AMERICAN HIGH INCOME TRUST, 497J, 1997-12-05

AMERICAN HIGH INCOME TRUST
497J, 1997-12-05

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                    AMERICAN HIGH-INCOME TRUST
        333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California  90071
                          (213) 486-9200
 
December 5, 1997
 
Document Control
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
RE:  AMERICAN HIGH-INCOME TRUST
     FILE NOS. 33-17917 AND 811-5364
                                                                             
Gentlemen:
 
Enclosed for filing is the above-referenced Registrant's current definitive
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.  There have been no changes
from the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 under the Securities Act
of 1933 and Amendment No. 17 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 filed
electronically on November 26, 1997.  This material is filed pursuant to the
requirements of Reg.230.497 under the Securities Act of 1933.      
 
Sincerely,
 
Julie F. Williams
Enclosures
 
cc:  Mr. Frank Dalton
     Mr. Bric Barrientos 
     (Division of Investment Management)