One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
DELAWARE INVESTMENTS
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1933 Act Rule 497(j)
File No. 2-97889
1940 Act File No. 811-4304
October 5, 1998
Filed via EDGAR (CIK #0000769220)
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: File No. 2-98879
Delaware Group Government Fund, Inc. -
U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j), under the
Securities Act of 1933, we hereby certify that the forms of
Prospectuses that would have been filed under paragraph (c)
of Rule 497 would not have differed from those contained
in Post-Effective Amendment No. 20, the most recent
post-effective amendment of Delaware Group Government
Fund, Inc. Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 was filed
electronically with the Commission on September 29, 1998
under paragraph (b) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Michael D. Mabry
Michael D. Mabry
Assistant Vice President/
Assistant Secretary/
Senior Counsel
