March 16, 2000
DREYFUS SHORT INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND
Supplement to the
Statement of Additional Information
Dated April 1, 1999
The following information replaces all contrary information contained
in the sections of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI")
entitled "Description of the Fund", "Management of the Fund" and
"Management Arrangements":
Effective March 16, 2000, Dreyfus Service Corporation ("DSC") became
the distributor to the Fund. DSC is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York,
NY 10166.
The following information replaces the information contained in the
section of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") entitled
"Management of the Fund - Officers of the Fund":
Stephen E. Canter, President. President, Chief Operating Officer, and
Chief Investment Officer of the Manager, and an officer of other
investment companies advised and administered by the Manager. Mr.
Canter also is a Director or an Executive Committee Member of the
other investment management subsidiaries of Mellon Financial
Corporation, each of which is an affiliate of the Manager. He is 54
years old.
Mark N. Jacobs, Vice President. Vice President, Secretary and General
Counsel to the Manager, and an officer of other investment companies
advised and administered by the Manager. He is 53 years old.
Joseph Connolly, Vice President and Treasurer. Director - Mutual Fund
Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of other investment
companies advised and administered by the Manager. He is 42 years
old.
Michael A. Rosenberg, Secretary. Associate General Counsel of the
Manager, and an officer of other investment companies advised and
administered by the Manager. He is 40 years old.
Steven F. Newman, Assistant Secretary. Associate General Counsel and
Assistant Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of other
investment companies advised and administered by the Manager. He is
50 years old.
Robert R. Mullery, Assistant Secretary. Assistant General Counsel of the
Manager, and an officer of other investment companies advised and
administered by the Manager. He is 48 years old.
William McDowell, Assistant Treasurer. Senior Accounting Manager - Taxable
Fixed Income of the Manager, and an officer of other investment
companies advised and administered by the Manager. He is 41 years
old.
The address of each Fund officer is 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY
10166.
