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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 10, 1994
REGISTRATION NO. 33-29554
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO
FORM S-6
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FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933 OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT
TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2
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A. EXACT NAME OF TRUST:
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--
INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR BONDS SERIES--40
(A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST)
B. NAMES OF DEPOSITORS:
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
SMITH BARNEY INC.
PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
C. COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF DEPOSITORS' PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE,
FENNER & SMITH
INCORPORATED
UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS
POST OFFICE BOX 9051
PRINCETON, N.J.
08543-9051 SMITH BARNEY INC.
TWO WORLD TRADE
CENTER--101ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10048
PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
1285 AVENUE OF THE INCORPORATED TWO WORLD TRADE
AMERICAS ONE SEAPORT PLAZA CENTER--59TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019 199 WATER STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10048
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10292
D. NAMES AND COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF AGENTS FOR SERVICE:
TERESA KONCICK, ESQ. THOMAS D. HARMAN, ESQ. ROBERT E. HOLLEY
P.O. BOX 9051 388 GREENWICH ST. 1200 HARBOR BLVD.
PRINCETON, N.J. NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013 WEEHAWKEN, N.J. 07087
08543-9051
LEE B. SPENCER, JR. DOUGLAS LOWE, ESQ. COPIES TO:
ONE SEAPORT PLAZA 130 LIBERTY STREET--29TH PIERRE DE ST. PHALLE,
199 WATER STREET FLOOR ESQ.
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10292 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10006 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017
The issuer hereby revokes its registration an indefinite number of Units under
the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2.
Check box if it is proposed that this filing will become effective immediately
upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485. / x /
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DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--
INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND
CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-6
comprises the following papers and documents:
The facing sheet of Form S-6.
The cross-reference sheet (incorporated by reference to the Cross-Reference
Sheet to the Registration Statement on Form S-6 of The International Income
Fund, First Multi-Currency Series, 1933 Act File No. 2-89582).
The Signatures.
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DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--
INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR BONDS SERIES--40
SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT,
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND, AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR
BONDS SERIES--40 (A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST), CERTIFIES THAT IT MEETS ALL OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE
485(B) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT OR AMENDMENT TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF
BY THE UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND STATE
OF NEW YORK ON THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1994.
SIGNATURES APPEAR ON PAGES R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6 AND R-7.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or
Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney
authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Smith Barney Inc.
has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration
Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person signing this
Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement to do so on
behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors of PaineWebber Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or
Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney
authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Prudential
Securities Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to
the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person
signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement
to do so on behalf of such members.
A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Dean Witter
Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person
signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement
to do so on behalf of such members.
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MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, have been filed
Fenner & Smith Incorporated: under
Form SE and the
following 1933 Act
File
Number: 33-43466
HERBERT M. ALLISON, JR.
BARRY S. FREIDBERG
EDWARD L. GOLDBERG
STEPHEN L. HAMMERMAN
JEROME P. KENNEY
DAVID H. KOMANSKY
DANIEL T. NAPOLI
THOMAS H. PATRICK
JOHN L. STEFFENS
DANIEL P. TULLY
ROGER M. VASEY
ARTHUR H. ZEIKEL
By
ERNEST V. FABIO
(As authorized signatory for Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated and
Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Board of Directors of have been filed
Prudential Securities Incorporated: under Form SE and
the following 1933
Act File Number:
33-41631
JAMES T. GAHAN
ALAN D. HOGAN
HOWARD A. KNIGHT
GEORGE A. MURRAY
LELAND B. PATON
HARDWICK SIMMONS
By
RICHARD R. HOFFMANN
(As authorized signatory for Prudential Securities
Incorporated and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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SMITH BARNEY INC.
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Board of Directors of Smith Barney Inc.: have been filed
under the 1933 Act
File Number:
33-49753 and
33-51607
STEVEN D. BLACK
JAMES BOSHART III
ROBERT A. CASE
JAMES DIMON
ROBERT DRUSKIN
ROBERT F. GREENHILL
JEFFREY LANE
JACK L. RIVKIN
By GINA LEMON
(As authorized signatory for
Smith Barney Inc. and
Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Board of Directors of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.: have been filed
under Form SE and
the following 1933
Act File Number:
33-17085
NANCY DONOVAN
CHARLES A. FIUMEFREDDO
JAMES F. HIGGINS
STEPHEN R. MILLER
PHILIP J. PURCELL
THOMAS C. SCHNEIDER
WILLIAM B. SMITH
By
MICHAEL D. BROWNE
(As authorized signatory for Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
DEPOSITOR
By the following persons, who constitute a majority of Powers of Attorney
the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of have been filed
PaineWebber Incorporated: under
Form SE and the
following 1933 Act
File
Number: 33-28452
JOHN A. BULT
PAUL B. GUENTHER
DONALD B. MARRON
RONALD M. SCHWARTZ
JAMES C. TREADWAY
By
LINDA M. BUCKLEY
(As authorized signatory for PaineWebber Incorporated
and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
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