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NORTH AMERICAN FUNDS
286 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
May 30, 2000
VIA EDGAR
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Petros L. Tsirigotis, Esq.
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Petros L. Tsirigotis
Re: North American Funds
File Number 33-27958
Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
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Dear Mr. Tsirigotis:
On behalf of North American Funds (the "Trust"), I respectfully request
that Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Trust's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A, filed with the Commission via EDGAR on April 7, 2000, be declared
effective at 12:00 (Eastern time) on May 31, 2000, or as soon as possible
thereafter.
Very truly yours,
NORTH AMERICAN FUNDS
/s/ John I. Fitzgerald
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John I. Fitzgerald
Secretary and Vice President
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NORTH AMERICAN FUNDS
286 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
May 30, 2000
VIA EDGAR
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Petros L. Tsirigotis, Esq.
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Petros L. Tsirigotis
Re: North American Funds
File Number 33-27958
Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
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Dear Mr. Tsirigotis:
On behalf of North American Funds' distributor, American General Funds
Distributors, Inc., I respectfully request that Post-Effective Amendment No. 33
to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Commission
via EDGAR on April 7, 2000, be declared effective at 12:00 (Eastern time) on May
31, 2000, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Very truly yours,
AMERICAN GENERAL FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
/s/Joseph T. Grause, Jr.
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Joseph T. Grause, Jr.
