PIONEER II
60 STATE STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109
February 2, 1998
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
File Desk
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Pioneer II (the "Fund")
File Nos. 2-32773 and 811-07611
CIK No. 0000078758
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, this letter
certifies that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would
have been required to be filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 does not differ
from that contained in the Post-Effective Amendment, dated Janury 28, 1998 and
that the text of the Post-Effective Amendment has been filed electronically,
Accession No. 0000078758-98-000003.
If you have any questions concerning the foregoing or the attachments,
please call the undersigned collect at (617) 742-7825, ext. 8909.
Very truly yours,
/s/Linda K. Nishi
Linda K. Nishi
cc: Joseph P. Barri, Esq.
Mark Goshko, Esq.
Timothy Silva, Esq.
Elizabeth Watson, Esq.
Ms. Tracey Howard
