BLAZZARD, GRODD & HASENAUER, P.C.
Attorneys at Law
943 Post Road East
P.O. Box 5108
Westport, CT 06880
(203)226-7866
May 5,1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Anthony A. Vertuno, Esq.
RE: Withdrawal of Previously Filed Electronic Filing on EDGAR; Van Kampen
Merritt Series Trust Post-Effective Amendment to Form N-1A File Nos 33-16005
and 0811-5252 CIK 0000819385
Dear Sirs:
On behalf of the above named registrant we respectfully request that a filing
that was made be withdrawn. The filing was made on May 1, 1995. The filing
was Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Form N-1A for the above named
registrant. The filing was made as a submission type N-1A instead of a
submission type 485BPOS. The filing that was made as a submission type N-1A
has the following particulars:
TYPE: N-1A
ACT: 33 and 40
CIK: 0000819385
File Number: 811-05252
Accession Number: 000928389-95-000006
Received Date: 01-May-95 15:12
Accepted Date: 01-May-95 15:35
Number of Documents: 6
We have on this date made a revised filing which contains the proper tags for
a submission type 485BPOS.
We respectfully request that the above described filing made as a submission
type N1-A be withdrawn.
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If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the
undersigned at (305) 921-4041.
Sincerely,
Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.
By: /s/ JUDITH A. HASENAUER
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Judith A. Hasenauer
