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PACIFIC SELECT CHOICE
FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
ISSUED BY PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 1, 1996 TO
PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 1, 1996
The attached prospectus describes two death benefit qualification tests
available in connection with the Pacific Select Choice Flexible Premium
Variable Life Insurance Policy ("Policy")--the cash value accumulation test
and the guideline premium test. As of the date of this supplement to the
prospectus, the cash value accumulation test is not yet available.