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February 8, 2000
VIA EDGAR
Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: The Montgomery Funds - CIK No. 0000863435
Request for Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form N-14
File No. 333-96117
Sir or Madam:
On behalf of The Montgomery Funds (the "Registrant") and
pursuant to Rule 477(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), we hereby request the withdrawal of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement"), as filed
with the Commission on February 3, 2000.
The above filing was intended as a filing pursuant to Rule
497(e) under the Securities Act respecting the Combined Proxy Statement and
Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information for the reorganization of
the Montgomery International Small Cap Fund into the Montgomery International
Growth Fund, two series of the Registrant. However, the vendor used by the
Registrant to effect this 497(e) filing erroneously filed it with the Commission
as a new Form N-14 filing.
Please address any comments or questions concerning this
withdrawal request to the undersigned at (415) 835-1607 or to Thao H. Ngo at
(415) 835-1649.
Very truly yours,
/s/ David A. Hearth
for PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP
cc: Ms. Paige Morway
Thao H. Ngo and Julie Allecta, Esq.
