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    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 3, 1995.
                                                             File No. 2-98560
                                                                     811-4334

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM N-1A


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933                ___

  Pre-Effective Amendment No.                                          ___

  Post-Effective Amendment No. 15                                      [X]

                                      and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

  Amendment No. 13


                           KEYSTONE TAX EXEMPT TRUST
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)


             200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (617) 338-3200

               Rosemary D. Van Antwerp, Esq., 200 Berkeley Street
                        Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034
                    (Name and Address of Agent for Service)


It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

[X]  immediately upon filing pursuant to Paragraph (b)

___  on (date) pursuant to Paragraph (b)

___  60 days after filing pursuant to Paragraph (a)(i)

___  on (date) pursuant to Paragraph (a)(i)

___  75 days after filing pursuant to Paragraph (a)(ii)

___  on (date) pursuant to Paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485.
<PAGE>



        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


                             Proposed     Proposed
Title of                     Maximum      Maximum
Securities     Amount        Offering     Aggregate    Amount of
Being          Being         Price Per    Offering     Registration
Registered     Registered    Unit*        Price**      Fee
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Without        5,981,277     $10.54       $289,998     $100
Par
Value
- -------------------------------------------------------------------


 * Computed under Rule 457(d) on the basis of the offering price per share at
the close of business on September 25, 1995.

** The calculation of the maximum aggregate offering price is made pursuant to
Rule 24e-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. 16,413,626 shares of the
Fund were redeemed during its fiscal year ended November 30, 1994. Of such
shares, 10,459,863 were used for a reduction pursuant to Rule 24f-2(c) during
the current year. The remaining 5,953,763 shares are being used for a reduction
in this filing.

         The Registrant has filed a declaration puruant to Rule 24f-2 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. A Rule 24f-2 Notice for Registrant's most recent
fiscal year ended November 30, 1994 was filed on December 27, 1994.
<PAGE>


                           KEYSTONE TAX EXEMPT TRUST

                                  CONTENTS OF

                       POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT



         This Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to Registration Statement
No. 2-98560/811-4334 incorporates by reference, without change, all other
information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to Registration 
Statement No. 2-98560/811-4334.
<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of
the requirements for the effectiveness of this Amendment to its Registration
Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and 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 Boston, in The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 3rd day of October, 1995.


                                          KEYSTONE TAX EXEMPT TRUST


                                          By:/s/ George S. Bissell
                                             ----------------------------
                                          George S. Bissell*
                                          Chairman of the Board


                                         *By:/s/ Melina M.T. Murphy
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Melina M.T. Murphy**
                                             Attorney-in-Fact


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to
the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the 3rd day of October, 1995.


SIGNATURES                             TITLE


/s/ George S. Bissell                  Chairman of the Board and Trustee
- -------------------------------
George S. Bissell*


/s/ Albert H. Elfner, III              Chief Executive Officer, President
- -------------------------------        and Trustee
Albert H. Elfner, III*                 


/s/ Kevin J. Morrissey                 Treasurer (Principal Financial
- -------------------------------        and Accountng Officer)
Kevin J. Morrissey*                    



                                      *By:/s/ Melina M.T. Murphy
                                          --------------------------------
                                          Melina M.T. Murphy**
                                          Attorney-in-Fact
<PAGE>

SIGNATURES                              TITLE


/s/ Frederick Amling                    Trustee
- --------------------------------
Frederick Amling*


/s/ Charles A. Austin, III              Trustee
- --------------------------------
Charles A. Austin, III*


/s/ Edwin D. Campbell                   Trustee
- --------------------------------
Edwin D. Campbell*


/s/ Charles F. Chapin                   Trustee
- --------------------------------
Charles F. Chapin*


/s/ K. Dun Gifford                      Trustee
- --------------------------------
K. Dun Gifford*


/s/ Leroy Keith, Jr.                    Trustee
- --------------------------------
Leroy Keith, Jr.*


/s/ F. Ray Keyser, Jr.                  Trustee
- --------------------------------
F. Ray Keyser, Jr.*


/s/ David M. Richardson                 Trustee
- --------------------------------
David M. Richardson*


/s/ Richard J. Shima                    Trustee
- --------------------------------
Richard J. Shima*


/s/ Andrew J. Simons                    Trustee
- --------------------------------
Andrew J. Simons*



                                       *By:/s/ Melina M.T. Murphy
                                           ------------------------------
                                           Melina M.T. Murphy**
                                           Attorney-in-Fact


** Melina M.T. Murphy, by signing her name hereto, does hereby sign this
document on behalf of each of the above-named individuals pursuant to powers of
attorney duly executed by such persons and attached hereto as Exhibit 24(b)(19).
<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of
the requirements for the effectiveness of this Amendment to its Registration
Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and 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 Boston, in The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 3rd day of October, 1995.


                                   KEYSTONE TAX EXEMPT TRUST


                                   By:/s/ George S. Bissell
                                      --------------------------------
                                   George S. Bissell*
                                   Chairman of the Board


                                  *By:
                                      --------------------------------
                                      Melina M.T. Murphy**
                                      Attorney-in-Fact


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to
the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the 3rd day of October, 1995.


SIGNATURES                        TITLE


/s/ George S. Bissell             Chairman of the Board and Trustee
- ----------------------------
George S. Bissell*


/s/ Albert H. Elfner, III         Chief Executive Officer, President
- ----------------------------      and Trustee
Albert H. Elfner, III*


/s/ Kevin J. Morrissey            Treasurer (Principal Financial
- ----------------------------      and Accountng Officer)
Kevin J. Morrissey*               



                                 *By:
                                      --------------------------------
                                      Melina M.T. Murphy**
                                      Attorney-in-Fact
<PAGE>



SIGNATURES                            TITLE


/s/ Frederick Amling                  Trustee
- ----------------------------
Frederick Amling*


/s/ Charles A. Austin, III            Trustee
- ----------------------------
Charles A. Austin, III*


/s/ Edwin D. Campbell                 Trustee
- -----------------------------
Edwin D. Campbell*


/s/ Charles F. Chapin                 Trustee
- -----------------------------
Charles F. Chapin*


/s/ K. Dun Gifford                    Trustee
- -----------------------------
K. Dun Gifford*


/s/ Leroy Keith, Jr.                  Trustee
- -----------------------------
Leroy Keith, Jr.*


/s/ F. Ray Keyser, Jr.                Trustee
- -----------------------------
F. Ray Keyser, Jr.*


/s/ David M. Richardson               Trustee
- -----------------------------
David M. Richardson*


/s/ Richard J. Shima                  Trustee
- -----------------------------
Richard J. Shima*


/s/ Andrew J. Simons                  Trustee
- -----------------------------
Andrew J. Simons*



                                      *By:
                                           -----------------------------------
                                           Melina M.T. Murphy**
                                           Attorney-in-Fact


** Melina M.T. Murphy, by signing her name hereto, does hereby sign this
document on behalf of each of the above-named individuals pursuant to powers of
attorney duly executed by such persons and attached hereto as Exhibit 24(b)(19).
<PAGE>



                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

                                                                 Page Number
                                                                 In Sequential
Exhibit Number                      Exhibit                    Numbering System
- --------------                      -------                    ----------------

      1               Amended and Restated(4)
                      Declaration of Trust(4)

      2               By-Laws(4)

      4               Specimen Stock Certificate(1)

      5           (A) Investment Management Agreement(4)
                  (B) Investment Advisory Agreement(4)

      6           (A) Principal Underwriting Agreement(4)
                  (B) Dealers Agreement(2)

      8               Custodian, Fund Accounting and
                      Recordkeeping Agreement(4)
                      Amendments to Custody Agreement(4)

     10               Opinion and Consent of Counsel

     11               Independent Auditors' Consent

     14               Model Retirement Plans(3)

     15               Distribution Plan(4)

     16               Performance Data Schedules(4)

     17               Powers of Attorney


- ---------------

         (1)Incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement No.
2-98560/811-4334.

         (2)Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 8 to Registrant Statement No. 2-98560/811-4334.

         (3)Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 66 to Registration Statement No. 2-10527/811-96.

         (4)Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 14 to Registrant Statement No. 2-98560/811-4334.




<PAGE>

                                                                 October 3, 1995


Keystone Tax Exempt Trust
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, Massachusetts  02116-5034


Gentlemen:

         I am a Senior Vice President of and General Counsel to Keystone
Investment Management Company (formerly named Keystone Custodian Funds, Inc.),
investment adviser to Keystone Tax Exempt Trust (the "Fund"). You have asked for
my opinion with respect to the proposed issuance of 5,981,277 additional shares
of the Fund.

         To my knowledge, a Prospectus is on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as part of Post-Effective Amendment No.
14 to the Fund's Registration Statement, which covers the public offering and
sale of the shares of the Fund currently registered with the Commission.

         In my opinion, such additional shares, when issued and sold in
accordance with the Fund's Declaration of Trust, as amended and restated,
("Declaration of Trust") and offering Prospectus, will be legally issued, fully
paid and nonassessable by the Fund, entitling the holders thereof to the rights
set forth in the Declaration of Trust and subject to the limitations set forth
therein.

         My opinion is based upon my examination of the Fund's Declaration of
Trust and By-Laws; a review of the minutes of the Fund's Board of Trustees
authorizing the issuance of such additional shares; and the Fund's Prospectus.
In my examination of such documents, I have assumed the genuineness of all
signatures and the conformity of copies to originals.

         I hereby consent to the use of this opinion in connection with
Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to the Fund's Registration Statement, which
covers the registration of such additional shares.


                                         Sincerely yours,


                                         Rosemary D. Van Antwerp
                                         Senior Vice President and
                                         General Counsel




<PAGE>




                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and/or Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer and for which Keystone Custodian Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser
or Manager and registering from time to time the shares of such companies, and
generally to do all such things in my name and in my behalf to enable such
investment companies to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all
requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be signed by
my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and amendments thereto.


                                               /s/George S. Bissell
                                               George S. Bissell
                                               Director/Trustee,
                                               Chairman of the Board



Dated: December 14, 1994




<PAGE>




                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and/or Chief Executive Officer and for
which Keystone Custodian Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and
registering from time to time the shares of such companies, and generally to do
all such things in my name and in my behalf to enable such investment companies
to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all requirements and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and
confirming my signature as it may be signed by my said attorneys to any and all
registration statements and amendments thereto.




                                               /s/ Albert H. Elfner, III
                                               Albert H. Elfner, III
                                               Director/Trustee,
                                               President and Chief
                                               Executive Officer



Dated: December 14, 1994





<PAGE>




                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director, Trustee or officer and for which Keystone
Custodian Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to
time the shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my
name and in my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as
it may be signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.




                                               /s/ Kevin J. Morrissey
                                               Kevin J. Morrissey
                                               Treasurer



Dated: December 14, 1994




<PAGE>




                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.


                                               /s/ Frederick Amling
                                               Frederick Amling
                                               Director/Trustee


Dated: December 14, 1994




<PAGE>




                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.



                                               /s/ Charles A. Austin III
                                               Charles A. Austin III
                                               Director/Trustee


Dated: December 14, 1994





<PAGE>




                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.



                                               /s/ Edwin D. Campbell
                                               Edwin D. Campbell
                                               Director/Trustee


Dated: December 14, 1994




<PAGE>




                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.



                                               /s/ Charles F. Chapin
                                               Charles F. Chapin
                                               Director/Trustee


Dated: December 14, 1994




<PAGE>




                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.


                                               /s/ K. Dun Gifford
                                               K. Dun Gifford
                                               Director/Trustee


Dated: December 14, 1994




<PAGE>




                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.



                                               /s/ Leroy Keith, Jr.
                                               Leroy Keith, Jr.
                                               Director/Trustee


Dated: December 14, 1994



<PAGE>




                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.


                                               /s/ F. Ray Keyser,Jr.
                                               F. Ray Keyser, Jr.
                                               Director/Trustee


Dated: December 14, 1994




<PAGE>




                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.



                                               /s/ David M. Richardson
                                               David M. Richardson
                                               Director/Trustee


Dated: December 14, 1994



<PAGE>




                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.


                                               /s/ Richard J. Shima
                                               Richard J. Shima
                                               Director/Trustee


Dated: December 14, 1994




<PAGE>



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



         I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.


                                               /s/Andrew J. Simons
                                               Andrew J. Simons
                                               Director/Trustee


Dated: December 14, 1994





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