VIA EDGAR
January 31, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
ATTN: Office of Filings, Information and Consumer Services
RE: Smith Barney Natural Resources Fund Inc. (the "Fund")
File Nos. 33-7339 and 811-4757
Gentlemen:
Please be advised that today January 31, 1997, I erroneously filed
a
497j for the above- captioned
fund, as Accession Number 91155-97-000062. Please withdraw/delete this
filing
since it was done in
error. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Jacqueline Carr
Assistant Vice President
