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Prudential U.S. Government Fund
Supplement dated February 1, 1995 to
Prospectus dated January 3, 1995
HOW THE FUND IS MANAGED
Manager
The current portfolio manager of the Fund is David Graham, a Vice President
of Prudential Investment Advisors, a unit of PIC. Mr. Graham has responsibility
for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio. Mr. Graham was previously
employed by Alliance Capital Management L.P. (February 1993-October 1993) as a
fixed-income portfolio manager in the mortgage-backed securities group, by
Equitable Capital Management Corporation (May 1989-February 1993), where he
served as a Vice President and was responsible for managing total return
accounts with mortgage securities, and, prior thereto, by Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company (June 1986-April 1989), where he served as a portfolio
manager. Mr. Graham joined PIC on November 15, 1993.
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