basis.  At the end of each month, if the fees and expenses of the
fund exceed this limitation for the fund's fiscal year in progress,
AEFC will assume all expenses in excess of the limitation.  AEFC
then may bill the fund for such expenses in subsequent months up to
the end of that fiscal year, but not after that date.  No interest
charges are assessed by AEFC for expenses it assumes.
    


DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The following is a list of the fund's directors who, except for Mr.
Dudley, also are directors of all other funds in the IDS MUTUAL
FUND GROUP.  Mr. Dudley is a director of all publicly offered
funds.  All shares have cumulative voting rights when voting on the
election of directors.

   
LYNNE V. CHENEY+'
American Enterprise Institute
for Public Policy Research (AEI)
1150 17th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
    

   
Distinguished Fellow AEI.  Former Chair of National Endowment of
the Humanities.  Director, The Reader's Digest Association Inc.,
Lockheed Corp., and the Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
(advertising).
    

WILLIAM H. DUDLEY+**
2900 IDS Tower
Minneapolis, MN

   
Executive vice president and director of AEFC.
    

   
ROBERT F. FROEHLKE+
1201 Yale Place
Minneapolis, MN
    

   
Former president of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP.
Director, the ICI Mutual Insurance Co., Institute for Defense
Analyses, Marshall Erdman and Associates, Inc. (architectural
engineering) and Public Oversight Board of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants.
    

DAVID R. HUBERS**
2900 IDS Tower
Minneapolis, MN

   
President, chief executive officer and director of AEFC.
Previously, senior vice president, finance and chief financial
officer of AEFC.
    


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<PAGE>

   
HEINZ F. HUTTER+
P.O. Box 5724
Minneapolis, MN
    

   
President and chief operating officer, Cargill, Incorporated
(commodity merchants and processors) from February 1991 to
September 1994.  Executive vice president from 1981 to February
1991.
    

   
ANNE P. JONES+
5716 Bent Branch Rd.
Bethesda, MD
    

   
Attorney and telecommunications consultant.  Former partner, law
firm of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan.  Director, Motorola, Inc. and
C-Cor Electronics, Inc.
    

DONALD M. KENDALL'
PepsiCo, Inc.
Purchase, NY

Former chairman and chief executive officer, PepsiCo, Inc.

   
MELVIN R. LAIRD+
Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
1730 Rhode Island Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
    

   
Senior counsellor for national and international affairs, The
Reader's Digest Association, Inc.  Chairman of the board, COMSAT
Corporation, former nine-term congressman, secretary of defense and
presidential counsellor.  Director, Martin Marietta Corp.,
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., The Reader's Digest Association,
Inc., Science Applications International Corp., Wallace Reader's
Digest Funds and Public Oversight Board (SEC Practice Section,
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants).
    

LEWIS W. LEHR'
3050 Minnesota World Trade Center
30 E. Seventh St.
St. Paul, MN

Former chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Minnesota
Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M).  Director, Jack Eckerd
Corporation (drugstores).  Advisory Director, Peregrine Inc.
(microelectronics).

WILLIAM R. PEARCE+*
901 S. Marquette Ave.
Minneapolis, MN

President of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP since June
1993.  Former vice chairman of the board, Cargill, Incorporated
(commodity merchants and processors).


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<PAGE>

   
EDSON W. SPENCER
4900 IDS Center
80 S. 8th St.
Minneapolis, MN
    

President, Spencer Associates Inc. (consulting).  Chairman of the
board, Mayo Foundation (healthcare).  Former chairman of the board
and chief executive officer, Honeywell Inc.  Director, Boise
Cascade Corporation (forest products) and CBS Inc.  Member of
International Advisory Councils, Robert Bosch (Germany) and NEC
(Japan).

JOHN R. THOMAS**
2900 IDS Tower
Minneapolis, MN

   
Senior vice president and director of AEFC.
    

WHEELOCK WHITNEY+
1900 Foshay Tower
821 Marquette Ave.
Minneapolis, MN

Chairman, Whitney Management Company (manages family assets).

   
C. ANGUS WURTELE
1101 S. 3rd St.
Minneapolis, MN
    

   
Chairman of the board and chief executive officer, The Valspar
Corporation (paints).  Director, Bemis Corporation (packaging),
Donaldson Company (air cleaners & mufflers) and General Mills, Inc.
(consumer foods).
    

+ Member of executive committee.
' Member of joint audit committee.
* Interested person by reason of being an officer and employee of
the fund.
   
**Interested person by reason of being an officer, director,
employee and/or shareholder of AEFC or American Express.
    
   
    

The board also has appointed officers who are responsible for day-
to-day business decisions based on policies it has established.

Besides Mr. Pearce, who is president, the fund's other officer is:

LESLIE L. OGG
901 S. Marquette Ave.
Minneapolis, MN

Vice president of all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND GROUP and
general counsel and treasurer of the publicly offered funds.

   
During the fiscal year that ended June 30, 1994, the members of the
board, for attending up to 51 meetings, received the following
compensation, in total, from all funds in the IDS MUTUAL FUND
GROUP.
    


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      Board compensation

                    Aggregate       Retirement      Estimated     Total Cash
                    compensation    benefits        annual        compensation
                    from the        accrued as      benefit on    from the IDS
Board member        fund            fund expenses   retirement    MUTUAL FUND GROUP
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                 <C>             <C>             <C>           <C>
Lynne V. Cheney     $  800          $  --           $1,000        $25,600
  (part of year)
Robert F. Froehlke   2,414           2,531           1,000         77,400
Anne P. Jones        2,269             640           1,000         71,300
Donald M. Kendall    2,190           2,886           1,000         68,000
Melvin R. Laird      2,264           2,090           1,000         71,100
Lewis W. Lehr        2,274           2,872             975         71,500
William R. Pearce      --            1,109           1,000            --
  (part of year)
Edson W. Spencer     2,267           1,365             533         71,200
Wheelock Whitney     2,329           1,237           1,000         73,800
</TABLE>
    

On June 30, 1994, the fund's directors and officers as a group
owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares.  During the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1994, no director or officer earned more than
$60,000 from this fund.  All directors and officers as a group
earned $42,120, including $15,312 of retirement plan expense, from
this fund.

CUSTODIAN

   
The fund's securities and cash are held by American Express Trust
Company, 1200 Northstar Center West, 625 Marquette Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN  55402-2307, through a custodian agreement.  The
custodian is permitted to deposit some or all of its securities in
central depository systems as allowed by federal law.
    

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

   
The financial statements contained in the Annual Report to
shareholders, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, were audited
by independent auditors, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, 4200 Norwest
Center, 90 S. Seventh St., Minneapolis, MN  55402-3900.  The
independent auditors also provide other accounting and tax-related
services as requested by the fund.
    

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   
The Independent Auditors' Report and the Financial Statements,
including Notes to the Financial Statements and the Schedule of
Investments in Securities, contained in the 1994 Annual Report to
shareholders, pursuant to Section 30(d) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, are hereby incorporated in this SAI by
reference.  No other portion of the Annual Report however, is
incorporated by reference.
    

PROSPECTUS

   
The prospectus for IDS Federal Income Fund dated Aug. 29, 1994 as
revised March 3, 1995, is hereby incorporated in this SAI by
reference.
    


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<PAGE>

APPENDIX A

DESCRIPTION OF COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON INVESTMENT POLICIES

Commercial paper rated Prime-1 (P-1) by Moody's or A-1 by S&P
indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely repayment is
either overwhelming or very strong.

Commercial paper rated P-2 or A-2 indicates that capacity for
timely payment on issues with this designation is strong.

WHEN-ISSUED SECURITIES

   
The fund may purchase some securities in advance of when they are
issued.  Price and rate of interest are set on the date the
commitments are given but no payment is made or interest earned
until the date the securities are issued, usually within two
months, but other terms may be negotiated.  The commitment requires
the fund to buy the security when it is issued so the commitment is
valued daily the same way as owning a security would be valued.
The fund designates cash or liquid high-grade debt securities to at
least equal the amount of its commitment.  [Under normal market
conditions, the fund does not intend to commit more than 5% of its
total assets to these practices.]  The fund may sell the commitment
just like it can sell a security.  Frequently, the fund has the
opportunity to sell the commitment back to the institution.
    

INVERSE FLOATERS

The Fund may invest in securities called "inverse floaters".
Inverse floaters are created by underwriters using the interest
payments on securities.  A portion of the interest received is paid
to holders of instruments based on current interest rates for
short-term securities.  What is left over, less a servicing fee, is
paid to holders of the inverse floaters.  As interest rates go
down, the holders of the inverse floaters receive more income and
an increase in the price for the inverse floaters.  As interest
rates go up, the holders of the inverse floaters receive less
income and a decrease in the price for the inverse floaters.


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APPENDIX B

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

   
    

   
A mortgage pass through certificate is one that represents an
interest in a pool, or group, of mortgage loans assembled by the
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), Federal National Mortgage Association
(FNMA) or non-governmental entities.  In pass-through certificates,
both principal and interest payments, including prepayments, are
passed through to the holder of the certificate.  Prepayments on
underlying mortgages result in a loss of anticipated interest, and
the actual yield (or total return) to the fund, which is influenced
by both stated interest rates and market conditions, may be
different than the quoted yield on certificates.  Some U.S.
government securities may be purchased on a "when-issued" basis,
which means that it may take as long as 45 days after the purchase
before the securities are delivered to the fund.
    

   
    

   
STRIPPED MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES.  The fund may invest in
stripped mortgage-backed securities.  Generally, there are two
classes of stripped mortgage-backed securities: Interest Only (IO)
and Principal Only (PO).  IOs entitle the holder to receive
distributions consisting of all or a portion of the interest on the
underlying pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities.
POs entitle the holder to receive distributions consisting of all
or a portion of the principal of the underlying pool of mortgage
loans or mortgage-backed securities.  The cash flows and yields on
IOs and POs are extremely sensitive to the rate of principal
payments (including prepayments) on the underlying mortgage loans
or mortgage-backed securities.  A rapid rate of principal payments
may adversely affect the yield to maturity of IOs.  A slow rate of
principal payments may adversely affect the yield to maturity of
POs.  If prepayments of principal are greater than anticipated, an
investor may incur substantial losses.  If prepayments of principal
are slower than anticipated, the yield on a PO will be affected
more severely than would be the case with a traditional mortgage-
backed security.
    

   
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITY SPREAD OPTIONS.  The fund may purchase
mortgage-backed security (MBS) put spread options and write covered
MBS call spread options.  MBS spread options are based upon the
changes in the price spread between a specified mortgage-backed
security and a like-duration Treasury security.  MBS spread options
are traded in the OTC market and are of short duration, typically
one to two months.  The fund would buy or sell covered MBS call
spread options in situations where mortgage-backed securities are
expected to under perform like-duration Treasury securities.
    


                                 -26-
<PAGE>

APPENDIX C

OPTIONS AND INTEREST RATE FUTURES CONTRACTS

   
The fund may buy or write options traded on any U.S. exchange or in
the over-the-counter market.  The fund may enter into interest rate
futures contracts traded on any U.S. exchange.  The fund also may
buy or write put and call options on these futures.  Options in the
over-the-counter market will be purchased only when the investment
manager believes a liquid secondary market exists for the options
and only from dealers and institutions the investment manager
believes present a minimal credit risk.  Some options are
exercisable only on a specific date.  In that case, or if a liquid
secondary market does not exist, the fund could be required to buy
or sell securities at disadvantageous prices, thereby incurring
losses.  The fund will not purchase options or write covered put
options if the value of the underlying assets exceeds 10% of the
value of its net assets.  While there are limits on certain types
of derivatives, there is no overall limit on the use of
derivatives.
    

OPTIONS.  An option is a contract.  A person who buys a call option
for a security has the right to buy the security at a set price for
the length of the contract.  A person who sells a call option is
called a writer.  The writer of a call option agrees to sell the
security at the set price when the buyer wants to exercise the
option, no matter what the market price of the security is at that
time.  A person who buys a put option has the right to sell a
security at a set price for the length of the contract.  A person
who writes a put option agrees to buy the security at the set price
if the purchaser wants to exercise the option, no matter what the
market price of the security is at that time.  An option is covered
if the writer owns the security (in the case of a call) or sets
aside the cash (in the case of a put) that would be required upon
exercise.

The price paid by the buyer for an option is called a premium.  In
addition the buyer generally pays a broker a commission.  The
writer receives a premium, less a commission, at the time the
option is written.  The cash received is retained by the writer
whether or not the option is exercised.  A writer of a call option
may have to sell the security for a below-market price if the
market price rises above the exercise price.  A writer of a put
option may have to pay an above-market price for the security if
its market price decreases below the exercise price.

Options can be used to produce incremental earnings,  protect gains
and facilitate buying and selling securities for investment
purposes.  The use of options and futures contracts may benefit the
fund and its shareholders by improving the fund's liquidity and by
helping to stabilize the value of its net assets.

BUYING OPTIONS.  Put and call options may be used as a trading
technique to facilitate buying and selling securities for
investment reasons.  They also may be used for investment.  Options
are used as a trading technique to take advantage of any disparity
between the price of the underlying security in the securities


                                 -27-
<PAGE>

market and its price on the options market.  It is anticipated the
trading technique will be utilized only to effect a transaction
when the price of the security plus the option price will be as
good or better than the price at which the security could be bought
or sold directly.  When the option is purchased, the fund pays a
premium and a commission.  It then pays a second commission on the
purchase or sale of the underlying security when the option is
exercised.  For record keeping and tax purposes, the price obtained
on the purchase of the underlying security will be the combination
of the exercise price, the premium and both commissions.  When
using options as a trading technique, commissions on the option
will be set as if only the underlying securities were traded.

Put and call options also may be held by the fund for investment
purposes.  Options permit the fund to experience the change in the
value of a security with a relatively small initial cash
investment.  The risk the fund assumes when it buys an option is
the loss of the premium.  To be beneficial to the fund, the price
of the underlying security must change within the time set by the
option contract.  Furthermore, the change must be sufficient to
cover the premium paid, the commissions paid both in the
acquisition of the option and in a closing transaction or in the
exercise of the option and subsequent sale (in the case of a call)
or purchase (in the case of a put) of the underlying security.
Even then the price change in the underlying security does not
ensure a profit since prices in the option market may not reflect
such a change.

WRITING COVERED OPTIONS.  The fund will write covered options when
it feels it is appropriate and will follow these guidelines:

'Underlying securities will continue to be bought or sold solely on
the basis of investment considerations consistent with the fund's
goal.

'All options written by the fund will be covered.  For covered call
options if a decision is made to sell the security, the fund will
attempt to terminate the option contract through a closing purchase
transaction.

   
'The fund will write options only as permitted under federal or
state laws or regulations, such as those that limit the amount of
total assets subject to the options.  While no limit has been set
by the fund, it will conform to the requirements of those states.
For example, California limits the writing of options to 50% of the
assets of a fund.
    

Net premiums on call options closed or premiums on expired call
options are treated as short-term capital gains.  Since the fund is
taxed as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue
Code, any gains on options and other securities held less than
three months must be limited to less than 30% of its annual gross
income.

If a covered call option is exercised, the security is sold by the
fund.  The fund will recognize a capital gain or loss based upon
the difference between the proceeds and the security's basis.


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<PAGE>

Options on many securities are listed on options exchanges.  If the
fund writes listed options, it will follow the rules of the options
exchange.  Options are valued at the close of the New York Stock
Exchange.  An option listed on a national exchange, CBOE or NASDAQ
will be valued at the last quoted sales price or, if such a price
is not readily available, at the mean of the last bid and asked
prices.

Options on Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)
certificates and certain other securities are not actively traded
on any exchange, but may be entered into directly with a dealer.
When the fund writes such an option, the Custodian will segregate
assets as appropriate to cover the option.  However, since the
remaining principal balance of GNMA certificates declines each
month as a result of mortgage payments, the fund may find that the
GNMA certificates it holds as "cover" no longer have a sufficient
remaining principal balance for this purpose.  A GNMA certificate
held by the fund also may cease to represent cover for the option
if the GNMA coupon rate at which new pools are originated under the
FHA/VA loan ceiling in effect at any given time is reduced.  If
either event should occur, the fund will either enter into a
closing purchase transaction or replace certificates with
certificates that represent cover.  When the fund closes its
position or replaces certificates, it may realize an unanticipated
loss and incur transaction costs.

FUTURES CONTRACTS.  A futures contract is an agreement between two
parties to buy and sell a security for a set price on a future
date.  They have been established by boards of trade which have
been designated contracts markets by the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC).  Futures contracts trade on these markets in a
manner similar to the way a stock trades on a stock exchange, and
the boards of trade, through their clearing corporations, guarantee
performance of the contracts.  Currently, there are futures
contracts based on such debt securities as long-term U.S. Treasury
bonds, Treasury notes, GNMA modified pass-through mortgage-backed
securities, three-month U.S. Treasury bills and bank certificates
of deposit.  While futures contracts based on debt securities do
provide for the delivery and acceptance of securities, such
deliveries and acceptances are very seldom made.  Generally, the
futures contract is terminated by entering into an offsetting
transaction.  An offsetting transaction for a futures contract sale
is effected by the fund entering into a futures contract purchase
for the same aggregate amount of the specific type of financial
instrument and same delivery date.  If the price in the sale
exceeds the price in the offsetting purchase, the fund immediately
is paid the difference and realizes a gain.  If the offsetting
purchase price exceeds the sale price, the fund pays the difference
and realizes a loss.  Similarly, closing out a futures contract
purchase is effected by the fund entering into a futures contract
sale.  If the offsetting sale price exceeds the purchase price, the
fund realizes a gain, and if the offsetting sale price is less than
the purchase price, the fund realizes a loss.  At the time a
futures contract is made, a good-faith deposit called initial
margin is set up within a segregated account at the fund's
custodian bank.  The initial margin deposit is approximately 1.5%


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of a contract's face value.  Daily thereafter, the futures contract
is valued and the payment of variation margin is required so that
each day the fund would pay out cash in an amount equal to any
decline in the contract's value or receive cash equal to any
increase.  At the time a futures contract is closed out, a nominal
commission is paid, which is generally lower than the commission on
a comparable transaction in the cash markets.

   
The purpose of a futures contract, in the case of a portfolio
holding long-term debt securities, is to gain the benefit of
changes in interest rates without actually buying or selling long-
term debt securities.  For example, if the fund owned long-term
bonds and interest rates were expected to increase, it might enter
into futures contracts to sell securities which would have much the
same effect as selling some of the long-term bonds it owned.
Futures contracts are based on types of debt securities referred to
above, which have historically reacted to an increase or decline in
interest rates in a fashion similar to the debt securities the fund
owns.  If interest rates did increase, the value of the debt
securities in the portfolio would decline, but the value of the
fund's futures contracts would increase at approximately the same
rate, thereby keeping the net asset value of the fund from
declining as much as it otherwise would have.  If, on the other
hand, the fund held cash reserves and interest rates were expected
to decline, the fund might enter into interest rate futures
contracts for the purchase of securities.  If short-term rates were
higher than long-term rates, the ability to continue holding these
cash reserves would have a very beneficial impact on the fund's
earnings.  Even if short-term rates were not higher, the fund would
still benefit from the income earned by holding these short-term
investments.  At the same time, by entering into futures contracts
for the purchase of securities, the fund could take advantage of
the anticipated rise in the value of long-term bonds without
actually buying them until the market had stabilized.  At that
time, the futures contracts could be liquidated and the fund's cash
reserves could then be used to buy long-term bonds on the cash
market.  The fund could accomplish similar results by selling bonds
with long maturities and investing in bonds with short maturities
when interest rates are expected to increase or by buying bonds
with long maturities and selling bonds with short maturities when
interest rates are expected to decline.  But by using futures
contracts as an investment tool, given the greater liquidity in the
futures market than in the cash market, it might be possible to
accomplish the same result more easily and more quickly.
Successful use of futures contracts depends on the investment
manager's ability to predict the future direction of interest
rates.  If the investment manager's prediction is incorrect, the
fund would have been better off had it not entered into futures
contracts.
    

OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS.  Options give the holder a right to
buy or sell futures contracts in the future.  Unlike a futures
contract, which requires the parties to the contract to buy and
sell a security on a set date, an option on a futures contract
merely entitles its holder to decide on or before a future date
(within nine months of the date of issue) whether to enter into


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such a contract.  If the holder decides not to enter into the
contract, all that is lost is the amount (premium) paid for the
option.  Furthermore, because the value of the option is fixed at
the point of sale, there are no daily payments of cash to reflect
the change in the value of the underlying contract.  However, since
an option gives the buyer the right to enter into a contract at a
set price for a fixed period of time, its value does change daily
and that change is reflected in the net asset value of the fund.

RISKS.  There are risks in engaging in each of the management tools
described above.  The risk the fund assumes when it buys an option
is the loss of the premium paid for the option.  Purchasing options
also limits the use of monies that might otherwise be available for
long-term investments.

The risk involved in writing options on futures contracts the fund
owns, or on securities held in its portfolio, is that there could
be an increase in the market value of such contracts or securities.
If that occurred, the option would be exercised and the asset sold
at a lower price than the cash market price.  To some extent, the
risk of not realizing a gain could be reduced by entering into a
closing transaction.  The fund could enter into a closing
transaction by purchasing an option with the same terms as the one
it had previously sold.  The cost to close the option and terminate
the fund's obligation, however, might be more or less than the
premium received when it originally wrote the option.  Furthermore,
the fund might not be able to close the option because of
insufficient activity in the options market.

A risk in employing futures contracts to protect against the price
volatility of portfolio securities is that the prices of securities
subject to futures contracts may not correlate perfectly with the
behavior of the cash prices of the fund's portfolio securities.
The correlation may be distorted because the futures market is
dominated by short-term traders seeking to profit from the
difference between a contract or security price and their cost of
borrowed funds.  Such distortions are generally minor and would
diminish as the contract approached maturity.

Another risk is that the fund's investment manager could be
incorrect in anticipating as to the direction or extent of various
interest rate movements or the time span within which the movements
take place.  For example, if the fund sold futures contracts for
the sale of securities in anticipation of an increase in interest
rates, and interest rates declined instead, the fund would lose
money on the sale.

TAX TREATMENT.  As permitted under federal income tax laws, the
fund intends to identify futures contracts as mixed straddles and
not mark them to market, that is, not treat them as having been
sold at the end of the year at market value.  Such an election may
result in the fund being required to defer recognizing losses
incurred by entering into futures contracts and losses on
underlying securities identified as being hedged against.


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Federal income tax treatment of gains or losses from transactions
in options on futures contracts and indexes is currently unclear,
although the fund's tax advisers currently believe marking to
market is not required.  Depending on developments, and although no
assurance is given, the fund may seek Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) rulings clarifying questions concerning such treatment.
Certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code may also limit the
fund's ability to engage in futures contracts and related options
transactions.  For example, at the close of each quarter of the
fund's taxable year, at least 50% of the value of its assets must
consist of cash, government securities and other securities,
subject to certain diversification requirements.  Less than 30% of
its gross income must be derived from sales of securities held less
than three months.

   
The IRS has ruled publicly that an exchange-traded call option is a
security for purposes of the 50%-of-assets test and that its issuer
is the issuer of the underlying security, not the writer of the
option, for purposes of the diversification requirements.  In order
to avoid realizing a gain within the three-month period, the fund
may be required to defer closing out a contract beyond the time
when it might otherwise be advantageous to do so.  The fund also
may be restricted in purchasing put options for the purpose of
hedging underlying securities because of applying the short sale
holding period rules with respect to such underlying securities.
    

Accounting for futures contracts will be according to generally
accepted accounting principles.  Initial margin deposits will be
recognized as assets due from a broker (the fund's agent in
acquiring the futures position).  During the period the futures
contract is open, changes in value of the contract will be
recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking to market on a
daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end
of each day's trading.  Variation margin payments will be made or
received depending upon whether gains or losses are incurred.  All
contracts and options will be valued at the last-quoted sales price
on their primary exchange.


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APPENDIX D

DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING

A technique that works well for many investors is one that
eliminates random buy and sell decisions.  One such system is
dollar-cost averaging.  Dollar-cost averaging involves building a
portfolio through the investment of fixed amounts of money on a
regular basis regardless of the price or market condition.  This
may enable an investor to smooth out the effects of the volatility
of the financial markets.  By using this strategy, more shares will
be purchased when the price is low and less when the price is high.
As the accompanying chart illustrates, dollar-cost averaging tends
to keep the average price paid for the shares lower than the
average market price of shares purchased, although there is no
guarantee.

While this does not ensure a profit and does not protect against a
loss if the market declines, it is an effective way for many
shareholders who can continue investing through changing market
conditions to accumulate shares in a fund to meet long term goals.

DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
REGULAR             MARKET PRICE             SHARES
INVESTMENT          OF A SHARE               ACQUIRED
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                 <C>                      <C>
 $100                $ 6.00                   16.7
  100                  4.00                   25.0
  100                  4.00                   25.0
  100                  6.00                   16.7
  100                  5.00                   20.0
 ----                ------                  -----
 $500                $25.00                  103.4
</TABLE>

AVERAGE MARKET PRICE OF A SHARE OVER 5 PERIODS:
$5.00 ($25.00 DIVIDED BY 5).
THE AVERAGE PRICE YOU PAID FOR EACH SHARE:
$4.84 ($500 DIVIDED BY 103.4).


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                           PART C.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 24.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

<TABLE>
<C>        <C>        <S>
      (a)  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
           Registrant's  annual  report  to  shareholders  filed  electronically  pursuant  to Section
           270.30d-1 on or about August 29, 1994 is incorporated herein by reference.

      (b)  EXHIBITS:
                  1.  Articles of Incorporation, as  amended October 17, 1988,  filed as Exhibit 1  to
                      Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  7  to  Registration  Statement  No.  2-96512, is
                      incorporated herein by reference.
                  2.  By-laws, as  amended  Jan.  12,  1989, filed  as  Exhibit  2  to  Post-Effective
                      Amendment No. 7 to Registration Statement No. 2-96512, is incorporated herein by
                      reference.
                  3.  Not Applicable.
                  4.  Form  of  Stock  Certificate  for  common  stock,  filed  as  Exhibit  No.  4 to
                      Registration Statement No. 2-96512, is incorporated herein by reference.
                  5.  Copy of Investment Management and Services Agreement between Registrant and  IDS
                      Financial  Corporation dated Nov.  14, 1992, filed as  Exhibit 5 to Registrant's
                      Post-Effective Amendment  No.  12  to Registration  Statement  No.  2-96512,  is
                      incorporated herein by reference.
                  6.  Distribution  Agreement,  dated  January 1,  1987,  filed  as Exhibit  No.  6 to
                      Post-Effective Amendment  No.  4  to  Registration  Statement  No.  2-96512,  is
                      incorporated herein by reference.
                  7.  All  employees are eligible to participate in  a profit sharing plan. Entry into
                      the plan is Jan. 1 or July 1. The Registrant contributes each year an amount  up
                      to  15 percent of their annual salaries, the maximum deductible amount permitted
                      under Section 404(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
                  8.  Custodian Agreement,  filed  as Exhibit  No.  8 to  Registration  Statement  No.
                      2-96512, is incorporated herein by reference.
                 9a.  Copy   of  Transfer  Agency  Agreement  between  Registrant  and  IDS  Financial
                      Corporation, dated Nov. 14, 1991 filed to Registrant's Post-Effective  Amendment
                      No.  12  to  Registration  Statement  No.  2-96512,  is  incorporated  herein by
                      reference.
                 9b.  Copy of License Agreement dated Jan. 25, 1988, between IDS and Registrant  filed
                      as  Exhibit 9(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registration Statement No.
                      2-96512, is incorporated herein by reference.
                 10.  Opinion and  Consent  of Counsel,  filed  as  Exhibit No.  10  to  Pre-Effective
                      Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 2-96512, is incorporated herein by
                      reference.
                 11.  Not Applicable.
                 12.  None.
                 13.  Copy  of letter  of IDS  Financial Services Inc.  as sole  shareholder, filed as
                      Exhibit No. 13 to  Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2  to Registration Statement  No.
                      2-96512, is incorporated herein by reference.
                 14.  Forms  of Keogh, IRA and other retirement plans, filed as Exhibits 14(a) through
                      14(g) to IDS  Government Securities Money  Fund, Inc., Post-Effective  Amendment
                      No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 2-75165 on August 26, 1982, are incorporated
                      herein by reference.
                 15.  Copy  of Plan and Supplemental Agreement of Distribution, dated January 1, 1987,
                      filed as  Exhibit No.  15  to Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 4  to  Registration
                      Statement No. 2-96512, is incorporated herein by reference.
                 16.  Copy   of  schedule  for  computation   of  each  performance  quotation,  filed
                      concurrently  on  Form  SE  as  Exhibit  16(b)  to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
                      Amendment No. 13 to Registration Statement No. 2-96512 is incorporated herein by
                      reference.
</TABLE>

                                      II-1
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<C>        <C>        <S>
                 17.  Not applicable.
                18a.  Directors'  Power of Attorney, dated  Nov. 10, 1994, to  sign amendments to this
                      Registration Statement is filed electronically herewith.
                18b.  Officers' Power of  Attorney, dated  June 1, 1993,  to sign  amendments to  this
                      Registration  Statement filed as Exhibit 17(b)  on June 24, 1993 to Registrant's
                      Post-Effective Amendment  No.  14  to  Registration  Statement  No.  2-96512  is
                      incorporated herein by reference.
</TABLE>

ITEM 25.  PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT

None.

ITEM 26.  NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
     (1)             (2)

<CAPTION>

                  Number of
                    Record
                    as of
Title of Class   Dec. 5, 1994
- --------------  --------------
<S>             <C>
Common Stock        61,044
$.01 par value
</TABLE>

                                      II-2

<PAGE>
Item 27.  Indemnification

The Articles of Incorporation of the registrant provide that the
Fund shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party, by reason of the fact that she or he
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Fund, or is
or was serving at the request of the Fund as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another company, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, wherever brought, and the Fund may
purchase liability insurance and advance legal expenses, all to the
fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Minnesota, as
now existing or hereafter amended.  The By-laws of the registrant
provide that present or former directors or officers of the Fund
made or threatened to be made a party to or involved (including as
a witness) in an actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding
shall be indemnified by the Fund to the full extent authorized by
the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, all as more fully set forth
in the By-laws filed as an exhibit to this registration statement.

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.

Any indemnification hereunder shall not be exclusive of any other
rights of indemnification to which the directors, officers,
employees or agents might otherwise be entitled.  No
indemnification shall be made in violation of the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
<PAGE>

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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS Financial Corporation)

Directors and officers of IDS Financial Corporation who are directors and/or officers of one
or more other companies:
<S>                                     <C>                        <C>
Ronald G. Abrahamson, Vice President--Field Administration                                    

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-Field
                                                                     Administration

Douglas A. Alger, Vice President--Total Compensation                                          

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Total Compensation


Jerome R. Amundson, Vice President and Controller--Mutual Funds Operations                    

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President and 
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Controller-Mutual Funds
                                                                     Operations

Peter J. Anderson, Director and Senior Vice President--Investments                            

IDS Advisory Group Inc.                 IDS Tower 10               Director and Chairman
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       of the Board
IDS Capital Holdings Inc.                                          Director and President
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Senior Vice President-
                                                                     Investments
IDS Fund Management Limited                                        Director
IDS International, Inc.                                            Director, Chairman of the
                                                                     Board and Executive Vice 
                                                                     President
IDS Securities Corporation                                         Executive Vice President-
                                                                     Investments
NCM Capital Management Group, Inc.      2 Mutual Plaza             Director
                                        501 Willard Street
                                        Durham, NC  27701

Ward D. Armstrong, Vice President--Sales and Marketing, IDS Institutional Retirement Services 

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Sales and
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Marketing, IDS
                                                                     Institutional Retirement
                                                                     Services
Alvan D. Arthur, Region Vice President--Pacific Northwest Region                              

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
IDS Financial Services Inc.             Minneapolis, MN  55440     Region Vice President-
                                                                     Pacific Northwest Region
<PAGE>
PAGE 2
Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Kent L. Ashton, Vice President--Financial Education Services                                  

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Financial
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Education Services

Joseph M. Barsky III, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager                                

IDS Advisory Group Inc.                 IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-Senior
                                                                     Portfolio Manager

Robert C. Basten, Vice President--Tax and Business Services                                   

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Tax
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       and Business Services

Timothy V. Bechtold, Vice President--Insurance Product Development                            

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Insurance
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Product Development
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Vice President-Insurance
                                                                     Product Development

John D. Begley, Region Vice President--Mid-Central Region                                     

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Region Vice President-
                                                                     Mid-Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President-Mid-Central
                                                                     Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President-Mid-Central
                                                                     Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President-Mid-Central
                                                                     Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President-Mid-Central
                                                                     Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President-Mid-Central
                                                                     Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President-Mid-Central
                                                                     Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President-Mid-Central
                                                                     Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President-Mid-Central
                                                                     Region

Carl E. Beihl, Vice President--Strategic Technology Planning                                  

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Strategic Technology
                                                                     Planning
<PAGE>
PAGE 3
Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS Financial
Corporation)(cont'd)

Alan F. Bignall, Vice President--Financial Planning Systems                                   

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-
                                                                     Financial Planning
                                                                     Systems

Brent L. Bisson, Region Vice President--Northwest Region                                      

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Region Vice President-
                                                                     Northwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     Northwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President-
                                                                     Northwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President-
                                                                     Northwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada, Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     Northwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President-
                                                                     Northwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President-
                                                                     Northwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President-
                                                                     Northwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     Northwest Region 

John C. Boeder, Vice President--Mature Market Group                                           

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Mature Market Group
IDS Life Insurance Company of New York  Box 5144                   Director
                                        Albany, NY  12205

Karl J. Breyer, Director, Senior Vice President--Corporate Affairs and General Counsel        

American Express Minnesota Foundation   IDS Tower 10               Director
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Aircraft Services Corporation                                  Director and President
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Senior Vice President-
                                                                     Corporate Affairs and
                                                                     Special Counsel

Harold E. Burke, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel                                 

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
IDS Financial Services Inc.             Minneapolis, MN  55440     Vice President and
                                                                     Assistant General Counsel
<PAGE>
PAGE 4
Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Daniel J. Candura, Vice President--Marketing Support                                          

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Marketing
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Support

Cynthia M. Carlson, Vice President--IDS Securities Services                                   

American Enterprise Investment          IDS Tower 10               Director, President and
  Services Inc.                         Minneapolis, MN  55440       Chief Executive Officer
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-IDS
                                                                     Securities Services

Orison Y. Chaffee III, Vice President--Field Real Estate                                      

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Field
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Real Estate

James E. Choat, Director and Senior Vice President--Field Management                          

American Express Minnesota Foundation   IDS Tower 10               Director
American Express Service Corporation    Minneapolis, MN  55440     Vice President
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Senior Vice President-
                                                                     Field Management
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President--North
                                                                     Central Region 
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President--North
                                                                     Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President--North
                                                                     Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President--North
                                                                     Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President--North
                                                                     Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President--North
                                                                     Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President--North
                                                                     Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President-- North
                                                                     Central Region
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co.                                Director

Kenneth J. Ciak, Vice President and General Manager--IDS Property Casualty                    

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President and General
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Manager-IDS Property
                                                                     Casualty
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co.     I WEG Blvd.                Director and President
                                        DePere, Wisconsin  54115

<PAGE>
PAGE 5
Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Roger C. Corea, Region Vice President--Northeast Region                                       

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Region Vice President-
                                                                     Northeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President -
                                                                     Northeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President -
                                                                     Northeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President -
                                                                     Northeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President -
                                                                     Northeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President -
                                                                     Northeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President -
                                                                     Northeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio, Inc.                                 Vice President - 
                                                                     Northeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President -
                                                                     Northeast Region
IDS Life Insurance Co. of New York      Box 5144                   Director
                                        Albany, NY  12205

Kevin F. Crowe, Region Vice President--Atlantic Region                                        

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Region Vice President - 
                                                                     Atlantic Region

Alan R. Dakay, Vice President--Institutional Insurance Marketing                              

American Enterprise Life Insurance Co.  IDS Tower 10               Director and President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
American Partners Life Insurance Co.                               Director and President
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President -
                                                                     Institutional Insurance
                                                                     Marketing
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Vice President -
                                                                     Institutional Insurance
                                                                     Marketing

William F. Darland, Region Vice President--South Central Region                               

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Region Vice President- 
                                                                     South Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     South Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President -
                                                                     South Central Region
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PAGE 6
Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President-
                                                                     South Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President-
                                                                     South Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President-
                                                                     South Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President-
                                                                     South Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President-
                                                                     South Central Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     South Central Region

William H. Dudley, Director and Executive Vice President--Investment Operations               

IDS Advisory Group Inc.                 IDS Tower 10               Director
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Capital Holdings Inc.                                          Director
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Director and Executive
                                                                     Vice President-
                                                                     Investment Operations
IDS Futures Corporation                                            Director
IDS Futures III Corporation                                        Director
IDS International, Inc.                                            Director
IDS Securities Corporation                                         Director, Chairman of the
                                                                     Board, President and
                                                                     Chief Executive Officer

Roger S. Edgar, Director and Senior Vice President--Information Systems                       

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Senior Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Information Systems

Gordon L. Eid, Director, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel                     

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Senior Vice President and
                                                                     General Counsel
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Director and Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Director and Vice President
IDS Real Estate Services, Inc.                                     Vice President
Investors Syndicate Development Corp.                              Director

Robert M. Elconin, Vice President--Government Relations                                       

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Government Relations
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Vice President
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Mark A. Ernst, Vice President--Retail Services                                                

American Enterprise Investment          IDS Tower 10               Director
  Services Inc.                         Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-
                                                                     Retail Services

Gordon M. Fines, Vice President--Mutual Fund Equity Investments                               

IDS Advisory Group Inc.                 IDS Tower 10               Executive Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-
                                                                     Mutual Fund Equity
                                                                     Investments
IDS International Inc.                                             Vice President and
                                                                     Portfolio Manager

Louis C. Fornetti, Director, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer                

American Enterprise Investment          IDS Tower 10               Vice President
  Services Inc.                         Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Cable Corporation                                              Director
IDS Cable II Corporation                                           Director
IDS Capital Holdings Inc.                                          Senior Vice President
IDS Certificate Company                                            Vice President
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Senior Vice President and
                                                                     Chief Financial Officer
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Director
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc.                                         Vice President
IDS Life Variable Annuity Funds A&B                                Vice President
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co.                                Director and Vice President
IDS Real Estate Services, Inc.                                     Vice President
IDS Sales Support Inc.                                             Director
IDS Securities Corporation                                         Vice President
IDS Trust Company                                                  Director
Investors Syndicate Development Corp.                              Vice President

Douglas L. Forsberg, Vice President--Securities Services                                      

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Securities Services
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Carl W. Gans, Region Vice President--North Central Region                                     

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Region Vice President-
                                                                     North Central Region

Robert G. Gilbert, Vice President--Real Estate                                                

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Real Estate

John J. Golden, Vice President--Field Compensation Development                                

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Field
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Compensation Development

Harvey Golub, Director                                                                        

American Express Company                American Express Tower     Chairman and Chief
                                        World Financial Center       Executive Officer
                                        New York, New York  10285
American Express Travel                                            Chairman and Chief
  Related Services Company, Inc.                                     Executive Officer
National Computer Systems, Inc.         11000 Prairie Lakes Drive  Director
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440

Morris Goodwin Jr., Vice President and Corporate Treasurer                                    

American Enterprise Investment          IDS Tower 10               Vice President and
  Services Inc.                         Minneapolis, MN  55440       Treasurer
American Enterprise Life Insurance Co.                             Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
American Express Minnesota Foundation                              Director, Vice President
                                                                     and Treasurer
American Express Service Corporation                               Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Advisory Group Inc.                                            Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Aircraft Services Corporation                                  Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Cable Corporation                                              Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Cable II Corporation                                           Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Capital Holdings Inc.                                          Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Certificate Company                                            Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Deposit Corp.                                                  Director, President
                                                                     and Treasurer
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President and
                                                                     Corporate Treasurer
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)


IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President and 
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS International, Inc.                                            Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc.                                         Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Life Variable Annuity Funds A&B                                Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Management Corporation                                         Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Partnership Services Corporation                               Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Plan Services of California, Inc.                              Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co.                                Vice President and 
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Real Estate Services, Inc                                      Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Realty Corporation                                             Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
IDS Sales Support Inc.                                             Director, Vice President
                                                                     and Treasurer
IDS Securities Corporation                                         Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
Investors Syndicate Development Corp.                              Vice President and
                                                                     Treasurer
NCM Capital Management Group, Inc.      2 Mutual Plaza             Director
                                        501 Willard Street
                                        Durham, NC  27701
Sloan Financial Group, Inc.                                        Director

Suzanne Graf, Vice President--Systems Services                                                

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Systems Services
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

David A. Hammer, Vice President and Marketing Controller                                      

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President and 
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Marketing Controller
IDS Plan Services of California, Inc.                              Director and Vice President

Robert L. Harden, Region Vice President--Mid-Atlantic Region                                  

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Region Vice President-
                                                                     Mid Atlantic Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     Mid Atlantic Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President-
                                                                     Mid Atlantic Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President-
                                                                     Mid Atlantic Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President-
                                                                     Mid Atlantic Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President-
                                                                     Mid Atlantic Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President-
                                                                     Mid Atlantic Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President-
                                                                     Mid Atlantic Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     Mid Atlantic Region

Lorraine R. Hart, Vice President--Insurance Investments                                       

American Enterprise Life                IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Investments
  Insurance Company                     Minneapolis, MN  55440
American Partners Life Insurance Co.                               Director and Vice
                                                                     President-Investments
IDS Certificate Company                                            Vice President-Investments
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-Insurance
                                                                     Investments
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Vice President-Investments
Investors Syndicate Development Corp.                              Vice President-Investments

Mark S. Hays, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager, IDS International                     

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Senior
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Portfolio Manager, IDS
                                                                     International
IDS Fund Management Limited                                        Director
IDS International, Inc.                                            Senior Vice President
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Brian M. Heath, Region Vice President--Southwest Region                                       

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Region Vice President-
                                                                     Southwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     Southwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President-
                                                                     Southwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President-
                                                                     Southwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President-
                                                                     Southwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President-
                                                                     Southwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President-
                                                                     Southwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President-
                                                                     Southwest Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Texas Inc.                                 Director and President
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     Southwest Region

Raymond E. Hirsch, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager                                   

IDS Advisory Group Inc.                 IDS Tower 10               Vice President
IDS Financial Services Inc.             Minneapolis, MN  55440     Vice President-Senior
                                                                     Portfolio Manager

James G. Hirsh, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel                                  

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President and
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Assistant General Counsel
IDS Securities Corporation                                         Director, Vice President
                                                                     and General Counsel

Paul C. Hopkins, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager-IDS International                   

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Senior
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Portfolio Manager-IDS
                                                                     International
IDS International, Inc.                                            Senior Vice President

Kevin P. Howe, Vice President--Government and Customer Relations and Chief Compliance Officer 

American Enterprise Investment          IDS Tower 10               Vice President and
  Services Inc.                         Minneapolis, MN  55440       Compliance Officer
American Express Service Corporation                               Vice President
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-
                                                                     Government and
                                                                     Customer Relations
IDS Securities Corporation                                         Vice President and Chief
                                                                     Compliance Officer
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

David R. Hubers, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer                              

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Director and President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Aircraft Services Corporation                                  Director
IDS Certificate Company                                            Director
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Chairman, Chief Executive
                                                                     Officer and President
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Director
IDS Plan Services of California, Inc.                              Director and President
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co.                                Director

Marietta L. Johns, Director and Senior Vice President--Field Management                       

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Senior Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Field Management

Douglas R. Jordal, Vice President--Taxes                                                      

IDS Aircraft Services Corporation       IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-Taxes

Craig A. Junkins, Vice President--IDS 1994 Implementation Planning and Financial Planning     
Development

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-IDS 1994
                                                                     Implementation Planning
                                                                     and Financial Planning
                                                                     Development

James E. Kaarre, Vice President--Marketing Information                                        

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Marketing Information

G. Michael Kennedy, Vice President--Investment Services and Investment Research               

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Investment
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Services and Investment
                                                                     Research

Susan D. Kinder, Director and Senior Vice President--Human Resources                          

American Express Minnesota Foundation   IDS Tower 10               Director
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
American Express Service Corporation                               Vice President
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Senior Vice President-
                                                                     Human Resources
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)


Richard W. Kling, Director and Senior Vice President--Risk Management Products                

American Enterprise Life Insurance Co.  IDS Tower 10               Director and Chairman of
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       the Board
American Partners Life Insurance Co.                               Director and Chairman of
                                                                     the Board
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Senior Vice President-
                                                                     Risk Management Products
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Director and President
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Director and President
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Director and President
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Director and President
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Director and President
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Director and President
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Director and President
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Director and President
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Director and President
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc.                                         Director and President
IDS Life Variable Annuity Funds A&B                                Member of Board of
                                                                     Managers, Chairman of the
                                                                     Board and President
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co.                                Director and Chairman of
                                                                     the Board
IDS Life Insurance Company              P.O. Box 5144              Director, Chairman of the
   of New York                          Albany, NY  12205            Board and President

Harold D. Knutson, Vice President--System Services                                            

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President--
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       System Services

Paul F. Kolkman, Vice President--Actuarial Finance                                            

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Actuarial Finance
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Director and Executive
                                                                     Vice President
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc.                                         Vice President and Chief
                                                                     Actuary

Claire Kolmodin, Vice President--Service Quality                                              

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Service Quality

David S. Kreager, Vice President--Field Management Development                                

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Field
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Management Development

Christopher R. Kudrna, Vice President--Systems and Technology Development                     

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Systems and
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Technology Development
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Steven C. Kumagai, Director and Senior Vice President--Field Management and Business Systems  

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Director and Senior Vice
                                                                     President-Field
                                                                     Management and Business
                                                                     Systems

Mitre Kutanovski, Region Vice President--Midwest Region                                       

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Region Vice President-
                                                                     Midwest Region

Edward Labenski, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager                                     

IDS Advisory Group Inc.                 IDS Tower 10               Senior Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-
                                                                     Senior Portfolio
                                                                     Manager

Peter L. Lamaison, Vice President--IDS International Division                                 

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       IDS International
                                                                     Division
IDS Fund Management Limited                                        Director and Chairman of
                                                                     the Board
IDS International, Inc.                                            Director, President and
                                                                     Chief Executive Officer

Kurt A. Larson, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager                                      

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Senior Portfolio Manager

Ryan R. Larson, Vice President--IPG Product Development                                       

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       IPG Product Development
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Vice President-
                                                                     Annuity Product
                                                                     Development

Daniel E. Laufenberg, Vice President and Chief U.S. Economist                                 

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President and
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Chief U.S. Economist
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Peter A. Lefferts, Director, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer                

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Senior Vice President and
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Chief Marketing Officer
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Director and Executive
                                                                     Vice President-Marketing
IDS Plan Services of California, Inc.                              Director
IDS Trust Company                                                  Director and Chairman of
                                                                     the Board
Investors Syndicate Development Corp.                              Director

Douglas A. Lennick, Director and Executive Vice President--Private Client Group               

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Director and Executive
                                                                     Vice President-Private
                                                                     Client Group

Mary J. Malevich, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager                                    

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Senior Portfolio
                                                                     Manager
IDS International Inc.                                             Vice President and
                                                                     Portfolio Manager

Fred A. Mandell, Vice President--Field Marketing Readiness                                    

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Field
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Marketing Readiness

William J. McKinney, Vice President--Field Management Support                                 

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Field
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Management Support

Thomas W. Medcalf, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager                                   

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Senior
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Portfolio Manager

William C. Melton, Vice President-International Research and Chief International Economist    

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       International Research
                                                                     and Chief International
                                                                     Economist

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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Janis E. Miller, Vice President--Variable Assets                                              

IDS Cable Corporation                   IDS Tower 10               Director and President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Cable II Corporation                                           Director and President
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-
                                                                     Variable Assets
IDS Futures Corporation                                            Director and President
IDS Futures III Corporation                                        Director and President
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Director and Executive
                                                                     Vice President-Variable
                                                                     Assets
IDS Life Variable Annuity Funds A&B                                Director
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc.                                         Director
IDS Management Corporation                                         Director and President
IDS Partnership Services Corporation                               Director and President
IDS Realty Corporation                                             Director and President
IDS Life Insurance Company of New York  Box 5144                   Executive Vice President
                                        Albany, NY  12205

James A. Mitchell, Director and Executive Vice President--Marketing and Products              

American Enterprise Investment          IDS Tower 10               Director
  Services Inc.                         Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Certificate Company                                            Director and Chairman of
                                                                     the Board
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Executive Vice President-
                                                                     Marketing and Products
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Director, Chairman of
                                                                     the Board and Chief
                                                                     Executive Officer
IDS Plan Services of California, Inc.                              Director
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co.                                Director

Pamela J. Moret, Vice President--Corporate Communications                                     

American Express Minnesota Foundation   IDS Tower 10               Director and President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President- 
                                                                     Corporate Communications

Barry J. Murphy, Director and Senior Vice President--Client Service                           

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Senior Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Client Service
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Director and Executive
                                                                     Vice President-Client
                                                                     Service

Robert J. Neis, Vice President--Information Systems Operations                                

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Information Systems
                                                                     Operations
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Vernon F. Palen, Region Vice President--Rocky Mountain Region                                 

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Region Vice President-
                                                                     Rocky Mountain Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     Rocky Mountain Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President-
                                                                     Rocky Mountain Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President-
                                                                     Rocky Mountain Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President-
                                                                     Rocky Mountain Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President-
                                                                     Rocky Mountain Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President-
                                                                     Rocky Mountain Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President-
                                                                     Rocky Mountain Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     Rocky Mountain Region

James R. Palmer, Vice President--Insurance Operations                                         

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Insurance Operations
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Vice President-Taxes

Judith A. Pennington, Vice President--Field Technology                                        

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Field Technology

George M. Perry, Vice President--Corporate Strategy and Development                           

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Corporate Strategy
                                                                     and Development
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co.                                Director

Susan B. Plimpton, Vice President--Segmentation Development and Support                       

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President--
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Segmentation Development
                                                                     and Support
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Ronald W. Powell, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel                                

IDS Cable Corporation                   IDS Tower 10               Vice President and
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Assistant Secretary
IDS Cable II Corporation                                           Vice President and
                                                                     Assistant Secretary
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President and
                                                                     Assistant General Counsel
IDS Management Corporation                                         Vice President and
                                                                     Assistant Secretary
IDS Partnership Services Corporation                               Vice President and
                                                                     Assistant Secretary
IDS Plan Services of California, Inc.                              Vice President and
                                                                     Assistant Secretary
IDS Realty Corporation                                             Vice President and
                                                                     Assistant Secretary

James M. Punch, Vice President--TransAction Services                                          

IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-Trans
                                                                     Action Services

Frederick C. Quirsfeld, Vice President--Taxable Mutual Fund Investments                       

IDS Advisory Group Inc.                 IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President--
                                                                     Taxable Mutual Fund
                                                                     Investments

Roger B. Rogos, Region Vice President--Great Lakes Region                                     

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Region Vice President-
                                                                     Great Lakes Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     Great Lakes Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President-
                                                                     Great Lakes Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President-
                                                                     Great Lakes Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President-
                                                                     Great Lakes Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President-
                                                                     Great Lakes Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President-
                                                                     Great Lakes Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President-
                                                                     Great Lakes Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     Great Lakes Region
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

ReBecca K. Roloff, Vice President--1994 Program Director                                      

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-1994
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Program Director

Stephen W. Roszell, Vice President--Advisory Institutional Marketing                          

IDS Advisory Group Inc.                 IDS Tower 10               President and Chief
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Executive Officer
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-Advisory
                                                                     Institutional Marketing

Robert A. Rudell, Vice President--IDS Institutional Retirement Services                       

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-IDS
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Institutional Retirement
                                                                     Services
IDS Sales Support Inc.                                             Director and President
IDS Trust Company                                                  Director

John P. Ryan, Vice President and General Auditor                                              

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President and General
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Auditor

Erven A. Samsel, Director and Senior Vice President--Field Management                         

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Senior Vice President-
                                                                     Field Management
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     New England Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President-
                                                                     New England Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President-
                                                                     New England Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President-
                                                                     New England Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President-
                                                                     New England Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President-
                                                                     New England Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President-
                                                                     New England Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     New England Region

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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

R. Reed Saunders, Director and Senior Vice President--Corporate Strategy and Development      

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Director and Vice
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       President
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Director and Senior
                                                                     Vice President-Corporate
                                                                     Strategy and Development
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co.                                Director

Stuart A. Sedlacek, Vice President--Assured Assets                                            

American Enterprise Life Insurance Co.  IDS Tower 10               Director and Executive
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Vice President, Assured
                                                                     Assets
IDS Certificate Company                                            Director and President
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-
                                                                     Assured Assets
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Director and Executive
                                                                     Vice President, Assured
                                                                     Assets
Investors Syndicate Development Corp.                              Chairman of the Board
                                                                     and President

Donald K. Shanks, Vice President--Property Casualty                                           

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440     Property Casualty
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Co.                                Senior Vice President

F. Dale Simmons, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager, Insurance Investments              

American Enterprise Life Insurance Co.  IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Real
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Estate Loan Management
American Partners Life Insurance Co.                               Vice President-Real
                                                                     Estate Loan Management
IDS Certificate Company                                            Vice President-Real
                                                                     Estate Loan Management
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-Senior
                                                                     Portfolio Manager
                                                                     Insurance Investments
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Vice President-Real
                                                                     Estate Loan Management
IDS Partnership Services Corporation                               Vice President
IDS Real Estate Services Inc.                                      Director and Vice President
IDS Realty Corporation                                             Vice President
IDS Life Insurance Company of New York  Box 5144                   Vice President and
                                        Albany, NY  12205            Assistant Treasurer

Judy P. Skoglund, Vice President--Human Resources and Organization Development                

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Human
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Resources and
                                                                     Organization Development
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Julian W. Sloter, Region Vice President--Southeast Region                                     

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Region Vice President-
                                                                   Southeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                   Southeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President-
                                                                   Southeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President-
                                                                   Southeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President-
                                                                   Southeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President-
                                                                   Southeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President-
                                                                   Southeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President-
                                                                   Southeast Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                   Southeast Region

Ben C. Smith, Vice President--Workplace Marketing                                             

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Workplace Marketing

William A. Smith, Vice President and Controller--Private Client Group                         

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President and 
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Controller-Private
                                                                     Client Group

James B. Solberg, Vice President--Advanced Financial Planning                                 

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Advanced Financial
                                                                     Planning

Bridget Sperl, Vice President--Human Resources Management Services                            

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Human
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Resources Management
                                                                     Services

Jeffrey E. Stiefler, Director                                                                 

American Express Company                American Express Tower     Director and President
                                        World Financial Center
                                        New York, NY  10285
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Lois A. Stilwell, Vice President--Planner Training and Development                            

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Planner Training and
                                                                     Development

William A. Stoltzmann, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel                           

American Partners Life Insurance Co.    IDS Tower 10               Director, Vice President,
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       General Counsel and
                                                                     Secretary
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President and
                                                                     Assistant General Counsel
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Vice President, General
                                                                     Counsel and Secretary
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc.                                         General Counsel and 
                                                                     Assistant Secretary
IDS Life Variable Annuity Funds A&B                                General Counsel and
                                                                     Assistant Secretary
American Enterprise Life Insurance      P.O. Box 534               Director, Vice President, 
  Company                               Minneapolis, MN  55440       General Counsel
                                                                     and Secretary

James J. Strauss, Vice President--Corporate Planning and Analysis                             

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Corporate Planning and 
                                                                     Analysis

Jeffrey J. Stremcha, Vice President--Information Resource Management/ISD                      

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-Information
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Resource Management/ISD

Fenton R. Talbott, Director                                                                   

ACUMA Ltd.                              ACUMA House                President and Chief
                                        The Glanty, Egham            Executive Officer
                                        Surrey TW 20 9 AT
                                        UK

Neil G. Taylor, Vice President--Field Business Systems                                        

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Field Business Systems
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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

John R. Thomas, Director and Senior Vice President--Information and Technology                

IDS Bond Fund, Inc.                     IDS Tower 10               Director
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS California Tax-Exempt Trust                                    Trustee
IDS Discovery Fund, Inc.                                           Director
IDS Equity Plus Fund, Inc.                                         Director
IDS Extra Income Fund, Inc.                                        Director
IDS Federal Income Fund, Inc.                                      Director
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Senior Vice President-
                                                                     Information and
                                                                     Technology
IDS Global Series, Inc.                                            Director
IDS Growth Fund, Inc.                                              Director
IDS High Yield Tax-Exempt Fund, Inc.                               Director
IDS Investment Series, Inc.                                        Director
IDS Managed Retirement Fund, Inc.                                  Director
IDS Market Advantage Series, Inc.                                  Director
IDS Money Market Series, Inc.                                      Director
IDS New Dimensions Fund, Inc.                                      Director
IDS Precious Metals Fund, Inc.                                     Director
IDS Progressive Fund, Inc.                                         Director
IDS Selective Fund, Inc.                                           Director
IDS Special Tax-Exempt Series Trust                                Trustee
IDS Stock Fund, Inc.                                               Director
IDS Strategy Fund, Inc.                                            Director
IDS Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.                                     Director
IDS Tax-Free Money Fund, Inc.                                      Director
IDS Utilities Income Fund, Inc.                                    Director

Melinda S. Urion, Vice President and Corporate Controller                                     

American Enterprise Life                IDS Tower 10               Vice President and
  Insurance Company                     Minneapolis, MN  55440       Controller
American Partners Life Insurance Co.                               Director, Vice President,
                                                                     Controller and Treasurer
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President and
                                                                     Corporate Controller
IDS Life Insurance Company                                         Director, Executive Vice
                                                                     President and Controller
IDS Life Series Fund, Inc.                                         Vice President and
                                                                     Controller

Wesley W. Wadman, Vice President--Senior Portfolio Manager                                    

IDS Advisory Group Inc.                 IDS Tower 10               Executive Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-
                                                                     Senior Portfolio Manager
IDS Fund Management Limited                                        Director
IDS International, Inc.                                            Senior Vice President

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Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)

Norman Weaver, Jr., Director and Senior Vice President--Field Management                      

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Senior Vice President-
                                                                     Field Management
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     Pacific Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President-
                                                                     Pacific Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President-
                                                                     Pacific Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President-
                                                                     Pacific Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President-
                                                                     Pacific Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President-
                                                                     Pacific Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President-
                                                                     Pacific Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     Pacific Region

Michael L. Weiner, Vice President--Corporate Tax Operations                                   

IDS Capital Holdings Inc.               IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Vice President-Corporate
                                                                     Tax Operations
IDS Futures III Corporation                                        Vice President, Treasurer
                                                                     and Secretary
IDS Futures Brokerage Group                                        Vice President
IDS Futures Corporation                                            Vice President, Treasurer
                                                                     and Secretary

Lawrence J. Welte, Vice President--Investment Administration                                  

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President-
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Investment Administration
IDS Securities Corporation                                         Director, Executive Vice
                                                                     President and Chief
                                                                     Operating Officer

William N. Westhoff, Director and Senior Vice President--Fixed Income Management              

American Enterprise Life Insurance      IDS Tower 10               Director
  Company                               Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Senior Vice President-
                                                                     Fixed Income Management
IDS Partnership Services Corporation                               Director and Vice President
IDS Real Estate Services Inc.                                      Director, Chairman of the
                                                                     Board and President
IDS Realty Corporation                                             Director and Vice President
Investors Syndicate Development Corp.                              Director
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PAGE 25
Item 28a. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (IDS
Financial Corporation)(cont'd)


Edwin M. Wistrand, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel                               

IDS Financial Services Inc.             IDS Tower 10               Vice President and
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440       Assistant General Counsel

Michael R. Woodward, Director and Senior Vice President--Field Management                     

American Express Service Corporation    IDS Tower 10               Vice President
                                        Minneapolis, MN  55440
IDS Financial Services Inc.                                        Senior Vice President-
                                                                     Field Management
IDS Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Arkansas Inc.                              Vice President-
                                                                     North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc.                         Vice President-
                                                                     North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc.                                Vice President-
                                                                     North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc.                            Vice President-
                                                                     North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of North Carolina Inc.                        Vice President-
                                                                     North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Ohio Inc.                                  Vice President-
                                                                     North Region
IDS Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc.                               Vice President-
                                                                     North Region
IDS Life Insurance Company              Box 5144                   Director
  of New York                           Albany, NY  12205
</TABLE>
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Item 29.     Principal Underwriters.

(a)  IDS Financial Services Inc. acts as principal underwriter
     for the following investment companies:

     IDS Bond Fund, Inc.; IDS California Tax-Exempt Trust; IDS
     Discovery Fund, Inc.; IDS Equity Plus Fund, Inc.; IDS Extra
     Income Fund, Inc.; IDS Federal Income Fund, Inc.; IDS Global
     Series, Inc.; IDS Growth Fund, Inc.; IDS High Yield Tax-Exempt
     Fund, Inc.; IDS International Fund, Inc.; IDS Investment
     Series, Inc.; IDS Managed Retirement Fund, Inc.; IDS Market
     Advantage Series, Inc.; IDS Money Market Series, Inc.; IDS New
     Dimensions Fund, Inc.; IDS Precious Metals Fund, Inc.; IDS
     Progressive Fund, Inc.; IDS Selective Fund, Inc.; IDS Special
     Tax-Exempt Series Trust; IDS Stock Fund, Inc.; IDS Strategy
     Fund, Inc.; IDS Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.; IDS Tax-Free Money
     Fund, Inc.; IDS Utilities Income Fund, Inc. and IDS
     Certificate Company.

(b)   As to each director, officer or partner of the principal
      underwriter:
                                                       
                                                      Positions and
Name and Principal       Position and Offices         Offices with
Business Address         with Underwriter             Registrant 

Ronald G. Abrahamson     Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Field Administration
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Douglas A. Alger         Vice President-Total         None
IDS Tower 10             Compensation
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Jerome R. Amundson       Vice President and           None
IDS Tower 10             Controller-Mutual Funds
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Operations

Peter J. Anderson        Senior Vice President-       None
IDS Tower 10             Investments
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Ward D. Armstrong        Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Sales and Marketing,
Minneapolis, MN  55440   IDS Institutional Retirement
                         Services

Alvan D. Arthur          Region Vice President-       None
IDS Tower 10             Pacific Northwest Region
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Kent L. Ashton           Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Financial Education
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Services

<PAGE>
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Item 29.  (Continued)
                                                      Positions and
Name and Principal       Position and Offices         Offices with
Business Address         with Underwriter             Registrant 

Joseph M. Barsky III     Vice President-Senior        None
IDS Tower 10             Portfolio Manager
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Robert C. Basten         Vice President-Tax           None
IDS Tower 10             and Business Services
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Timothy V. Bechtold      Vice President-Insurance     None
IDS Tower 10             Product Development
Minneapolis, MN  55440

John D. Begley           Region Vice President-       None
Olentangy Valley Center  Mid-Central Region
Suite 300
7870 Olentangy River Rd.
Columbus, OH  43235

Carl E. Beihl            Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Strategic Technology
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Planning

Alan F. Bignall          Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Financial Planning
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Systems

Brent L. Bisson          Region Vice President-       None
Seafirst Financial       Northwest Region
Center, Suite 1730
601 W. Riverside Ave.
Spokane, WA 99201

John C. Boeder           Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Mature Market Group
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Karl J. Breyer           Senior Vice President-       None
IDS Tower 10             Corporate Affairs and
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Special Counsel

Harold E. Burke          Vice President               None
IDS Tower 10             and Assistant 
Minneapolis, MN 55440    General Counsel

Daniel J. Candura        Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Marketing Support
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Cynthia M. Carlson       Vice President-IDS           None
IDS Tower 10             Securities Services
Minneapolis, MN  55440

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Item 29.  (continued)                                  

Orison Y. Chaffee III    Vice President-Field         None
IDS Tower 10             Real Estate
Minneapolis, MN 55440
                                                      Positions and
Name and Principal       Position and Offices         Offices with
Business Address         with Underwriter             Registrant 

James E. Choat           Senior Vice President-       None
Suite 124                Field Management
6210 Campbell Rd.
Dallas, TX 75248

Kenneth J. Ciak          Vice President and           None
IDS Property Casualty    General Manager-
1400 Lombardi Avenue     IDS Property Casualty
Green Bay, WI 54304

Roger C. Corea           Region Vice President-       None
345 Woodcliff Drive      Northeast Region
Fairport, NY  14450

Kevin F. Crowe           Region Vice President-       None
IDS Tower 10             Atlantic Region
Minneapolis, MN 55440    

Alan R. Dakay            Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Institutional Insurance
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Marketing

William F. Darland       Region Vice President-       None
Suite 108C               South Central Region
301 Sovereign Court
Manchester, MO 63011

William H. Dudley        Director and Executive       Director/
IDS Tower 10             Vice President-              Trustee
Minneapolis MN 55440     Investment Operations

Roger S. Edgar           Senior Vice President-       None
IDS Tower 10             Information Systems
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Gordon L. Eid            Senior Vice President        None
IDS Tower 10             and General Counsel
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Robert M. Elconin        Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Government Relations
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Mark A. Ernst            Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Retail Services
Minneapolis, MN 55440
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Item 29.  (Continued)
                                                      Positions and
Name and Principal       Position and Offices         Offices with
Business Address         with Underwriter             Registrant 

Gordon M. Fines          Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Mutual Fund Equity
Minneapolis MN 55440     Investments

Louis C. Fornetti        Senior Vice President        None
IDS Tower 10             and Chief Financial
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Officer

Douglas L. Forsberg      Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Securities Services
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Carl W. Gans             Region Vice President-       None
IDS Tower 10             North Central Region
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Robert G. Gilbert        Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Real Estate
Minneapolis, MN 55440

John J. Golden           Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Field Compensation
Minneapolis, MN  55440   Development

Morris Goodwin Jr.       Vice President and           None
IDS Tower 10             Corporate Treasurer
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Suzanne Graf             Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Systems Services
Minneapolis, MN  55440

David A. Hammer          Vice President               None
IDS Tower 10             and Marketing
Minneapolis, MN  55440   Controller

Robert L. Harden         Region Vice President-       None
Suite 403                Mid-Atlantic Region
8500 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA  22180

Lorraine R. Hart         Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Insurance Investments
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Mark S. Hays             Vice President-Senior        None
IDS Tower 10             Portfolio Manager, IDS
Minneapolis, MN 55440    International

Brian M. Heath           Region Vice President-       None
IDS Tower 10             Southwest Region
Minneapolis, MN  55440

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Item 29.  (Continued)
                                                      Positions and
Name and Principal       Position and Offices         Offices with
Business Address         with Underwriter             Registrant 

Raymond E. Hirsch        Vice President-Senior        None
IDS Tower 10             Portfolio Manager
Minneapolis, MN 55440

James G. Hirsh           Vice President and           None
IDS Tower 10             Assistant General
Minneapolis, MN  55440   Counsel

Paul C. Hopkins          Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Senior Portfolio Manager,
Minneapolis, MN  55440   IDS International

Kevin P. Howe            Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Government and
Minneapolis, MN  55440   Customer Relations

David R. Hubers          Chairman, Chief              None
IDS Tower 10             Executive Officer and
Minneapolis, MN 55440    President

Marietta L. Johns        Senior Vice President-       None
IDS Tower 10             Field Management
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Douglas R. Jordal        Vice President-Taxes         None
IDS Tower 10
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Craig A. Junkins         Vice President - IDS 1994    None
IDS Tower 10             Implementation Planning
Minneapolis, MN 55440    and Financial Planning
                         Development

James E. Kaarre          Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Marketing Information
Minneapolis, MN  55440

G. Michael Kennedy       Vice President-Investment    None
IDS Tower 10             Services and Investment
Minneapolis, MN  55440   Research

Susan D. Kinder          Senior Vice President-       None
IDS Tower 10             Human Resources
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Richard W. Kling         Senior Vice President-       None
IDS Tower 10             Risk Management Products
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Harold D. Knutson        Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             System Services
Minneapolis, MN 55440

<PAGE>
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Item 29.  (Continued)
                                                      Positions and
Name and Principal       Position and Offices         Offices with
Business Address         with Underwriter             Registrant 

Paul F. Kolkman          Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Actuarial Finance
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Claire Kolmodin          Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Service Quality
Minneapolis, MN  55440

David S. Kreager         Vice President-Field         None
IDS Tower 10             Management Development
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Christopher R. Kudrna    Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Systems and Technology
Minneapolis, MN  55440   Development

Steven C. Kumagai        Director and Senior          None
IDS Tower 10             Vice President-Field
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Management and Business
                         Systems

Mitre Kutanovski         Region Vice President-       None
IDS Tower 10             Midwest Region
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Edward Labenski          Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Senior Portfolio
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Manager

Peter L. Lamaison        Vice President-              None
One Broadgate            IDS International
London, England          Division

Kurt A. Larson           Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Senior Portfolio
Minneapolis, MN  55440   Manager

Ryan R. Larson           Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             IPG Product Development
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Daniel E. Laufenberg     Vice President and           None
IDS Tower 10             Chief U.S. Economist
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Peter A. Lefferts        Senior Vice President and    None
IDS Tower 10             Chief Marketing Officer
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Douglas A. Lennick       Director and Executive       None
IDS Tower 10             Vice President-Private
Minneapolis, MN  55440   Client Group

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Item 29.  (Continued)                                  
                                                      Positions and
Name and Principal       Position and Offices         Offices with
Business Address         with Underwriter             Registrant 

Mary J. Malevich         Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Senior Portfolio
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Manager

Fred A. Mandell          Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Field Marketing Readiness
Minneapolis, MN  55440

William J. McKinney      Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Field Management
Minneapolis, MN  55440   Support

Thomas W. Medcalf        Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Senior Portfolio Manager
Minneapolis, MN 55440

William C. Melton        Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             International Research
Minneapolis, MN 55440    and Chief International 
                         Economist

Janis E. Miller          Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Variable Assets
Minneapolis, MN 55440

James A. Mitchell        Executive Vice President-    None
IDS Tower 10             Marketing and Products
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Pamela J. Moret          Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Corporate Communications
Minneapolis, MN 55440    

Barry J. Murphy          Senior Vice President-       None
IDS Tower 10             Client Service
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Robert J. Neis           Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Information Systems
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Operations

Vernon F. Palen          Region Vice President-       None
Suite D-222              Rocky Mountain Region
7100 E. Lincoln Drive
Scottsdale, AZ  85253

James R. Palmer          Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Insurance Operations
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Judith A. Pennington     Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Field Technology
Minneapolis, MN  55440
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Item 29.  (Continued)
                                                      Positions and
Name and Principal       Position and Offices         Offices with
Business Address         with Underwriter             Registrant

George M. Perry          Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Corporate Strategy
Minneapolis, MN 55440    and Development

Susan B. Plimpton        Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Segmentation Development
Minneapolis, MN 55440    and Support

Ronald W. Powell         Vice President and           None
IDS Tower 10             Assistant General
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Counsel

James M. Punch           Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             TransAction Services
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Frederick C. Quirsfeld   Vice President-Taxable       None
IDS Tower 10             Mutual Fund Investments
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Roger B. Rogos           Region Vice President-       None
Suite 15, Parkside Place Great Lakes Region
945 Boardman-Canfield Rd
Youngstown, Ohio  44512

ReBecca K. Roloff        Vice President-1994          None 
IDS Tower 10             Program Director
Minneapolis, MN  55440   

Stephen W. Roszell       Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Advisory Institutional
Minneapolis, MN  55440   Marketing

Robert A. Rudell         Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             IDS Institutional   
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Retirement Services

John P. Ryan             Vice President and           None
IDS Tower 10             General Auditor
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Erven A. Samsel          Senior Vice President-       None
45 Braintree Hill Park   Field Management
Braintree, MA 02184

R. Reed Saunders         Director and Senior          None
IDS Tower 10             Vice President-Corporate
Minneapolis, MN  55440   Strategy and Development

Stuart A. Sedlacek       Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Assured Assets
Minneapolis, MN  55440
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Item 29.  (Continued)
                                                      Positions and
Name and Principal       Position and Offices         Offices with
Business Address         with Underwriter             Registrant 

Donald K. Shanks         Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Property Casualty
Minneapolis, MN  55440

F. Dale Simmons          Vice President-Senior        None
IDS Tower 10             Portfolio Manager,
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Insurance Investments

Judy P. Skoglund         Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Human Resources and
Minneapolis, MN  55440   Organization Development

Julian W. Sloter         Region Vice President-       None
9040 Roswell Rd.         Southeast Region
River Ridge-Suite 600
Atlanta, GA  30350

Ben C. Smith             Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Workplace Marketing
Minneapolis, MN  55440

William A. Smith         Vice President and           None
IDS Tower 10             Controller-Private
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Client Group

James B. Solberg         Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Advanced Financial
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Planning

Bridget Sperl            Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Human Resources
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Management Services

Lois A. Stilwell         Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Planner Training and
Minneapolis, MN  55440   Development

William A. Stoltzmann    Vice President and           None
IDS Tower 10             Assistant General
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Counsel

James J. Strauss         Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Corporate Planning
Minneapolis, MN 55440    and Analysis

Jeffrey J. Stremcha      Vice President-Information   None
IDS Tower 10             Resource Management/ISD
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Neil G. Taylor           Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Field Business Systems
Minneapolis, MN 55440

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Item 29.  (Continued)
                                                      Positions and
Name and Principal       Position and Offices         Offices with
Business Address         with Underwriter             Registrant 

John R. Thomas           Senior Vice President-       Director/
IDS Tower 10             Information and              Trustee
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Technology

Melinda S. Urion         Vice President and           None
IDS Tower 10             Corporate Controller
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Wesley W. Wadman         Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Senior Portfolio
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Manager

Norman Weaver Jr.        Senior Vice President-       None
Suite 215                Field Management
1501 Westcliff Drive
Newport Beach, CA  92660

Michael L. Weiner        Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Corporate Tax
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Operations

Lawrence J. Welte        Vice President-              None
IDS Tower 10             Investment Administration
Minneapolis, MN  55440

William N. Westhoff      Senior Vice President-       None
IDS Tower 10             Fixed Income Management
Minneapolis, MN  55440

Edwin M. Wistrand        Vice President and           None
IDS Tower 10             Assistant General
Minneapolis, MN 55440    Counsel

Michael R. Woodward      Senior Vice President-       None
Suite 815                Field Management
8585 Broadway
Merrillville, IN  46410

Item 29(c).  Not applicable.

Item 30.     Location of Accounts and Records

             IDS Financial Corporation
             IDS Tower 10
             Minneapolis, MN  55440

Item 31.     Management Services

             Not Applicable.
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Item 32.     Undertakings

             (a)  Not Applicable.

             (b)  Not Applicable.

             (c)  The Registrant undertakes to furnish each person  
                  to whom a prospectus is delivered with a copy of
                  the Registrant's latest annual report to          
                  shareholders, upon request and without charge.

<PAGE>
<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

   
Pursuant  to the requirements of  the Securities Act of  1933 and the Investment
Company Act of  1940, the Registrant,  IDS Federal Income  Fund, Inc., has  duly
caused  this Amendment to its Registration Statement  to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto  duly authorized, in the  City of Minneapolis  and
the State of Minnesota on the 22nd day of December, 1994.
    

                                          IDS FEDERAL INCOME FUND, INC.

                                          By       /s/ WILLIAM R. PEARCE**

                                            ------------------------------------
                                                     William R. Pearce,
                                                         PRESIDENT

   
Pursuant  to the requirements of  the Securities Act of  1933, this Amendment to
its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the 22nd day of December, 1994.
    

             Signature                       Capacity
- -----------------------------------  -------------------------

      /s/ WILLIAM R. PEARCE**        President and Principal
- -----------------------------------   Executive Officer and
         William R. Pearce            Director

                                     Treasurer, Principal
        /s/ LESLIE L. OGG**           Financial Officer, and
- -----------------------------------   Principal Accounting
           Leslie L. Ogg              Officer

       /s/ LYNNE V. CHENEY*
- -----------------------------------  Director
          Lynne V. Cheney

      /s/ WILLIAM H. DUDLEY*
- -----------------------------------  Director
         William H. Dudley

      /s/ ROBERT F. FROEHLKE*
- -----------------------------------  Director
        Robert F. Froehlke

       /s/ DAVID R. HUBERS*
- -----------------------------------  Director
          David R. Hubers

       /s/ HEINZ F. HUTTER*
- -----------------------------------  Director
          Heinz F. Hutter

                                      II-3
<PAGE>

             Signature                       Capacity
- -----------------------------------  -------------------------

        /s/ ANNE P. JONES*
- -----------------------------------  Director
           Anne P. Jones

      /s/ DONALD M. KENDALL*
- -----------------------------------  Director
         Donald M. Kendall

       /s/ MELVIN R. LAIRD*
- -----------------------------------  Director
          Melvin R. Laird

        /s/ LEWIS W. LEHR*
- -----------------------------------  Director
           Lewis W. Lehr

       /s/ EDSON W. SPENCER*
- -----------------------------------  Director
         Edson W. Spencer

        /s/ JOHN R. THOMAS*
- -----------------------------------  Director
          John R. Thomas

       /s/ WHEELOCK WHITNEY*
- -----------------------------------  Director
         Wheelock Whitney

       /s/ C. ANGUS WURTELE*
- -----------------------------------  Director
         C. Angus Wurtele

 *Signed pursuant to Directors' Power of Attorney dated November 10, 1994, filed
  electronically herewith as Exhibit 18(a) by:

   
         /s/ LESLIE L. OGG
    
- ------------------------------------
   
           Leslie L. Ogg
    

**Signed pursuant  to Officers'  Power of  Attorney dated  June 1,  1993,  filed
  electronically  as Exhibit 17(b) to  Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No.
  14 to Registration Statement No. 2-96512 by:

   
         /s/ LESLIE L. OGG
    
- ------------------------------------
   
           Leslie L. Ogg
    

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                                CONTENTS OF THIS
                        POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 18
                     TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 2-96512

This Post-Effective Amendment comprises the following papers and documents:

The facing sheet.

Cross reference sheet.

Part A.

    The prospectus.

Part B.

    Statement of Additional Information.

Part C.

    Other information.

    Exhibits.

The signatures.

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IDS Federal Income Fund, Inc.
Registration Number 2-96512/811-4260
    

   
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
    

   
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<S>               <C>
Exhibit 18(a)     Directors' Power of Attorney, dated Nov. 10, 1994.
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                                                   Exhibit 18(a)


          DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES POWER OF ATTORNEY


City of Minneapolis

State of Minnesota

     Each of the undersigned, as directors and trustees of the
below listed open-end, diversified investment companies that
previously have filed registration statements and amendments
thereto pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933
and the Investment Company Act of 1940 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission:

                                         1933 Act     1940 Act
                                        Reg. Number  Reg. Number
                                        -----------  -----------

IDS Bond Fund, Inc.                       2-51586      811-2503
IDS California Tax-Exempt Trust           33-5103      811-4646
IDS Discovery Fund, Inc.                  2-72174      811-3178
IDS Equity Select Fund, Inc.              2-13188      811-772
IDS Extra Income Fund, Inc.               2-86637      811-3848
IDS Federal Income Fund, Inc.             2-96512      811-4260
IDS Global Series, Inc.                   33-25824     811-5696
IDS Growth Fund, Inc.                     2-38355      811-2111
IDS High Yield Tax-Exempt Fund, Inc.      2-63552      811-2901
IDS International Fund, Inc.              2-92309      811-4075
IDS Investment Series, Inc.               2-11328      811-54
IDS Managed Retirement Fund, Inc.         2-93801      811-4133
IDS Market Advantage Series, Inc.         33-30770     811-5897
IDS Money Market Series, Inc.             2-54516      811-2591
IDS New Dimensions Fund, Inc.             2-28529      811-1629
IDS Precious Metals Fund, Inc.            2-93745      811-4132
IDS Progressive Fund, Inc.                2-30059      811-1714
IDS Selective Fund, Inc.                  2-10700      811-499
IDS Special Tax-Exempt Series Trust       33-5102      811-4647
IDS Stock Fund, Inc.                      2-11358      811-498
IDS Strategy Fund, Inc.                   2-89288      811-3956
IDS Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.            2-57328      811-2686
IDS Tax-Free Money Fund, Inc.             2-66868      811-3003
IDS Utilities Income Fund, Inc.           33-20872     811-5522

hereby constitutes and appoints William R. Pearce and Leslie L. Ogg
or either one of them, as her or his attorney-in-fact and agent, to
sign for her or him in her or his name, place and stead any and all
further amendments to said registration statements filed pursuant
to said Acts and any rules and regulations thereunder, and to file
such amendments with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting to either of them the full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act required and necessary to be done in
connection therewith.

Dated the 10th day of November, 1994.

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/s/ Lynne V. Cheney                     /s/ Melvin R. Laird
- ------------------------------          --------------------------
    Lynne V. Cheney                         Melvin R. Laird


/s/ William H. Dudley                   /s/ Lewis W. Lehr
- ------------------------------          --------------------------
    William H. Dudley                       Lewis W. Lehr


/s/ Robert F. Froehlke                  /s/ William R. Pearce
- ------------------------------          --------------------------
    Robert F. Froehlke                      William R. Pearce


/s/ David R. Hubers                     /s/ Edson W. Spencer
- ------------------------------          --------------------------
    David R. Hubers                         Edson W. Spencer


/s/ Heinz F. Hutter                     /s/ John R. Thomas
- ------------------------------          --------------------------
    Heinz F. Hutter                         John R. Thomas


/s/ Anne P. Jones                       /s/ Wheelock Whitney
- ------------------------------          --------------------------
    Anne P. Jones                           Wheelock Whitney


/s/ Donald M. Kendall                   /s/ C. Angus Wurtele
- ------------------------------          --------------------------
    Donald M. Kendall                       C. Angus Wurtele





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