OPPENHEIMER LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT FUND
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                                            OPPENHEIMERFUNDS
Mitch Lindauer                              OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Vice President and                          Two World Trade Center, 34th Floor
Assistant General Counsel                   New York, NY 10048-0203
                                            Tel 212 323 0200


                                            April 30, 1997



Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 0-7, Filer Support
6432 General Green Way
Alexandria, VA 22312

           RE:    Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund ("Registrant")
                  Reg No.  33-02769
                  File No.  811-4563

To the Securities and Exchange Commission:

         An  electronic  filing  is  hereby  made on  behalf  of the  Registrant
pursuant to Rule 497(e) of the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended.  Such filing
includes a supplement  dated May 1, 1997 to the  Registrant's  Prospectus  dated
January 8, 1997.

         If there are any questions, please contact the undersigned.

                                              Sincerely,


                                              /s/ Mitch Lindauer
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Mitch Lindauer
                                              Vice President and
                                              Assistant General Counsel
                                              (212) 323-0254

cc:      Deloitte & Touche LLP
         Myer, Swanson, Adams & Wolf P.C.
         Gloria LaFond
         Grace Loffredo




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                    OPPENHEIMER LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND
                       Supplement dated May 1, 1997 to the
                        Prospectus dated January 8, 1997


The Prospectus is changed as follows:

1. The Supplement dated April 16, 1997 is replaced with this Supplement.

2. The first footnote under the "Shareholder Transaction Expenses" table on 
page 3 is revised to read as follows:

(1) If you  invest  $1  million  or more  ($500,000  or more  for  purchases  by
"Retirement  Plans", as defined in "Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge" on
page 30) in Class A  shares,  you may have to pay a sales  charge of up to 1% if
you sell your shares within 12 calendar  months (18 months for shares  purchased
prior to May 1,  1997)  from the end of the  calendar  month  during  which  you
purchased those shares. See "How to Buy Shares - Buying Class A Shares", below.

3. In "Class A Shares" under "Classes of Shares" on page 26 the second  sentence
is  replaced by the  following:  "If you  purchase  Class A shares as part of an
investment of at least $1 million  ($500,000 for Retirement  Plans) in shares of
one or more Oppenheimer  funds, you will not pay an initial sales charge, but if
you sell any of those  shares  within 12 months of buying them (18 months if the
shares were purchased prior to May 1, 1997),  you may pay a contingent  deferred
sales charge."

4. The  following  is added to "Which Class of Shares  Should You Choose?  - How
Does it Affect  Payments To My Broker?"  on page 28:  "The  Distributor  may pay
additional periodic compensation from its own resources to securities dealers or
financial  institutions  based upon the value of shares of the Fund owned by the
dealer or financial institution for its own account or for its customers."

5.  The  following  is  added to  "Buying  Class A  Shares - Class A  Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge" on page 30:
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         o purchases by a retirement  plan qualified under section 401(a) if the
retirement plan has total plan assets of $500,000 or more.

6. In the  second  paragraph  of  "Buying  Class A Shares  - Class A  Contingent
Deferred  Sales  Charge"  on page  31 the  first  sentence  is  replaced  by the
following:

The  Distributor  pays  dealers of record  commission  on those  purchases in an
amount  equal  to (i)  1.0%  for  non-Retirement  Plan  accounts,  and  (ii) for
Retirement Plan accounts, 1.0% of the first $2.5 million, plus 0.50% of the next
$2.5 million, plus 0.25% of purchases over $5 million,  calculated on a calendar
year basis.

7. In the  third  paragraph  of  "Buying  Class A  Shares  - Class A  Contingent
Deferred  Sales  Charge"  on page 31,  the first  sentence  is  replaced  by the
following:

If you  redeem any of those  shares  purchased  prior to May 1, 1997,  within 18
months of the end of the calendar month of their purchase, a contingent deferred
sales charge  (called the "Class A  contingent  deferred  sales  charge") may be
deducted  from the  redemption  proceeds.  A Class A contingent  deferred  sales
charge may be  deducted  from the  redemption  proceeds  of any of those  shares
purchased on or after May 1, 1997 that are redeemed  within 12 months of the end
of the calendar month of their purchase.

8. The third  sentence of the second  paragraph  of "Reduced  Sales  Charges for
Class A Share Purchases - Right of  Accumulation"  on page 32 is replaced by the
following:  "The  Distributor  will add the value, at current offering price, of
the shares you  previously  purchased  and currently own to the value of current
purchases to determine the sales charge rate that applies."

9. The third  sub-paragraph in "Waivers of the Class A Contingent Deferred Sales
Charge for Certain Redemptions" on page 34 is replaced by the following:

         o if,  at the time of  purchase  of shares  (prior to May 1,  1997) the
dealer agreed in writing to accept the dealer's portion of the sales commission
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in installments of 1/18th of the commission per month (and no further commission
will be payable if the shares are redeemed within 18 months of purchase);

         o if, at the time of  purchase  of shares (on or after May 1, 1997) the
dealer agrees in writing to accept the dealer's  portion of the sales commission
in installments of 1/12th of the commission per month (and no further commission
will be payable if the shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase);

10. The following subparagraphs are added at the end of "Waivers of the Class A
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge for Certain Redemptions" on page 34:

         o for  distributions  from Retirement Plans having 500 or more eligible
participants,  except distributions due to termination of all of the Oppenheimer
funds as an investment option under the Plan; and

         o for distributions from 401(k) plans sponsored by broker-dealers  that
have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.

11.  The  following  sentence  is added  to the end of the  fifth  paragraph in
"Distribution and Service Plans for Class B and Class C Shares" on page 37:

         If  a  dealer  has  a  special  agreement  with  the  Distributor,  the
         Distributor will pay the Class B service fee and the asset-based  sales
         charge to the dealer  quarterly in lieu of paying the sales  commission
         and service fee advance at the time of purchase.

12. The following is added as a new penultimate  sentence to the sixth paragraph
of "Distribution and Service Plans for Class B and Class C shares" on page 37:

If a dealer has a special agreement with the Distributor,  the Distributor shall
pay the Class C service fee and asset-based sales charge to the dealer
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quarterly in lieu of paying the sales commission and  service fee advance at
the time of purchase.

13.  The  introductory  phrase  in  the  fifth  sub-paragraph  of  "Waivers  for
Redemptions of Shares in Certain Cases" in "Waivers of Class B and Class C Sales
Charges" on page 38 is replaced with the following and a new  sub-section (6) is
added as follows:

         o  distributions from OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plans and
from certain Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company prototype
401(k) plans . . .  or (6) for loans to participants or beneficiaries.

14. The following sub-paragraph is added at the end of  "Waivers of Class B and
Class C Sales Charges" on page 39:

         o Distributions from 401(k) plans sponsored by broker-dealers that have
entered into a special agreement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.

15. The section captioned "Special Investor Services" on page 39 is revised by 
adding the following after the sub-section captioned "PhoneLink":

Shareholder  Transactions by Fax.  Beginning May 30, 1997,  requests for certain
account  transactions  may be sent to the  Transfer  Agent by fax  (telecopier).
Please  call   1-800-525-7048  for  information  about  which  transactions  are
included.  Transaction  requests  submitted by fax are subject to the same rules
and restrictions as written and telephone requests described in this Prospectus.




May 1, 1997                                                          PS0855.009





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