December 1, 1995
DREYFUS BASIC GNMA FUND
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1995
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS OR REPLACES THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE SECTIONS OF THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "MANAGEMENT OF
THE FUND," "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES," "SHAREHOLDER SERVICES," AND "HOW TO
REDEEM FUND SHARES":
Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dreyfus
Corporation, is located at One American Express Plaza, Providence, Rhode
Island 02903, and serves as the Fund's Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent
(the "Transfer Agent").
Effective January 1, 1996, the telephone number for the following
transactions is 1-800-645-6561 or, if you are calling from overseas,
516-794-5452:
* Dreyfus TELETRANSFER Privilege
* Telephone Exchange Privilege
* Wire Redemption Privilege
* Telephone Redemption Privilege
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS AND SHOULD BE READ IN
CONJUNCTION WITH INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SECTION OF THE
PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "FUND EXCHANGES."
Effective January 1, 1996, with respect to any shareholder who has
exchanged out of the Fund four times during the calendar year, further
exchanges may be rejected for the remainder of the calendar year. Management
believes that this policy will enable shareholders to change their investment
program, while minimizing Fund expenses and protecting the Fund against
disruptions in portfolio management resulting from frequent transactions by
those seeking to time market fluctuations.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE
SECTION OF THE PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES."
DREYFUS TELETRANSFER PRIVILEGE
You may purchase Fund shares (minimum $1,000, maximum $150,000 per
day) without charge by telephone if you have checked the appropriate box and
supplied the necessary information on the Fund's Account Application or have
filed a Shareholder Services Form with the Transfer Agent. The proceeds will
be transferred between the bank account designated in one of these documents
and your Fund account. Only a bank account maintained in a domestic financial
institution which is an Automated Clearing House member may be so designated.
The Fund may modify or terminate this Privilege at any time. No fee is
contemplated for purchases of Fund shares pursuant to this Privilege.
If you have selected the Dreyfus TELETRANSFER Privilege, you may
request a Dreyfus TELETRANSFER purchase of Fund shares by telephoning
1-800-221-4060 or, if you are calling from overseas, call 1-401-455-3306.
(CONTINUED ON REVERSE SIDE)
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS AND, TO THE EXTENT RELEVANT,
SUPERSEDES INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SECTION OF THE PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO REDEEM FUND SHARES."
GENERAL _ IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED FUND SHARES BY CHECK OR BY THE DREYFUS
TELETRANSFER PRIVILEGE AND SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMIT A WRITTEN REDEMPTION REQUEST
TO THE TRANSFER AGENT, THE REDEMPTION PROCEEDS WILL BE TRANSMITTED TO YOU
PROMPTLY UPON BANK CLEARANCE OF YOUR PURCHASE CHECK OR DREYFUS TELETRANSFER
PURCHASE ORDER, WHICH MAY TAKE UP TO EIGHT BUSINESS DAYS OR MORE. IN
ADDITION, THE FUND WILL NOT HONOR REDEMPTION CHECKS UNDER THE CHECK
REDEMPTION PRIVILEGE AND WILL REJECT REQUESTS TO REDEEM SHARES BY WIRE OR
TELEPHONE OR PURSUANT TO THE DREYFUS TELETRANSFER PRIVILEGE, FOR A PERIOD OF
EIGHT BUSINESS DAYS AFTER RECEIPT BY THE TRANSFER AGENT OF THE PURCHASE CHECK
OR THE DREYFUS TELETRANSFER ORDER AGAINST WHICH SUCH REDEMPTION IS REQUESTED.
THESE PROCEDURES WILL NOT APPLY IF YOUR SHARES WERE PURCHASED BY WIRE
PAYMENT, OR IF YOU OTHERWISE HAVE A SUFFICIENT COLLECTED BALANCE IN YOUR
ACCOUNT TO COVER THE REDEMPTION REQUEST. PRIOR TO THE TIME ANY REDEMPTION IS
EFFECTIVE, DIVIDENDS ON SUCH SHARES WILL ACCRUE AND BE PAYABLE, AND YOU WILL
BE ENTITLED TO EXERCISE ALL OTHER RIGHTS OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP.
DREYFUS TELETRANSFER PRIVILEGE
You may redeem Fund shares (minimum $1,000 per day) by telephone if
you have checked the appropriate box and supplied the necessary information
on the Fund's Account Application or have filed a Shareholder Services Form
with the Transfer Agent. The proceeds will be transferred between your Fund
account and the bank account designated in one of these documents. Only such
an account maintained in a domestic financial institution which is an
Automated Clearing House member may be so designated. Redemption proceeds
will be on deposit in your account at an Automated Clearing House member bank
ordinarily two days after receipt of the redemption request or, at your
request, paid by check (maximum $150,000 per day) and mailed to your address.
Holders of jointly registered Fund or bank accounts may redeem through the
Dreyfus TELETRANSFER Privilege for transfer to their bank account not more
than $250,000 within any 30-day period. The Fund reserves the right to refuse
any request made by telephone, including requests made shortly after a change
of address, and may limit the amount involved or the number of such requests.
The Fund may modify or terminate this Privilege at any time. Your account
will be charged $5.00 for each redemption effected pursuant to this
Privilege.
080s120195
December 1, 1995
DREYFUS BASIC GNMA FUND
Supplement to Statement of Additional Information
Dated November 1, 1995
The following information supplements or replaces the information
contained in the following indicated sections of the Fund's Statement of
Additional Information:
PURCHASE OF FUND SHARES
Dreyfus TeleTransfer Privilege. Dreyfus TeleTransfer purchase orders
may be made at any time. Purchase orders received by 4:00 P.M., New York
time, on any business day that Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., the Fund's transfer
and dividend disbursing agent (the "Transfer Agent"), and the New York Stock
Exchange are open for business will be credited to the shareholder's Fund
account on the next bank business day following such purchase order.
Purchase orders made after 4:00 P.M., New York time, on any business day the
Transfer Agent and the New York Stock Exchange are open for business, or
orders made on Saturday, Sunday or any Fund holiday (e.g., when the New York
Stock Exchange is not open for business), will be credited to the
shareholder's Fund account on the second bank business day following such
purchase order.
CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT,
COUNSEL AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Manager, is
located at One American Express Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, and
serves as the Fund's transfer and dividend disbursing agent. Under a
transfer agency agreement with the Fund, the Transfer Agent arranges for the
maintenance of shareholder account records for the Fund, the handling of
certain communications between shareholders and the Fund and the payment of
dividends and distributions payable by the Fund. For these services, the
Transfer Agent receives a monthly fee computed on the basis of the number of
shareholder accounts it maintains for the Fund during the month, and is
reimbursed for certain out-of-pocket expenses. The Transfer Agent has no
part in determining the investment policies of the Fund or which securities
are to be purchased or sold by the Fund.
