ROPES & GRAY
ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110-2624
(617) 951-7000
FAX: (617) 951-7050
November 29, 2000
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Alliance Portfolios (the "Issuer")
(File Nos. 811-05088 and 33-12988)--
Alliance Short-Term U.S. Government Fund (the "Fund")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are filing today, through EDGAR, pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Rule"), the Fund's Annual
Notice on Form 24F-2, making definite the number of shares registered under the
Rule during the Funds' fiscal year ended August 31, 2000.
Please note that the Fund ceased operations on July 28, 2000 and
accordingly this is the last time an Annual Notice will be filed on
Form 24F-2 for the Fund by the Issuer. The Issuer is still continuously
offering shares of various other series, however, and Items 4(a) and 4(c)
on the attached Form have been answered based on the Issuer's continuing
operations.
Please direct any questions concerning this filing to me at (617) 951-7569.
Very truly yours,
JOHN B. MCGINTY, JR.
John B. McGinty, Jr.
Enclosures
cc: Andrew L. Gangolf, Esq.
J.B. Kittredge, Esq.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and Address of issuer:
The Alliance Portfolios
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is
filed (If the Form is being filed for all series and classes of
securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or
classes):
o Alliance Short-Term U.S. Government Fund
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-05088
Securities Act File Number:
33-12988
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
August 31, 2000
4(b). o Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more
than 90 calendar days after the end of the issuer's
fiscal year). (See Instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the
registration fee due.
4(c). o Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be
filing this Form.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold
during the fiscal year pursuant to
section 24(f) $126,250,485
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $163,274,942
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed
or repurchased during any prior fiscal
year ending no earlier than October 11,
1995 that were not previously used to
reduce registration fees payable to the
Commission: $(0)
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(iv) Total available redemption credits [add
Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: $163,274,942
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item
5(i)]: $0
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in
future years - if Item 5(i) is less than
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item
5(i)]: $(37,024,457)
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration
fee (See Instruction C.9): x$0.000278
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(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item
5(v) by Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no
fee is due): =$0
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to item 5(i) was determined by deducting an
amount of securities that were registered under the Securities
Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October
11, 1997, then report the amount of securities (number of
shares or other units) deducted here: N/A
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If there is a number of shares or other units that were registered
pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal
year for which this form is filed that are available for use by
the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number here: N/A
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7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after
the end of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D): +$0
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8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest
due [line 5(viii)plus line 7]: =$0
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository: N/A
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Method of Delivery:
o Wire Transfer
o Mail or other means
Signatures
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* ANDREW L. GANGOLF _____________
Andrew L. Gangolf
Assistant Clerk
Date November 28, 2000
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
