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April 29, 1994
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
ATTN: Ms. P.C. Pitts, Document Control - EDGAR
RE: IDS Life Variable Life Separate Account
File No. 33-11165/811-4298
Dear Ms. Pitts:
Registrant certifies that the form of prospectus that would have
been filed under paragraph (b) of Rule 497 would not have differed
from that contained in the most recent Registration Statement or
Amendment, and the text of the most recent Registration Statement
or Amendment has been filed electronically.
Sincerely,
Mary Ellyn Minenko
Counsel
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