April 3, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Applications and Report Services
450 Fifth Street, NW
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC 20549
RE: First Eagle Fund of America, Inc.
(1933 Act file # 33-10675; 1940 Act file #881-4935)
Gentlemen:
On behalf of First Eagle Fund of America, Inc. (the "Fund"), and pursuant to
paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, I certify that the
form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been
filed under paragraph (c) of this section have not differed from that contained
in the most recent amended registration statement the text of which was filed
electronically on February 28, 1996.
Sincerely,
/S/Martha B.Pierce
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Martha B. Pierce
Secretary
cc: W.H. Bohnett
