[letterhead of
State Street Research & Management Company
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111]
VIA EDGAR
October 22, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
Filing Desk
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: State Street Research Income Trust
Securities Act of 1933 Registration No. 33-2697
Investment Company Act of 1940 File No. 811-4559
CIK 0000787980
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of State Street Research Income Trust (the "Registrant") and pursuant
to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act") and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as
the same have been modified by Regulation S-T, we hereby file a statement to
note for the record that prospectuses are in use which are foreign language
translations of the English language prospectuses dated July 15, 1999. The
prospectuses were filed electronically on July 16, 1999 (EDGAR accession number
0000950146-99-001379):
Fund Language(s)
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State Street Research Chinese
High Income Fund
State Street Research Spanish
High Income Fund
State Street Research Chinese
Stategic Growth & Income Fund
State Street Research Spanish
Stategic Growth & Income Fund
Pursuant to Rule 306 of Regulation S-T, the Registrant represents that
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the English language State Street Research High Income Fund prospectus and the
State Street Research Strategic Growth & Income Fund prospectus referenced above
are fair and accurate translations of the Chinese and Spanish versions now in
use.
If you have any questions with respect to the enclosed or if there is any way in
which we may be of assistance, please do not hesitate to telephone the
undersigned at (617) 357-1371.
STATE STREET RESEARCH
INCOME TRUST
By: /s/ Amy L. Simmons
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Amy L. Simmons
Assistant Secretary
cc: John Hunt, Esq.
Geoffrey R.T. Kenyon, Esq.
Evelyn M. Talmo
Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP
Darman A. Wing, Esq.
State Street Research & Management Company
