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August 31, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
ATTN: Ms. Patsy Mengiste, Document Control - EDGAR
Re: IDS Special Tax-Exempt Series Trust
File No. 33-5102/811-4647
Dear Ms. Mengiste:
Registrant certifies that the form of prospectus and Statement of
Additional that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule
497 would not have differed from that contained in the most recent
Registration Statement or Amendment, and the text of the most
recent Registration Statment or Amendment has been filed
electronically.
Sincerely,
IDS SPECIAL TAX-EXEMPT SERIES TRUST
/s/ Leslie L. Ogg
Leslie L. Ogg
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
LLO/EN/ps
