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March 5, 1997
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION - VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Baupost Fund (the "Fund")
(Registration Nos. 33-35851 and 811-6138)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933
Act"), the undersigned has been authorized by the Fund (1) to submit this filing
in lieu of filing definitive forms of the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the 1933 Act and (2) to
certify that:
(i) the definitive form of Prospectus and form of Statement of
Additional Information for the Fund, each dated February 28, 1997, that would
have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) do not differ from the forms contained
in the most recent amendment to the Fund's registration statement
("Post-Effective Amendment No. 8"); and
(ii) Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 was filed electronically with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 1997.
No fees are required in connection with this filing. Please direct any
questions you may have with respect to this filing to me at the number indicated
above or, in my absence, to Bryan Chegwidden of this office (at 617-951-7400).
Very truly yours,
/s/ John Kingston, III
John Kingston, III
DCS/as:3195615.01
cc: Paul Gannon
Bryan Chegwidden
