ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST INC, 485BPOS, 1997-02-28

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 28, 1997

File No. 33-37512
811-6205

Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Pre-Effective Amendment No.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 X
and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

Amendment No. 16 X

Alliance World Income Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:
(800) 221-5672

EDMUND P. BERGAN, JR.
Alliance Capital Management L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105
(Name and address of Agent for Service)

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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check
appropriate box)

X immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
_____ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
_____ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
_____ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
_____ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
_____ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

_____ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective
date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

Registrant has registered an indefinite number of shares of
Common Stock pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940. Registrant filed a notice pursuant to such Rule for
its fiscal year ended October 31, 1996 on December 12, 1996.

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CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
(as required by Rule 404(c))

N-1A ITEM NO. LOCATION IN PROSPECTUS
(CAPTION)

PART A

Item 1. Cover Page.......................... Cover Page

Item 2. Synopsis............................ The Funds At a
Glance

Item 3. Condensed Financial Information..... Financial
Highlights

Item 4. General Description of Registrant.. Description of the
Funds

Item 5. Management of the Fund.............. Management of the
Funds; General
Information

Item 6. Capital Stock and Other Securities.. General
Information;
Dividends,
Distributions and
Taxes

Item 7. Purchase of Securities Being
Offered........................... Purchase and Sale
of Shares; General
Information

Item 8. Redemption or Repurchase............ General
Information;
Purchase and Sale
of Shares

Item 9. Pending Legal Proceedings........... Not Applicable

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LOCATION IN STATEMENT OF
PART B ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(CAPTION)

Item 10. Cover Page.......................... Cover Page

Item 11. Table of Contents................... Cover Page

Item 12. General Information and History..... Description of the
Fund; General
Information

Item 13. Investment Objectives and
Policies.......................... Investment
Objective, Policies
and Restrictions

Item 14. Management of the Registrant........ Management of the
Fund

Item 15. Control Persons and Principal
Holders of Securities............. Management of the
Fund; General
Information

Item 16. Investment Advisory and Other
Services.......................... Management of the
Fund

Item 17. Brokerage Allocation and Other
Practices......................... Not Applicable

Item 18. Capital Stock and Other
Securities........................ General Information

Item 19. Purchase, Redemption and Pricing
of Securities Being Offered....... Purchase of Shares;
Redemption and
Repurchase of
Shares; Net Asset;
Value

Item 20. Tax Status.......................... Investment
Objective, Policies
and Restrictions;
Dividends,
Distributions and
Taxes

Item 21. Underwriters........................ General Information

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Item 22. Calculation of Performance Data..... General Information

Item 23. Financial Statements................ Financial State-
ments; Report of
Independent
Auditors

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THE ALLIANCE BOND FUNDS
_______________________________________________________________________________

P.O. BOX 1520, SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY 07096-1520
TOLL FREE (800) 221-5672
FOR LITERATURE: TOLL FREE (800) 227-4618

PROSPECTUS AND APPLICATION

FEBRUARY 28, 1997

U.S. GOVERNMENT FUNDS GLOBAL BOND FUNDS
- -ALLIANCE SHORT-TERM U.S. -ALLIANCE NORTH AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT FUND GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST
- -U.S. GOVERNMENT -ALLIANCE GLOBAL DOLLAR
PORTFOLIO GOVERNMENT FUND
- -ALLIANCE LIMITED MATURITY -ALLIANCE GLOBAL STRATEGIC
GOVERNMENT FUND INCOME TRUST

MORTGAGE FUND CORPORATE BOND FUND
- -ALLIANCE MORTGAGE -CORPORATE BOND PORTFOLIO
SECURITIES INCOME FUND

MULTI-MARKET FUNDS
- -ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST
- -ALLIANCE SHORT-TERM
MULTI-MARKET TRUST
- -ALLIANCE MULTI-MARKET
STRATEGY TRUST

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
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The Funds at a Glance 2
Expense Information 4
Financial Highlights 7
Glossary 15
Description of the Funds 16
Investment Objectives and Policies 16
Additional Investment Practices 23
Certain Fundamental Investment Policies 34
Risk Considerations 36
Purchase and Sale of Shares 40
Management of the Funds 42
Dividends, Distributions and Taxes 44
General Information. 45
Appendix A: Bond Ratings A-1
Appendix B: General Information About Canada,
Mexico and Argentina B-1

Adviser
Alliance Capital Management L.P.
1345 Avenue Of The Americas
New York, New York 10105

The Alliance Bond Funds provide a broad selection of investment alternatives to
investors seeking high current income. The U.S. Government Funds invest mainly
in U.S. Government securities and the Mortgage Fund invests in mortgage-related
securities, while the Multi-Market Funds diversify their investments among debt
markets around the world and the Global Bond Funds invest primarily in foreign
government securities. The Corporate Bond Fund invests primarily in corporate
debt securities.

Each fund or portfolio (each a "Fund") is, or is a series of, an open-end
management investment company. This Prospectus sets forth concisely the
information which a prospective investor should know about each Fund before
investing. A "Statement of Additional Information" for each Fund that provides
further information regarding certain matters discussed in this Prospectus and
other matters that may be of interest to some investors has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated herein by reference. For
a free copy, write Alliance Fund Services, Inc. at the indicated address or
call the "For Literature" telephone number shown above.

Each Fund (except Alliance World Income Trust) offers three classes of shares
that may be purchased, at the investor's choice, at a price equal to their net
asset value (i) plus an initial sales charge imposed at the time of purchase
(the "Class A shares"), (ii) with a contingent deferred sales charge imposed on
most redemptions made within three years of purchase (the "Class B shares"), or
(iii) without any initial or contingent deferred sales charge, as long as the
shares are held for one year or more (the "Class C shares"). Alliance World
Income Trust offers only one class of shares, which may be purchased at a price
equal to its net asset value without any initial or contingent deferred sales
charge. See "Purchase and Sale of Shares."

AN INVESTMENT IN THESE SECURITIES IS NOT A DEPOSIT OR OBLIGATION OF, OR
GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK AND IS NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.

INVESTORS ARE ADVISED TO READ THIS PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY AND TO RETAIN IT FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE.

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS
A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

ALLIANCE
INVESTING WITHOUT THE MYSTERY.

R/SM These are registered marks used under licenses from the owner, Alliance
Capital Management L.P.

THE FUNDS AT A GLANCE

The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed
information contained in this Prospectus.

THE FUNDS' INVESTMENT ADVISER IS . . .
Alliance Capital Management L.P. ("Alliance"), a global investment manager
providing diversified services to institutions and individuals through a broad
line of investments including more than 100 mutual funds. Since 1971, Alliance
has earned a reputation as a leader in the investment world with over $182
billion in assets under management as of December 31, 1996. Alliance provides
investment management services to employee benefit plans for 34 of the FORTUNE
100 companies.

U.S. GOVERNMENT FUNDS

SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND
SEEKS . . . High current income consistent with preservation of capital.

INVESTS PRIMARILY IN . . . A diversified portfolio of U.S. Government
securities.

U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO
SEEKS . . . As high a level of current income as is consistent with safety of
principal.

INVESTS SOLELY IN . . . A diversified portfolio of U.S. Government securities
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.

LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT FUND
SEEKS . . . The highest level of current income, consistent with low volatility
of net asset value.

INVESTS PRIMARILY IN . . . U.S. Government securities, including
mortgage-related securities, and repurchase agreements relating to U.S.
Government securities.

MORTGAGE FUND

MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME FUND
SEEKS . . . A high level of current income consistent with prudent investment
risk.

INVESTS PRIMARILY IN . . . A diversified portfolio of mortgage-related
securities.

MULTI-MARKET FUNDS

WORLD INCOME TRUST
SEEKS . . . The highest level of current income that is available from a
portfolio of high-quality debt securities having remaining maturities of not
more than one year.

INVESTS PRIMARILY IN . . . A non-diversified portfolio of debt securities
denominated in the U.S. Dollar and selected foreign currencies. The Fund
maintains at least 35% of its net assets in U.S. Dollar-denominated securities.

SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET TRUST
SEEKS . . . The highest level of current income through investment in a
portfolio of high-quality debt securities having remaining maturities of not
more than three years.

INVESTS PRIMARILY IN . . . A non-diversified portfolio of debt securities
denominated in the U.S. Dollar and selected foreign currencies. While the Fund
normally will maintain a substantial portion of its assets in debt securities
denominated in foreign currencies, the Fund will invest at least 25% of its net
assets in U.S. Dollar-denominated securities.

MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY TRUST
SEEKS . . . The highest level of current income that is available from a
portfolio of high-quality debt securities having remaining maturities of not
more than five years.

INVESTS PRIMARILY IN . . . A non-diversified portfolio of debt securities
denominated in the U.S. Dollar and selected foreign currencies. The Fund
expects to maintain at least 70% of its assets in debt securities denominated
in foreign currencies, but not more than 25% of the Fund's total assets may be
invested in debt securities denominated in a single currency other than the
U.S. Dollar.

GLOBAL BOND FUNDS

NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST
SEEKS . . . The highest level of current income that is available from a
portfolio of investment grade debt securities issued or guaranteed by the
governments of the United States, Canada and Mexico.

INVESTS PRIMARILY IN . . . A non-diversified portfolio of government securities
denominated in the U.S. Dollar, the Canadian Dollar and the Mexican Peso. The
Fund expects to maintain at least 25% of its assets in securities denominated
in the U.S. Dollar. In addition, the Fund may invest up to 25% of its total
assets in debt securities issued by governmental entities in Argentina.

GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT FUND
SEEKS . . . Primarily a high level of current income and, secondarily, capital
appreciation.

INVESTS PRIMARILY IN . . . A non-diversified portfolio of sovereign debt
obligations and in U.S. and non-U.S. corporate fixed-income securities.
Substantially all of the Fund's assets are invested in lower-rated securities.

GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME TRUST
SEEKS . . . Primarily a high level of current income and secondarily capital
appreciation.

INVESTS PRIMARILY IN . . . A non-diversified portfolio of fixed-income
securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers.

CORPORATE BOND FUND

CORPORATE BOND PORTFOLIO
SEEKS . . . Primarily to maximize income over the long term; secondarily, the
Fund will attempt to increase its capital through appreciation of its
investments.

INVESTS PRIMARILY IN . . . A diversified portfolio of U.S. Dollar-denominated
corporate bonds issued by domestic and foreign issuers that give promise of
relatively attractive yields.

A WORD ABOUT RISK . . .
The prices of the shares of the Alliance Bond Funds will fluctuate daily as the
prices of the individual bonds in which they invest fluctuate, so that your
shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Price fluctuations may be caused by changes in the general level of interest
rates or changes in bond credit quality ratings. Changes in interest rates have
a greater effect on bonds with longer maturities than those with shorter
maturities. Some of the Funds invest in high-yield, high-risk bonds that are
rated below investment grade and are considered to have predominantly
speculative characteristics. The prices of non-U.S. Dollar denominated bonds
also fluctuate with changes in foreign exchange rates. Investment in the Global
Bond Funds, the Multi-Market Funds and any other Fund that may invest a
significant amount of its assets in non-U.S. securities involves risks not
associated with Funds that invest primarily in securities of U.S. issuers.
While the Funds invest principally in fixed-income securities, in order to
achieve their investment objectives, the Funds may at times use certain types
of derivative instruments, such as options, futures, forwards and swaps. These
instruments involve risks different from, and, in certain cases, greater than,
the risks presented by more traditional investments. These risks are fully
discussed in this Prospectus. See "Description of the Funds-Additional
Investment Practices" and "-Risk Considerations."

GETTING STARTED . . .
Shares of the Funds are available through your financial representative and
most banks, insurance companies and brokerage firms nationwide. Shares of each
Fund (except WORLD INCOME) can be purchased for a minimum initial investment of
$250, and subsequent investments can be made for as little as $50. For detailed
information about purchasing and selling shares, see "Purchase and Sale of
Shares." In addition, the Funds offer several time and money saving services to
investors. Be sure to ask your financial representative about:

AUTOMATIC REINVESTMENT
AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM
RETIREMENT PLANS
SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS
DIVIDEND DIRECTION PLANS
AUTO EXCHANGE
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS
CHECK-WRITING
A CHOICE OF PURCHASE PLANS
TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS
24 HOUR INFORMATION

ALLIANCE
INVESTING WITHOUT THE MYSTERY.

R/SM These are registered marks used under licenses from the owner, Alliance
Capital Management L.P.

EXPENSE INFORMATION
_______________________________________________________________________________

SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES are one of several factors to consider when
you invest in a Fund. The following tables summarize your maximum transaction
costs from investing in a Fund, other than WORLD INCOME, and annual operating
expenses for each class of shares of each Fund. WORLD INCOME, which has only
one class of shares, has no sales charge on purchases or reinvested dividends,
no deferred sales charge, and no redemption fee or exchange fee. For each Fund,
the "Examples" below show the cumulative expenses attributable to a
hypothetical $1,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return, in each class for
the periods specified.

CLASS A SHARES CLASS B SHARES CLASS C SHARES
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Maximum sales charge imposed
on purchases (as a percentage
of offering price) 4.25%(a) None None

Sales charge imposed on
dividend reinvestments None None None

Deferred sales charge (as a
percentage of original
purchase price or redemption
proceeds, whichever is lower) None 3.0% 1.0% during
during the the first
first year, year, 0%
decreasing 1.0% thereafter
annually to 0%
after the
third year (b)

Exchange fee None None None

(A) REDUCED FOR LARGER PURCHASES. PURCHASES OF $1,000,000 OR MORE ARE NOT
SUBJECT TO AN INITIAL SALES CHARGE BUT MAY BE SUBJECT TO A 1.0% DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE ON REDEMPTIONS WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASE. SEE "PURCHASE AND SALE OF
SHARES-HOW TO BUY SHARES" -PAGE 40.

(B) CLASS B SHARES OF EACH FUND AUTOMATICALLY CONVERT TO CLASS A SHARES AFTER
SIX YEARS. SEE "PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES-HOW TO BUY SHARES" -PAGE 40.

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ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES EXAMPLES
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SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B+ CLASS B++ CLASS C+ CLASS C++
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Management fees(b)(after waiver) None None None After 1 year $57 $53 $23 $33 $23
12b-1 fees .30% 1.00% 1.00% After 3 years $89 $80 $70 $69 $69
Other expenses After 5 years $122 $119 $119 $119 $119
Interest expense .13% .13% .12% After 10 years $217 $223 $223 $255 $255
Other operating
expenses (a)(b)
(after reimbursement) 1.10% 1.10% 1.10%
Total other expenses 1.23% 1.23% 1.22%
Total fund operating expenses(b)
(after waiver/reimbursement) 1.53% 2.23% 2.22%

U.S. GOVERNMENT CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B+ CLASS B++ CLASS C+ CLASS C++
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
Management fees .53% .53% .53% After 1 year $52 $47 $17 $27 $17
12b-1 fees .30% 1.00% 1.00% After 3 years $73 $64 $54 $54 $54
Other expenses(a) .18% .19% .18% After 5 years $96 $93 $93 $93 $93
Total fund operating After 10 years $161 $167 $167 $202 $202
expenses 1.01% 1.72% 1.71%

LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B+ CLASS B++ CLASS C+ CLASS C++
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
Management fees .65% .65% .65% After 1 year $64 $60 $30 $40 $30
12b-1 fees .30% 1.00% 1.00% After 3 years $109 $101 $91 $90 $90
Other expenses After 5 years $156 $155 $155 $154 $154
Interest expense .64% .64% .63% After 10 years $287 $294 $294 $324 $324
Other operating expenses(a) .63% .65% .64%
Total other expenses 1.27% 1.29% 1.27%
Total fund operating expenses(h) 2.22% 2.94% 2.92%

MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B+ CLASS B++ CLASS C+ CLASS C++
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
Management fees .50% .50% .50% After 1 year $59 $54 $24 $34 $24
12b-1 fees .30% 1.00% 1.00% After 3 years $93 $84 $74 $74 $74
Other expenses After 5 years $130 $127 $127 $127 $127
Interest expense .65% .63% .65% After 10 years $233 $238 $238 $272 $272
Other operating expenses(a) .23% .24% .23%
Total other expenses .88% .87% .88%
Total fund operating expenses(g) 1.68% 2.37% 2.38%
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PLEASE REFER TO THE FOOTNOTES ON PAGE 5.

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ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES EXAMPLES
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
WORLD INCOME
Management fees(c)(after waiver) .49% After 1 year $21
12b-1 fees(c)(after waiver) .68% After 3 years $66
Other expenses(a) .93% After 5 years $113
Total fund operating After 10 years $243
expenses(c)(after waiver) 2.10%

SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B+ CLASS B++ CLASS C+ CLASS C++
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
Management fees .55% .55% .55% After 1 year $55 $50 $20 $30 $20
12b-1 fees .30% 1.00% 1.00% After 3 years $82 $73 $63 $62 $62
Other expenses(a) .44% .45% .43% After 5 years $110 $108 $108 $107 $107
Total fund operating After 10 years $192 $198 $198 $231 $231
expenses 1.29% 2.00% 1.98%

MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B+ CLASS B++ CLASS C+ CLASS C++
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
Management fees .60% .60% .60% After 1 year $58 $54 $24 $34 $24
12b-1 fees .30% 1.00% 1.00% After 3 years $92 $83 $73 $73 $73
Other expenses After 5 years $128 $126 $126 $125 $125
Interest expense .04% .04% .04% After 10 years $229 $235 $235 $268 $268
Other operating expenses(a) .70% .71% .70%
Total other expenses .74% .75% .74%
Total fund operating expenses(d) 1.64% 2.35% 2.34%

NORTH AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT INCOME CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B+ CLASS B++ CLASS C+ CLASS C++
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
Management fees(e) .74% .74% .74% After 1 year $65 $61 $31 $41 $31
12b-1 fees .30% 1.00% 1.00% After 3 years $112 $104 $94 $94 $94
Other expenses After 5 years $162 $160 $160 $160 $160
Interest expense .93% .93% .92% After 10 years $299 $305 $305 $336 $336
Other operating expenses(a) .37% .38% .38%
Total other expenses 1.30% 1.31% 1.30%
Total fund operating expenses(f) 2.34% 3.05% 3.04%

GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B+ CLASS B++ CLASS C+ CLASS C++
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
Management fees .75% .75% .75% After 1 year $59 $54 $24 $34 $24
12b-1 fees .30% 1.00% 1.00% After 3 years $92 $84 $74 $73 $73
Other expenses(a) .60% .62% .60% After 5 years $128 $127 $127 $126 $126
Total fund operating After 10 years $230 $236 $236 $269 $269
expenses 1.65% 2.37% 2.35%

GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B+ CLASS B++ CLASS C+ CLASS C++
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
Management fees(i)(after waiver) None None None After 1 year $61 $56 $26 $36 $26
12b-1 fees .30% 1.00% 1.00% After 3 years $100 $91 $81 $81 $81
Other expenses(a)(i) After 5 years $141 $138 $138 $138 $138
(after reimbursement) 1.60% 1.60% 1.60% After 10 years $255 $261 $261 $293 $293
Total fund operating expenses(i)
(after waiver/reimbursement) 1.90% 2.60% 2.60%

CORPORATE BOND CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B+ CLASS B++ CLASS C+ CLASS C++
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------- -------- ---------
Management fees .63% .63% .63% After 1 year $54 $49 $19 $29 $19
12b-1 fees .30% 1.00% 1.00% After 3 years $79 $70 $60 $60 $60
Other expenses(a) .27% .27% .27% After 5 years $106 $103 $103 $103 $103
Total fund operating After 10 years $182 $187 $187 $222 $222
expenses 1.20% 1.90% 1.90%
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+ ASSUMES REDEMPTION AT END OF PERIOD AND, WITH RESPECT TO SHARES HELD TEN
YEARS, CONVERSION OF CLASS B SHARES TO CLASS A SHARES AFTER SIX YEARS.

++ ASSUMES NO REDEMPTION AT END OF PERIOD AND, WITH RESPECT TO SHARES HELD
TEN YEARS, CONVERSION OF CLASS B SHARES TO CLASS A SHARES AFTER SIX YEARS.

(a) THESE EXPENSES INCLUDE A TRANSFER AGENCY FEE PAYABLE TO ALLIANCE FUND
SERVICES, INC., AN AFFILIATE OF ALLIANCE, BASED ON A FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT
CHARGED TO THE FUND FOR EACH SHAREHOLDER'S ACCOUNT.

(b) NET OF VOLUNTARY FEE WAIVERS AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS. ABSENT SUCH
WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS, MANAGEMENT FEES WOULD HAVE BEEN .55%, OTHER
EXPENSES WOULD HAVE BEEN 2.19% FOR CLASS A, 2.19% FOR CLASS B AND 2.17% FOR
CLASS C AND TOTAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES WOULD HAVE BEEN 3.04% FOR CLASS A,
3.74% FOR CLASS B AND 3.72% FOR CLASS C.

(c) NET OF VOLUNTARY FEE WAIVERS. ABSENT SUCH WAIVERS, ANNUALIZED MANAGEMENT
FEES WOULD HAVE BEEN .65%, ANNUALIZED RULE 12B-1 FEES WOULD HAVE BEEN .90% AND
ANNUALIZED TOTAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES WOULD HAVE BEEN 2.48%.

(d) EXCLUDING INTEREST EXPENSE, TOTAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES WOULD HAVE BEEN
FOR CLASS A, 1.60%, FOR CLASS B, 2.31% AND FOR CLASS C, 2.30%.

(e) REPRESENTS .65 OF 1% OF THE FUND'S AVERAGE DAILY ADJUSTED TOTAL NET
ASSETS.

(f) EXCLUDING INTEREST EXPENSE, TOTAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES WOULD HAVE BEEN
FOR CLASS A, 1.41%, FOR CLASS B, 2.12% AND FOR CLASS C, 2.12%.

(g) EXCLUDING INTEREST EXPENSE, TOTAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES WOULD HAVE BEEN
FOR CLASS A, 1.03%, FOR CLASS B, 1.74%, FOR CLASS C, 1.73%.

(h) EXCLUDING INTEREST EXPENSE, TOTAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES WOULD HAVE BEEN
FOR CLASS A, 1.58%, FOR CLASS B, 2.30%, FOR CLASS C, 2.29%.

(I) NET OF VOLUNTARY FEE WAIVERS AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. ABSENT SUCH
WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS, MANAGEMENT FEES WOULD HAVE BEEN .75%, OTHER
EXPENSES WOULD HAVE BEEN 18.15% FOR CLASS A, 17.82% FOR CLASS B, AND 17.74% FOR
CLASS C AND TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES WOULD HAVE BEEN 19.20% FOR CLASS A, 19.57%
FOR CLASS B, AND 19.49% FOR CLASS C.

The purpose of the tables on pages 4 and 5 is to assist the investor in
understanding the various costs and expenses that shareholders of a Fund will
bear directly or indirectly. Long-term shareholders of a Fund may pay aggregate
sales charges totaling more than the economic equivalent of the maximum initial
sales charges permitted by the Conduct Rules of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. See "Management of the Funds-Distribution Services
Agreements." The Rule 12b-1 fee for each class comprises a service fee not
exceeding .25% of the aggregate average daily net assets of the Fund
attributable to the class and an asset-based sales charge equal to the
remaining portion of the Rule 12b-1 fee. With respect to each of SHORT-TERM
U.S. GOVERNMENT, MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME,
MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME and LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT, "interest expense"
represents interest paid by the Fund on borrowings for the purpose of making
additional portfolio investments. Such borrowings are intended to enable each
of those Funds to produce higher net yields to shareholders than the Funds
could pay without such borrowings. See "Description of Funds-Risk
Considerations-Effects of Borrowing." Excluding interest expense, total fund
operating expenses of each of SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT, MULTI-MARKET
STRATEGY, NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME, MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME and
LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT would be lower (see notes (b), (d), (f), (g) and
(h) above) and the cumulative expenses shown in the Examples above with respect
to those Funds would be lower. The Examples set forth above assume reinvestment
of all dividends and distributions and utilize a 5% annual rate of return as
mandated by Commission regulations. THE EXAMPLES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED
REPRESENTATIVE OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES; ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR
LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN. ACTUAL RETURN WILL VARY.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
_______________________________________________________________________________

The tables on the following pages present, for each Fund, per share income and
capital changes for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated. The
information in the tables relating to SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT has been
audited by Price Waterhouse LLP, the independent accountants for the Fund, and
the information in the tables relating to U.S. GOVERNMENT, LIMITED MATURITY
GOVERNMENT, MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME, WORLD INCOME, SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET,
MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME, GLOBAL DOLLAR
GOVERNMENT, GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME and CORPORATE BOND has been audited by
Ernst & Young LLP, the independent auditors for these Funds. A report of Price
Waterhouse LLP or Ernst & Young LLP, as the case may be, on the information
with respect to each Fund appears in the Fund's Statement of Additional
Information. The following information for each Fund should be read in
conjunction with the financial statements and related notes which are included
in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

Further information about a Fund's performance is contained in the Fund's
annual report to shareholders, which may be obtained without charge by
contacting Alliance Fund Services, Inc. at the address or the "For Literature"
telephone number shown on the cover of this Prospectus.

NET NET NET
ASSET REALIZED AND INCREASE
VALUE UNREALIZED (DECREASE) IN DIVIDENDS FROM DISTRIBUTIONS
BEGINNING OF NET INVESTMENT GAIN (LOSS) ON NET ASSET VALUE NET INVESTMENT FROM NET
FISCAL YEAR OR PERIOD PERIOD INCOME (LOSS) INVESTMENTS FROM OPERATIONS INCOME REALIZED GAINS
--------------------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT#
CLASS A
Year Ended 8/31/96 $ 9.70 $ .47 $ (.02) $ .45 $ (.49) $ 0.00
Year Ended 8/31/95 9.67 .42 .05 .47 (.41) 0.00
Period Ended 8/31/94** 9.77 .14 (.09) .05 (.12) 0.00
Year Ended 4/30/94 10.22 .35 (.29) .06 (.42) 0.00
5/4/92+ to 4/30/93 10.00 .46 .34 .80 (.46) (.12)
CLASS B
Year Ended 8/31/96 $ 9.81 $ .41 $ (.03) $ .38 $ (.42) $ 0.00
Year Ended 8/31/95 9.78 .36 .04 .40 (.34) 0.00
Period Ended 8/31/94** 9.88 .10 (.07) .03 (.11) 0.00
Year Ended 4/30/94 10.31 .40 (.39) .01 (.35) 0.00
5/4/92+ to 4/30/93 10.00 .38 .33 .71 (.38) (.02)
CLASS C
Year Ended 8/31/96 $ 9.80 $ .40 $ (.02) $ .38 $ (.42) $ 0.00
Year Ended 8/31/95 9.77 .34 .06 .40 (.34) 0.00
Period Ended 8/31/94** 9.87 .10 (.07) .03 (.11) 0.00
8/2/93++ to 4/30/94 10.34 .26 (.42) (.16) (.25) 0.00

U.S. GOVERNMENT
CLASS A
Year Ended 6/30/96 $ 7.96 $ .58 $ (.44) $ .14 $ (.58) $ 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/95 7.84 .64 .13 .77 (.65) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/94 8.64 .65 (.80) (.15) (.65) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/93 8.34 .69 .29 .98 (.68) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/92 8.01 .70 .35 1.05 (.72) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/91 8.14 .81 (.11) .70 (.83) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/90 8.49 .86 (.38) .48 (.83) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/89 8.51 .89 (.03) .86 (.88) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/88 8.90 .93 (.39) .54 (.93) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/87 9.24 .98 (.34) .64 (.98) 0.00
CLASS B
Year Ended 6/30/96 $ 7.96 $ .52 $ (.44) $ .08 $ (.52) $ 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/95 7.84 .58 .13 .71 (.59) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/94 8.64 .59 (.80) (.21) (.59) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/93 8.34 .62 .30 .92 (.62) 0.00
9/30/91++ to 6/30/92 8.25 .49 .09 .58 (.49) 0.00
CLASS C
Year Ended 6/30/96 $ 7.96 $ .52 $ (.44) $ .08 $ (.52) $ 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/95 7.83 .58 .14 .72 (.59) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/94 8.64 .59 (.81) (.22) (.59) 0.00
5/3/93++ to 6/30/93 8.56 .10 .08 .18 (.10) 0.00

LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT
CLASS A
Year Ended 11/30/96 $ 9.52 $ .51(h) $ (.04) $ .47 $ (.51) $ 0.00
Year Ended 11/30/95 9.51 .52(h) .02 .54 (.50) 0.00
Year Ended 11/30/94 9.94 .42 (.32) .10 (.48) (.01)
Year Ended 11/30/93 9.84 .57 .11 .68 (.58) 0.00
6/1/92+ to 11/30/92 10.00 .35 (.17) .18 (.34) 0.00
CLASS B
Year Ended 11/30/96 $ 9.52 $ .44(h) $ (.04) $ .40 $ (.44) $ 0.00
Year Ended 11/30/95 9.52 .46(h) .01 .47 (.44) 0.00
Year Ended 11/30/94 9.94 .39 (.35) .04 (.42) (.01)
Year Ended 11/30/93 9.84 .49 .12 .61 (.51) 0.00
6/1/92+ to 11/30/92 10.00 .31 (.17) .14 (.30) 0.00
CLASS C
Year Ended 11/30/96 $ 9.52 $ .45(h) $ (.05) $ .40 $ (.45) $ 0.00
Year Ended 11/30/95 9.52 .46(h) .01 .47 (.44) 0.00
Year Ended 11/30/94 9.94 .37 (.33) .04 (.42) (.01)
5/3/93++ to 11/30/93 9.98 .27 (.03) .24 (.28) 0.00

MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME
CLASS A
Year Ended 12/31/96 $ 8.75 $ .54(h) $ (.19) $ .35 $ (.51) $ 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/95 8.13 .57(h) .64 1.21 (.57) 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/94 9.29 .57 (1.13) (.56) (.58) 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/93 9.08 .67 .23 .90 (.67) 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/92 9.21 .77 (.09) .68 (.81) 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/91 8.79 .88 .41 1.29 (.87) 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/90 8.76 .87 .03 .90 (.87) 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/89 8.81 .97 (.05) .92 (.97) 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/88 9.03 .99 (.23) .76 (.98) 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/87 9.74 1.00 (.68) .32 (1.00) (.03)
Year Ended 12/31/86 9.97 1.06 (.02) 1.04 (1.06) (.21)
CLASS B
Year Ended 12/31/96 $ 8.75 $ .48(h) $ (.19) $ .29 $ (.46) $ 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/95 8.13 .51(h) .64 1.15 (.51) 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/94 9.29 .51 (1.14) (.63) (.51) 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/93 9.08 .61 .22 .83 (.60) 0.00
1/30/92++ to 12/31/92 9.16 .68 (.08) .60 (.68) 0.00
CLASS C
Year Ended 12/31/96 $ 8.75 $ .48(h) $ (.19) $ .29 $ (.46) $ 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/95 8.13 .51(h) .64 1.15 (.51) 0.00
Year Ended 12/31/94 9.29 .51 (1.14) (.63) (.51) 0.00
5/3/93++ to 12/31/93 9.30 .40 0.00 .40 (.40) 0.00
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DISTRIBUTIONS TOTAL NET ASSETS RATIO OF NET
IN EXCESS TOTAL INVESTMENT AT END OF RATIO INVESTMENT
OF NET RETURN DIVIDENDS NET ASSET RETURN PERIOD OF EXPENSES INCOME (LOSS) PORTFOLIO
INVESTMENT OF AND VALUE END BASED ON NET (000'S TO AVERAGE TO AVERAGE TURNOVER
INCOME CAPITAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF PERIOD ASSET VALUE (B) OMITTED) NET ASSETS NET ASSETS RATE
------------- ---------- -------------- ----------- --------------- ------------- -------------- ------------ ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>

$0.00 $0.00 $(.49) $ 9.66 4.71% $ 3,455 1.53%(d)(e) 4.85% 110%
(.03) 0.00 (.44) 9.70 5.14 2,997 1.40(d) 4.56 15
(.03)(a) 0.00 (.15)(c) 9.67 .53 2,272 1.40(d) 3.98 144
(.09)(a) 0.00 (.51)(c) 9.77 .52 2,003 1.27(d) 4.41 55
0.00 0.00 (.58)(c) 10.22 8.20 6,081 1.00*(d) 4.38* 294

$0.00 $0.00 $(.42) $ 9.77 3.89% $ 6,781 2.23%(d)(e) 4.11% 110%
(.03) 0.00 (.37) 9.81 4.32 6,380 2.10(d) 3.82 15
(.02)(a) 0.00 (.13)(c) 9.78 .28 6,281 2.10(d) 3.22 144
(.09)(a) 0.00 (.44)(c) 9.88 .03 7,184 2.05(d) 3.12 55
0.00 0.00 (.40)(c) 10.31 7.22 1,292 1.75*(d) 3.36* 294

$0.00 $0.00 $(.42) $ 9.76 3.90% $ 4,850 2.22%(d)(e) 4.11% 110%
(.03) 0.00 (.37) 9.80 4.33 5,180 2.10(d) 3.80 15
(.02)(a) 0.00 (.13)(c) 9.77 .28 7,128 2.10(d) 3.26 144
(.06)(a) 0.00 (.31)(c) 9.87 (1.56) 8,763 2.10*(d) 2.60* 55

$0.00 $0.00 $(.58) $ 7.52 1.74% $ 397,894 1.01% 7.38% 334%
0.00 0.00 (.65) 7.96 10.37 463,660 1.01 8.27 190
0.00 0.00 (.65) 7.84 (1.93) 482,595 1.02 7.76 188
0.00 0.00 (.68) 8.64 12.23 527,968 1.10 8.04 386
0.00 0.00 (.72) 8.34 13.52 492,448 1.12 8.43 418
0.00 0.00 (.83) 8.01 8.97 491,910 1.07 10.02 402
0.00 0.00 (.83) 8.14 5.99 510,675 1.09 10.35 455
0.00 0.00 (.88) 8.49 10.87 532,525 1.11 10.70 148
0.00 0.00 (.93) 8.51 6.41 529,909 1.14 10.70 149
0.00 0.00 (.98) 8.90 7.00 496,600 1.07(d) 10.36 255

$0.00 $0.00 $(.52) $ 7.52 1.01% $ 628,628 1.72% 6.67% 334%
0.00 0.00 (.59) 7.96 9.52 774,097 1.72 7.57 190
0.00 0.00 (.59) 7.84 (2.63) 756,282 1.72 7.04 188
0.00 0.00 (.62) 8.64 11.45 552,471 1.81 7.25 386
0.00 0.00 (.49) 8.34 6.95 32,227 1.80* 7.40* 418

$0.00 $0.00 $(.52) $ 7.52 1.01% $ 166,075 1.71% 6.68% 334%
0.00 0.00 (.59) 7.96 9.67 181,948 1.71 7.59 190
0.00 0.00 (.59) 7.83 (2.75) 231,859 1.70 6.97 188
0.00 0.00 (.10) 8.64 2.12 67,757 1.80* 6.00* 386

$0.00 $(.03) $(.54) $ 9.45 5.11% $ 16,248 2.22%(e) 5.44% 159%
0.00 (.03) (.53) 9.52 5.91 27,887 2.14(e) 5.53 293
0.00 (.04) (.53) 9.51 1.03 43,173 1.34(e) 4.78 375
0.00 0.00 (.58) 9.94 7.02 59,215 1.54(e) 5.66 499
0.00 0.00 (.34) 9.84 1.84 24,186 1.44*(d)(e) 6.58*(d) 101

$0.00 $(.03) $(.47) $ 9.45 4.36% $ 50,386 2.94%(c) 4.73% 159%
0.00 (.03) (.47) 9.52 5.05 84,362 2.85(e) 4.83 293
0.00 (.03) (.46) 9.52 .42 136,458 2.08(e) 4.12 375
0.00 0.00 (.51) 9.94 6.27 168,157 2.26(e) 4.98 499
0.00 0.00 (.30) 9.84 1.50 149,188 2.13*(d)(e) 6.01*(d) 101

$0.00 $(.02) $(.47) $ 9.45 4.38 $ 43,457 2.92%(e) 4.75% 159%
0.00 (.03) (.47) 9.52 5.06 68,459 2.85(e) 4.84 293
0.00 (.03) (.46) 9.52 .42 141,838 2.04(e) 4.10 375
0.00 0.00 (.28) 9.94 2.40 228,703 1.58*(e) 3.70* 499

$0.00 $(.08) $(.59) $ 8.51 4.23% $ 412,900 1.68%(e) 6.38% 208%
0.00 (.02) (.59) 8.75 15.34 502,390 1.66(e) 6.77 285
0.00 (.02) (.60) 8.13 (6.14) 553,889 1.29(e) 6.77 438
(.02) 0.00 (.69) 9.29 10.14 848,069 1.00 7.20 622
0.00 0.00 (.81) 9.08 7.73 789,898 1.18 8.56 555
0.00 0.00 (.87) 9.21 15.44 544,171 1.16 9.92 439
0.00 0.00 (.87) 8.79 11.01 495,353 1.12 10.09 393
0.00 0.00 (.97) 8.76 10.98 556,077 1.13 11.03 328
0.00 0.00 (.98) 8.81 8.64 619,572 1.11 10.80 239
0.00 0.00 (1.03) 9.03 3.49 682,650 1.15 10.79 211
0.00 0.00 (1.27) 9.74 11.18 756,730 1.00 10.86 190

$0.00 $(.07) $(.53) $ 8.51 3.46% $ 477,196 2.37%(e) 5.66% 208%
0.00 (.02) (.53) 8.75 14.48 737,593 2.37(e) 6.06 285
0.00 (.02) (.53) 8.13 (6.84) 921,418 2.00(e) 6.05 438
(.02) 0.00 (.62) 9.29 9.38 1,454,303 1.70 6.47 622
0.00 0.00 (.68) 9.08 7.81 1,153,957 1.67* 5.92* 555

$0.00 $(.07) $(.53) $ 8.51 3.46% $ 35,355 2.38%(e) 5.67% 208%
0.00 (.02) (.53) 8.75 14.46 45,558 2.35(e) 6.07 285
0.00 (.02) (.53) 8.13 (6.84) 58,338 1.97(e) 6.06 438
(.01) 0.00 (.41) 9.29 4.34 91,724 1.67* 5.92* 622
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NET NET NET
ASSET REALIZED AND INCREASE
VALUE UNREALIZED (DECREASE) IN DIVIDENDS FROM DISTRIBUTIONS
BEGINNING OF NET INVESTMENT GAIN (LOSS) ON NET ASSET VALUE NET INVESTMENT FROM NET
FISCAL YEAR OR PERIOD PERIOD INCOME (LOSS) INVESTMENTS FROM OPERATIONS INCOME REALIZED GAINS
--------------------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCOMEREALIZED GAINS
WORLD INCOME
Year Ended 10/31/96 $ 1.66 $ .09(h) $ .02 $ .11 $ (.10) $0.00
Year Ended 10/31/95 1.88 .11(h) (.23) (.12) 0.00 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/94 1.90 .18 (.12) .06 (.05) 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/93 1.91 .22 (.16) .06 (.07) 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/92 1.98 .19 (.17) .02 (.09) 0.00
12/3/90+ to 10/31/91 2.00 .14 (.03) .11 (.13) 0.00

SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET
CLASS A
Year Ended 10/31/96 $ 7.47 $ .60(h) $ .35 $ .95 $ (.69) $0.00
Year Ended 10/31/95 8.71 .46(h) (.98) (.52) 0.00 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/94 9.25 .93 (.86) .07 0.00 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/93 9.25 .92 (.32) .60 (.60) 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/92 9.94 .91 (.86) .05 (.72) (.02)
Year Ended 10/31/91 9.89 .97 .06 1.03 (.97) (.01)
Year Ended 10/31/90 9.69 1.09 .19 1.28 (1.08) 0.00
5/5/89+ to 10/31/89 9.70 .53 (.01) .52 (.53) 0.00
CLASS B
Year Ended 10/31/96 $ 7.47 $ .54(h) $ .35 $ .89 $ (.63) $0.00
Year Ended 10/31/95 8.71 .41(h) (.99) (.58) 0.00 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/94 9.25 .94 (.93) .01 0.00 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/93 9.25 .87 (.34) .53 (.53) 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/92 9.94 .84 (.86) (.02) (.65) (.02)
Year Ended 10/31/91 9.89 .89 .07 .96 (.90) (.01)
2/5/90++ to 10/31/90 9.77 .74 .12 .86 (.74) 0.00
CLASS C
Year Ended 10/31/96 $ 7.47 $ .51(h) $ .38 $ .89 $ (.63) $0.00
Year Ended 10/31/95 8.71 .39(h) (.97) (.58) 0.00 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/94 9.25 .58 (.57) .01 0.00 0.00
5/3/93++ to 10/31/93 9.18 .28 .05 .33 (.26) 0.00

MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY
CLASS A
Year Ended 10/31/96 $ 6.83 $ .59(h) $ .48 $ 1.07 $ (.67) $0.00
Year Ended 10/31/95 8.04 .77(h) (1.31) (.54) 0.00 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/94 8.94 .85 (1.08) (.23) (.09) 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/93 8.85 1.02 (.26) .76 (.67) 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/92 9.91 1.00 (1.23) (.23) (.81) (.02)
5/29/91+ to 10/28/91 10.00 .42 (.09) .33 (.42) 0.00
CLASS B
Year Ended 10/31/96 $ 6.83 $ .53(h) $ .47 $ 1.00 $ (.60) $0.00
Year Ended 10/31/95 8.04 .44(h) (1.05) (.61) 0.00 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/94 8.94 .88 (1.18) (.30) (.08) 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/93 8.85 .92 (.22) .70 (.61) 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/92 9.91 1.04 (1.34) (.30) (.74) (.02)
5/29/91+ to 10/28/91 10.00 .39 (.09) .30 (.39) 0.00
CLASS C
Year Ended 10/31/96 $ 6.83 $ .54(h) $ .47 $ 1.01 $ (.61) $0.00
Year Ended 10/31/95 8.04 .44(h) (1.04) (.60) 0.00 0.00
Year Ended 10/31/94 8.94 .46 (.75) (.29) (.09) 0.00
5/3/93++ to 10/31/93 8.76 .32 .16 .48 (.30) 0.00

NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME
CLASS A
Year Ended 11/30/96 $ 6.75 $1.09(h) $ 1.14 $ 2.23 $ (.75) $0.00
Year Ended 11/30/95 8.13 1.18(h) (1.59) (.41) 0.00 0.00
Year Ended 11/30/94 10.35 1.02 (2.12) (1.10) (.91) 0.00
Year Ended 11/30/93 9.70 1.09 .66 1.75 (1.09) (.01)
3/27/92+ to 11/30/92 10.00 .69 (.31) .38 (.68) 0.00
CLASS B
Year Ended 11/30/96 $ 6.75 $1.04(h) $ 1.12 $ 2.16 $ (.69) $0.00
Year Ended 11/30/95 8.13 1.13(h) (1.61) (.48) 0.00 0.00
Year Ended 11/30/94 10.35 .96 (2.13) (1.17) (.84) 0.00
Year Ended 11/30/93 9.70 1.01 .67 1.68 (1.02) (.01)
3/27/92+ to 11/30/92 10.00 .64 (.31) .33 (.63) 0.00
CLASS C
Year Ended 11/30/96 $ 6.75 $1.05(h) $ 1.11 $ 2.76 $ (.69) $0.00
Year Ended 11/30/95 8.13 1.13(h) (1.61) (.48) 0.00 0.00
Year Ended 11/30/94 10.34 .96 (2.12) (1.16) (.84) 0.00
5/3/93++ to 11/30/93 10.04 .58 .30 .88 (.58) 0.00

GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT
CLASS A
Year Ended 8/31/96 $ 8.02 $ .84 $ 2.10 $ 2.94 $ (.95) $0.00
Year Ended 8/31/95 9.14 .86 (1.10) (.24) (.88) 0.00
2/25/94+ to 8/31/94 10.00 .45 (.86) (.41) (.45) 0.00
CLASS B
Year Ended 8/31/96 $ 8.02 $ .78 $ 2.08 $ 2.86 $ (.87) $0.00
Year Ended 8/31/95 9.14 .80 (1.11) (.31) (.81) 0.00
2/25/94+ to 8/31/94 10.00 .42 (.86) (.44) (.42) 0.00
CLASS C
Year Ended 8/31/96 $ 8.02 $ .77 $ 2.10 $ 2.87 $ (.88) $0.00
Year Ended 8/31/95 9.14 .79 (1.10) (.31) (.81) 0.00
2/25/94+ to 8/31/94 10.00 .42 (.86) (.44) (.42) 0.00
</TABLE>

PLEASE REFER TO THE FOOTNOTES ON PAGE 14.

$0.00 $0.00 $ (.10) $ 1.67 6.98% $ 44,890 2.10%(d) 5.37% N/A
0.00 (.10) (.10) 1.66 (6.35) 55,778 1.97(d) 6.46 N/A
0.00 (.03) (.08) 1.88 3.27 103,310 1.70(d) 3.96 N/A
0.00 0.00 (.07) 1.90 3.51 149,623 1.54 (d) 5.14 N/A
0.00 0.00 (.09) 1.91 1.26 318,716 1.59(d) 7.21 N/A
0.00 0.00 (.13) 1.98 6.08 1,059,222 1.85*(d) 7.29* N/A

$0.00 $0.00 $ (.69) $ 7.73 13.23% $ 386,545 1.29% 7.85% 208%
0.00 (.72) (.72) 7.47 (5.74) 320,333 1.23 7.39 230
0.00 (.61) (.61) 8.71 .84 593,677 1.13 7.28 109
0.00 0.00 (.60) 9.25 6.67 953,571 1.16 8.26 182
0.00 0.00 (.74) 9.25 .49 1,596,903 1.10 9.00 133
0.00 0.00 (.98) 9.94 10.91 2,199,393 1.09 9.64 146
0.00 0.00 (1.08) 9.89 13.86 1,346,035 1.18 10.81 152
0.00 0.00 (.53) 9.69 5.57 210,294 1.14* 10.83* 10

$0.00 $0.00 $ (.63) $ 7.73 12.34% $ 273,109 2.00% 7.14% 208%
0.00 (.66) (.66) 7.47 (6.50) 523,530 1.95 6.69 230
0.00 (.55) (.55) 8.71 .12 1,003,633 1.85 6.58 109
0.00 0.00 (.53) 9.25 5.91 1,742,703 1.87 7.57 182
0.00 0.00 (.67) 9.25 (.24) 2,966,071 1.81 8.28 133
0.00 0.00 (.91) 9.94 10.11 3,754,003 1.81 8.87 146
0.00 0.00 (.74) 9.89 9.07 1,950,330 1.86* 9.90* 152

$0.00 $0.00 $ (.63) $ 7.73 12.35% $ 10,031 1.98% 7.15% 208%
0.00 (.66) (.66) 7.47 (6.49) 3,416 1.92 6.66 230
0.00 (.55) (.55) 8.71 .12 8,136 1.83 6.50 109
0.00 0.00 (.26) 9.25 3.66 5,538 1.82* 7.19* 182

$0.00 $0.00 $ (.67) $ 7.23 16.37% $ 68,776 1.64%(f) 8.40% 215%
0.00 (.67) (.67) 6.83 (6.47) 76,837 1.60(f) 8.56 400
0.00 (.58) (.67) 8.04 (2.64) 52,385 1.41(f) 7.17 605
0.00 0.00 (.67) 8.94 9.01 82,977 1.94(f) 9.17(g) 200
0.00 0.00 (.83) 8.85 (2.80) 141,526 2.53(f) 10.58(g) 239
0.00 0.00 (.42) 9.91 3.68 143,594 2.81*(f) 10.17*(g) 121

$0.00 $0.00 $ (.60) $ 7.23 15.35% $ 88,427 2.35%(f) 7.69% 215%
0.00 (.60) (.60) 6.83 (7.31) 116,551 2.29(f) 7.53 400
0.00 (.52) (.60) 8.04 (3.35) 233,896 2.11(f) 6.44 605
0.00 0.00 (.61) 8.94 8.25 431,186 2.64(f) 8.46(g) 200
0.00 0.00 (.76) 8.85 (3.51) 701,465 3.24(f) 9.83(g) 239
0.00 0.00 (.39) 9.91 3.36 662,981 3.53*(f) 9.40*(g) 121

$0.00 $0.00 $ (.61) $ 7.23 15.36% $ 1,076 2.34%(f) 7.62% 215%
0.00 (.61) (.61) 6.83 (7.29) 786 2.29(f) 7.55 400
0.00 (.52) (.61) 8.04 (3.34) 1,252 2.08(f) 6.10 605
0.00 0.00 (.30) 8.94 5.54 718 2.44*(f) 7.17*(g) 200

$0.00 $(.22) $ (.97) $ 8.01 35.22% $ 385,784 2.34%(f) 14.82% 166%
0.00 (.97) (.97) 6.75 (3.59) 252,608 2.62(f) 18.09 180
0.00 (.21) (1.12) 8.13 (11.32) 303,538 1.70(f) 11.22 131
0.00 0.00 (1.10) 10.35 18.99 268,233 1.61(f) 10.77 254
0.00 0.00 (.68) 9.70 3.49 61,702 2.45*(d)(f) 10.93* 86

$0.00 $(.21) $ (.90) $ 8.01 33.96% $1,329,719 3.05%(f) 14.20% 166%
0.00 (.90) (.90) 6.75 (4.63) 1,123,074 3.33(f) 17.31 180
0.00 (.21) (1.05) 8.13 (11.89) 1,639,602 2.41(f) 10.53 131
0.00 0.00 (1.03) 10.35 18.15 1,313,591 2.31(f) 10.01 254
0.00 0.00 (.63) 9.70 3.30 216,317 3.13*(d)(f) 10.16* 86

$0.00 $(.21) $ (.90) $ 8.01 33.96% $ 250,676 3.04%(f) 14.22% 166%
0.00 (.90) (.90) 6.75 (4.63) 219,009 3.33(f) 17.32 180
0.00 (.21) (1.05) 8.13 (11.89) 369,714 2.39(f) 10.46 131
0.00 0.00 (.58) 10.34 9.00 310,230 2.21*(f) 9.74* 254

$0.00 $0.00 $ (.95) $10.01 38.47% $ 23,253 1.65% 9.23% 315%
0.00 0.00 (.88) 8.02 (1.48) 12,020 1.93 11.25 301
0.00 0.00 (.45) 9.14 (3.77) 10,995 .75*(d) 9.82* 100

$0.00 $0.00 $ (.87) $10.01 37.36% $ 84,295 2.37% 8.57% 315%
0.00 0.00 (.81) 8.02 (2.40) 62,406 2.64 10.52 301
0.00 0.00 (.42) 9.14 (4.17) 47,030 1.45*(d) 9.11* 100

$0.00 $0.00 $ (.88) $10.01 37.40% $ 14,511 2.35% 8.52% 315%
0.00 0.00 (.81) 8.02 (2.36) 9,330 2.63 10.46 301
0.00 0.00 (.42) 9.14 (4.16) 10,404 1.45*(d) 9.05* 100
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NET NET NET
ASSET REALIZED AND INCREASE
VALUE UNREALIZED (DECREASE) IN DIVIDENDS FROM DISTRIBUTIONS
BEGINNING OF NET INVESTMENT GAIN (LOSS) ON NET ASSET VALUE NET INVESTMENT FROM NET
FISCAL YEAR OR PERIOD PERIOD INCOME (LOSS) INVESTMENTS FROM OPERATIONS INCOME REALIZED GAINS
--------------------- -------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCOMEREALIZED GAINS
GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME
CLASS A
1/9/96+ to 10/31/96 $10.00 $ .69 $ .95 $.1.64 $ (.81) $0.00
CLASS B
3/25/96++ to 10/31/96 $ 9.97 $ .41 $ 1.01 $1.42 $ (.56) $0.00
CLASS C
3/25/96++ to 10/31/96 $ 9.97 $ .39 $ 1.03 $1.42 $ (.56) $0.00

CORPORATE BOND
CLASS A
Year Ended 6/30/96 $12.92 $1.26 $ .27 $1.53 $(1.16) $0.00
Year Ended 6/30/95 12.51 1.19 .36 1.55 (1.14) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/94 14.15 1.11 (1.36) (.25) (1.11) (.25)
Year Ended 6/30/93 12.01 1.25 2.13 3.38 (1.24) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/92 11.21 1.06 .82 1.88 (1.08) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/91 11.39 1.11 (.06) 1.05 (1.23) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/90 12.15 1.24 (.86) .38 (1.14) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/89 11.82 1.12 .32 1.44 (1.11) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/88 12.24 1.10 (.38) .72 (1.14) 0.00
Nine Months Ended 6/30/87 12.25 .86 (.06) .80 (.81) 0.00
Year Ended 9/30/86 11.52 1.20 .73 1.93 (1.20) 0.00
CLASS B
Year Ended 6/30/96 $12.92 $1.15 $ .29 $1.44 $(1.07) $0.00
Year Ended 6/30/95 12.50 1.11 .36 1.47 (1.05) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/94 14.15 1.02 (1.37) (.35) (1.04) (.25)
1/8/93++ to 6/30/93 12.47 .49 1.69 2.18 (.50) 0.00
CLASS C
Year Ended 6/30/96 $12.93 $1.14 $ .29 $1.43 $(1.07) $0.00
Year Ended 6/30/95 12.50 1.10 .38 1.48 (1.05) 0.00
Year Ended 6/30/94 14.15 1.02 (1.37) (.35) (1.05) (.25)
5/30/93++ to 6/30/93 13.63 .16 .53 .69 (.17) 0.00
</TABLE>

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$0.00 $0.00 $ (.81) $10.83 17.31% $ 2,295 1.90%*(d) 8.36%* 282%

$0.00 $0.00 $ (.56) $10.83 14.47% $ 800 2.60%*(d) 7.26%* 282%

$0.00 $0.00 $ (.56) $10.83 14.47% $ 750 2.60%*(d) 7.03%* 282%

$0.00 $0.00 $(1.16) $13.29 12.14% $277,369 1.20% 9.46% 389%
0.00 0.00 (1.14) 12.92 13.26 230,750 1.24 9.70 387
(.03) 0.00 (1.39) 12.51 (2.58) 219,182 1.30 7.76 372
0.00 0.00 (1.24) 14.15 29.62 216,171 1.39 9.29 579
0.00 0.00 (1.08) 12.01 17.43 60,356 1.48 8.98 610
0.00 0.00 (1.23) 11.21 9.71 62,268 1.44 9.84 357
0.00 0.00 (1.14) 11.39 3.27 68,049 1.51 10.70 480
0.00 0.00 (1.11) 12.15 12.99 52,381 1.84 9.53 104
0.00 0.00 (1.14) 11.82 6.24 37,587 1.81 9.24 98
0.00 0.00 (.81) 12.24 7.32 41,072 1.27 9.17 95
0.00 0.00 (1.20) 12.25 17.19 45,178 1.08 9.80 240

$0.00 $0.00 $(1.07) $13.29 11.38% $338,152 1.90% 8.75% 389%
0.00 0.00 (1.05) 12.92 12.54 241,393 1.99 9.07 387
(.01) 0.00 (1.30) 12.50 (3.27) 184,129 2.00 7.03 372
0.00 0.00 (.50) 14.15 17.75 55,508 2.10* 7.18* 579

$0.00 $0.00 $(1.07) $13.29 11.30% $ 83,095 1.90% 8.74% 389%
0.00 0.00 (1.05) 12.93 12.62 51,028 1.84 8.95 387
0.00 0.00 (1.30) 12.50 (3.27) 50,860 1.99 6.98 372
0.00 0.00 (.17) 14.15 5.08 5,115 2.05* 5.51* 579
</TABLE>

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# PRIOR TO JULY 22, 1993, EQUITABLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
("EQUITABLE") SERVED AS THE INVESTMENT ADVISER TO THE ALLIANCE PORTFOLIOS (THE
"TRUST"), OF WHICH SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT IS A SERIES. ON JULY 22, 1993,
ALLIANCE ACQUIRED THE BUSINESS AND SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS OF EQUITABLE
AND BECAME INVESTMENT ADVISER OF THE TRUST.

+ COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS.

++ COMMENCEMENT OF DISTRIBUTION.

* ANNUALIZED.

** REFLECTS NEWLY ADOPTED FISCAL YEAR END.

(a) INCLUDES WITH RESPECT TO SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT A RETURN OF CAPITAL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1994 OF $(0.08) FOR CLASS A, $(0.08) FOR CLASS B
AND $(0.05) FOR CLASS C AND FOR THE PERIOD ENDED AUGUST 31, 1994 OF $(0.03) FOR
CLASS A AND $(0.02) FOR CLASS B AND CLASS C.

(b) TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN IS CALCULATED ASSUMING AN INITIAL INVESTMENT MADE
AT THE NET ASSET VALUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD, REINVESTMENT OF ALL
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS AT THE NET ASSET VALUE DURING THE PERIOD, AND A
REDEMPTION ON THE LAST DAY OF THE PERIOD. INITIAL SALES CHARGE OR CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE CALCULATION OF TOTAL INVESTMENT
RETURN. TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURNS CALCULATED FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR
ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.

(c) "TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS" INCLUDES DIVIDENDS IN EXCESS OF NET
INVESTMENT INCOME AND RETURN OF CAPITAL. SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT HAD
DIVIDENDS IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME WITH RESPECT TO CLASS A SHARES,
FOR THE YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1994, OF $(.01); WITH RESPECT TO CLASS B SHARES,
$(.01); AND WITH RESPECT TO CLASS C SHARES, $(.01).

(d) NET OF EXPENSES ASSUMED AND/OR WAIVED/REIMBURSED. IF SHORT-TERM U.S.
GOVERNMENT HAD BORNE ALL EXPENSES, THE EXPENSE RATIOS WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH
RESPECT TO CLASS A SHARES, 2.20% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1993, 2.17% FOR THE YEAR
ENDED APRIL 30, 1994, 2.95% (ANNUALIZED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED AUGUST 31, 1994,
3.71% FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 1995, AND 3.04% FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST
31, 1996; WITH RESPECT TO CLASS B SHARES, 4.81% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1993, 3.21%
FOR THE YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1994, 3.60% (ANNUALIZED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
AUGUST 31, 1994, 4.33% FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 1995, AND 3.74% FOR THE
YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 1996; WITH RESPECT TO CLASS C SHARES, 3.10% (ANNUALIZED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1994, 3.64% (ANNUALIZED) FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
AUGUST 31, 1994 (ANNUALIZED), 4.23% FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 1995, AND
3.72% FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 1996. IF U.S. GOVERNMENT HAD BORNE ALL
EXPENSES, THE EXPENSE RATIOS WOULD HAVE BEEN 1.22% FOR 1986 AND 1.09% FOR 1987.
IF LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT HAD BORNE ALL EXPENSES, THE EXPENSE RATIOS WOULD
HAVE BEEN WITH RESPECT TO CLASS A SHARES, 1.55% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1992; AND WITH
RESPECT TO CLASS B SHARES, 2.28% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1992. THE RATIO OF NET
INVESTMENT INCOME TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS FOR LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT WOULD
HAVE BEEN WITH RESPECT TO CLASS A SHARES, 6.47% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1992; AND WITH
RESPECT TO CLASS B SHARES, 5.86% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1992. IF WORLD INCOME HAD
BORNE ALL EXPENSES, THE EXPENSE RATIOS WOULD HAVE BEEN 1.87% FOR 1992, 1.92%
FOR 1993, 2.08% FOR 1994, 2.35% FOR 1995 AND 2.48% FOR 1996. IF NORTH AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT INCOME HAD BORNE ALL EXPENSES, THE EXPENSE RATIOS WOULD HAVE BEEN
WITH RESPECT TO CLASS A SHARES, 2.49% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1992; AND WITH RESPECT
TO CLASS B SHARES, 3.16% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1992. IF GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT HAD
BORNE ALL EXPENSES FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 25, 1994 TO AUGUST 31, 1994, THE
EXPENSE RATIOS WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH RESPECT TO CLASS A SHARES, 1.91%
(ANNUALIZED); WITH RESPECT TO CLASS B SHARES, 2.63% (ANNUALIZED); AND WITH
RESPECT TO CLASS C SHARES, 2.59% (ANNUALIZED). IF GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME HAD
BORNE ALL EXPENSES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 9, 1996 TO OCTOBER 31, 1996, THE
EXPENSE RATIO WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH RESPECT TO CLASS A SHARES, 19.20%
(ANNUALIZED); WITH RESPECT TO CLASS B SHARES, FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 25, 1996 TO
OCTOBER 31, 1996 TO 19.57% (ANNUALIZED); AND WITH RESPECT TO CLASS C SHARES
19.49% (ANNUALIZED).

(e) IF SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT HAD NOT BORNE INTEREST EXPENSES, THE RATIO
OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH RESPECT TO CLASS A
SHARES 1.40% FOR 1996; WITH RESPECT TO CLASS B SHARES, 2.10% FOR 1996; AND WITH
RESPECT TO CLASS C SHARES 2.10% FOR 1996. IF LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT HAD
NOT BORNE INTEREST EXPENSES, THE RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS WOULD
HAVE BEEN WITH RESPECT TO CLASS A SHARES, 1.42% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1992, 1.33%
FOR 1993, 1.20% FOR 1994, 1.41% FOR 1995, AND 1.58% FOR 1996; WITH RESPECT TO
CLASS B SHARES, 2.10% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1992, 2.07% FOR 1993, 1.91% FOR 1994,
2.11% FOR 1995, AND 2.30% FOR 1996; WITH RESPECT TO CLASS C SHARES, 1.58%
(ANNUALIZED), FOR 1993, 1.89% FOR 1994, 2.10% FOR 1995, AND 2.29% FOR 1996. IF
MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME FUND HAD NOT BORNE INTEREST EXPENSE THE RATIO OF
EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH RESPECT TO CLASS A SHARES
.97% FOR 1994, 1.03% FOR 1995, AND 1.03% FOR 1996; WITH RESPECT TO CLASS B
SHARES, 1.68% FOR 1994, 1.74% FOR 1995, AND 1.74% FOR 1996; WITH RESPECT TO
CLASS C SHARES 1.69% FOR 1994, 1.73% FOR 1995, AND 1.73% FOR 1996.

(f) INCLUDES INTEREST EXPENSES. IF MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY HAD NOT BORNE
INTEREST EXPENSES OR LOAN FEES, THE RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH RESPECT TO CLASS A SHARES, 1.33% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1991,
1.33% FOR 1992, 1.40% FOR 1993, 1.30% FOR 1994, 1.55% FOR 1995, AND 1.60% FOR
1996; WITH RESPECT TO CLASS B SHARES, 2.05% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1991, 2.05% FOR
1992, 2.11% FOR 1993, 2.01% FOR 1994, 2.22% FOR 1995, AND 2.31% FOR 1996; WITH
RESPECT TO CLASS C SHARES, 2.11% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1993, 1.99% FOR 1994, 2.24%
FOR 1995, AND 2.30% FOR 1996. IF NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME HAD NOT BORNE
INTEREST EXPENSES, THE RATIO OF EXPENSES (NET OF INTEREST EXPENSES) TO AVERAGE
NET ASSETS WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH RESPECT TO CLASS A SHARES, 1.66% (ANNUALIZED)
FOR 1992, 1.33% FOR 1993, 1.37% FOR 1994, 1.51% FOR 1995, AND 1.41% FOR 1996;
WITH RESPECT TO CLASS B SHARES, 2.35% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1992, 2.04% FOR 1993,
2.07% FOR 1994, 2.22% FOR 1995, AND 2.12% FOR 1996; AND WITH RESPECT TO CLASS C
SHARES, 2.04% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1993, 2.06% FOR 1994, 2.21% FOR 1995, AND 2.12%
FOR 1996.

(g) INCLUDES LOAN FEES. IF MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY HAD NOT INCURRED LOAN FEES,
THE RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH
RESPECT TO CLASS A SHARES, 11.65% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1991, 11.78% FOR 1992 AND
9.73% FOR 1993; WITH RESPECT TO CLASS B SHARES, 10.88% (ANNUALIZED) FOR 1991,
11.02% FOR 1992 AND 8.99% FOR 1993; AND WITH RESPECT TO CLASS C SHARES, 7.50%
(ANNUALIZED) FOR 1993.

(h) BASED ON AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING.

(i) NET ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD FOR CLASS C SHARES WERE $102.

GLOSSARY
_______________________________________________________________________________

The following terms are frequently used in this Prospectus. Many of these terms
are explained in greater detail under "Description of the Funds-Additional
Investment Practices" and in Appendix A.

BONDS are fixed, floating and variable rate debt obligations.

DEBT SECURITIES are bonds, debentures, notes, bills and repurchase agreements.

FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES are debt securities, convertible securities and
preferred stocks and include floating rate and variable rate instruments.
Fixed-income securities may be rated (or if unrated, for purposes of the Funds'
investment policies may be determined by Alliance to be of equivalent quality
to those rated) TRIPLE-A (Aaa or AAA), HIGH QUALITY (Aa or AA or above), HIGH
GRADE (A or above) or INVESTMENT GRADE (Baa or BBB or above) by, as the case
may be, Moody's, S&P, Duff & Phelps or Fitch, or may be lower-rated securities,
as defined below. In the case of "split-rated" fixed-income securities (i.e.,
securities assigned non-equivalent credit quality ratings, such as Baa by
Moody's but BB by S&P, or, to take another example, Ba by Moody's and BB by S&P
but B by Fitch), a Fund will use the rating deemed by Alliance to be the most
appropriate under the circumstances.

LOWER-RATED SECURITIES are fixed-income securities rated Ba or BB or below, or
determined by Alliance to be of equivalent quality, and are commonly referred
to as "junk bonds."

EQUITY SECURITIES are common and preferred stocks, securities convertible into
common and preferred stocks, and rights and warrants to subscribe for the
purchase of common and preferred stocks.

CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES are bonds, debentures, corporate notes and preferred
stocks that are convertible into common and preferred stock.

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES are securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. These securities include
securities backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, those
supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury and those
backed only by the credit of the issuing agency itself. The first category
includes U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (which are U.S. Treasury bills, notes and
bonds) and certificates issued by GNMA (see below). U.S. Government securities
not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States include
certificates issued by FNMA and FHLMC (see below).

MORTGAGE-RELATED SECURITIES are pools of mortgage loans that are assembled for
sale to investors (such as mutual funds) by various governmental,
government-related and private organizations. These securities include:

ARMS, which are adjustable-rate mortgage securities;

SMRS, which are stripped mortgage-related securities;

CMOS, which are collateralized mortgage obligations;

GNMA CERTIFICATES, which are securities issued by the Government National
Mortgage Association;

FNMA CERTIFICATES, which are securities issued by the Federal National
Mortgage Association; and

FHLMC CERTIFICATES, which are securities issued by the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation.

INTEREST-ONLY or IO securities are debt securities that receive only the
interest payments on an underlying debt that has been structured to have two
classes, one of which is the IO class and the other of which is the
PRINCIPAL-ONLY or PO class, which class receives only the principal payments on
the underlying debt obligation. POs are similar to, and are sometimes referred
to as, ZERO COUPON SECURITIES, which are debt securities issued without
interest coupons.

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES are securities issued or guaranteed, as to
payment of principal and interest, by a foreign government or any of its
political subdivisions, authorities, agencies or instrumentalities.

SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS are foreign government debt securities, loan
participations between foreign governments and financial institutions and
interests in entities organized and operated for the purpose of restructuring
the investment characteristics of foreign government securities.

WORLD BANK is the commonly used name for the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development.

LIBOR is the London Interbank Offered Rate.

MOODY'S is Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

S&P is Standard & Poor's.

DUFF & PHELPS is Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co.

FITCH is Fitch Investors Service, L.P.

PRIME COMMERCIAL PAPER is commercial paper rated Prime-1 or higher by Moody's,
A-1 or higher by S&P, Fitch-1 by Fitch or Duff 1 by Duff & Phelps. HIGHER
QUALITY COMMERCIAL PAPER is commercial paper rated at least Prime-2 by Moody's,
A-2 by S&P, Fitch-2 by Fitch or Duff 2 by Duff & Phelps.

QUALIFYING BANK DEPOSITS are certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances and
interest-bearing savings deposits of banks having total assets of more than $1
billion and which are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

RULE 144A SECURITIES are securities that may be resold pursuant to Rule 144A
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT").

1940 ACT is the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

CODE is the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

COMMISSION is the Securities and Exchange Commission.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDS
_______________________________________________________________________________

Except as noted, (i) the Funds' investment objectives are "fundamental" and
cannot be changed without a shareholder vote, and (ii) the Funds' investment
policies are not fundamental and thus can be changed without a shareholder
vote. No Fund will change a non-fundamental objective or policy without
notifying its shareholders. There is no guarantee that any Fund will achieve
its investment objective.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

U.S. GOVERNMENT FUNDS
The U.S. Government Funds are diversified investment companies that have been
designed to offer investors high current income consistent with preservation of
capital by investing primarily in U.S. Government securities.

ALLIANCE SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND
Alliance Short-Term U.S. Government Fund ("Short-Term U.S. Government") seeks
high current income consistent with preservation of capital by investing
primarily in a portfolio of U.S. Government securities. Under normal
circumstances, the Fund maintains an average dollar-weighted portfolio maturity
of not more than three years and invests at least 65% of its total assets in
U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements and forward commitments
relating to U.S. Government securities. In periods of rising interest rates the
Fund may, to the extent it invests in mortgage-related securities, be subject
to the risk that its average dollar-weighted portfolio maturity may be extended
as a result of lower than anticipated prepayment rates. See "Additional
Investment Practices-Mortgage-Related Securities." The Fund's investment
objective is not fundamental.

In addition to investing in U.S. Government securities, the Fund may invest a
portion of its assets in securities of non-governmental issuers. Although these
investments will be of high quality at the time of purchase, they generally
involve higher levels of credit risk than do U.S. Government securities, as
well as the risk (present with all fixed-income securities) of fluctuations in
value as interest rates change. The Fund will not be obligated to dispose of
any security whose credit quality falls below high quality.

The Fund may also (i) invest in certain SMRS, (ii) invest in variable, floating
and inverse floating rate instruments, (iii) make short sales "against the
box," (iv) enter into various hedging transactions, such as interest rate
swaps, caps and floors, (v) enter into reverse repurchase agreements, (vi)
purchase and sell futures contracts for hedging purposes, (vii) purchase and
sell call and put options on futures contracts or on securities, for hedging
purposes or to earn additional income, (viii) make secured loans of portfolio
securities, (ix) enter into repurchase agreements, and (x) purchase securities
for future delivery. The Fund may not invest more than 5% of its total assets
in securities the disposition of which is restricted under Federal securities
laws (excluding, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Rule 144A
securities). For additional information on the use, risks and costs of these
practices, see "Additional Investment Practices."

U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO
U.S. Government Portfolio ("U.S. Government") seeks as high a level of current
income as is consistent with safety of principal. As a matter of fundamental
policy, the Fund pursues its objective by investing solely in U.S. Government
securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
These include U.S. Treasury securities, including zero coupon Treasury
securities, and GNMA certificates, including certain SMRS and variable and
floating rate instruments. The average weighted maturity of the Fund's
portfolio of U.S. Government securities is expected to vary between one year or
less and 30 years. For additional information on the use, risks and cost of
these practices, see "Additional Investment Practices." The Fund's investment
objective is not fundamental.

Counsel to the Fund has advised the Fund that, in their view, shares of the
Fund are a legal investment for, among other investors, (i) savings and loan
associations and commercial banks chartered under the laws of the United
States, (ii) savings and loan associations chartered under the laws of
Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut*, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii*, Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota* and Texas, (iii) credit unions chartered under the
laws of California, Florida*, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland*, Nevada*,
New York, Ohio*, Pennsylvania*, Utah and West Virginia, and (iv) commercial
banks chartered under the laws of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California,
Colorado, Connecticut*, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii*, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina*, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West
Virginia and Wyoming. Institutions in the asterisked(*) states should obtain
prior state regulatory approval before investing in shares of the Fund. In
addition, the Fund believes that it is currently a legal investment for savings
and loan associations, credit unions and commercial banks chartered under the
laws of certain other states.

ALLIANCE LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT FUND
Alliance Limited Maturity Government Fund, Inc. ("Limited Maturity Government")
seeks the highest level of current income, consistent with low volatility of
net asset value. As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund normally has at
least 65% of the value of its total assets invested in U.S. Government
securities, including mortgage-related securities, and repurchase agreements
relating to U.S. Government securities. For a description of these securities,
see "Additional Investment Practices."

In pursuing its investment objective and policies, the Fund takes advantage of
a wide range of maturities of debt securities and adjusts the dollar-weighted
average maturity of its portfolio from time to time, depending on its
assessment of relative yields on securities of different maturities and the
expected effect of future changes in interest rates on the market value of the
Fund's portfolio. At all times, however, each security held by the Fund has
either a remaining maturity of not more than ten years or a duration not
exceeding that of a ten-year Treasury note. Duration is a measure that relates
the price volatility of a security to changes in interest rates. The duration
of a debt security is the weighted average term to maturity, expressed in
years, of the present value of all future cash flows, including coupon payments
and principal repayments. Thus, by definition, duration is always less than or
equal to full maturity.

The Fund believes that because of the nature of its assets, it is not exposed
to any material risk of loss as a result of default on its portfolio
securities. The Fund is, however, exposed to the risk that the prices of such
securities will fluctuate, in some cases significantly, as interest rates
change.

The Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in (i) high quality
asset-backed securities, including mortgage-related securities that are not
U.S. Government securities, (ii) Treasury securities issued by private
corporate issuers, (iii) certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances and
interest-bearing savings deposits of domestic and foreign banks having total
assets of more than $1 billion, (iv) higher quality commercial paper or, if not
rated, issued by companies that have outstanding high quality debt issues and
(v) high quality debt securities of corporate issuers.

The Fund may also (i) enter into futures contracts and purchase and write
options on futures contracts, (ii) enter into forward commitments for the
purchase or sale of securities, (iii) enter into interest rate swaps, caps and
floors, (iv) invest in Eurodollar instruments, (v) purchase and write put and
call options on foreign currencies, (vi) invest in variable, floating and
inverse floating rate instruments, (vii) enter into repurchase agreements
pertaining to the types of securities in which it invests, (viii) use reverse
repurchase agreements and dollar rolls and (ix) make secured loans of its
portfolio securities. For additional information on the use, risks and costs of
these investment practices, see "Additional Investment Practices."

The Fund may invest up to 15% of the value of its total assets in debt
securities denominated in U.S. Dollars or in foreign currencies and issued or
guaranteed by foreign governments or issued by foreign non-governmental
issuers, provided that such foreign debt securities are of high quality. The
percentage of the Fund's assets invested in foreign debt securities will vary
and its portfolio of foreign debt securities may include those of a number of
foreign countries or, depending upon market conditions, those of a single
country. See "Risk Considerations-Foreign Investment."

MORTGAGE FUND

ALLIANCE MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME FUND
Alliance Mortgage Securities Income Fund, Inc. ("Mortgage Securities Income")
is a diversified investment company that seeks a high level of current income
to the extent consistent with prudent investment risk. The Fund invests
primarily in a diversified portfolio of mortgage-related securities, including
CMOs, and, as a matter of fundamental policy, maintains at least 65% of its
total assets in mortgage-related securities.

The Fund expects that governmental, government-related or private entities may
create mortgage loan pools offering pass-through investments in addition to
those described in this Prospectus. The mortgages underlying these securities
may be instruments whose principal or interest payments may vary or whose terms
to maturity may differ from customary long-term fixed-rate mortgages. As new
types of mortgage-related securities are developed and offered to investors,
the Fund will consider making investments in such new types of securities. The
Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in lower-rated mortgage-related
securities. See "Risk Considerations-Securities Ratings" and "-Investment in
Lower-Rated Fixed-Income Securities." The average weighted maturity of the
Fund's portfolio of fixed-income securities is expected to vary between two and
ten years.

The Fund may invest up to 35% of the value of its total assets in (i) U.S.
Government securities, (ii) qualifying bank deposits, (iii) prime commercial
paper or, if not rated, issued by companies which have an outstanding high
quality debt issue, (iv) high grade debt securities secured by mortgages on
commercial real estate or residential rental properties, and (v) high grade
asset-backed securities.

The Fund may also (i) invest in repurchase agreements pertaining to the types
of securities in which it invests, (ii) enter into forward commitments for the
purchase or sale of securities, (iii) purchase put and call options written by
others and write covered put and call options on the types of securities in
which the Fund may invest for hedging purposes, (iv) enter into interest rate
swaps, caps and floors, (v) enter into interest rate futures contracts, (vi)
invest in variable floating and inverse floating rate instruments, and (vii)
lend portfolio securities. The Fund will not invest in illiquid securities if,
as a result, more than 10% of its total assets would be illiquid. For
additional information on the use, risk and costs of these practices, see
"Additional Investment Practices."

MULTI-MARKET FUNDS

The Multi-Market Funds are non-diversified investment companies that have been
designed to offer investors a higher yield than a money market fund and less
fluctuation in net asset value than a longer-term bond fund.

ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST

ALLIANCE SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET TRUST

ALLIANCE MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY TRUST

Alliance World Income Trust, Inc. ("World Income"), Alliance Short-Term Multi-
Market Trust, Inc. ("Short-Term Multi-Market") and Alliance Multi-Market
Strategy Trust, Inc. ("Multi-Market Strategy") each seek the highest level of
current income, consistent with what Alliance considers to be prudent
investment risk, that is available from a portfolio of high quality debt
securities having remaining maturities of not more than, with respect to WORLD
INCOME, one year, with respect to SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET, three years, and
with respect to MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, five years. Each Fund seeks high current
yields by investing in a portfolio of debt securities denominated in the U.S.
Dollar and selected foreign currencies. The Multi-Market Funds seek investment
opportunities in foreign, as well as domestic, securities markets. WORLD
INCOME, which is not a money market fund, will maintain at least 35% of its net
assets in U.S. Dollar-denominated securities. SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET will
normally maintain a substantial portion of its assets in debt securities
denominated in foreign currencies, but will invest at least 25% of its net
assets in U.S. Dollar-denominated securities. MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY normally
expects to maintain at least 70% of its assets in debt securities denominated
in foreign currencies.

In pursuing their investment objectives, the Multi-Market Funds seek to
minimize credit risk and fluctuations in net asset value by investing only in
short-term debt securities. Normally, a high proportion of these Funds'
portfolios consists of money market instruments. Alliance actively manages the
Multi-Market Funds' portfolios in accordance with a multi-market investment
strategy, allocating a Fund's investments among securities denominated in the
U.S. Dollar and the currencies of a number of foreign countries and, within
each such country, among different types of debt securities. Alliance adjusts
each Multi-Market Fund's exposure to each currency such that the percentage of
assets invested in securities of a particular country or denominated in a
particular currency varies in accordance with Alliance's assessment of the
relative yield and appreciation potential of such securities and the relative
strength of a country's currency. Fundamental economic strength, credit quality
and interest rate trends are the principal factors considered by Alliance in
determining whether to increase or decrease the emphasis placed upon a
particular type of security or industry sector within a Fund's investment
portfolio. None of the Multi-Market Funds invests more than 25% of its net
assets in debt securities denominated in a single currency other than the U.S.
Dollar.

The returns available from short-term foreign currency-denominated debt
instruments can be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates. Alliance
believes that the use of foreign currency hedging techniques, including
"cross-hedges" (see "Additional Investment Practices-Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts"), can help protect against declines in the U.S. Dollar
value of income available for distribution to shareholders and declines in the
net asset value of a Fund's shares resulting from adverse changes in currency
exchange rates. For example, the return available from securities denominated
in a particular foreign currency would diminish in the event the value of the
U.S. Dollar increased against such currency. Such a decline could be partially
or completely offset by an increase in value of a cross-hedge involving a
forward exchange contract to sell a different foreign currency, where such
contract is available on terms more advantageous to a Fund than a contract to
sell the currency in which the position being hedged is denominated. It is
Alliance's belief that cross-hedges can therefore provide significant
protection of net asset value in the event of a general rise in the U.S. Dollar
against foreign currencies. However, a cross-hedge cannot protect against
exchange rate risks perfectly, and if Alliance is incorrect in its judgment of
future exchange rate relationships, a Fund could be in a less advantageous
position than if such a hedge had not been established.

Each Multi-Market Fund invests in debt securities denominated in the currencies
of countries whose governments are considered stable by Alliance. In addition
to the U.S. Dollar, such currencies include, among others, the Australian
Dollar, Austrian Schilling, British Pound Sterling, Canadian Dollar, Danish
Krone, Dutch Guilder, European Currency Unit ("ECU"), French Franc, Irish
Pound, Italian Lira, Japanese Yen, Mexican Peso, New Zealand Dollar, Norwegian
Krone, Spanish Peseta, Swedish Krona, Swiss Franc and German Mark.

An issuer of debt securities purchased by a Multi-Market Fund may be domiciled
in a country other than the country in whose currency the instrument is
denominated. In addition, the Funds may purchase debt securities (sometimes
referred to as "linked" securities) that are denominated in one currency while
the principal amounts of, and value of interest payments on, such securities
are determined with reference to another currency. In this regard, as of the
date of this Prospectus each Fund has invested in U.S. Dollar denominated
securities issued by Mexican issuers and/or Peso-linked securities. The value
of these investments may fluctuate inversely in correlation with changes in the
Peso-U.S. Dollar exchange rate and with the general level of interest rates in
Mexico. For a general description of Mexico, see Appendix B and each
Multi-Market Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

Each Multi-Market Fund may invest in debt securities denominated in the ECU,
which is a "basket" consisting of specified amounts of the currencies of
certain of the member states of the European Union, a fifteen-nation
organization engaged in cooperative economic activities. The specific amounts
of currencies comprising the ECU may be adjusted by the Council of Ministers of
the European Union to reflect changes in relative values of the underlying
currencies.

Each Multi-Market Fund may invest in debt securities issued by supranational
organizations including the World Bank, which was chartered to finance
development projects in developing member countries; the European Union; the
European Coal and Steel Community, which is an economic union of various
European nations' steel and coal industries; and the Asian Development Bank,
which is an international development bank established to lend funds, promote
investment and provide technical assistance to member nations in the Asian and
Pacific regions.

Each Multi-Market Fund seeks to minimize investment risk by limiting its
portfolio investments to debt securities of high quality, and WORLD INCOME will
invest 65% (and normally substantially all) of its total assets in high quality
income-producing debt securities. Accordingly, the Multi-Market Funds'
portfolio securities will consist of (i) U.S. Government securities, (ii) high
quality foreign government securities, (iii) obligations issued by
supranational entities and corporate debt securities having a triple-A rating,
with respect to WORLD INCOME, or a high quality rating, with respect to
SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET and MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, (iv) certificates of deposit
and bankers' acceptances issued or guaranteed by, or time deposits maintained
at, banks (including foreign branches of foreign banks) having total assets of
more than $1 billion, with respect to WORLD INCOME, or $500 million, with
respect to SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET and MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, and determined by
Alliance to be of high quality, and (v) prime commercial paper or unrated
commercial paper determined by Alliance to be of equivalent quality and issued
by U.S. or foreign companies having outstanding: in the case of WORLD INCOME,
triple-A debt securities; in the case of MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, high quality
debt securities; and in the case of SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET, high grade debt
securities.

As a matter of fundamental policy, each Multi-Market Fund concentrates at least
25% of its total assets in debt instruments issued by domestic and foreign
companies engaged in the banking industry, including bank holding companies.
Such investments may include certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers'
acceptances, and obligations issued by bank holding companies, as well as
repurchase agreements entered into with banks (as distinct from non-banks) in
accordance with the policies set forth with respect to the Funds in "Additional
Investment Practices-Repurchase Agreements." See "Risk
Considerations-Investment in the Banking Industry."

Each Multi-Market Fund may also (i) invest in indexed commercial paper, (ii)
enter into futures contracts and purchase and write options on futures
contracts, (iii) purchase and write put and call options on foreign currencies,
(iv) purchase or sell forward foreign currency exchange contracts, (v) with
respect to SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET and MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, enter into
interest rate swaps, caps and floors, (vi) invest in variable, floating and
inverse floating rate instruments, (vii) make secured loans of its portfolio
securities, and (viii) enter into repurchase agreements. A Multi-Market Fund
will not invest in illiquid securities if, as a result, more than 10% of its
assets would be so invested. For additional information on the use, risks and
costs of these practices, see "Additional Investment Practices." MULTI-MARKET
STRATEGY maintains borrowings of approximately 25% of its total assets less
liabilities (other than the amount borrowed). See "Risk Considerations-Effects
of Borrowing."

GLOBAL BOND FUNDS

The Global Bond Funds are non-diversified investment companies that have been
designed to offer investors a high level of current income through investments
primarily in foreign government securities.

ALLIANCE NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST

Alliance North American Government Income Trust, Inc. ("North American
Government Income") seeks the highest level of current income, consistent with
what Alliance considers to be prudent investment risk, that is available from a
portfolio of debt securities issued or guaranteed by the United States, Canada
and Mexico, their political subdivisions (including Canadian provinces but
excluding states of the United States), agencies, instrumentalities or
authorities ("Government securities"). The Fund invests in investment grade
securities denominated in the U.S. Dollar, the Canadian Dollar and the Mexican
Peso and expects to maintain at least 25% of its assets in securities
denominated in the U.S. Dollar. In addition, the Fund may invest up to 25% of
its total assets in debt securities issued by governmental entities of
Argentina ("Argentine Government securities"). The Fund expects that it will
not retain a debt security which is down graded below BBB or Baa, or, if
unrated, determined by Alliance to have undergone similar credit quality
deterioration, subsequent to purchase by the Fund. There may be circumstances,
however, such as the downgrading to below investment grade of all of the
securities of a governmental issuer in one of the countries in which the Fund
has substantial investments, under which the Fund, after considering all the
circumstances, would conclude that it is in the best interests of the
shareholders to retain its holdings in securities of that issuer. The average
weighted maturity of the Fund's portfolio of fixed-income securities is
expected to vary between one year or less and 30 years.

Alliance believes that the increasingly integrated economic relationship among
the United States, Canada and Mexico, characterized by the reduction and
projected elimination of most barriers to free trade among the three nations
and the growing coordination of their fiscal and monetary policies, will over
the long term benefit the economic performance of all three countries and
promote greater correlation of currency fluctuation among the U.S. and Canadian
Dollars and the Mexican Peso. See, however, Appendix B and the Fund's Statement
of Additional Information with respect to the current state of the Mexican
economy.

Alliance will actively manage the Fund's assets in relation to market
conditions and general economic conditions and adjust the Fund's investments in
an effort to best enable the Fund to achieve its investment objective. Thus,
the percentage of the Fund's assets invested in a particular country or
denominated in a particular currency will vary in accordance with Alliance's
assessment of the relative yield and appreciation potential of such securities
and the relationship of the country's currency to the U.S. Dollar. The Fund
invests at least, and normally substantially more than, 65% of its total assets
in Government securities. To the extent that its assets are not invested in
Government securities, however, the Fund may invest the balance of its total
assets in investment grade debt securities issued by the governments of
countries located in Central and South America or any of their political
subdivisions, agencies, instrumentalities or authorities, provided that such
securities are denominated in their local currencies. The Fund will not

invest more than 10% of its total assets in debt securities issued by the
governmental entities of any one such country, except that the Fund may invest
up to 25% of its total assets in Argentine Government securities. The Fund will
normally invest at least 65% of its total assets in income-producing
securities. For a general description of Canada, Mexico and Argentina, see
Appendix B and the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

Canadian Government securities include the sovereign debt of Canada or any of
its provinces and Government of Canada bonds and Government of Canada Treasury
bills. Canada Treasury bills are debt obligations with maturities of less than
one year. A new issue of Government of Canada bonds frequently consists of
several different bonds with maturities ranging from one to 25 years.

All Canadian provinces have outstanding bond issues and several provinces also
guarantee bond issues of provincial authorities, agents and Crown corporations.
Each new issue yield is based upon a spread from an outstanding Government of
Canada issue of comparable term and coupon. Many Canadian municipalities,
municipal financial authorities and Crown corporations raise funds through the
bond market in order to finance capital expenditures. Unlike U.S. municipal
securities, which have special tax status, Canadian municipal securities have
the same tax status as other Canadian Government securities and trade similarly
to such securities. The Canadian municipal market may be less liquid than the
provincial bond market.

Canadian Government securities in which the Fund may invest include a modified
pass-through vehicle issued pursuant to the program established under the
National Housing Act of Canada. Certificates issued pursuant to this program
benefit from the guarantee of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, a
federal Crown corporation that is (except for certain limited purposes) an
agency of the Government of Canada whose guarantee is an unconditional
obligation of the Government of Canada in most circumstances (similar to that
of GNMA in the United States).

Mexican Government securities denominated and payable in the Mexican Peso
include (i) Cetes, which are book-entry securities sold directly by the Mexican
Government on a discount basis and with maturities that range from seven to 364
days, (ii) Bonds, which are long-term development bonds issued directly by the
Mexican Government with a minimum term of 364 days, and (iii) Ajustabonos,
which are adjustable-rate bonds with a minimum three-year term issued directly
by the Mexican Government with the face amount adjusted each quarter by the
quarterly inflation rate.

The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in Argentine Government
securities that are denominated and payable in the Argentine Peso. Argentine
Government securities include (i) Bono de Inversion y Crecimiento ("BIC"),
which are investment and growth bonds issued directly by the Argentine
Government with maturities of up to ten years, (ii) Bono de Consolidacion
Economica ("BOCON"), which are economic consolidation bonds issued directly by
the Argentine Government with maturities of up to ten years and (iii) Bono de
Credito a la Exportacion ("BOCREX"), which are export credit bonds issued
directly by the Argentine government with maturities of up to four years. To
date, Argentine Government securities are not rated by S&P, Moody's, Duff &
Phelps or Fitch. Alliance, however, believes, that there are Argentine
Government securities that are of investment grade quality.

The Fund may also (i) enter into futures contracts and purchase and write
options on futures contracts for hedging purposes, (ii) purchase and write put
and call options on foreign currencies, (iii) purchase or sell forward foreign
currency exchange contracts, (iv) write covered put and call options and
purchase put and call options on U.S. Government and foreign government
securities traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges, and write put and
call options for cross-hedging purposes, (v) enter into interest rate swaps,
caps and floors, (vi) enter into forward commitments for the purchase or sale
of securities, (vii) invest in variable, floating and inverse floating rate
instruments, (viii) make secured loans of its portfolio securities, and (ix)
enter into repurchase agreements. The Fund will not invest in illiquid
securities if, as a result, 10% of its net assets would be so invested. For
additional information on the use, risks and costs of these practices, see
"Additional Investment Practices." The Fund also maintains borrowings of
approximately one-third of the Fund's total assets less liabilities (other than
the amount borrowed). See "Risk Considerations-Effects of Borrowing."

ALLIANCE GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT FUND

Alliance Global Dollar Government Fund, Inc. ("Global Dollar Government") seeks
primarily a high level of current income, and secondarily capital appreciation.
In seeking to achieve these objectives, the Fund invests at least 65% of its
total assets in sovereign debt obligations. The Fund's investments in sovereign
debt obligations will emphasize obligations of a type customarily referred to
as "Brady Bonds" that are issued as part of debt restructurings and that are
collateralized in full as to principal due at maturity by zero coupon U.S.
Government securities ("collateralized Brady Bonds"). See "Additional
Investment Practices-Brady Bonds" and "Risk Considerations-Sovereign Debt
Obligations." The Fund may also invest up to 35% of its total assets in U.S.
and non-U.S. corporate fixed-income securities. See "Risk Considerations-U.S.
Corporate Fixed-Income Securities." The Fund will limit its investments in
sovereign debt obligations and U.S. and non-U.S. corporate fixed-income
securities to U.S. Dollar-denominated securities. Alliance expects that, based
upon current market conditions, the Fund's portfolio of U.S. fixed-income
securities will have an average maturity range of approximately nine to 15
years and the Fund's portfolio of non-U.S. fixed-income securities will have an
average maturity range of approximately 15 to 25 years. Alliance anticipates
that the Fund's portfolio of sovereign debt obligations will have a longer
average maturity.

Substantially all of the Fund's assets will be invested in lower-rated
securities, which may include securities having the lowest rating for
non-subordinated debt instruments (i.e., rated C by Moody's or CCC or lower by
S&P, Duff & Phelps and Fitch) and

unrated securities of comparable investment quality. These securities are
considered to have extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real
investment standing, to have a current identifiable vulnerability to default,
to be unlikely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal when
due in the event of adverse business, financial or economic conditions, and/or
to be in default or not current in the payment of interest or principal. For a
description of bond ratings, see Appendix A. The Fund may also invest in
investment grade securities. Unrated securities will be considered for
investment by the Fund when Alliance believes that the financial condition of
the issuers of such obligations and the protection afforded by the terms of the
obligations themselves limit the risk to the Fund to a degree comparable to
that of rated securities which are consistent with the Fund's investment
objectives and policies. As of August 31, 1996, the percentages of the Fund's
assets invested in securities rated (or considered by Alliance to be of
equivalent quality to securities rated) in particular rating categories were 2%
in A and above, 51% in Ba or BB, 22% in B and 25% in non-rated. See "Risk
Considerations-Securities Ratings," "-Investment in Fixed-Income Securities
Rated Baa and BBB," "-Investment in Lower-Rated Fixed-Income Securities" and
Appendix A.

With respect to its investments in sovereign debt obligations and non-U.S.
corporate fixed-income securities, the Fund will emphasize investments in
countries that are considered at the time of purchase to be emerging or
developing countries by the World Bank. A substantial part of the Fund's
investment focus is expected to be in securities or obligations of Argentina,
Brazil, Mexico, Morocco, the Philippines, Russia and Venezuela because these
countries are now, or are expected by Alliance at a future date to be, the
principal participants in debt restructuring programs (including, in the case
of Argentina, Mexico, the Philippines and Venezuela, issuers of currently
outstanding Brady Bonds) that, in Alliance's opinion, will provide the most
attractive investment opportunities for the Fund. Alliance anticipates that
other countries that will provide investment opportunities for the Fund
include, among others, Bolivia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Jordan, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Poland, Thailand, Turkey and Uruguay. See
"Additional Investment Practices-Brady Bonds."

The Fund may invest up to 30% of its total assets in the sovereign debt
obligations and corporate fixed-income securities of issuers in any one of
Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Morocco, the Philippines, Russia or Venezuela, each
of which is an emerging market country, and the Fund will limit investments in
the sovereign debt obligations of each such country (or of any other single
foreign country) to less than 25% of its total assets. The Fund expects that it
will not invest more than 10% of its total assets in the sovereign debt
obligations and corporate fixed-income securities of issuers in any other
single foreign country and is not required to invest any minimum amount of its
assets in the securities or obligations of issuers located in any particular
country.

A substantial portion of the Fund's investments will be in (i) securities which
were initially issued at discounts from their face values ("Discount
Obligations") and (ii) securities purchased by the Fund at a price less than
their stated face amount or, in the case of Discount Obligations, at a price
less than their issue price plus the portion of "original issue discount"
previously accrued thereon, i.e., purchased at a "market discount."

The Fund may also (i) invest in structured securities, (ii) invest in fixed and
floating rate loans that are arranged through private negotiations between an
issuer of sovereign debt obligations and one or more financial institutions and
in participations in and assignments of these types of loans, (iii) invest in
other investment companies, (iv) invest in warrants, (v) enter into interest
rate swaps, caps and floors, (vi) enter into forward commitments for the
purchase or sale of securities, (vii) make secured loans of its portfolio
securities, (viii) enter into repurchase agreements pertaining to the types of
securities in which it invests, (ix) use reverse repurchase agreements and
dollar rolls, (x) enter into standby commitment agreements, (xi) make short
sales of securities or maintain a short position, (xii) write put and call
options on securities of the types in which it is permitted to invest and write
call options for cross-hedging purposes, (xiii) purchase and sell
exchange-traded options on any securities index composed of the types of
securities in which it may invest, and (xiv) invest in variable, floating and
inverse floating rate instruments. The Fund may also at any time, with respect
to up to 35% of its total assets, temporarily invest funds awaiting
reinvestment or held for reserves for dividends and other distributions to
shareholders in U.S. Dollar-denominated money market instruments. For
additional information on the use, risks and costs of these practices, see
"Additional Investment Practices." While the Fund does not currently intend to
do so, it reserves the right to borrow an amount not to exceed one-third of the
Fund's assets less liabilities (other than the amount borrowed). See "Risk
Considerations-Effects of Borrowing."

ALLIANCE GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME TRUST
Alliance Global Strategic Income Trust, Inc. ("Global Strategic Income") is a
non-diversified investment company that seeks primarily a high level of current
income and secondarily capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its investment
objectives by investing primarily in a portfolio of fixed-income securities of
U.S. and non-U.S. companies and U.S. Government and foreign government
securities and supranational entities, including lower-rated securities. The
Fund may also use derivative instruments to attempt to enhance income. The
average weighted maturity of the Fund's portfolio of fixed-income securities is
expected to vary between 5 years and 30 years in accordance with Alliance's
changing perceptions of the relative attractiveness of various maturity ranges.

Under normal market conditions, at least 65% of the value of the Fund's total
assets will be invested in the fixed-income securities of issuers located in
three countries, one of which may be the United States. No more than 25% of the
value of its total assets, however, will be invested in the securities of any
one foreign government. U.S. Government securities in which the Fund may invest
include mortgage-related securities and

zero coupon securities. Fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest
include preferred stock, mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities,
and zero coupon securities. The Fund may also invest in rights and warrants
(for debt securities or for equity securities that are acquired in connection
with debt instruments), and loan participations and assignments.

The Fund will maintain at least 65% of the value of its total assets in
investment grade securities and may maintain not more than 35% of the value of
its total assets in lower-rated securities. See "Risk Considerations-Securities
Ratings" and "-Investment in Lower-Rated Fixed-Income Securities." Unrated
securities will be considered for investment by the Fund when Alliance believes
that the financial condition of the issuers of such obligations and the
protection afforded by the terms of the obligations themselves limit the risk
to the Fund to a degree comparable to that of rated securities which are
consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and policies. Lower-rated
securities in which the Fund may invest include Brady Bonds and fixed-income
securities of issuers located in emerging markets. There is no minimum rating
requirement applicable to the Fund's investments in lower-rated fixed-income
securities.

The Fund may also: (i) invest in foreign currencies, (ii) purchase and write
put and call options on securities and foreign currencies, (iii) purchase or
sell forward foreign exchange contracts, (iv) invest in variable, floating and
inverse floating rate instruments, (v) invest in indexed commercial paper, (vi)
invest in structured securities, (vii) lend portfolio securities amounting to
not more than 25% of its total assets, (viii) enter into repurchase agreements
pertaining to the types of securities in which it invests, (ix) use reverse
repurchase agreements and dollar rolls, (x) purchase and sell securities on a
forward commitment basis, (xi) enter into standby commitments, (xii) enter into
contracts for the purchase or sale for future delivery of fixed-income
securities or foreign currencies, or contracts based on financial indices,
including any index of U.S. Government securities, foreign government
securities or common stock, and purchase and write options on futures
contracts, (xiii) invest in Eurodollar instruments, (xiv) enter into interest
rate swaps, caps and floors, and (xv) make short sales of securities or
maintain a short position. For additional information on the use, risks and
costs of these policies and practices see "Additional Investment Practices" and
"Risk Consideration." The Fund may borrow in order to purchase securities or
make other investments, although it currently intends to limit its ability to
borrow to an amount not to exceed 25% of its total assets. See "Risk
Considerations-Effects of Borrowing."

CORPORATE BOND FUND

CORPORATE BOND PORTFOLIO
Corporate Bond Portfolio ("Corporate Bond") is a diversified investment company
that seeks primarily to maximize income over the long term consistent with
providing reasonable safety in the value of each shareholder's investment, and
secondarily to increase its capital through appreciation of its investments in
order to preserve and, if possible, increase the purchasing power of each
shareholder's investment. In pursuing these objectives, the Fund's policy is to
invest in readily marketable securities which give promise of relatively
attractive yields, but which do not involve substantial risk of loss of
capital. The Fund follows a policy of maintaining at least 65% of its net
assets invested in debt securities. Such objectives and policies cannot be
changed without the approval of the shareholders. Although the Fund also
follows a policy of maintaining at least 65% of its total assets invested in
corporate bonds, it is permitted to invest in securities of non-corporate
issuers.

The Fund follows an investment strategy which in certain respects can be
regarded as more aggressive than the strategies of many other funds investing
primarily in corporate bonds. In this regard, the Fund's investment portfolio
normally tends to have a relatively long average maturity and duration, and to
place significant emphasis on both foreign corporate and sovereign debt
obligations and corporate bonds that are expected to benefit from improvement
in their issuers' credit fundamentals. Consequently, in recent years the Fund
frequently has experienced greater net asset value volatility than most other
corporate bond funds. Prospective investors in the Fund should therefore be
prepared to accept the degree of volatility associated with its investment
strategy. See "Risk Considerations."

There is no minimum rating requirement applicable to the Fund's investments in
fixed-income securities, except the Fund expects that it will not retain a
security that is downgraded below B, or if unrated, determined by Alliance to
have undergone similar credit quality deterioration subsequent to purchase.
Currently, the Fund believes its objectives and policies may best be
implemented by investing at least 65% of its total assets in fixed-income
securities considered investment grade or higher. The remainder of the Fund's
assets may be invested in lower-rated fixed-income securities. See "Risk
Considerations-Securities Ratings," "-Investment in Fixed-Income Securities
Rated Baa and BBB," "-Investment in Lower-Rated Fixed-Income Securities" and
Appendix A. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, on a weighted average
basis, the percentages of the Fund's assets invested in securities rated (or
considered by Alliance to be of equivalent quality to securities rated) in
particular rating categories were 25% in A and above, 41% in Baa or BBB, 11% in
Ba or BB, and 7% in B. The Fund did not invest in securities rated below B by
each of Moody's, S&P, Duff & Phelps and Fitch or, if not rated, considered by
Alliance to be of equivalent quality to securities so rated.

The Fund may invest up to 50% of the value of its total assets in foreign debt
securities which will consist primarily of corporate fixed-income securities
and sovereign debt obligations. Not more than 15% of the Fund's total assets
may be invested in sovereign debt obligations in the form of foreign
government loan participations and assignments, which may be lower rated and
considered to be predominantly speculative as regards the issuer's capacity to
pay interest and repay principal. All of the Fund's investments, whether
foreign or domestic, are U.S. Dollar-denominated.

Within the foregoing limitations, the Fund has complete flexibility as to the
types of securities in which it will invest and the relative proportions
thereof, and the Fund plans to vary the proportions of its holdings of long-
and short-term fixed-income securities and of equity securities in order to
reflect its assessment of prospective cyclical changes even if such action may
adversely affect current income. However, substantially all of the Fund's
investments will be income producing. The average weighted maturity of the
Fund's portfolio of fixed-income securities is expected to vary between one
year or less and 30 years.

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT PRACTICES

Some or all of the Funds may engage in the following investment practices to
the extent described in this Prospectus. See the Statement of Additional
Information of each Fund for a further discussion of the uses, risks and costs
of engaging in these practices.

DERIVATIVES. The Funds may use derivatives in furtherance of their investment
objectives. Derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is
derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. These
assets, rates, and indices may include bonds, stocks, mortgages, commodities,
interest rates, currency exchange rates, bond indices and stock indices.
Derivatives can be used to earn income or protect against risk, or both. For
example, one party with unwanted risk may agree to pass that risk to another
party who is willing to accept the risk, the second party being motivated, for
example, by the desire either to earn income in the form of a fee or premium
from the first party, or to reduce its own unwanted risk by attempting to pass
all or part of that risk to the first party.

Derivatives can be used by investors such as the Funds to earn income and
enhance returns, to hedge or adjust the risk profile of a portfolio, and either
to replace more traditional direct investments or to obtain exposure to
otherwise inaccessible markets. Each of the Funds is permitted to use
derivatives for one or more of these purposes, although most of the Funds
generally use derivatives primarily as direct investments in order to enhance
yields and broaden portfolio diversification. Each of these uses entails
greater risk than if derivatives were used solely for hedging purposes.
Derivatives are a valuable tool which, when used properly, can provide
significant benefit to Fund shareholders. A Fund may take a significant
position in those derivatives that are within its investment policies if, in
Alliance's judgement, this represents the most effective response to current or
anticipated market conditions. The MULTI-MARKET FUNDS and GLOBAL STRATEGIC
INCOME in particular generally make extensive use of carefully selected
forwards and other derivatives to achieve the currency hedging that is an
integral part of their investment strategy. Alliance's use of derivatives is
subject to continuous risk assessment and control from the standpoint of each
Fund's investment objectives and policies.

Derivatives may be (i) standardized, exchange-traded contracts or (ii)
customized, privately negotiated contracts. Exchange-traded derivatives tend to
be more liquid and subject to less credit risk than those that are privately
negotiated.

There are four principal types of derivative instruments-options, futures,
forwards and swaps-from which virtually any type of derivative transaction can
be created.

. OPTIONS-An option, which may be standardized and exchange-traded, or
customized and privately negotiated, is an agreement that, for a premium
payment or fee, gives the option holder (the buyer) the right but not the
obligation to buy or sell the underlying asset (or settle for cash an amount
based on an underlying asset, rate or index) at a specified price (the exercise
price) during a period of time or on a specified date. A call option entitles
the holder to purchase, while a put option entitles the holder to sell, the
underlying asset (or settle for cash an amount based on an underlying asset,
rate or index). Likewise, when an option is exercised the writer of the option
would be obligated to sell (in the case of a call option) or to purchase (in
the case of a put option) the underlying asset (or settle for cash an amount
based on an underlying asset, rate or index).

. FUTURES-A futures contract is an agreement that obligates the buyer to buy
and the seller to sell a specified quantity of an underlying asset (or settle
for cash the value of a contract based on an underlying asset, rate or index)
at a specific price on the contract maturity date. Futures contracts are
standardized, exchange-traded instruments and are fungible (i.e., considered to
be perfect substitutes for each other). This fungibility allows futures
contracts to be readily offset or cancelled through the acquisition of equal
but opposite positions, which is the primary method in which futures contracts
are liquidated. A cash-settled futures contract does not require physical
delivery of the underlying asset but instead is settled for cash equal to the
difference between the values of the contract on the date it is entered into
and its maturity date.

. FORWARDS-A forward contract is an obligation by one party to buy, and the
other party to sell, a specific quantity of an underlying commodity or other
tangible asset for an agreed upon price at a future date. Forward contracts are
customized, privately negotiated agreements designed to satisfy the objectives
of each party. A forward contract usually results in the delivery of the
underlying asset upon maturity of the contract in return for the agreed upon
payment.

. SWAPS-A swap is a customized, privately negotiated agreement that obligates
two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals (payment
dates) based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or
rates (interest rates in the case of interest rate swaps, currency exchange
rates in the case of currency swaps) for a specified amount of an underlying
asset (the "notional" principal amount). The payment flows are netted against
each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. Except
for currency swaps, the notional principal amount is used solely to calculate
the payment streams but is not exchanged. With respect to currency swaps,
actual principal amounts of currencies may be exchanged by the counterparties
at the initiation, and again upon the termination, of the transaction.

Debt instruments that incorporate one or more of these building blocks for the
purpose of determining the principal amount of and/or rate of interest payable
on the debt instruments are often referred to as "structured securities." An
example of this type of structured security is indexed commercial paper. The
term is also used to describe certain securities issued in connection with the
restructuring of certain foreign obligations. See "Indexed Commercial Paper"
and "Structured Securities" below. The term "derivative" is also sometimes used
to describe securities involving rights to a portion of the cash flows from an
underlying pool of mortgages or other assets from which payments are passed
through to the owner of, or that collateralize, the securities. These
securities are described below under "Mortgage-Related Securities" and "Other
Asset-Backed Securities."

Derivatives involve risks different from, and, in certain cases, greater than,
the risks presented by more traditional investments. Following is a general
discussion of important risk factors and issues concerning the use of
derivatives that investors should understand before investing in a Fund.

. MARKET RISK-This is the general risk attendant to all investments that the
value of a particular investment will change in a way detrimental to the Fund's
interest.

. MANAGEMENT RISK-Derivative products are highly specialized instruments that
require investment techniques and risk analyses different from those associated
with stocks and bonds. The use of a derivative requires an understanding not
only of the underlying instrument but also of the derivative itself, without
the benefit of observing the performance of the derivative under all possible
market conditions. In particular, the use and complexity of derivatives require
the maintenance of adequate controls to monitor the transactions entered into,
the ability to assess the risk that a derivative adds to a Fund's portfolio and
the ability to forecast price, interest rate or currency exchange rate
movements correctly.

. CREDIT RISK-This is the risk that a loss may be sustained by a Fund as a
result of the failure of another party to a derivative (usually referred to as
a "counterparty") to comply with the terms of the derivative contract. The
credit risk for exchange-traded derivatives is generally less than for
privately negotiated derivatives, since the clearing house, which is the issuer
or counterparty to each exchange-traded derivative, provides a guarantee of
performance. This guarantee is supported by a daily payment system (i.e.,
margin requirements) operated by the clearing house in order to reduce overall
credit risk. For privately negotiated derivatives, there is no similar clearing
agency guarantee. Therefore, the Funds consider the creditworthiness of each
counterparty to a privately negotiated derivative in evaluating potential
credit risk.

. LIQUIDITY RISK-Liquidity risk exists when a particular instrument is
difficult to purchase or sell. If a derivative transaction is particularly
large or if the relevant market is illiquid (as is the case with many privately
negotiated derivatives), it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or
liquidate a position at an advantageous price.

. LEVERAGE RISK-Since many derivatives have a leverage component, adverse
changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index can result
in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative
itself. In the case of swaps, the risk of loss generally is related to a
notional principal amount, even if the parties have not made any initial
investment. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss,
regardless of the size of the initial investment.

. OTHER RISKS-Other risks in using derivatives include the risk of mispricing
or improper valuation of derivatives and the inability of derivatives to
correlate perfectly with underlying assets, rates and indices. Many
derivatives, in particular privately negotiated derivatives, are complex and
often valued subjectively. Improper valuations can result in increased cash
payment requirements to counterparties or a loss of value to a Fund.
Derivatives do not always perfectly or even highly correlate or track the value
of the assets, rates or indices they are designed to closely track.
Consequently, a Fund's use of derivatives may not always be an effective means
of, and sometimes could be counterproductive to, furthering the Fund's
investment objective.

DERIVATIVES USED BY THE FUNDS. Following is a description of specific
derivatives currently used by one or more of the Funds.

OPTIONS ON SECURITIES. In purchasing an option on securities, a Fund would be
in a position to realize a gain if, during the option period, the price of the
underlying securities increased (in the case of a call) or decreased (in the
case of a put) by an amount in excess of the premium paid; otherwise the Fund
would experience a loss not greater than the premium paid for the option. Thus,
a Fund would realize a loss if the price of the underlying security declined or
remained the same (in the case of a call) or increased or remained the same (in
the case of a put) or otherwise did not increase (in the case of a put) or
decrease (in the case of a call) by more than the amount of the premium. If a
put or call option purchased by a Fund were permitted to expire without being
sold or exercised, its premium would represent a loss to the Fund.

A Fund may write a put or call option in return for a premium, which is
retained by the Fund whether or not the option is exercised. Except with
respect to uncovered call options written for cross-hedging purposes, none of
the Funds will write uncovered call or put options on securities. A call option
written by a Fund is "covered" if the Fund owns the underlying security, has an
absolute and immediate right to acquire that security upon conversion or
exchange of another security it holds, or holds a call option on the underlying
security with an exercise price equal to or less than that of the call option
it has written. A put option written by a Fund is covered if the Fund holds a
put option on the underlying securities with an exercise price equal to or
greater than that of the put option it has written.

The risk involved in writing an uncovered put option is that there could be a
decrease in the market value of the underlying securities. If this occurred, a
Fund could be obligated to purchase the underlying security at a higher price
than its current market value. Conversely, the risk involved in writing an
uncovered call option is that there could be an increase in the market value of
the underlying security, and a Fund could be obligated to acquire the
underlying security at its current price and sell it at a lower price. The risk
of loss from writing an uncovered put option is limited to the exercise price
of the option, whereas the risk of loss from writing an uncovered call option
is potentially unlimited.

A Fund may write a call option on a security that it does not own in order to
hedge against a decline in the value of a security that it owns or has the
right to acquire, a technique referred to as "cross-hedging." A Fund would
write a call option for cross-hedging purposes, instead of writing a covered
call option, when the premium to be received from the cross-hedge transaction
exceeds that to be received from writing a covered call option, while at the
same time achieving the desired hedge. The correlation risk involved in
cross-hedging may be greater than the correlation risk involved with other
hedging strategies.

SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT, MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME, NORTH AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT INCOME, GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT, GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME and
CORPORATE BOND generally purchase or write privately negotiated options on
securities. A Fund that purchases or writes privately negotiated options on
securities will effect such transactions only with investment dealers and other
financial institutions (such as commercial banks or savings and loan
institutions) deemed creditworthy by Alliance, and Alliance has adopted
procedures for monitoring the creditworthiness of such counterparties.
Privately negotiated options purchased or written by a Fund may be illiquid,
and it may not be possible for the Fund to effect a closing transaction at an
advantageous time. See "Illiquid Securities" below. Neither MORTGAGE SECURITIES
INCOME nor CORPORATE BOND will purchase an option on a security if, immediately
thereafter, the aggregate cost of all outstanding options purchased by such
Fund would exceed 2% of the Fund's total assets. Nor will either such Fund
write an option if, immediately thereafter, the aggregate value of the Fund's
portfolio securities subject to outstanding options would exceed 15% of the
Fund's total assets.

OPTIONS ON SECURITIES INDICES. An option on a securities index is similar to an
option on a security except that, rather than taking or making delivery of a
security at a specified price, an option on a securities index gives the holder
the right to receive, upon exercise of the option, an amount of cash if the
closing level of the chosen index is greater than (in the case of a call) or
less than (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option.

OPTIONS ON FOREIGN CURRENCIES. A Fund invests in options on foreign currencies
that are privately negotiated or traded on U.S. or foreign exchanges for the
purpose of protecting against declines in the U.S. Dollar value of foreign
currency denominated portfolio securities and against increases in the U.S.
Dollar cost of securities to be acquired. The purchase of an option on a
foreign currency may constitute an effective hedge against fluctuations in
exchange rates, although if rates move adversely, a Fund may forfeit the entire
amount of the premium plus related transaction costs.

RIGHTS AND WARRANTS. GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT may invest in warrants, and
GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME may invest in rights and warrants, which are option
securities permitting their holders to subscribe for other securities. GLOBAL
DOLLAR GOVERNMENT may invest in warrants, and GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME may
invest in rights and warrants, for debt securities or for equity securities
that are acquired in connection with debt instruments. Rights are similar to
warrants except that they have a substantially shorter duration. Rights and
warrants do not carry with them dividend or voting rights with respect to the
underlying securities, or any rights in the assets of the issuer. As a result,
an investment in rights and warrants may be considered more speculative than
certain other types of investments. In addition, the value of a right or a
warrant does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying
securities, and a right or a warrant ceases to have value if it is not
exercised prior to its expiration date. GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME may invest up
to 20% of its total assets in rights and warrants.

FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS. Futures contracts that a
Fund may buy and sell may include futures contracts on fixed-income or other
securities or foreign currencies, and contracts based on interest rates or
financial indices, including any index of U.S. Government securities, foreign
government securities or corporate debt securities.

Options on futures contracts are options that call for the delivery upon
exercise of futures contracts. Options on futures contracts written or
purchased by a Fund will be traded on U.S. or foreign exchanges and, except
with respect to SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT and GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME, will be
used only for hedging purposes.

LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT, WORLD INCOME, SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET,
MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME and GLOBAL STRATEGIC
INCOME will not

enter into a futures contract or write or purchase an option on a futures
contract if immediately thereafter the market values of the outstanding futures
contracts of the Fund and the currencies and futures contracts subject to
outstanding options written by the Fund would exceed 50% of its total assets.
MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME will not write or purchase options on futures
contracts. Nor will LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT, MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME,
WORLD INCOME, SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET, MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, NORTH AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT INCOME or GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME enter into a futures contract or,
if otherwise permitted, write or purchase an option on a futures contract, if
immediately thereafter the aggregate of initial margin deposits on all the
outstanding futures contracts of the Fund and premiums paid on outstanding
options on futures contracts would exceed 5% of the market value of the total
assets of the Fund. In addition, MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME and GLOBAL
STRATEGIC INCOME will not enter into any futures contract (i) other than one on
fixed-income securities or based on interest rates, or (ii) if immediately
thereafter the sum of the then aggregate futures market prices of financial
instruments required to be delivered under open futures contract sales and the
aggregate futures market prices of instruments required to be delivered under
open futures contract purchases would exceed 30% of the value of the Fund's
total assets.

EURODOLLAR INSTRUMENTS. Eurodollar instruments are essentially U.S.
Dollar-denominated futures contracts or options thereon that are linked to
LIBOR. Eurodollar futures contracts enable purchasers to obtain a fixed rate
for the lending of funds and sellers to obtain a fixed rate for borrowings.
LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT and GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME intend to use
Eurodollar futures contracts and options thereon to hedge against changes in
LIBOR (to which many short-term borrowings and floating rate securities in
which each Fund invests are linked).

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS. Each Fund that purchases or sells
forward contracts on foreign currencies ("forward contracts") attempts to
minimize the risk to it from adverse changes in the relationship between the
U.S. Dollar and other currencies. A Fund may enter into a forward contract, for
example, when it enters into a contract for the purchase or sale of a security
denominated in a foreign currency in order to "lock in" the U.S. Dollar price
of the security ("transaction hedge"). When a Fund believes that a foreign
currency may suffer a substantial decline against the U.S. Dollar, it may enter
into a forward sale contract to sell an amount of that foreign currency
approximating the value of some or all of the Fund's portfolio securities
denominated in such foreign currency, or when the Fund believes that the U.S.
Dollar may suffer a substantial decline against a foreign currency, it may
enter into a forward purchase contract to buy that foreign currency for a fixed
dollar amount ("position hedge"). Instead of entering into a position hedge, a
Fund may, in the alternative, enter into a forward contract to sell a different
foreign currency for a fixed U.S. Dollar amount where the Fund believes that
the U.S. Dollar value of the currency to be sold pursuant to the forward
contract will fall whenever there is a decline in the U.S. Dollar value of the
currency in which portfolio securities of the Fund are denominated
("cross-hedge").

FORWARD COMMITMENTS. Forward commitments are forward contracts for the purchase
or sale of securities, including purchases on a "when-issued" basis or
purchases or sales on a "delayed delivery" basis. In some cases, a forward
commitment may be conditioned upon the occurrence of a subsequent event, such
as approval and consummation of a merger, corporate reorganization or debt
restructuring or approval of a proposed financing by appropriate authorities
(i.e., a "when, as and if issued" trade).

When forward commitments with respect to fixed-income securities are
negotiated, the price, which is generally expressed in yield terms, is fixed at
the time the commitment is made, but payment for and delivery of the securities
take place at a later date. Normally, the settlement date occurs within two
months after the transaction, but settlements beyond two months may be
negotiated. Securities purchased or sold under a forward commitment are subject
to market fluctuation, and no interest or dividends accrues to the purchaser
prior to the settlement date. At the time a Fund enters into a forward
commitment, it records the transaction and thereafter reflects the value of the
security purchased or, if a sale, the proceeds to be received, in determining
its net asset value. Any unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflected in
such valuation would be canceled if the required conditions did not occur and
the trade were canceled.

The use of forward commitments helps a Fund to protect against anticipated
changes in interest rates and prices. For instance, in periods of rising
interest rates and falling bond prices, a Fund might sell securities in its
portfolio on a forward commitment basis to limit its exposure to falling bond
prices. In periods of falling interest rates and rising bond prices, a Fund
might sell a security in its portfolio and purchase the same or a similar
security on a when-issued or forward commitment basis, thereby obtaining the
benefit of currently higher cash yields. No forward commitments will be made by
LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT, NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME, GLOBAL DOLLAR
GOVERNMENT or GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME if, as a result, the Fund's aggregate
forward commitments under such transactions would be more than 25% of the total
assets of GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME and 30% of the total assets of each of the
other Funds.

A Fund's right to receive or deliver a security under a forward commitment may
be sold prior to the settlement date. The Funds enter into forward commitments,
however, only with the intention of actually receiving securities or delivering
them, as the case may be. If a Fund, however, chooses to dispose of the right
to acquire a when-issued security prior to its acquisition or dispose of its
right to deliver or receive against a forward commitment, it may incur a gain
or loss.

INTEREST RATE TRANSACTIONS (SWAPS, CAPS AND FLOORS). Each Fund that may enter
into interest rate swap, cap or floor transactions expects to do so primarily
for hedging purposes,

which may include preserving a return or spread on a particular investment or
portion of its portfolio or protecting against an increase in the price of
securities the Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date. The Funds do not
intend to use these transactions in a speculative manner.

Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by a Fund with another party of their
respective commitments to pay or receive interest (e.g., an exchange of
floating rate payments for fixed rate payments) computed based on a
contractually-based principal (or "notional") amount. Interest rate swaps are
entered into on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with
the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the
two payments). Interest rate caps and floors are similar to options in that the
purchase of an interest rate cap or floor entitles the purchaser, to the extent
that a specified index exceeds (in the case of a cap) or falls below (in the
case of a floor) a predetermined interest rate, to receive payments of interest
on a notional amount from the party selling the interest rate cap or floor. A
Fund may enter into interest rate swaps, caps and floors on either an
asset-based or liability-based basis, depending upon whether it is hedging its
assets or liabilities.

There is no limit on the amount of interest rate transactions that may be
entered into by a Fund that is permitted to enter into such transactions.
SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET, MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
INCOME and GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME may enter into interest rate swaps involving
payments to the same currency or in different currencies. SHORT-TERM U.S.
GOVERNMENT, LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT, MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME, GLOBAL
DOLLAR GOVERNMENT, GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME and CORPORATE BOND will not enter
into an interest rate swap, cap or floor transaction unless the unsecured
senior debt or the claims-paying ability of the other party thereto is then
rated in the highest rating category of at least one nationally recognized
rating organization. Each of SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET, MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY,
NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME and GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME will enter into
interest rate swap, cap or floor transactions with its respective custodian,
and with other counterparties, but only if: (i) for transactions with
maturities under one year, such other counterparty has outstanding prime
commercial paper; or (ii) for transactions with maturities greater than one
year, the counterparty has outstanding high quality debt securities.

The swap market has grown substantially in recent years, with a large number of
banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents
utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has
become well established and relatively liquid. Caps and floors are less liquid
than swaps. These transactions do not involve the delivery of securities or
other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, unless there is a
counterparty default, the risk of loss to a Fund from interest rate
transactions is limited to the net amount of interest payments that the Fund is
contractually obligated to make.

STANDBY COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS. Standby commitment agreements are similar to put
options that commit a Fund, for a stated period of time, to purchase a stated
amount of a security that may be issued and sold to the Fund at the option of
the issuer. The price and coupon of the security are fixed at the time of the
commitment. At the time of entering into the agreement, the Fund is paid a
commitment fee regardless of whether the security ultimately is issued. The
Funds will enter into such agreements only for the purpose of investing in the
security underlying the commitment at a yield and price considered advantageous
and unavailable on a firm commitment basis. No Fund will enter into a standby
commitment with a remaining term in excess of 45 days. The Funds will limit
their investments in standby commitments so that the aggregate purchase price
of the securities subject to the commitments does not exceed 20% or 25% with
respect to GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME, of their respective assets.

There is no guarantee that the security subject to a standby commitment will be
issued. In addition, the value of the security, if issued, on the delivery date
may be more or less than its purchase price. Since the issuance of the security
is at the option of the issuer, a Fund will bear the risk of capital loss in
the event the value of the security declines and may not benefit from an
appreciation in the value of the security during the commitment period if the
issuer decides not to issue and sell the security to the Fund.

INDEXED COMMERCIAL PAPER. Indexed commercial paper may have its principal
linked to changes in foreign currency exchange rates whereby its principal
amount is adjusted upwards or downwards (but not below zero) at maturity to
reflect changes in the referenced exchange rate. Each Fund that invests in such
commercial paper may do so without limitation. A Fund will receive interest and
principal payments on such commercial paper in the currency in which such
commercial paper is denominated, but the amount of principal payable by the
issuer at maturity will change in proportion to the change (if any) in the
exchange rate between the two specified currencies between the date the
instrument is issued and the date the instrument matures. While such commercial
paper entails the risk of loss of principal, the potential for realizing gains
as a result of changes in foreign currency exchange rates enables a Fund to
hedge (or cross-hedge) against a decline in the U.S. Dollar value of
investments denominated in foreign currencies while providing an attractive
money market rate of return. A Fund will purchase such commercial paper for
hedging purposes only, not for speculation.

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. U.S. Government securities may be backed by the
full faith and credit of the United States, supported only by the right of the
issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or backed only by the credit of the
issuing agency itself. These securities include:

(i) the following U.S. Treasury securities, which are backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States and differ only in their interest rates,
maturities and times of issuance: U.S. Treasury bills (maturities of one year
or less with no interest paid and hence issued at a discount and repaid at full
face value upon maturity), U.S. Treasury

notes (maturities of one to ten years with interest payable every six months)
and U.S. Treasury bonds (generally maturities of greater than ten years with
interest payable every six months);

(ii) obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies and
instrumentalities that are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Government, such as securities issued by GNMA, the Farmers Home Administration,
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Export-Import Bank, the
General Services Administration and the Small Business Administration; and

(iii) obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies and
instrumentalities that are not supported by the full faith and credit of the
U.S. Government, such as securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC, and governmental
CMOs.

The maturities of the U.S. Government securities listed in paragraphs (i) and
(ii) above usually range from three months to 30 years. Such securities, except
GNMA certificates, normally provide for periodic payments of interest in fixed
amounts with principal payments at maturity or specified call dates. For
information regarding GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC certificates and CMOs, see
"Mortgage-Related Securities" below.

U.S. Government securities also include zero coupon securities and
principal-only securities and certain SMRS. In addition, other U.S. Government
agencies and instrumentalities have issued stripped securities that are similar
to SMRS. Such securities include those that are issued with an IO class and a
PO class. See "Mortgage-Related Securities" below and "Zero Coupon and
Principal-Only Securities" below. Although these stripped securities are
purchased and sold by institutional investors through several investment
banking firms acting as brokers or dealers, these securities were only recently
developed. As a result, established trading markets have not yet developed and,
accordingly, these securities may be illiquid.

Guarantees of securities by the U.S. Government or its agencies or
instrumentalities guarantee only the payment of principal and interest on the
securities, and do not guarantee the securities' yield or value or the yield or
value of the shares of a Fund that holds the securities.

U.S. Government securities are considered among the safest of fixed-income
investments. As a result, however, their yields are generally lower than the
yields available from other fixed-income securities.

MORTGAGE-RELATED SECURITIES. The mortgage-related securities in which a Fund
may invest typically are securities representing interests in pools of mortgage
loans made to home owners. The mortgage loan pools may be assembled for sale to
investors (such as a Fund) by governmental or private organizations.
Mortgage-related securities issued by GNMA are backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States; those issued by FNMA and FHLMC are not so backed.
Mortgage-related securities bear interest at either a fixed rate or an
adjustable rate determined by reference to an index rate. Mortgage-related
securities frequently provide for monthly payments that consist of both
interest and principal, unlike more traditional debt securities, which normally
do not provide for periodic repayments of principal.

Securities representing interests in pools created by private issuers generally
offer a higher rate of interest than securities representing interests in pools
created by governmental issuers because there are no direct or indirect
governmental guarantees of the underlying mortgage payments. However, private
issuers sometimes obtain committed loan facilities, lines of credit, letters of
credit, surety bonds or other forms of liquidity and credit enhancement to
support the timely payment of interest and principal with respect to their
securities if the borrowers on the underlying mortgages fail to make their
mortgage payments. The ratings of such non-governmental securities are
generally dependent upon the ratings of the providers of such liquidity and
credit support and would be adversely affected if the rating of such an
enhancer were downgraded. A Fund may buy mortgage-related securities without
credit enhancement if the securities meet the Fund's investment standards.
Although the market for mortgage-related securities is becoming increasingly
liquid, those of certain private organizations may not be readily marketable.

One type of mortgage-related security is of the "pass-through" variety. The
holder of a pass-through security is considered to own an undivided beneficial
interest in the underlying pool of mortgage loans and receives a pro rata share
of the monthly payments made by the borrowers on their mortgage loans, net of
any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of the securities. Prepayments of
mortgages resulting from the sale, refinancing or foreclosure of the underlying
properties are also paid to the holders of these securities, which, as
discussed below, frequently causes these securities to experience significantly
greater price and yield volatility than experienced by traditional fixed-income
securities. Some mortgage-related securities, such as securities issued by
GNMA, are referred to as "modified pass-through" securities. The holders of
these securities are entitled to the full and timely payment of principal and
interest, net of certain fees, regardless of whether payments are actually made
on the underlying mortgages. Another form of mortgage-related security is a
"pay-through" security, which is a debt obligation of the issuer secured by a
pool of mortgage loans pledged as collateral that is legally required to be
paid by the issuer regardless of whether payments are actually made on the
underlying mortgages.

Collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) are the predominant type of
"pay-through" mortgage-related security. In a CMO, a series of bonds or
certificates is issued in multiple classes. Each class of a CMO, often referred
to as a "tranche," is issued at a specific coupon rate and has a stated
maturity or final distribution date. Principal prepayments on collateral
underlying a CMO may cause it to be retired substantially earlier than the
stated maturities or final distribution dates. The principal and interest on
the underlying mortgages may be allocated among several classes of a series of
a CMO in many

ways. In a common structure, payments of principal, including any principal
prepayments, on the underlying mortgages are applied to the classes of the
series of a CMO in the order of their respective stated maturities or final
distribution dates, so that no payment of principal will be made on any class
of a CMO until all other classes having an earlier stated maturity or final
distribution date have been paid in full. One or more tranches of a CMO may
have coupon rates that reset periodically, or "float", at a specified increment
over an index such as LIBOR. Floating-rate CMOs may be backed by fixed or
adjustable rate mortgages. To date, fixed-rate mortgages have been more
commonly utilized for this purpose. Floating-rate CMOs are typically issued
with lifetime caps on the coupon rate thereon. These caps, similar to the caps
on adjustable-rate mortgages described below, represent a ceiling beyond which
the coupon rate on a floating-rate CMO may not be increased regardless of
increases in the interest rate index to which the floating-rate CMO is tied.
The collateral securing the CMOs may consist of a pool of mortgages, but may
also consist of mortgage-backed bonds or pass-through securities. CMOs may be
issued by a U.S. Government instrumentality or agency or by a private issuer.
Although payment of the principal of, and interest on, the underlying
collateral securing privately issued CMOs may be guaranteed by GNMA, FNMA or
FHLMC, these CMOs represent obligations solely of the private issuer and are
not insured or guaranteed by GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC, any other governmental agency
or any other person or entity.

Another type of mortgage-related security, known as adjustable-rate mortgage
securities (ARMS), bears interest at a rate determined by reference to a
predetermined interest rate or index. There are two main categories of rates or
indices: (i) rates based on the yield on U.S. Treasury securities and (ii)
indices derived from a calculated measure such as a cost of funds index or a
moving average of mortgage rates. Some rates and indices closely mirror changes
in market interest rate levels, while others tend to lag changes in market rate
levels and tend to be somewhat less volatile.

ARMS may be secured by adjustable-rate mortgages or fixed-rate mortgages. ARMS
secured by fixed-rate mortgages generally have lifetime caps on the coupon
rates of the securities. To the extent that general interest rates increase
faster than the interest rates on the ARMS, these ARMS will decline in value.
The adjustable-rate mortgages that secure ARMS will frequently have caps that
limit the maximum amount by which the interest rate or the monthly principal
and interest payments on the mortgages may increase. These payment caps can
result in negative amortization (i.e., an increase in the balance of the
mortgage loan). Furthermore, since many adjustable-rate mortgages only reset on
an annual basis, the values of ARMS tend to fluctuate to the extent that
changes in prevailing interest rates are not immediately reflected in the
interest rates payable on the underlying adjustable-rate mortgages.

Stripped mortgage-related securities (SMRS) are mortgage-related securities
that are usually structured with two classes of securities collateralized by a
pool of mortgages or a pool of mortgaged-backed bonds or pass-through
securities, with each class receiving different proportions of the principal
and interest payments from the underlying assets. A common type of SMRS has one
class of interest-only securities (IOs) receiving all of the interest payments
from the underlying assets; while the other class of securities, principal-only
securities (POs), receives all of the principal payments from the underlying
assets. IOs and POs are extremely sensitive to interest rate changes and are
more volatile than mortgage-related securities that are not stripped. IOs tend
to decrease in value as interest rates decrease, while POs generally increase
in value as interest rates decrease. If prepayments of the underlying mortgages
are greater than anticipated, the amount of interest earned on the overall pool
will decrease due to the decreasing principal balance of the assets. Changes in
the values of IOs and POs can be substantial and occur quickly, such as
occurred in the first half of 1994 when the value of many POs dropped
precipitously due to increases in interest rates. For this reason, none of the
Funds relies on IOs and POs as the principal means of furthering its investment
objective.

The value of mortgage-related securities is affected by a number of factors.
Unlike traditional debt securities, which have fixed maturity dates,
mortgage-related securities may be paid earlier than expected as a result of
prepayment of the underlying mortgages. If property owners make unscheduled
prepayments of their mortgage loans, these prepayments will result in the early
payment of the applicable mortgage-related securities. In that event a Fund may
be unable to invest the proceeds from the early payment of the mortgage-related
securities in an investment that provides as high a yield as the
mortgage-related securities. Consequently, early payment associated with
mortgage-related securities causes these securities to experience significantly
greater price and yield volatility than experienced by traditional fixed-income
securities. The occurrence of mortgage prepayments is affected by the level of
general interest rates, general economic conditions and other social and
demographic factors. During periods of falling interest rates, the rate of
mortgage prepayments tends to increase, thereby tending to decrease the life of
mortgage-related securities. Conversely, during periods of rising interest
rates, a reduction in prepayments may increase the effective life of
mortgage-related securities, subjecting them to greater risk of decline in
market value in response to rising interest rates. If the life of a
mortgage-related security is inaccurately predicted, a Fund may not be able to
realize the rate of return it expected.

As with fixed-income securities generally, the value of mortgage-related
securities can also be adversely affected by increases in general interest
rates relative to the yield provided by such securities. Such adverse effect is
especially possible with fixed-rate mortgage securities. If the yield available
on other investments rises above the yield of the fixed-rate mortgage
securities as a result of general increases in interest rate levels, the value
of the mortgage-related securities will decline. Although the negative effect
could be lessened if the mortgage-related securities were to be paid earlier
(thus permitting a Fund to reinvest the prepayment proceeds in

investments yielding the higher current interest rate), as described above the
rate of mortgage prepayments and early payment of mortgage-related securities
generally tends to decline during a period of rising interest rates.

Although the value of ARMS may not be affected by rising interest rates as much
as the value of fixed-rate mortgage securities is affected by rising interest
rates, ARMS may still decline in value as a result of rising interest rates.
Although, as described above, the yield on ARMS varies with changes in the
applicable interest rate or index, there is often a lag between increases in
general interest rates and increases in the yield on ARMS as a result of
relatively infrequent interest rate reset dates. In addition, adjustable-rate
mortgages and ARMS often have interest rate or payment caps that limit the
ability of the adjustable-rate mortgages or ARMS to fully reflect increases in
the general level of interest rates.

OTHER ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES. The securitization techniques used to develop
mortgage-related securities are being applied to a broad range of financial
assets. Through the use of trusts and special purpose corporations, various
types of assets, including automobile loans and leases, credit card
receivables, home equity loans, equipment leases and trade receivables, are
being securitized in structures similar to the structures used in mortgage
securitizations. These asset-backed securities are subject to risks associated
with changes in interest rates and prepayment of underlying obligations similar
to the risks of investment in mortgage-related securities discussed above.

Each type of asset-backed security also entails unique risks depending on the
type of assets involved and the legal structure used. For example, credit card
receivables are generally unsecured obligations of the credit card holder and
the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal
consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set off
certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due.
There have also been proposals to cap the interest rate that a credit card
issuer may charge. In some transactions, the value of the asset-backed security
is dependent on the performance of a third party acting as credit enhancer or
servicer. Furthermore, in some transactions (such as those involving the
securitization of vehicle loans or leases) it may be administratively
burdensome to perfect the interest of the security issuer in the underlying
collateral and the underlying collateral may become damaged or stolen.

ZERO COUPON AND PRINCIPAL-ONLY SECURITIES. Zero coupon securities and
principal-only (PO) securities are debt securities that have been issued
without interest coupons or stripped of their unmatured interest coupons, and
include receipts or certificates representing interests in such stripped debt
obligations and coupons. Such a security pays no interest to its holder during
its life. Its value to an investor consists of the difference between its face
value at the time of maturity and the price for which it was acquired, which is
generally an amount significantly less than its face value. Such securities
usually trade at a deep discount from their face or par value and are subject
to greater fluctuations in market value in response to changing interest rates
than debt obligations of comparable maturities and credit quality that make
current distributions of interest. On the other hand, because there are no
periodic interest payments to be reinvested prior to maturity, these securities
eliminate reinvestment risk and "lock in" a rate of return to maturity.

Zero coupon Treasury securities are U.S. Treasury bills issued without interest
coupons. Principal-only Treasury securities are U.S. Treasury notes and bonds
that have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons, and receipts or
certificates representing interests in such stripped debt obligations and
coupons. Currently the only U.S. Treasury security issued without coupons is
the Treasury bill. Although the U.S. Treasury does not itself issue Treasury
notes and bonds without coupons, under the U.S. Treasury STRIPS program
interest and principal payments on certain long-term Treasury securities may be
maintained separately in the Federal Reserve book entry system and may be
separately traded and owned. In addition, in the last few years a number of
banks and brokerage firms have separated ("stripped") the principal portions
from the coupon portions of U.S. Treasury bonds and notes and sold them
separately in the form of receipts or certificates representing undivided
interests in these instruments (which instruments are generally held by a bank
in a custodial or trust account). The staff of the Commission has indicated
that, in its view, these receipts or certificates should be considered as
securities issued by the bank or brokerage firm involved and, therefore, should
not be included in a Fund's categorization of U.S. Government securities. The
Funds disagree with the staff's position but will not treat such securities as
U.S. Government securities until final resolution of the issue.

Current federal tax law requires that a holder (such as a Fund) of a zero
coupon security accrue a portion of the discount at which the security was
purchased as income each year even though the holder receives no interest
payment in cash on the security during the year. As a result, in order to make
the distributions necessary for a Fund not to be subject to federal income or
excise taxes, the Fund might be required to pay out as an income distribution
each year an amount, obtained by liquidation of portfolio securities or
borrowings if necessary, greater than the total amount of cash that the Fund
has actually received as interest during the year. Each Fund believes, however,
that it is highly unlikely that it would be necessary to liquidate portfolio
securities or borrow money in order to make such required distributions or to
meet its investment objective. For a discussion of the tax treatment of zero
coupon Treasury securities, see "Dividends, Distributions and Taxes-Zero Coupon
Treasury Securities" in the Statement of Additional Information of each Fund
that is permitted to invest in such securities.

GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME and CORPORATE BOND may also invest in "pay-in-kind"
debentures (i.e., debt obligations the interest on which may be paid in the
form of obligations of the same type rather than cash), which have
characteristics similar to zero coupon securities.

VARIABLE, FLOATING AND INVERSE FLOATING RATE INSTRUMENTS. Fixed-income
securities may have fixed, variable or floating rates of interest. Variable and
floating rate securities pay interest at rates that are adjusted periodically,
according to a specified formula. A "variable" interest rate adjusts at
predetermined intervals (e.g., daily, weekly or monthly), while a "floating"
interest rate adjusts whenever a specified benchmark rate (such as the bank
prime lending rate) changes.

A Fund may invest in fixed-income securities that pay interest at a coupon rate
equal to a base rate, plus additional interest for a certain period of time if
short-term interest rates rise above a predetermined level or "cap." The amount
of such an additional interest payment typically is calculated under a formula
based on a short-term interest rate index multiplied by a designated factor.

Leveraged inverse floating rate debt instruments are sometimes known as inverse
floaters. The interest rate on an inverse floater resets in the opposite
direction from the market rate of interest to which the inverse floater is
indexed. An inverse floater may be considered to be leveraged to the extent
that its interest rate varies by a magnitude that exceeds the magnitude of the
change in the index rate of interest. The higher degree of leverage inherent in
inverse floaters is associated with greater volatility in market value, such
that, during periods of rising interest rates, the market values of inverse
floaters will tend to decrease more rapidly than those of fixed rate securities.

STRUCTURED SECURITIES. Structured securities in which GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT,
GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME and CORPORATE BOND may invest represent interests in
entities organized and operated solely for the purpose of restructuring the
investment characteristics of sovereign debt obligations, with respect to
GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT and GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME, or foreign government
securities, with respect to CORPORATE BOND. This type of restructuring involves
the deposit with or purchase by an entity, such as a corporation or trust, of
specified instruments (such as commercial bank loans or Brady Bonds) and the
issuance by that entity of one or more classes of structured securities backed
by, or representing interests in, the underlying instruments. The cash flow on
the underlying instruments may be apportioned among the newly issued structured
securities to create securities with different investment characteristics such
as varying maturities, payment priorities and interest rate provisions, and the
extent of the payments made with respect to structured securities is dependent
on the extent of the cash flow on the underlying instruments. Because
structured securities typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit
risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments.
Structured securities of a given class may be either subordinated or
unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated
structured securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks
than unsubordinated structured securities. GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT may invest
up to 25% of its total assets, and GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME and CORPORATE BOND
may invest without limit, in these types of structured securities.

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. A Fund's investments in loans are expected
in most instances to be in the form of participations in loans and assignments
of all or a portion of loans from third parties. A Fund's investment in loan
participations typically will result in the Fund having a contractual
relationship only with the lender and not with the borrower. A Fund will
acquire participations only if the lender interpositioned between the Fund and
the borrower is a lender having total assets of more than $25 billion and whose
senior unsecured debt is rated investment grade or higher. When a Fund
purchases a loan assignment from a lender it will acquire direct rights against
the borrower on the loan. Because loan assignments are arranged through private
negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, however, the
rights and obligations acquired by a Fund as the purchaser of an assignment may
differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning lender. The
assignability of certain sovereign debt obligations, with respect to GLOBAL
DOLLAR GOVERNMENT and GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME, or foreign government
securities, with respect to CORPORATE BOND, is restricted by the governing
documentation as to the nature of the assignee such that the only way in which
the Fund may acquire an interest in a loan is through a participation and not
an assignment. A Fund may have difficulty disposing of assignments and
participations because to do so it will have to assign such securities to a
third party. Because there is no liquid market for such securities, such
securities can probably be sold only to a limited number of institutional
investors. The lack of a liquid secondary market may have an adverse effect on
the value of such securities and a Fund's ability to dispose of particular
assignments or participations when necessary to meet its liquidity needs in
response to a specific economic event such as a deterioration in the
creditworthiness of the borrower. The lack of a liquid secondary market for
assignments and participations also may make it more difficult for the Fund to
assign a value to these securities for purposes of valuing the Fund's portfolio
and calculating its net asset value.

GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT and GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME may invest up to 25%, and
CORPORATE BOND may invest up to 15%, of their total assets, in loan
participations and assignments. The government that is the borrower on the loan
will be considered by a Fund to be the issuer of a loan participation or
assignment for purposes of its fundamental investment policy that it may not
invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities of issuers conducting
their principal business activities in the same industry (i.e., foreign
government).

BRADY BONDS. Brady Bonds are created through the exchange of existing
commercial bank loans to foreign entities for new obligations in connection
with debt restructurings under a plan introduced by former U.S. Secretary of
the Treasury, Nicholas F. Brady (the "Brady Plan"). Brady Bonds have been
issued only recently, and, accordingly, do not have a long payment history.
They may be collateralized or uncollateralized and issued in various currencies
(although most are U.S. Dollar-denominated) and they are actively traded in the
over-the-counter secondary market.

U.S. Dollar-denominated, collateralized Brady Bonds, which may be fixed-rate
par bonds or floating rate discount bonds, are generally collateralized in full
as to principal due at maturity by U.S. Treasury zero coupon obligations that
have the same maturity as the Brady Bonds. Interest payments on these Brady
Bonds generally are collateralized by cash or securities in an amount that, in
the case of fixed rate bonds, is equal to at least one year of rolling interest
payments based on the applicable interest rate at that time and is adjusted at
regular intervals thereafter. Certain Brady Bonds are entitled to "value
recovery payments" in certain circumstances, which in effect constitute
supplemental interest payments but generally are not collateralized. Brady
Bonds are often viewed as having up to four valuation components: (i)
collateralized repayment of principal at final maturity, (ii) collateralized
interest payments, (iii) uncollateralized interest payments, and (iv) any
uncollateralized repayment of principal at maturity (these uncollateralized
amounts constitute the "residual risk"). In the event of a default with respect
to collateralized Brady Bonds as a result of which the payment obligations of
the issuer are accelerated, the U.S. Treasury zero coupon obligations held as
collateral for the payment of principal will not be distributed to investors,
nor will such obligations be sold and the proceeds distributed. The collateral
will be held by the collateral agent to the scheduled maturity of the defaulted
Brady Bonds, which will continue to be outstanding, at which time the face
amount of the collateral will equal the principal payments that would have then
been due on the Brady Bonds in the normal course. In addition, in light of the
residual risk of Brady Bonds and, among other factors, the history of defaults
with respect to commercial bank loans by public and private entities of
countries issuing Brady Bonds, investments in Brady Bonds are to be viewed as
speculative.

CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. Convertible securities include bonds, debentures,
corporate notes and preferred stocks that are convertible into common stock.
Prior to conversion, convertible securities have the same general
characteristics as non-convertible debt securities, which provide a stable
stream of income with generally higher yields than those of equity securities
of the same or similar issuers. The price of a convertible security will
normally vary with changes in the price of the underlying stock, although the
higher yield tends to make the convertible security less volatile than the
underlying common stock. As with debt securities, the market value of
convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates increase and increase
as interest rates decline. While convertible securities generally offer lower
interest or dividend yields than non-convertible debt securities of similar
quality, they enable investors to benefit from increases in the market price of
the underlying common stock. Convertible debt securities that are rated Baa or
lower by Moody's or BBB or lower by S&P, Duff & Phelps or Fitch and comparable
unrated securities may share some or all of the risks of debt securities with
those ratings. For a description of these risks, see "Risk
Considerations-Investment in Lower-Rated Fixed-Income Securities."

SHORT SALES. A short sale is effected by selling a security that a Fund does
not own, or if the Fund owns the security, it is not to be delivered upon
consummation of the sale. A short sale is "against the box" if a Fund owns or
has the right to obtain without payment securities identical to those sold
short. SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT and GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT each may make
short sales only against the box and only for the purpose of deferring
realization of gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In addition,
each of these Funds may not make a short sale if, as a result, more than 10% of
net assets (taken at market value), with respect to GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT,
and 10% of total assets, with respect to SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT, would be
held as collateral for short sales.

GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME may make a short sale in anticipation that the market
price of that security will decline. When the Fund makes a short sale of a
security that it does not own, it must borrow from a broker-dealer the security
sold short and deliver the security to the broker-dealer upon conclusion of the
short sale. The Fund may be required to pay a fee to borrow particular
securities and is often obligated to pay over any payments received on such
borrowed securities. The Fund's obligation to replace the borrowed security
will be secured by collateral deposited with a broker-dealer qualified as a
custodian. Depending on the arrangements the Fund makes with the broker-dealer
from which it borrowed the security regarding remittance of any payments
received by the Fund on such security, the Fund may not receive any payments
(including interest) on its collateral deposited with the broker-dealer.

In order to defer realization of gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME may also make short sales "against the box."
The Fund may not make a short sale, if as a result, more than 25% of its total
assets would be held as collateral for short sales.

If the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short
sale and the time a Fund replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will incur a
loss; conversely, if the price declines, the Fund will realize a short-term
capital gain. Any gain will be decreased, and any loss increased, by the
transaction costs described above. Although a Fund's gain is limited to the
price at which it sold the security short, its potential loss is theoretically
unlimited.

Certain special federal income tax considerations may apply to short sales
entered into by a Fund. See "Dividends, Distributions and Taxes" in the
relevant Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. A repurchase agreement arises when a buyer purchases a
security and simultaneously agrees to resell it to the vendor at an agreed-upon
future date, normally a day or a few days later. The resale price is greater
than the purchase price, reflecting an agreed-upon interest rate for the

period the buyer's money is invested in the security. Such agreements permit a
Fund to keep all of its assets at work while retaining "overnight" flexibility
in pursuit of investments of a longer-term nature. A Fund requires continual
maintenance of collateral in an amount equal to, or in excess of, the resale
price. If a vendor defaults on its repurchase obligation, a Fund would suffer a
loss to the extent that the proceeds from the sale of the collateral were less
than the repurchase price. If a vendor goes bankrupt, a Fund might be delayed
in, or prevented from, selling the collateral for its benefit. There is no
percentage restriction on any Fund's ability to enter into repurchase
agreements, except that SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT may enter into repurchase
agreements on not more than 25% of its total assets. The Funds may enter into
repurchase agreements with member banks of the Federal Reserve System or
"primary dealers" (as designated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York),
although LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT, WORLD INCOME, SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET,
MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME and GLOBAL DOLLAR
GOVERNMENT currently enter into repurchase agreements only with their
custodians and such primary dealers.

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND DOLLAR ROLLS. Reverse repurchase agreements
involve sales by a Fund of portfolio assets concurrently with an agreement by
the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. During
the reverse repurchase agreement period, the Fund continues to receive
principal and interest payments on these securities. Generally, the effect of
such a transaction is that a Fund can recover all or most of the cash invested
in the portfolio securities involved during the term of the reverse repurchase
agreement, while it will be able to keep the interest income associated with
those portfolio securities. Such transactions are advantageous only if the
interest cost to a Fund of the reverse repurchase transaction is less than the
cost of otherwise obtaining the cash.

Dollar rolls involve sales by a Fund of securities for delivery in the current
month and the Fund's simultaneously contracting to repurchase substantially
similar (same type and coupon) securities on a specified future date. During
the roll period, a Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities.
A Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the
lower forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the "drop")
as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale.

Reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls involve the risk that the market
value of the securities a Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement
may decline below the repurchase price. In the event the buyer of securities
under a reverse repurchase agreement or dollar roll files for bankruptcy or
becomes insolvent, a Fund's use of the proceeds of the agreement may be
restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or
receiver, whether to enforce the Fund's obligation to repurchase the securities.

Reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls are speculative techniques and
are considered borrowings by the Funds. SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT may enter
into reverse repurchase agreements with commercial banks and registered
broker-dealers in order to increase income, in an amount up to 33-1/3% of its
total assets. Under normal circumstances, LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT does not
expect to engage in reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls with respect
to greater than 50% of its total assets. Reverse repurchase agreements and
dollar rolls together with any borrowings by GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT will not
exceed 33% of its total assets less liabilities (other than amounts borrowed).
GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with
commercial banks and registered broker-dealers in order to increase income, in
an amount up to 25% of its total assets. Reverse repurchase agreements and
dollar rolls together with any borrowings by GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME will not
exceed 25% of its total assets. See "Risk Considerations-Effects of Borrowing."

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES. A Fund may make secured loans of portfolio
securities to brokers, dealers and financial institutions, provided that cash,
liquid high grade debt securities or bank letters of credit equal to at least
100% of the market value of the securities loaned is deposited and maintained
by the borrower with the Fund. The risks in lending portfolio securities, as
with other extensions of credit, consist of possible loss of rights in the
collateral should the borrower fail financially. In determining whether to lend
securities to a particular borrower, Alliance will consider all relevant facts
and circumstances, including the creditworthiness of the borrower. While
securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the Fund any income earned
thereon and the Fund may invest any cash collateral in portfolio securities,
thereby earning additional income, or receive an agreed upon amount of income
from a borrower who has delivered equivalent collateral. Each Fund will have
the right to regain record ownership of loaned securities or equivalent
securities in order to exercise ownership rights such as voting rights,
subscription rights and rights to dividends, interest or distributions. A Fund
may pay reasonable finders', administrative and custodial fees in connection
with a loan. A Fund will not lend portfolio securities in excess of 25%, with
respect to SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT and GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME, and 20%,
with respect to each of LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT, MORTGAGE SECURITIES
INCOME, WORLD INCOME, SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET, MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, NORTH
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME and GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT, of its total assets,
nor will a Fund lend portfolio securities to any officer, director, employee or
affiliate of the Fund or Alliance.

ILLIQUID SECURITIES. Subject to any more restrictive applicable investment
policies, none of the Funds will maintain more than 15% of its net assets in
illiquid securities. Illiquid securities generally include (i) direct
placements or other securities that are subject to legal or contractual
restrictions on resale or for which there is no readily available market (e.g.,
when trading in the security is suspended or, in the case of unlisted
securities,

when market makers do not exist or will not entertain bids or offers),
including many currency swaps and any assets used to cover currency swaps, (ii)
over-the-counter options and assets used to cover over-the-counter options, and
(iii) repurchase agreements not terminable within seven days. Rule 144A
securities that have legal or contractual restrictions on resale but have a
readily available market are not deemed illiquid. Alliance will monitor the
liquidity of each Fund's Rule 144A portfolio securities under the supervision
of the Directors of that Fund. A Fund that invests in illiquid securities may
not be able to sell such securities and may not be able to realize their full
value upon sale.

INVESTMENT IN OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES. GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT may invest
in other investment companies whose investment objectives and policies are
consistent with those of the Fund. Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may invest not
more than 10% of its total assets in securities of other investment companies.
In addition, under the 1940 Act the Fund may not own more than 3% of the total
outstanding voting stock of any investment company and not more than 5% of the
value of the Fund's total assets may be invested in the securities of any
investment company. If the Fund acquired shares in investment companies,
shareholders would bear both their proportionate share of expenses in the Fund
(including management and advisory fees) and, indirectly, the expenses of such
investment companies (including management and advisory fees).

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. A Fund may, following written notice to its shareholders,
take advantage of other investment practices that are not currently
contemplated for use by the Fund or are not available but may yet be developed,
to the extent such investment practices are consistent with the Fund's
investment objective and legally permissible for the Fund. Such investment
practices, if they arise, may involve risks that exceed those involved in the
practices described above.

DEFENSIVE POSITION. For temporary defensive purposes, each Fund may invest in
certain types of short-term, liquid, high grade or high quality (depending on
the Fund) debt securities. These securities may include U.S. Government
securities, qualifying bank deposits, money market instruments, prime
commercial paper and other types of short-term debt securities including notes
and bonds. For Funds that may invest in foreign countries, such securities may
also include short-term, foreign-currency denominated securities of the type
mentioned above issued by foreign governmental entities, companies and
supranational organizations. For a complete description of the types of
securities in which a Fund may invest while in a temporary defensive position,
see the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER. Portfolio turnover rates are set forth under "Financial
Highlights." These rates of portfolio turnover are greater than those of most
other investment companies. A high rate of portfolio turnover involves
correspondingly greater brokerage and other expenses than a lower rate, which
must be borne by the Fund and its shareholders. High portfolio turnover also
may result in the realization of substantial net short-term capital gains. See
"Dividends, Distributions and Taxes" in each Fund's Statement of Additional
Information.

CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICIES

Each Fund has adopted certain fundamental investment policies listed below,
which may not be changed without the approval of its shareholders. Additional
investment restrictions with respect to a Fund are set forth in its Statement
of Additional Information.
SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT may not (i) invest more than 5% of its total assets
in the securities of any one issuer (other than U.S. Government securities and
repurchase agreements relating thereto), although up to 25% of the Fund's total
assets may be invested without regard to this restriction, or (ii) invest 25%
or more of its total assets in the securities of any one industry.

U.S. GOVERNMENT may not (i) borrow money except from banks for temporary or
emergency purposes and then only in an amount not exceeding 5% of the value of
its total assets at the time the borrowing is made, (ii) make loans to other
persons, (iii) effect a short sale of any security, (iv) purchase securities on
margin, but it may obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary for the
clearance of purchases and sales of securities, or (v) write, purchase or sell
puts, calls or combinations thereof.

LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT may not (i) invest more than 5% of its total assets
in the securities of any one issuer or own more than 10% of the outstanding
voting securities of such issuer (other than U.S. Government securities),
except that up to 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets may be invested
without regard to the 5% and 10% limitations, (ii) invest 25% or more of its
total assets in securities of companies engaged principally in any one
industry, except that this restriction does not apply to investments in the
mortgage and mortgage-financed industry (in which more than 25% of the value of
the Fund's total assets will, except for temporary defensive positions, be
invested) or U.S. Government securities, (iii) borrow money except from banks
for emergency or temporary purposes in an amount not exceeding 5% of the value
of the total assets of the Fund, except that the Fund may engage in reverse
repurchase agreements and dollar rolls in an amount up to 50% of the Fund's
total assets, and (iv) pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or otherwise encumber its
assets, except to secure permitted borrowings.

MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME may not (i) invest more than 5% of the value of its
total assets in the securities of any one issuer (other than U.S. Government
securities), except that up to 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets may
be invested without regard to this limitation, (ii) invest more than 25% of the
value of its total assets in the securities of issuers conducting their
principal business activities in a single industry, except that this limitation
shall not apply to investments in the mortgage and mortgage-financed industry
(in which more than 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets will, except
for temporary defensive positions, be invested) or U.S. Government securities,
(iii) borrow money except from

banks for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption
requests which might require the untimely disposition of securities, borrowing
in the aggregate may not exceed 15%, and borrowing for purposes other than
meeting redemptions may not exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets
(including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (not including the amount
borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made, outstanding borrowings in excess
of 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets will be repaid before any
subsequent investments are made, (iv) pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or
otherwise encumber its assets, except in an amount of not more than 15% of the
value of its total assets to secure borrowings for temporary or emergency
purposes and except as provided in (vi) below, provided, however, that this
limitation does not apply to deposits made in connection with the entering into
and holding of interest rate futures contracts, (v) invest more than 10% of the
value of its total assets in the aggregate in illiquid securities or other
illiquid investments and repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven
days, or (vi) lend its portfolio securities if immediately after such a loan
more than 20% of the value of the Fund's total assets would be subject to such
loans.

WORLD INCOME may not (i) invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities
of companies engaged principally in any one industry other than the banking
industry except that this restriction does not apply to U.S. Government
securities, (ii) borrow money except from banks for temporary or emergency
purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests which might require the
untimely disposition of securities; borrowing in the aggregate may not exceed
15%, and borrowing for purposes other than meeting redemptions may not exceed
5% of the value of the Fund's total assets (including the amount borrowed) less
liabilities (not including the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is
made; securities will not be purchased while borrowings in excess of 5% of the
value of the Fund's total assets are outstanding, or (iii) pledge, hypothecate,
mortgage or otherwise encumber its assets, except to secure permitted
borrowings.

SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET may not (i) invest 25% or more of its total assets in
securities of companies engaged principally in any one industry other than the
banking industry, except that this restriction does not apply to U.S.
Government securities, (ii) borrow money except from banks for temporary or
emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests which might
require the untimely disposition of securities; borrowing in the aggregate may
not exceed 15%, and borrowing for purposes other than meeting redemptions may
not exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets (including the amount
borrowed) less liabilities (not including the amount borrowed) at the time the
borrowing is made; securities will not be purchased while borrowings in excess
of 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets are outstanding, or (iii) pledge,
hypothecate, mortgage or otherwise encumber its assets, except to secure
permitted borrowings.

MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY may not (i) invest 25% or more of its total assets in
securities of companies engaged principally in any one industry other than the
banking industry, except that this restriction does not apply to U.S.
Government securities, (ii) borrow money, except the Fund may, in accordance
with provisions of the 1940 Act, (a) borrow from a bank, if after such
borrowing, there is asset coverage of at least 300% as defined in the 1940 Act,
and (b) borrow for temporary or emergency purposes in an amount not exceeding
5% of the value of the total assets of the Fund, or (iii) pledge, hypothecate,
mortgage or otherwise encumber its assets, except to secure permitted
borrowings.

NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME may not (i) invest 25% or more of its total
assets in securities of companies engaged principally in any one industry
except that this restriction does not apply to U.S. Government securities, (ii)
borrow money, except that the Fund may, in accordance with provisions of the
1940 Act, (a) borrow from a bank, if after such borrowing, there is asset
coverage of at least 300% as defined in the 1940 Act, and (b) borrow for
temporary or emergency purposes in an amount not exceeding 5% of the value of
the total assets of the Fund, or (iii) pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or
otherwise encumber its assets, except to secure permitted borrowings.

GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT may not (i) invest 25% or more of its total assets in
the securities of issuers conducting their principal business activities in any
one industry, except that this restriction does not apply to U.S. Government
securities, (ii) purchase more than 10% of any class of the voting securities
of any one issuer, (iii) borrow money, except the Fund may, in accordance with
provisions of the 1940 Act, (a) borrow from a bank, if after such borrowing,
there is asset coverage of at least 300% as defined in the 1940 Act, and (b)
borrow for temporary or emergency purposes in an amount not exceeding 5% of the
value of the total assets of the Fund, (iv) pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or
otherwise encumber its assets, except to secure permitted borrowings, or (v)
purchase a security if, as a result (unless the security is acquired pursuant
to a plan of reorganization or an offer of exchange), the Fund would own more
than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of any investment company or more
than 5% of the value of the Fund's net assets would be invested in securities
of any one or more investment companies.

GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME may not (i) borrow money, except the Fund may, in
accordance with provisions of the 1940 Act, (a) borrow from a bank, if after
such borrowing there is asset coverage of at least 300% as defined in the 1940
Act, and (b) borrow for temporary or emergency purposes in an amount not
exceeding 5% of the value of the total assets of the Fund, or (ii) pledge,
hypothecate, mortgage or otherwise encumber its assets, except to secure
permitted borrowings.

CORPORATE BOND may not (i) invest more than 5% of its total assets in the
securities of any one issuer other than U.S. Government securities, or (ii) own
more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer.

RISK CONSIDERATIONS

FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES. The value of each Fund's shares will fluctuate with
the value of its investments. The value of each Fund's investments will change
as the general level of interest rates fluctuates. During periods of falling
interest rates, the values of a Fund's securities generally rise. Conversely,
during periods of rising interest rates, the values of a Fund's securities
generally decline. Changes in interest rates have a greater effect on
securities with longer maturities and durations than those with shorter
maturities and durations.

In seeking to achieve a Fund's investment objective, there will be times, such
as during periods of rising interest rates, when depreciation and realization
of capital losses on securities in a Fund's portfolio will be unavoidable.
Moreover, medium- and lower-rated securities and non-rated securities of
comparable quality may be subject to wider fluctuations in yield and market
values than higher-rated securities under certain market conditions. Such
fluctuations after a security is acquired do not affect the cash income
received from that security but are reflected in the net asset value of a Fund.

U.S. CORPORATE FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES. The U.S. corporate fixed-income
securities in which GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT invests may include securities
issued in connection with corporate restructurings such as takeovers or
leveraged buyouts, which may pose particular risks. Securities issued to
finance corporate restructurings may have special credit risks due to the
highly leveraged conditions of the issuer. In addition, such issuers may lose
experienced management as a result of the restructuring. Finally, the market
price of such securities may be more volatile to the extent that expected
benefits from the restructuring do not materialize. The Fund may also invest in
U.S. corporate fixed-income securities that are not current in the payment of
interest or principal or are in default, so long as Alliance believes such
investment is consistent with the Fund's investment objectives. The Fund's
rights with respect to defaults on such securities will be subject to
applicable U.S. bankruptcy, moratorium and other similar laws.

FOREIGN INVESTMENT. The securities markets of many foreign countries are
relatively small, with the majority of market capitalization and trading volume
concentrated in a limited number of companies representing a small number of
industries. Consequently, a Fund whose investment portfolio includes such
securities may experience greater price volatility and significantly lower
liquidity than a portfolio invested solely in securities of U.S. companies.
These markets may be subject to greater influence by adverse events generally
affecting the market, and by large investors trading significant blocks of
securities, than is usual in the United States. Securities registration,
custody and settlements may in some instances be subject to delays and legal
and administrative uncertainties. Furthermore, foreign investment in the
securities markets of certain foreign countries is restricted or controlled to
varying degrees. These restrictions or controls may at times limit or preclude
investment in certain securities and may increase the cost and expenses of a
Fund. In addition, the repatriation of investment income, capital or the
proceeds of sales of securities from certain of the countries is controlled
under regulations, including in some cases the need for certain advance
government notification or authority, and if a deterioration occurs in a
country's balance of payments, the country could impose temporary restrictions
on foreign capital remittances. A Fund could be adversely affected by delays
in, or a refusal to grant, any required governmental approval for repatriation,
as well as by the application to it of other restrictions on investment.
Investing in local markets may require a Fund to adopt special procedures or
seek local governmental approvals or other actions, any of which may involve
additional costs to a Fund. The liquidity of a Fund's investments in any
country in which any of these factors exists could be affected and Alliance
will monitor the effect of any such factor or factors on a Fund's investments.
Furthermore, transaction costs including brokerage commissions for transactions
both on and off the securities exchanges in many foreign countries are
generally higher than in the U.S.

Issuers of securities in foreign jurisdictions are generally not subject to the
same degree of regulation as are U.S. issuers with respect to such matters as
insider trading rules, restrictions on market manipulation, shareholder proxy
requirements and timely disclosure of information. The reporting, accounting
and auditing standards of foreign countries may differ, in some cases
significantly, from U.S. standards in important respects and less information
may be available to investors in foreign securities than to investors in U.S.
securities. Substantially less information is publicly available about certain
non-U.S. issuers than is available about U.S. issuers.

The economies of individual foreign countries may differ favorably or
unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross domestic
product or gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment,
resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments position. Nationalization,
expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, political changes,
government regulation, political or social instability or diplomatic
developments could affect adversely the economy of a foreign country or the
Fund's investments in such country. In the event of expropriation,
nationalization or other confiscation, a Fund could lose its entire investment
in the country involved. In addition, laws in foreign countries governing
business organizations, bankruptcy and insolvency may provide less protection
to security holders such as the Fund than that provided by U.S. laws.

WORLD INCOME may invest a portion of its net assets in securities denominated
in the ECU. There are risks associated with concentration of investments in a
particular region of the world such as Western Europe since the economies and
markets of the countries in the region tend to be interrelated and may be
adversely affected by political, economic and other events in a similar manner.

Alliance believes that, except for currency fluctuations between the U.S.
Dollar and the Canadian Dollar, the matters described above are not likely to
have a material adverse effect on NORTH

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME'S investments in the securities of Canadian issuers
or investments denominated in Canadian Dollars. The factors described above are
more likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund's investments in the
securities of Mexican and other non-Canadian foreign issuers, including
investments in securities denominated in Mexican Pesos or other non-Canadian
foreign currencies. If not hedged, however, currency fluctuations could affect
the unrealized appreciation and depreciation of Canadian Government securities
as expressed in U.S. Dollars.

CURRENCY CONSIDERATIONS. Those Funds that invest some portion of their assets
in securities denominated in, and receive revenues in, foreign currencies will
be adversely affected by reductions in the value of those currencies relative
to the U.S. Dollar. These changes will affect a Fund's net assets,
distributions and income. If the value of the foreign currencies in which a
Fund receives income falls relative to the U.S. Dollar between receipt of the
income and the making of Fund distributions, a Fund may be required to
liquidate securities in order to make distributions if the Fund has
insufficient cash in U.S. Dollars to meet the distribution requirements that
the Fund must satisfy to qualify as a regulated investment company for federal
income tax purposes. Similarly, if an exchange rate declines between the time a
Fund incurs expenses in U.S. Dollars and the time cash expenses are paid, the
amount of the currency required to be converted into U.S. Dollars in order to
pay expenses in U.S. Dollars could be greater than the equivalent amount of
such expenses in the currency at the time they were incurred. In light of these
risks, a Fund may engage in certain currency hedging transactions, which
themselves, involve certain special risks. See "Additional Investment
Practices" above.

SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS. No established secondary markets may exist for many
of the sovereign debt obligations in which GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT and GLOBAL
STRATEGIC INCOME will invest. Reduced secondary market liquidity may have an
adverse effect on the market price and a Fund's ability to dispose of
particular instruments when necessary to meet its liquidity requirements or in
response to specific economic events such as a deterioration in the
creditworthiness of the issuer. Reduced secondary market liquidity for certain
sovereign debt obligations may also make it more difficult for a Fund to obtain
accurate market quotations for the purpose of valuing its portfolio. Market
quotations are generally available on many sovereign debt obligations only from
a limited number of dealers and may not necessarily represent firm bids of
those dealers or prices for actual sales.

By investing in sovereign debt obligations, the Funds will be exposed to the
direct or indirect consequences of political, social and economic changes in
various countries. Political changes in a country may affect the willingness of
a foreign government to make or provide for timely payments of its obligations.
The country's economic status, as reflected, among other things, in its
inflation rate, the amount of its external debt and its gross domestic product,
will also affect the government's ability to honor its obligations.

The sovereign debt obligations in which the Funds will invest in many cases
pertain to countries that are among the world's largest debtors to commercial
banks, foreign governments, international financial organizations and other
financial institutions. In recent years, the governments of some of these
countries have encountered difficulties in servicing their external debt
obligations, which led to defaults on certain obligations and the restructuring
of certain indebtedness. Restructuring arrangements have included, among other
things, reducing and rescheduling interest and principal payments by
negotiating new or amended credit agreements or converting outstanding
principal and unpaid interest to Brady Bonds, and obtaining new credit to
finance interest payments. Certain governments have not been able to make
payments of interest on or principal of sovereign debt obligations as those
payments have come due. Obligations arising from past restructuring agreements
may affect the economic performance and political and social stability of those
issuers.

The ability of governments to make timely payments on their obligations is
likely to be influenced strongly by the issuer's balance of payments, including
export performance, and its access to international credits and investments. To
the extent that a country receives payment for its exports in currencies other
than dollars, its ability to make debt payments denominated in dollars could be
adversely affected. To the extent that a country develops a trade deficit, it
will need to depend on continuing loans from foreign governments, multi-lateral
organizations or private commercial banks, aid payments from foreign
governments and on inflows of foreign investment. The access of a country to
these forms of external funding may not be certain, and a withdrawal of
external funding could adversely affect the capacity of a government to make
payments on its obligations. In addition, the cost of servicing debt
obligations can be affected by a change in international interest rates since
the majority of these obligations carry interest rates that are adjusted
periodically based upon international rates.

The Funds are permitted to invest in sovereign debt obligations that are not
current in the payment of interest or principal or are in default so long as
Alliance believes it to be consistent with the Funds' investment objectives.
The Funds may have limited legal recourse in the event of a default with
respect to certain sovereign debt obligations it holds. For example, remedies
from defaults on certain sovereign debt obligations, unlike those on private
debt, must, in some cases, be pursued in the courts of the defaulting party
itself. Legal recourse therefore may be significantly diminished. Bankruptcy,
moratorium and other similar laws applicable to issuers of sovereign debt
obligations may be substantially different from those applicable to issuers of
private debt obligations. The political context, expressed as the willingness
of an issuer of sovereign debt obligations to meet the terms of the debt
obligation, for example, is of considerable importance. In addition, no
assurance can be given that the holders of commercial bank debt will not
contest payments to the holders of securities issued by foreign governments in
the event of default under commercial bank loan agreements.

EFFECTS OF BORROWING. A Fund's loan agreements provide for additional
borrowings and for repayments and reborrowings from time to time, and each Fund
that may borrow expects to effect borrowings and repayments at such times and
in such amounts as will maintain investment leverage in an amount approximately
equal to its borrowing target. The loan agreements provide for a selection of
interest rates that are based on the bank's short-term funding costs in the
U.S. and London markets.

Borrowings by a Fund result in leveraging of the Fund's shares of common stock.
Utilization of leverage, which is usually considered speculative, however,
involves certain risks to a Fund's shareholders. These include a higher
volatility of the net asset value of a Fund's shares of common stock and the
relatively greater effect on the net asset value of the shares. So long as a
Fund is able to realize a net return on its investment portfolio that is higher
than the interest expense paid on borrowings, the effect of leverage will be to
cause the Fund's shareholders to realize a higher current net investment income
than if the Fund were not leveraged. On the other hand, interest rates on U.S.
Dollar-denominated and foreign currency-denominated obligations change from
time to time as does their relationship to each other, depending upon such
factors as supply and demand forces, monetary and tax policies within each
country and investor expectations. Changes in such factors could cause the
relationship between such rates to change so that rates on U.S.
Dollar-denominated obligations may substantially increase relative to the
foreign currency-denominated obligations in which the Fund may be invested. To
the extent that the interest expense on borrowings approaches the net return on
a Fund's investment portfolio, the benefit of leverage to the Fund's
shareholders will be reduced, and if the interest expense on borrowings were to
exceed the net return to shareholders, a Fund's use of leverage would result in
a lower rate of return than if a Fund were not leveraged. Similarly, the effect
of leverage in a declining market could be a greater decrease in net asset
value per share than if the Fund were not leveraged. In an extreme case if a
Fund's current investment income were not sufficient to meet the interest
expense on borrowings, it could be necessary for the Fund to liquidate certain
of its investments, thereby reducing the net asset value of a Fund's shares.

In the event of an increase in rates on U.S. Government securities or other
changed market conditions, to the point where leverage by MULTI-MARKET
STRATEGY, GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME or NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME could
adversely affect the Funds' shareholders, as noted above, or in anticipation of
such changes, each Fund may increase the percentage of its investment portfolio
invested in U.S. Government securities, which would tend to offset the negative
impact of leverage on Fund shareholders. Each Fund may also reduce the degree
to which it is leveraged by repaying amounts borrowed.

Under the 1940 Act, a Fund is not permitted to borrow unless immediately after
such borrowing there is "asset coverage," as that term is defined and used in
the 1940 Act, of at least 300% for all borrowings of the Fund. In addition,
under the 1940 Act, in the event asset coverage falls below 300%, a Fund must
within three days reduce the amount of its borrowing to such an extent that the
asset coverage of its borrowings is at least 300%. Assuming, for example,
outstanding borrowings representing not more than one-third of a Fund's total
assets less liabilities (other than such borrowings), the asset coverage of the
Fund's portfolio would be 300%; while outstanding borrowings representing 25%
of the Fund's total assets less liabilities (other than such borrowings), the
asset coverage of the Fund's portfolio would be 400%. A Fund will maintain
asset coverage of outstanding borrowings of at least 300% and if necessary
will, to the extent possible, reduce the amounts borrowed by making repayments
from time to time in order to do so. Such repayments could require a Fund to
sell portfolio securities at times considered disadvantageous by Alliance. In
the event that a Fund is required to sell portfolio securities in order to make
repayments, such sales of portfolio securities could cause the Fund to incur
related transaction costs and might cause the Fund to realize gains on
securities held for less than three months. Because not more than 30% of a
Fund's gross income may be derived from the sale or disposition of stocks and
securities held for less than three months to maintain the Fund's tax status as
a regulated investment company, such gains would limit the ability of a Fund to
sell other securities held for less than three months that a Fund might wish to
sell in the ordinary course of its portfolio management and thus might
adversely affect the Fund's yield. See "Dividends, Distributions and Taxes."

Each of MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME, GLOBAL
STRATEGIC INCOME and GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT may borrow to repurchase its
shares or to meet redemption requests. In addition, each Fund may borrow for
temporary purposes (including the purposes mentioned in the preceding sentence)
in an amount not exceeding 5% of the value of the assets of the Fund.
Borrowings for temporary purposes are not subject to the 300% asset average
limit described above. See "Certain Fundamental Investment Policies."
SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT, LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT, MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY,
NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME, GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT and GLOBAL STRATEGIC
INCOME may also borrow through the use of reverse repurchase agreements, and
GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT, LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT and GLOBAL STRATEGIC
INCOME also through the use of dollar rolls to the extent permitted by the 1940
Act. See "Investment Objectives and Policies-Reverse Repurchase Agreements and
Dollar Rolls."

INVESTMENT IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY. Due to the investment policies of
MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, WORLD INCOME and SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET with respect to
investments in the banking industry, those Funds will have greater exposure to
the risk factors which are characteristic of such investments. In

particular, the value of and investment return on each Fund's shares will be
affected by economic or regulatory developments in or related to the banking
industry. Sustained increases in interest rates can adversely affect the
availability and cost of funds for a bank's lending activities, and a
deterioration in general economic conditions could increase the exposure to
credit losses. The banking industry is also subject to the effects of: the
concentration of loan portfolios in particular business such as real estate,
energy, agriculture or high technology-related companies; national and local
regulation; and competition within those industries as well as with other types
of financial institutions. In addition, each Fund's investments in commercial
banks located in several foreign countries are subject to additional risks due
to the combination in such banks of commercial banking and diversified
securities activities. As discussed above, however, the Funds will seek to
minimize their exposure to such risks by investing only in debt securities
which are determined to be of high quality.

SECURITIES RATINGS. The ratings of fixed-income securities by S&P, Moody's,
Duff & Phelps and Fitch are a generally accepted barometer of credit risk. They
are, however, subject to certain limitations from an investor's standpoint. The
rating of an issuer is heavily weighted by past developments and does not
necessarily reflect probable future conditions. There is frequently a lag
between the time a rating is assigned and the time it is updated. In addition,
there may be varying degrees of difference in credit risk of securities within
each rating category.

INVESTMENT IN FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES RATED BAA AND BBB. Securities rated Baa
or BBB are considered to have speculative characteristics and share some of the
same characteristics as lower-rated securities, as described below. Sustained
periods of deteriorating economic conditions or of rising interest rates are
more likely to lead to a weakening in the issuer's capacity to pay interest and
repay principal than in the case of higher-rated securities.

INVESTMENT IN LOWER-RATED FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES. Lower-rated securities are
subject to greater risk of loss of principal and interest than higher-rated
securities. They are also generally considered to be subject to greater market
risk than higher-rated securities, and the capacity of issuers of lower-rated
securities to pay interest and repay principal is more likely to weaken than is
that of issuers of higher-rated securities in times of deteriorating economic
conditions or rising interest rates. In addition, lower-rated securities may be
more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic conditions than
investment grade securities. Securities rated Ba or BB are judged to have
speculative elements or to be predominantly speculative with respect to the
issuer's ability to pay interest and repay principal. Securities rated B are
judged to have highly speculative elements or to be predominantly speculative.
Such securities may have small assurance of interest and principal payments.
Securities rated Baa by Moody's are also judged to have speculative
characteristics.

The market for lower-rated securities may be thinner and less active than that
for higher-rated securities, which can adversely affect the prices at which
these securities can be sold. To the extent that there is no established
secondary market for lower-rated securities, a Fund may experience difficulty
in valuing such securities and, in turn, the Fund's assets.

Alliance will try to reduce the risk inherent in investment in lower-rated
securities through credit analysis, diversification and attention to current
developments and trends in interest rates and economic and political
conditions. However, there can be no assurance that losses will not occur.
Since the risk of default is higher for lower-rated securities, Alliance's
research and credit analysis are a correspondingly more important aspect of its
program for managing a Fund's securities than would be the case if a Fund did
not invest in lower-rated securities. In considering investments for the Fund,
Alliance will attempt to identify those high-yielding securities whose
financial condition is adequate to meet future obligations, has improved, or is
expected to improve in the future. Alliance's analysis focuses on relative
values based on such factors as interest or dividend coverage, asset coverage,
earnings prospects, and the experience and managerial strength of the issuer.

NON-RATED SECURITIES. Non-rated securities will also be considered for
investment by NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME, GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT,
GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME and CORPORATE BOND when Alliance believes that the
financial condition of the issuers of such securities, or the protection
afforded by the terms of the securities themselves, limits the risk to the Fund
to a degree comparable to that of rated securities which are consistent with
the Fund's objective and policies.

NON-DIVERSIFIED STATUS. Each of WORLD INCOME, SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET,
MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME, GLOBAL DOLLAR
GOVERNMENT and GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME is a "non-diversified" investment
company, which means the Fund is not limited in the proportion of its assets
that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. However, each Fund
intends to conduct its operations so as to qualify to be taxed as a "regulated
investment company" for purposes of the Code, which will relieve the Fund of
any liability for federal income tax to the extent its earnings are distributed
to shareholders. See "Dividends, Distributions and Taxes" in each Fund's
Statement of Additional Information. To so qualify, among other requirements,
each Fund will limit its investments so that, at the close of each quarter of
the taxable year, (i) not more than 25% of the Fund's total assets will be
invested in the securities of a single issuer, and (ii) with respect to 50% of
its total assets, not more than 5% of its total assets will be invested in the
securities of a single issuer and the Fund will not own more than 10% of the
outstanding voting securities of a single issuer. A Fund's investments in U.S.
Government securities are not subject to these limitations. Because each of
WORLD INCOME, SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET, MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, NORTH AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT INCOME, GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT and GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME is a
non-diversified

investment company, it may invest in a smaller number of individual issuers
than a diversified investment company, and an investment in such Fund may,
under certain circumstances, present greater risk to an investor than an
investment in a diversified investment company.

Foreign government securities are not treated like U.S. Government securities
for purposes of the diversification tests described in the preceding paragraph,
but instead are subject to these tests in the same manner as the securities of
non-governmental issuers. In this regard sovereign debt obligations issued by
different issuers located in the same country are often treated as issued by a
single issuer for purposes of these diversification tests. Certain issuers of
structured securities and loan participations may be treated as separate
issuers for the purposes of these tests. Accordingly, in order to meet the
diversification tests and thereby maintain its status as a regulated investment
company, each of GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME and NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME
will be required to diversify its portfolio of foreign government securities in
a manner which would not be necessary if the Fund had made similar investments
in U.S. Government securities.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES
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HOW TO BUY SHARES

You can purchase shares of any of the Funds at a price based on the next
calculated net asset value after receipt of a proper purchase order either
through broker-dealers, banks or other financial intermediaries, or directly
through Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc. ("AFD"), each Fund's principal
underwriter. The minimum initial investment in each Fund (except WORLD INCOME)
is $250. The minimum for subsequent investments in each Fund is $50.
Investments of $25 or more are allowed under the automatic investment program
of each Fund. Share certificates are issued only upon request. See the
Subscription Application and Statements of Additional Information for more
information.

Existing shareholders may make subsequent purchases by electronic funds
transfer if they have completed the Telephone Transactions section of the
Subscription Application or the Shareholder Options form obtained from Alliance
Fund Services, Inc. ("AFS"), each Fund's registrar, transfer agent and dividend
disbursing agent. Telephone purchase orders can be made by calling (800)
221-5672 and may not exceed $500,000.

Each Fund (except WORLD INCOME) offers three classes of shares, Class A, Class
B and Class C. WORLD INCOME offers only one class of shares, which may be
purchased without any initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge
("CDSC"). The Funds may refuse any order to purchase shares. In this regard,
the Funds reserve the right to restrict purchases of Fund shares (including
through exchanges) when they appear to evidence a pattern of frequent purchases
and sales made in response to short-term considerations.

CLASS A SHARES-INITIAL SALES CHARGE ALTERNATIVE
You can purchase Class A shares at net asset value plus an initial sales
charge, as follows:

Initial Sales Charge
as % of Commission to
Net Amount as % of Dealer/Agent as %
Amount Purchased Invested Offering Price of Offering Price
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Less than $100,000 4.44% 4.25% 4.00%
$100,000 to less than $250,000 3.36 3.25 3.00
$250,000 to less than $500,000 2.30 2.25 2.00
$500,000 to less than $1,000,000 1.78 1.75 1.50

On purchases of $1,000,000 or more, you pay no initial sales charge but may pay
a CDSC equal to 1% of the lesser of net asset value at the time of redemption
or original cost if you redeem within one year; Alliance may pay the dealer or
agent a fee of up to 1% of the dollar amount purchased. Certain purchases of
Class A shares may qualify for reduced or eliminated sales charges in
accordance with a Fund's Combined Purchase Privilege, Cumulative Quantity
Discount, Statement of Intention, Privilege for Certain Retirement Plans,
Reinstatement Privilege and Sales at Net Asset Value programs. Consult the
Subscription Application and Statements of Additional Information.

CLASS B SHARES-DEFERRED SALES CHARGE ALTERNATIVE
You can purchase Class B shares at net asset value without an initial sales
charge. However, you may pay a CDSC if you redeem shares within three years
after purchase. The amount of the CDSC (expressed as a percentage of the lesser
of the current net asset value or original cost) will vary according to the
number of years from the purchase of Class B shares until the redemption of
those shares.

The amount of the CDSC for each Fund is as set forth below. Class B shares of a
Fund purchased prior to the date of this Prospectus may be subject to a
different CDSC schedule, which was disclosed in the Fund's prospectus in use at
the time of purchase and is set forth in the Fund's current Statement of
Additional Information.

Year Since Purchase CDSC
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First 3.0%
Second 2.0%
Third 1.0%
Thereafter None

Class B shares are subject to higher distribution fees than Class A shares for
a period of six years (after which they convert to Class A shares). The higher
fees mean a higher expense ratio, so Class B shares pay correspondingly lower
dividends and may have a lower net asset value than Class A shares.

CLASS C SHARES-ASSET-BASED SALES CHARGE ALTERNATIVE
You can purchase Class C shares without any initial sales charge. A Fund will
thus receive the full amount of your purchase, and, if you hold your shares for
one year or more, you will receive the entire net asset value of your shares
upon redemption. Class C shares incur higher distribution fees than Class A
shares and do not convert to any other class of shares of the Fund. The higher
fees mean a higher expense ratio, so Class C shares pay correspondingly lower
dividends and may have a lower net asset value than Class A shares.
Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase will be subject to a CDSC
equal to 1% of the lesser of their original cost or net asset value at the time
of redemption.

APPLICATION OF THE CDSC
Shares obtained from dividend or distribution reinvestment are not subject to
the CDSC. The CDSC is deducted from the amount of the redemption and is paid to
AFD. The CDSC will be waived on redemptions of shares following the death or
disability of a shareholder, to meet the requirements of certain qualified
retirement plans or pursuant to a monthly, bimonthly or quarterly systematic
withdrawal plan. See the Statements of Additional Information.

HOW THE FUNDS VALUE THEIR SHARES

The net asset value of each class of shares of a Fund is calculated by dividing
the value of the Fund's net assets allocable to that class by the outstanding
shares of that class. Shares are valued each day the New York Stock Exchange
(the "Exchange") is open as of the close of regular trading (currently 4:00
p.m. Eastern time). The securities in a Fund are valued at their current market
value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if such quotations are
not readily available, such other methods as the Fund's Directors and Trustees
believe accurately reflect fair market value.

GENERAL

The decision as to which class of shares is most beneficial to you depends on
the amount and intended length of your investment. If you are making a large
investment, thus qualifying for a reduced sales charge, you might consider
Class A shares. If you are making a smaller investment, you might consider
Class B shares because 100% of your purchase is invested immediately. If you
are unsure of the length of your investment, you might consider Class C shares
because there is no initial sales charge and, as long as the shares are held
for one year or more, no CDSC. Consult your financial agent. Dealers and agents
may receive differing compensation for selling Class A, Class B or Class C
shares. There is no size limit on purchases of Class A shares. The maximum
purchase of Class B shares is $250,000. The maximum purchase of Class C shares
is $1,000,000.

In addition to the discount or commission paid to dealers or agents, AFD from
time to time pays additional cash or other incentives to dealers or agents,
including Equico Securities, Inc., an affiliate of AFD, in connection with the
sale of shares of the Funds. Such additional amounts may be utilized, in whole
or in part, in some cases together with other revenues of such dealers or
agents, to provide additional compensation to registered representatives who
sell shares of the Funds. On some occasions, such cash or other incentives will
be conditioned upon the sale of a specified minimum dollar amount of the shares
of a Fund and/or other Alliance Mutual Funds during a specific period of time.
Such incentives may take the form of payment for attendance at seminars, meals,
sporting events or theater performances, or payment for travel, lodging and
entertainment incurred in connection with travel by persons associated with a
dealer or agent and their immediate family members to urban or resort locations
within or outside the United States. Such dealer or agent may elect to receive
cash incentives of equivalent amount in lieu of such payments.

HOW TO SELL SHARES

You may "redeem", i.e., sell your shares in a Fund to the Fund on any day the
Exchange is open, either directly or through your financial intermediary. The
price you will receive is the net asset value (less any applicable CDSC) next
calculated after the Fund receives your request in proper form. Proceeds
generally will be sent to you within seven days. However, for shares recently
purchased by check or electronic funds transfer, a Fund will not send proceeds
until it is reasonably satisfied that the check or electronic funds transfer
has been collected (which may take up to 15 days).

SELLING SHARES THROUGH YOUR BROKER
Your broker must receive your request before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, and your
broker must transmit your request to the Fund by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, for
you to receive that day's net asset value (less any applicable CDSC). Your
broker is responsible for furnishing all necessary documentation to a Fund and
may charge you for this service.

SELLING SHARES DIRECTLY TO A FUND
Send a signed letter of instruction or stock power form to AFS, along with
certificates, if any, that represent the shares you want to sell. For your
protection, signatures must be guaranteed by a bank, a member firm of a
national stock exchange or other eligible guarantor institution. Stock power
forms are available from your financial intermediary, AFS, and many commercial
banks. Additional documentation is required for the sale of shares by
corporations, intermediaries, fiduciaries and surviving joint owners. For
details contact:

Alliance Fund Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 1520
Secaucus, NJ 07096-1520
800-221-5672

Alternatively, a request for redemption of shares for which no stock
certificates have been issued can also be made by telephone to 800-221-5672.
Telephone redemption requests must be made by 4 p.m. Eastern time on a Fund
business day in order to receive that day's net asset value, and may be made
only once in any 30-day period. A shareholder who has completed the Telephone
Transactions section of the Subscription Application, or the Shareholder
Options form obtained from AFS, can elect to have the proceeds of his or her

redemption sent to his or her bank via an electronic funds transfer. Proceeds
of telephone redemptions also may be sent by check to a shareholder's address
of record. Redemption requests by electronic funds transfer may not exceed
$100,000 and redemption requests by check may not exceed $50,000. Telephone
redemption is not available for shares held in nominees or "street name"
accounts or retirement plan accounts or shares held by a shareholder who has
changed his or her address of record within the previous 30 calendar days.

GENERAL
The sale of shares is a taxable transaction for federal tax purposes. Under
unusual circumstances, a Fund may suspend redemptions or postpone payment for
up to seven days or longer, as permitted by federal securities law. The Funds
reserve the right to close an account that through redemption has remained
below $200 for 90 days. Shareholders will receive 60 days' written notice to
increase the account value before the account is closed.

During drastic economic or market developments, you might have difficulty
reaching AFS by telephone, in which event you should issue written instructions
to AFS. AFS is not responsible for the authenticity of telephonic requests to
purchase, sell or exchange shares. AFS will employ reasonable procedures to
verify that telephone requests are genuine, and could be liable for losses
resulting from unauthorized transactions if it failed to do so. Dealers and
agents may charge a commission for handling telephonic requests. The telephone
service may be suspended or terminated at any time without notice.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

AFS offers a variety of shareholder services. For more information about these
services or your account, call AFS's toll-free number, 800-221-5672. Some
services are described in the attached Application. A shareholder manual
explaining all available services will be provided upon request. To request a
shareholder manual, call 800-227-4618.

HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES

You may exchange your shares of WORLD INCOME for Class A shares of other
Alliance Mutual Funds and shares of most Alliance money market funds. You may
exchange your shares of any other Fund for shares of the same class of other
Alliance Mutual Funds (including AFD Exchange Reserves, a money market fund
managed by Alliance). Exchanges of shares are made at the net asset values next
determined, without sales or service charges. Exchanges may be made by
telephone or written request. Telephone exchange requests must be received by
AFS by 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on a Fund business day in order to receive that
day's net asset value.

Shares will continue to age without regard to exchanges for the purpose of
determining the CDSC, if any, upon redemption and, in the case of Class B
shares, for the purpose of conversion to Class A shares. After an exchange,
your Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares in accordance
with the conversion schedule applicable to the Class B shares of the Alliance
Mutual Fund you originally purchased for cash ("original shares"). When
redemption occurs, the CDSC applicable to the original shares is applied.

Please read carefully the prospectus of the mutual fund into which you are
exchanging before submitting the request. Call AFS at 800-221-5672 to exchange
uncertificated shares. An exchange is a taxable capital transaction for federal
tax purposes. The exchange service may be changed, suspended, or terminated on
60 days' written notice.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS
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ADVISER

Alliance, which is a Delaware limited partnership with principal offices at
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, has been retained under
an advisory agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") to provide investment advice
and, in general, to conduct the management and investment program of each Fund,
subject to the general supervision and control of the Directors or Trustees of
the Fund.

Alliance is a leading international investment manager supervising client
accounts with assets as of December 31, 1996 totaling more than $182 billion
(of which more than $63 billion represented the assets of investment
companies). Alliance's clients are primarily major corporate employee benefit
funds, public employee retirement systems, investment companies, foundations
and endowment funds. The 52 registered investment companies managed by Alliance
comprising 110 separate investment portfolios currently have over two million
shareholders. As of December 31, 1996, Alliance was retained as an investment
manager of employee benefit assets for 34 of the Fortune 100 companies.

Alliance Capital Management Corporation ("ACMC"), the sole general partner of,
and the owner of a 1% general partnership interest in, Alliance, is an indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United
States ("Equitable"), one of the largest life insurance companies in the United
States, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Equitable Companies
Incorporated, a holding company controlled by AXA, a French insurance holding
company. Certain information concerning the ownership and control of Equitable
by AXA is set forth in each Fund's Statement of Additional Information under
"Management of the Fund."

The following table lists the person or persons who are primarily responsible
for the day-to-day management of each Fund's portfolio, the length of time that
each person has been primarily responsible, and each person's principal
occupation during the past five years.

Principal occupation
Employee; time period; during the past
Fund title with ACMC five years
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Short-Term U.S. Patricia J. Young since 1995 Associated with
Government -Senior Vice President Alliance.

Paul A. Ullman Associated with
since 1995-Vice President Alliance.

Principal occupation
Employee; time period; during the past
Fund title with ACMC five years
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U.S. Government Wayne D. Lyski since 1983 Associated with
-Executive Vice President Alliance.

Patricia J. Young since 1997 (see above)
-(see above)

Limited Maturity Patricia J. Young (see above)
Government since inception-(see above)

Paul A. Ullman (see above)
since inception-
(see above)

Mortgage Securities Patricia J. Young since (see above)
Income March 1992-(see above)

Paul A. Ullman since (see above)
March 1992-(see above)

World Income Douglas J. Peebles since Associated with
inception-Vice President Alliance.

Short-Term Douglas J. Peebles since (see above)
Multi-Market 1995-(see above)

Multi-Market Strategy Douglas J. Peebles since (see above)
inception-(see above)

North American Wayne D. Lyski since inception (see above)
Government Income -(see above)

Global Dollar Wayne D. Lyski since inception (see above)
Government -(see above)

Global Strategic Wayne D. Lyski since inception (see above)
Income -(see above)

Douglas J. Peebles since (see above)
inception-(see above)

Corporate Bond Wayne D. Lyski since (see above)
1987-(see above)

Paul J. DeNoon since (see above)
January 1992-(see above)

DISTRIBUTION SERVICES AGREEMENTS

Rule 12b-1 adopted by the Commission under the 1940 Act permits an investment
company to pay expenses associated with the distribution of its shares in
accordance with a duly adopted plan. Each Fund has adopted one or more "Rule
12b-1 plans" (for each Fund, a "Plan") and has entered into a Distribution
Services Agreement (the "Agreement") with AFD. Pursuant to its Plan, a Fund
pays to AFD a Rule 12b-1 distribution services fee, which may not exceed for
each Fund other than WORLD INCOME an annual rate of .30% (.50% with respect to
SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT) of the Fund's aggregate average daily net assets
attributable to the Class A shares, 1.00% of the Fund's aggregate average daily
net assets attributable to the Class B shares and 1.00% of the Fund's aggregate
average daily net assets attributable to the Class C shares, and for WORLD
INCOME may not exceed an annual rate of .90% of the Fund's aggregate average
daily net assets, for distribution expenses. The Trustees of SHORT-TERM U.S.
GOVERNMENT currently limit payments with respect to Class A shares under the
Plan to .30% of the Fund's aggregate average daily net assets attributable to
Class A shares. The Plans provide that a portion of the distribution services
fee in an amount not to exceed .25% of the aggregate average daily net assets
of each Fund attributable to each class of shares constitutes a service fee
used for personal service and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

The Plans provide that AFD will use the distribution services fee received from
a Fund in its entirety for payments (i) to compensate broker-dealers or other
persons for providing distribution assistance, (ii) to otherwise promote the
sale of shares of the Fund, and (iii) to compensate broker-dealers, depository
institutions and other financial intermediaries for providing administrative,
accounting and other services with respect to the Fund's shareholders. In this
regard, some payments under the Plans are used to compensate financial
intermediaries with trail or maintenance commissions in an amount equal to,
with respect to each Fund other than WORLD INCOME, .25%, annualized, with
respect to Class A shares and Class B shares, and 1.00%, annualized, with
respect to Class C shares, and, with respect to WORLD INCOME, .90%, annualized,
of the assets maintained in a Fund by their customers. Distribution services
fees received from WORLD INCOME and the other Funds, except SHORT-TERM U.S.
GOVERNMENT, with respect to Class A shares will not be used to pay any interest
expenses, carrying charges or other financing costs or allocation of overhead
of AFD. Distribution services fees received from the Funds, with respect to
Class B and Class C shares, may be used for these purposes. The Plans also
provide that Alliance may use its own resources to finance the distribution of
each Fund's shares.

The Funds are not obligated under the Plans to pay any distribution services
fee in excess of the amounts set forth above. Except as noted below for
SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT, with respect to Class A shares of each Fund,
distribution expenses accrued by AFD in one fiscal year may not be paid from
distribution services fees received from the Fund in subsequent fiscal years.
AFD's compensation with respect to Class B and Class C shares under the Plans
of the other Funds is directly tied to the expenses incurred by AFD. Actual
distribution expenses for Class B and Class C shares for any given year,
however, will probably exceed the distribution services fees payable under the
applicable Plan with respect to the class involved and, in the case of Class B
shares, payments received from CDSCs. The excess will be carried forward by AFD
and reimbursed from distribution services fees payable under the Plan with
respect to the class involved and payments subsequently received through CDSCs,
so long as the Plan is in effect. Since AFD's compensation under the Plan of
SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT is not directly tied to its expenses incurred, the
amount of compensation received by it during any year may be more or less than
its actual expenses.

Unreimbursed distribution expenses incurred as of the end of each Fund's most
recently completed fiscal year, and carried over for reimbursement in future
years in respect of the Class B and Class C shares for all Funds (except
SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT), were, as of that time, as follows:

Amount of Unreimbursed Distribution Expenses
(as % of Net Assets of Class)
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Class B Class C
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U.S. Government $10,771,067 (1.71%) $2,913,843 (1.75%)
Limited Maturity Government $ 472,895 (.73%) $2,677,214 (4.92%)
Mortgage Securities Income $12,491,371 (2.79%) $2,688,747 (6.50%)
Short-Term Multi-Market $26,166,892 (6.40%) $1,343,129 (20.59%)
Multi-Market Strategy $ 9,610,982 (9.58%) $ 454,910 (57.38%)
North American Government Income $35,196,166 (2.88%) $3,291,519 (1.40%)
Global Dollar Government $ 1,921,057 (2.28%) $ 294,686 (2.03%)
Corporate Bond $ 6,818,208 (2.02%) $ 895,197 (1.08%)
Global Strategic Income $ 131,691 (53.37%) $ 84,063 (37.53%)

No information is shown for GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME, which commenced operations
in 1996.

The Plans are in compliance with rules of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. which effectively limit the annual asset-based sales
charges and service fees that a mutual fund may pay on a class of shares to
.75% and .25%, respectively, of the average annual net assets attributable to
that class. The rules also limit the aggregate of all front-end, deferred and
asset-based sales charges imposed with respect to a class of shares by a mutual
fund that also charges a service fee to 6.25% of cumulative gross sales of
shares of that class, plus interest at the prime rate plus 1% per annum.

The Glass-Steagall Act and other applicable laws may limit the ability of a
bank or other depository institution to become an underwriter or distributor of
securities. However, in the opinion of the Funds' management, based on the
advice of counsel, these laws do not prohibit such depository institutions from
providing services for investment companies such as the administrative,
accounting and other services referred to in the Agreements. In the event that
a change in these laws prevented a bank from providing such services, it is
expected that other service arrangements would be made and that shareholders
would not be adversely affected. The State of Texas requires that shares of a
Fund may be sold in that state only by dealers or other financial institutions
that are registered there as broker-dealers.

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Dividends on shares of a Fund will be declared on each Fund business day from
the Fund's net investment income. Dividends on shares for Saturdays, Sundays
and holidays will be declared on the previous business day. Each Fund pays
dividends on its shares after the close of business on the twentieth day of
each month or, if such day is not a business day, the first business day
thereafter. At your election (which you may change at least 30 days prior to
the record date for a particular dividend or distribution), dividends and
distributions are paid in cash or reinvested without charge in additional
shares of the same class having an aggregate net asset value as of the payment
date of the dividend or distribution equal to the cash amount thereof.

If you receive an income dividend or capital gains distribution in cash you
may, within 120 days following the date of its payment, reinvest the dividend
or distribution in additional shares of that Fund without charge by returning
to Alliance, with appropriate instructions, the check representing such
dividend or distribution. Thereafter, unless you otherwise specify, you will be
deemed to have elected to reinvest all subsequent dividends and distributions
in shares of that Fund.

Cash dividends can be paid by check or, if the shareholder so elects,
electronically via the ACH network. There is no sales or other charge in
connection with the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.
Dividends paid by a Fund, if any, with respect to Class A, Class B and Class C
shares will be calculated in the same manner at the same time on the same day
and will be in the same amount, except that the higher distribution services
fees applicable to Class B and Class C shares, and any incremental transfer
agency costs relating to Class B shares, will be borne exclusively by the class
to which they relate.

While it is the intention of each Fund to distribute to its shareholders
substantially all of each fiscal year's net income and net realized capital
gains, if any, the amount and timing of any such dividend or distribution must
necessarily depend upon the realization by such Fund of income and capital
gains from investments. There is no fixed dividend rate, and there can be no
assurance that a Fund will pay any dividends or realize any capital gains.

If you buy shares just before a Fund deducts a distribution from its net asset
value, you will pay the full price for the shares and then receive a portion of
the price back as a taxable distribution.

FOREIGN INCOME TAXES

Investment income received by a Fund from sources within foreign countries may
be subject to foreign income taxes withheld at the source. To the extent that
any Fund is liable for foreign income taxes withheld at the source, each Fund
intends, if possible, to operate so as to meet the requirements of the Code to
"pass through" to the Fund's shareholders credits or deductions for foreign
income taxes paid, but there can be no assurance that any Fund will be able to
do so.

U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

Each Fund intends to qualify to be taxed as a "regulated investment company"
under the Code. To the extent that a Fund distributes its taxable income and
net capital gain to its shareholders, qualification as a regulated investment
company relieves that Fund of federal income taxes on that part of its taxable
income including net capital gains which it pays out to its shareholders.
Dividends out of net ordinary income and distributions of net short-term
capital gains are taxable to the

recipient shareholders as ordinary income. In the case of corporate
shareholders, such dividends from certain Funds may be eligible for the
dividends-received deduction, but only to the extent of qualifying dividends
received by the Fund.

The excess of net long-term capital gains over the net short-term capital
losses realized and distributed by each Fund to its shareholders as capital
gains distributions is taxable to the shareholders as long-term capital gains,
irrespective of the length of time a shareholder may have held his or her
stock. Long-term capital gains distributions are not eligible for the
dividends-received deduction referred to above.

Under the current federal tax law the amount of an income dividend or capital
gains distribution declared by a Fund during October, November or December of a
year to shareholders of record as of a specified date in such a month that is
paid during January of the following year is includable in the prior year's
taxable income of shareholders that are calendar year taxpayers.

Any dividend or distribution received by a shareholder on shares of a Fund will
have the effect of reducing the net asset value of such shares by the amount of
such dividend or distribution. Furthermore, a dividend or distribution made
shortly after the purchase of such shares by a shareholder, although in effect
a return of capital to that particular shareholder, would be taxable to him or
her as described above. If a shareholder held shares six months or less and
during that period received a distribution taxable to such shareholder as
long-term capital gain, any loss realized on the sale of such shares during
such six-month period would be a long-term capital loss to the extent of such
distribution.

A dividend or capital gains distribution with respect to shares of a Fund held
by a tax-deferred or qualified plan, such as an individual retirement account,
403(b)(7) retirement plan or corporate pension or profit-sharing plan, will not
be taxable to the plan. Distributions from such plans will be taxable to
individual participants under applicable tax rules without regard to the
character of the income earned by the qualified plan.

Distributions by a Fund may be subject to state and local taxes. U.S.
GOVERNMENT, LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT, MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME, WORLD
INCOME, SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET, MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY, NORTH AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT INCOME and CORPORATE BOND are qualified to do business in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and, therefore, are subject to the Pennsylvania
foreign franchise and corporate net income tax in respect of their business
activities in Pennsylvania. Accordingly, shares of such Funds are exempt from
Pennsylvania personal property taxes. These Funds anticipate continuing such
business activities but reserve the right to suspend them at any time,
resulting in the termination of the exemptions.

A Fund will be required to withhold 31% of any payments made to a shareholder
if the shareholder has not provided a certified taxpayer identification number
to the Fund, or the Secretary of the Treasury notifies a Fund that a
shareholder has not reported all interest and dividend income required to be
shown on the shareholder's Federal income tax return.

Under certain circumstances, if a Fund realizes losses from fluctuations in
currency exchange rates after paying a dividend, all or a portion of the
dividend may subsequently be characterized as a return of capital. See
"Dividends, Distributions and Taxes" in the Statement of Additional
Information.

Shareholders will be advised annually as to the federal tax status of dividends
and capital gains distributions made by a Fund for the preceding year.
Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding their own tax
situation.

GENERAL INFORMATION
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PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Consistent with the Conduct Rules of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc., and subject to seeking best price and execution, a Fund may
consider sales of its shares as a factor in the selection of dealers to enter
into portfolio transactions with the Fund.

ORGANIZATION

Each of the following Funds is a Maryland corporation organized in the year
indicated: U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO and CORPORATE BOND PORTFOLIO (each a
series of Alliance Bond Fund, Inc.) (1973), ALLIANCE LIMITED MATURITY
GOVERNMENT FUND, INC. (1992), ALLIANCE MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME FUND, INC.
(1983), ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC. (1990), ALLIANCE SHORT-TERM
MULTI-MARKET TRUST, INC. (1989), ALLIANCE MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY TRUST, INC.
(1991), ALLIANCE NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST, INC. (1992), ALLIANCE
GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT FUND, INC. (1993), and ALLIANCE GLOBAL STRATEGIC
INCOME TRUST, INC. (1995). Prior to March 1, 1996, ALLIANCE LIMITED MATURITY
GOVERNMENT FUND, INC. was known as Alliance Mortgage Strategy Trust, Inc. Prior
to January 4, 1993, CORPORATE BOND PORTFOLIO was known as Monthly Income
Portfolio. ALLIANCE SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND is a series of The Alliance
Portfolios, a Massachusetts business trust that was organized in 1987. Prior to
August 2, 1993, The Alliance Portfolios was known as The Equitable Funds and
SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT was known as The Equitable Short-Term U.S.
Government Fund.

It is anticipated that annual shareholder meetings will not be held;
shareholder meetings will be held only when required by federal or state law.
Shareholders have available certain procedures for the removal of Directors or
Trustees.

A shareholder in a Fund will be entitled to share pro rata with other holders
all dividends and distributions arising from the Fund's assets and, upon
redeeming shares, will receive the then current net asset value of the Fund
represented by the redeemed shares less any applicable CDSC. The Funds are
empowered to establish, without shareholder approval, additional portfolios,
which may have different investment

objectives, and additional classes of shares. If an additional portfolio or
class were established in a Fund, each share of the portfolio or class would
normally be entitled to one vote for all purposes. Generally, shares of each
portfolio and class would vote together as a single class on matters, such as
the election of Directors or Trustees, that affect each portfolio and class in
substantially the same manner. Class A, Class B and Class C shares have
identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that each
class bears its own distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class of
shares votes separately with respect to a Fund's Rule 12b-1 distribution plan
and other matters for which separate class voting is appropriate under
applicable law. Shares are freely transferable, are entitled to dividends as
determined by the Directors and Trustees and, in liquidation of a Fund, are
entitled to receive the net assets of the Fund. Since this Prospectus sets
forth information about all the Funds, it is theoretically possible that a Fund
might be liable for any materially inaccurate or incomplete disclosure in this
Prospectus concerning another Fund. Based on the advice of counsel, however,
the Funds believe that the potential liability of each Fund with respect to the
disclosure in this Prospectus extends only to the disclosure relating to that
Fund. Certain additional matters relating to a Fund's organization are
discussed in its Statement of Additional Information.

PENDING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME

On July 25, 1995, a Consolidated and Supplemental Class Action Complaint
("Complaint"), styled IN RE NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST, INC.
SECURITIES LITIGATION, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of New York against the Fund, Alliance, ACMC, AFD, The Equitable
Companies Incorporated ("ECI"), a parent of the Adviser, and certain current
and former officers and directors of the Fund and ACMC, alleging violations of
the federal securities laws, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty in connection
with the Fund's investments in Mexican and Argentine securities. The Complaint
seeks certification of a plaintiff class of all persons who purchased or owned
Class A, B or C shares of the Fund from March 27, 1992 through December 23,
1994. Plaintiffs allege that, as of the date of the Complaint, the Fund's
losses exceeded $750,000,000 and seek as relief unspecified damages, costs and
attorneys' fees. On September 26, 1996, the district Court granted defendants'
motion to dismiss the Complaint as to all claims.

On October 29, 1996, plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to file an amended
complaint. In the proposed amended complaint ("Amended Complaint"), plaintiffs
have asserted claims against the Fund, Alliance, ACMC, AFD, ECI, and certain
current and former officers and directors of the Fund and ACMC alleging
violations of federal securities laws, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. The
principal allegations of the Amended Complaint relate to the Fund's hedging
practices, the Fund's investments in certain mortgage-backed securities, and
the risks and objectives of the Fund as described in the Fund's marketing
materials. The Amended Complaint makes similar request for class certification
and damages as the Complaint. Defendants have filed papers in opposition to
plaintiffs' motion for leave to file the Amended Complaint, and the motion is
currently pending with the Court. The Fund and Alliance believe that the
allegations in the Complaint and the Amended Complaint are without merit and
intend to defend vigorously against these claims.

REGISTRAR, TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND-DISBURSING AGENT

AFS, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Alliance, located at 500 Plaza
Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094, acts as each Fund's registrar, transfer
agent and dividend-disbursing agent for a fee based upon the number of
shareholder accounts maintained for the Fund. The transfer agency fee with
respect to Class B shares will be higher than the transfer agency fee with
respect to Class A shares or Class C shares.

PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER

AFD, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Alliance, located at 1345 Avenue of
the Americas, New York, New York 10105, is the principal underwriter of shares
of the Funds.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

From time to time, the Funds advertise their "yield" and "total return," which
are computed separately for Class A, Class B and Class C shares. A Fund's yield
for any 30-day (or one-month) period is computed by dividing the net investment
income per share earned during such period by the maximum public offering price
per share on the last day of the period, and then annualizing such 30-day (or
one-month) yield in accordance with a formula prescribed by the Commission
which provides for compounding on a semi-annual basis. A Fund may also state in
sales literature an "actual distribution rate" for each class which is computed
in the same manner as yield except that actual income dividends declared per
share during the period in question are substituted for net investment income
per share. The actual distribution rate is computed separately for Class A,
Class B and Class C shares. Advertisements of a Fund's total return disclose
its average annual compounded total return for the periods prescribed by the
Commission. A Fund's total return for each such period is computed by finding,
through the use of a formula prescribed by the Commission, the average annual
compounded rate of return over the period that would equate an assumed initial
amount invested to the value of the investment at the end of the period. For
purposes of computing total return, income dividends and capital gains
distributions paid on shares of a Fund are assumed to have been reinvested when
paid and the maximum sales charges applicable to purchases and redemptions of a
Fund's shares are assumed to have been paid. A Fund's advertisements may quote
performance rankings or ratings of a Fund by financial publications or
independent organizations such as Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and
Morningstar, Inc. or compare a Fund's performance to various indices.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This Prospectus and the Statements of Additional Information, which have been
incorporated by reference herein, do not contain all the information set forth
in the Registration Statements filed by the Funds with the Commission under the
Securities Act. Copies of the Registration Statements may be obtained at a
reasonable charge from the Commission or may be examined, without charge, at
the offices of the Commission in Washington, D.C.

THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH
OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.

THIS PROSPECTUS IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE AN OFFER BY EACH FUND ONLY OF THE
SECURITIES OF WHICH IT IS THE ISSUER AND IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE AN OFFER
BY ANY FUND OF THE SECURITIES OF ANY OTHER FUND WHOSE SECURITIES ARE ALSO
OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS. NO FUND INTENDS TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION AS TO
THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THIS PROSPECTUS RELATING TO
ANY OTHER FUND. SEE "GENERAL INFORMATION-ORGANIZATION."

APPENDIX A: BOND RATINGS
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MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC.

Aaa-Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry
the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt
edge." Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable
margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are
likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair
the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

Aa-Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards.
Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high
grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of
protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of
protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements
present which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than the Aaa
securities.

A-Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are
to be considered as upper-medium-grade obligations. Factors giving security to
principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present
which suggest a susceptibility to impairment some time in the future.

Baa-Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium-grade obligations, i.e.,
they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payment and
principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective
elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great
length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.

Ba-Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their
future cannot be considered as well-assured. Often the protection of interest
and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded
during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position
characterizes bonds in this class.

B-Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable
investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of
other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

Caa-Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in
default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or
interest.

Ca-Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a
high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.

C-Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and issues so
rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any
real investment standing.

Absence of Rating-When no rating has been assigned or where a rating has been
suspended or withdrawn, it may be for reasons unrelated to the quality of the
issue.

Should no rating be assigned, the reason may be one of the following:
1. An application for rating was not received or accepted.

2. The issue or issuer belongs to a group of securities or companies that are
not rated as a matter of policy.

3. There is a lack of essential data pertaining to the issue or issuer.

4. The issue was privately placed, in which case the rating is not published
in Moody's publications.

Suspension or withdrawal may occur if new and material circumstances arise, the
effects of which preclude satisfactory analysis; if there is no longer
available reasonable up-to-date data to permit a judgment to be formed; if a
bond is called for redemption; or for other reasons.

Note-Moody's applies numerical modifiers, 1, 2 and 3 in each generic rating
classification from Aa through B in its corporate bond rating system. The
modifier 1 indicates that the security ranks in the higher end of its generic
rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier
3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its generic rating
category.

STANDARD & POOR'S

AAA-Debt rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by S&P. Capacity to pay
interest and repay principal is extremely strong.

AA-Debt rated AA has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal
and differs from the highest rated issues only in small degree.

A-Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal
although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories.

BBB-Debt rated BBB is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest
and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection
parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for
debt in this category than in higher rated categories.

BB, B, CCC, CC, C-Debt rated BB, B, CCC, CC and C is regarded as having
predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to capacity to pay
interest and repay principal. BB indicates the least degree of speculation and
CCC the highest. While such debt will likely have some quality and protective
characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposures
to adverse conditions.

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CI-The rating CI is reserved for income bonds on which no interest is being
paid.

D-Debt rated D is in payment default. The D rating category is used when
interest payments or principal payments are not made on the date due even if
the applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P believes that such
payments will be made during such grace period. The D rating also will be used
upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition if debt service payments are
jeopardized.

Plus (+) or Minus (-)-The ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the
addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major
rating categories.

NR-Not rated.

DUFF & PHELPS CREDIT RATING CO.

AAA-Highest credit quality. The risk factors are negligible, being only
slightly more than for risk-free U.S. Treasury debt.

AA+,AA, AA- -High credit quality. Protection factors are strong. Risk is modest
but may vary slightly from time to time because of economic conditions.

A+, A, A- -Protection factors are average but adequate. However, risk factors
are more variable and greater in periods of economic stress.

BBB+, BBB, BBB- -Below average protection factors but still considered
sufficient for prudent investment. Considerable variability in risk during
economic cycles.

BB+, BB, BB- -Below investment grade but deemed likely to meet obligations when
due. Present or prospective financial protection factors fluctuate according to
industry conditions or company fortunes. Overall quality may move up or down
frequently within this category.

B+, B, B- -Below investment grade and possessing risk that obligations will not
be met when due. Financial protection factors will fluctutate widely according
to economic cycles, industry conditions and/or company fortunes. Potential
exists for frequent changes in the rating within this category or into a higher
or lower rating grade

CCC-Well below investment grade securities. Considerable uncertainty exists as
to timely payment of principal or interest. Protection factors are narrow and
risk can be substantial with unfavorable economic/industry conditions, and/or
with unfavorable company developments.

DD-Defaulted debt obligations. Issuer failed to meet scheduled principal and/or
interest payments.

FITCH INVESTORS SERVICE, L.P.

AAA-Bonds considered to be investment grade and of the highest credit quality.
The obligor has an exceptionally strong ability to pay interest and repay
principal, which is unlikely to be affected by reasonably foreseeable events.

AA-Bonds considered to be investment grade and of very high credit quality. The
obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is very strong, although
not quite as strong as bonds rated AAA. Because bonds rated in the AAA and AA
categories are not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable future developments,
short-term debt of these issuers is generally rated F- 1+.

A-Bonds considered to be investment grade and of high credit quality. The
obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be
strong, but may be more vulnerable to adverse changes in economic conditions
and circumstances than bonds with higher ratings.

BBB-Bonds considered to be investment grade and of satisfactory credit quality.
The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay principal is considered to be
adequate. Adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances, however,
are more likely to have adverse impact on these bonds, and therefore impair
timely payment. The likelihood that the ratings of these bonds will fall below
investment grade is higher than for bonds with higher ratings.

BB-Bonds are considered speculative. The obligor's ability to pay interest and
repay principal may be affected over time by adverse economic changes. However,
business and financial alternatives can be identified which could assist the
obligor in satisfying its debt service requirements.

B-Bonds are considered highly speculative. While bonds in this class are
currently meeting debt service requirements, the probability of continued
timely payment of principal and interest reflects the obligor's limited margin
of safety and the need for reasonable business and economic activity throughout
the life of the issue.

CCC-Bonds have certain identifiable characteristics which, if not remedied, may
lead to default.

The ability to meet obligations requires an advantageous business and economic
environment.

CC-Bonds are minimally protected. Default in payment of interest and/or
principal seems probable over time.

C-Bonds are in imminent default in payment of interest or principal.

DDD, DD, D-Bonds are in default on interest and/or principal payments. Such
bonds are extremely speculative and should be valued on the basis of their
ultimate recovery value in liquidation or reorganization of the obligor. DDD
represents the highest potential for recovery on these bonds, and D represents
the lowest potential for recovery.

Plus (+) Minus (-)-Plus and minus signs are used with a rating symbol to
indicate the relative position of a credit within the rating category. Plus and
minus signs, however, are not used in the AAA, DDD, DD or D categories.

NR-Indicates that Fitch does not rate the specific issue.

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APPENDIX B: GENERAL INFORMATION
ABOUT CANADA, MEXICO AND ARGENTINA
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT CANADA

Canada consists of a federation of ten Provinces and two federal territories
(which generally fall under federal authority) with a constitutional division
of powers between the federal and Provincial governments. The Parliament of
Canada has jurisdiction over all areas not assigned exclusively to the
Provincial legislatures, and has jurisdiction over such matters as the federal
public debt and property, the regulation of trade and commerce, currency and
coinage, banks and banking, national defense, the postal services, navigation
and shipping and unemployment insurance.

The Canadian economy is based on the free enterprise system, with business
organizations ranging from small owner-operated businesses to large
multinational corporations. Manufacturing and resource industries are large
contributors to the country's economic output, but as in many other highly
developed countries, there has been a gradual shift from a largely
goods-producing economy to a predominantly service-based one. Agriculture and
other primary production play a small but key role in the economy. Canada is
also an exporter of energy to the United States in the form of natural gas (of
which Canada has substantial reserves) and hydroelectric power, and has
significant mineral resources.

Canadian Dollars are fully exchangeable into U.S. Dollars without foreign
exchange controls or other legal restriction. Since the major developed-country
currencies were permitted to float freely against one another, the range of
fluctuation in the U.S. Dollar/Canadian Dollar exchange rate has been narrower
than the range of fluctuation between the U.S. Dollar and most other major
currencies. During the last several years, Canada has experienced a weakening
of its currency. In January 1995, the Canadian Dollar fell to a nine-year low
against the U.S. Dollar, decreasing in value compared to the U.S. Dollar by
approximately 25% from October 1991, but from January 20, 1995, through October
25, 1996, the Canadian Dollar increased in value by approximately 5.9% against
the U.S. Dollar. The range of fluctuation that occurred in the past is not
necessarily indicative of the range of fluctuation that will occur in the
future. Future rates of exchange cannot be accurately predicted.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES

The United Mexican States ("Mexico") is a nation formed by 31 states and a
Federal District (Mexico City). The Political Constitution of Mexico, which
took effect on May 1, 1917, established Mexico as a Federal Republic and
provides for the separation of executive, legislative and judicial branches.
The President and the members of the General Congress are elected by popular
vote.

While in recent years the Mexican economy has experienced improvement in a
number of areas, including seven consecutive years (1987-1994) of growth in
gross domestic product and a substantial reduction in the rate of inflation and
in public sector financial deficit, beginning in 1994, Mexico has experienced
an economic crisis that led to the devaluation of the Peso in December 1994.
Much of the past improvement in the Mexican economy has been attributable to a
series of economic policy initiatives initiated by the Mexican government over
the past decade, which seek to modernize and reform the Mexican economy,
control inflation, reduce the financial deficit, increase public revenues
through the reform of the tax system, establish a competitive and stable
currency exchange rate, liberalize trade restrictions and increase investment
and productivity, while reducing the government's role in the economy. In this
regard, the Mexican government has been proceeding with a program for
privatizing certain state owned enterprises, developing and modernizing the
securities markets, increasing investment in the private sector and permitting
increased levels of foreign investment. The adoption effective January 1, 1994
by Canada, the United States and Mexico of the North American Free Trade
Agreement could also contribute to the growth of the Mexican economy.

In 1994 Mexico faced internal and external conditions that resulted in an
economic crisis that continues to affect the Mexican economy adversely. Growing
trade and current account deficits, which could no longer be financed by
inflows of foreign capital, were factors contributing to the crisis. A
weakening economy and unsettling political and social developments caused
investors to lose confidence in the Mexican economy. This resulted in a large
decline in foreign reserves followed by a sharp and rapid devaluation of the
Mexican Peso. The ensuing economic and financial crisis resulted in higher
inflation and domestic interest rates, a contraction in real gross domestic
product and a liquidity crisis.

In response to the adverse economic conditions that developed at the end of
1994, the Mexican government instituted a new economic program; and a new
social accord among the government, business and labor sectors of the country
was entered into in an effort to stabilize the economy and the financial
markets. To help relieve Mexico's liquidity crisis and restore financial
stability to Mexico's economy, the Mexican government also obtained financial
assistance from the United States, other countries and certain international
agencies conditioned upon the implementation and continuation of the economic
reform program.

While the Mexican economy has stabilized, it is just beginning to emerge from a
recession and continues to suffer from high inflation and high interest rates.
Its gross domestic product grew in the second quarter of 1996 after declining
for five consecutive quarters. In October 1995, the Mexican government
announced a new accord designed to encourage economic growth and reduce
inflation. It cannot be accurately predicted whether this accord will achieve
its purpose. Mexico's economy may also be influenced by international

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economic conditions, particularly those in the United States, and by world
prices for oil and other commodities. The recovery of the economy will require
continued economic and fiscal discipline as well as stable political and social
conditions. There is no assurance that Mexico's economic policy initiatives
will be successful or that succeeding administrations will continue these
initiatives.

In August 1976, the Mexican government established a policy of allowing the
Mexican Peso to float against the U.S. Dollar and other currencies. Under this
policy, the value of the Mexican Peso consistently declined against the U.S.
Dollar. Under economic policy initiatives implemented since December 1987, the
Mexican government introduced a series of schedules allowing for the gradual
devaluation of the Mexican Peso against the U.S. Dollar. These gradual
devaluations continued until December 1994. On December 20, 1994, the Mexican
government announced a new policy that would allow a more substantial yet still
controlled devaluation of the Mexican Peso. On December 22, 1994, the Mexican
government announced that it would not continue with the policy announced two
days earlier and would instead permit the Peso to float against other
currencies, resulting in a continued decline against the U.S. Dollar. From
December 22, 1994 through October 25, 1996, the Mexican Peso decreased in value
by approximately 40% compared to the U.S. Dollar.

In 1982, Mexico imposed strict foreign exchange controls which shortly
thereafter were relaxed and were eliminated in 1991. There is no assurance that
future regulatory actions in Mexico would not affect the Fund's ability to
obtain U.S. Dollars in exchange for Mexican Pesos.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA
The Republic of Argentina ("Argentina") consists of 23 provinces and the
federal capital of Buenos Aires. Its federal constitution provides for an
executive branch headed by a President, a legislative branch and a judicial
branch. Each province has its own constitution, and elects its own governor,
legislators and judges, without the intervention of the federal government.

The military has intervened in the political process on several occasions since
the 1930's and has ruled the country for 22 of the past 65 years. The most
recent military government ruled the country from 1976 to 1983. Four
unsuccessful military uprisings have occurred since 1983, the most recent in
December 1990.

Shortly after taking office in 1989, the country's current President adopted
market-oriented and reformist policies, including a large privatization
program, a reduction in the size of the public sector and an opening of the
economy to international competition.

In the decade prior to the current announcement of a new economic plan in March
1991, the Argentine economy was characterized by low and erratic growth,
declining investment rates and rapidly worsening inflation. Despite its
strengths, which include a well-balanced natural resource base and a high
literacy rate, the Argentine economy failed to respond to a series of economic
plans in the 1980's. The 1991 economic plan represented a pronounced departure
from its predecessors in calling for raising revenues, cutting expenditures and
reducing the public deficit. The extensive privatization program commenced in
1989 was accelerated, the domestic economy deregulated and opened up to foreign
trade and the frame-work for foreign investment reformed. As a result of the
economic stabilization reforms, gross domestic product increased for four
consecutive years before declining in 1995 and the rate of inflation has
continued to decrease.

Significant progress was also made between 1991 and 1994 in rescheduling
Argentina's debt with both external and domestic creditors, which improved
fiscal cash flows in the medium terms and allowed a return to voluntary credit
markets. Further reforms are currently being implemented in order to sustain
and continue the progress to date. There is no assurance that Argentina's
economic policy initiatives will be successful or that succeeding
administrations will continue these initiatives.

In 1995 economic policy was directed toward the effects of the Mexican currency
crisis. The Mexican currency crisis led to a run on bank deposits, which has
been brought under control by a series of measures designed to strengthen the
financial system. The measures included the "dollarization" of banking
reserves, the establishment of two trust funds and strengthening bank reserve
requirements.

In 1991 the Argentine government enacted currency reforms, which required the
domestic currency to be fully backed by international reserves, in an effort to
make the Argentine Peso fully convertible into the U.S. Dollar at a rate of one
to one.

The Argentine Peso has been the Argentine currency since January 1, 1992. Since
that date, the rate of exchange from the Argentine Peso to the U.S. Dollar has
remained approximately one to one. The fixed exchange rate has been
instrumental in stabilizing the economy, but has not reduced pressures from a
slow-growth economy and high rates of unemployment. It is not clear that the
government will be able to resist pressure to devalue the currency. However,
the historic range is not necessarily indicative of fluctuations that may occur
in the exchange rate over time and future rates of exchange cannot be
accurately predicted. The Argentine foreign exchange market was highly
controlled until December 1989, when a free exchange rate was established for
all foreign currency transactions. Argentina has eliminated restrictions on
foreign direct investment and capital repatriation. On September 8, 1993,
legislation was adopted abolishing previous requirements of a three-year
waiting period for capital repatriation. Under the new legislation, foreign
investors will be permitted to remit profits at any time.

B-2

ALLIANCE SUBSCRIPTION APPLICATION
_______________________________________________________________________________

THE ALLIANCE BOND FUNDS

SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND
U.S. GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO
LIMITED MATURITY GOVERNMENT FUND
MORTGAGE SECURITIES INCOME FUND
WORLD INCOME TRUST
SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET TRUST
MULTI-MARKET STRATEGY TRUST
NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST
GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT FUND
GLOBAL STRATEGIC INCOME TRUST
CORPORATE BOND PORTFOLIO

INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
_______________________________________________________________________________

TO OPEN YOUR NEW ALLIANCE ACCOUNT...
Please complete the application and mail it to:
ALLIANCE FUND SERVICES, INC.
P.O. BOX 1520
SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY 07096-1520

For certified or overnight deliveries, send to:
ALLIANCE FUND SERVICES, INC.
500 PLAZA DRIVE
SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY 07094

SECTION 1 YOUR ACCOUNT REGISTRATION (REQUIRED)

Complete one of the available choices. To ensure proper tax reporting to the
IRS:

> Individuals, Joint Tenants and Gift/Transfer to a Minor:
. Indicate your name(s) exactly as it appears on your social security card.

> Trust/Other:
. Indicate the name of the entity exactly as it appeared on the notice you
received from the IRS when your Employer Identification number was
assigned.

SECTION 2 YOUR ADDRESS (REQUIRED)

Complete in full.

SECTION 3 YOUR INITIAL INVESTMENT (REQUIRED)

For each fund in which you are investing: 1) Write the dollar amount of your
initial purchase in the column corresponding to the class of shares you have
chosen (If you are eligible for a reduced sales charge, you must also complete
Section 4F) 2) Circle a distribution option for your dividends 3) Circle a
distribution option for your capital gains. All distributions (dividends and
capital gains) will be reinvested into your fund account unless you direct
otherwise. If you want distributions sent directly to your bank account, then
you must complete Section 4D and attach a voided check for that account. If
you want your distributions sent to a third party you must complete Section 4E.

SECTION 4 YOUR SHAREHOLDER OPTIONS (COMPLETE ONLY THOSE OPTIONS YOU WANT)

A. AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT PLANS (AIP) - You can make periodic investments into
any of your Alliance Funds in one of three ways. First, by a periodic
withdrawal ($25 minimum) directly from your bank account and invested into an
Alliance Fund. Second, you can direct your distributions (dividends and
capital gains) from one Alliance Fund into another Fund. Or third, you can
automatically exchange monthly ($25 minimum) shares of one Alliance Fund for
shares of another Fund. To elect one of these options, complete the
appropriate portion of Section 4A.

B. SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLANS (SWP) - Complete this option if you wish to
periodically redeem dollars from one of your fund accounts. Payments can be
made via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to your bank account or by check.

C. TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS VIA EFT - Complete this option if you would like to
be able to transact via telephone between your fund account and your bank
account.

D. BANK INFORMATION - If you have elected any options that involve
transactions between your bank account and your fund account or have elected
cash distribution options and would like the payments sent to your bank
account, please tape a pre-printed VOIDED CHECK of the account you wish to use
to this section of the application.

E. THIRD PARTY PAYMENT DETAILS - If you have chosen cash distributions and/or
a Systematic Withdrawal Plan and would like the payments sent to a person
and/or address other than those provided in Section 1 or 2, complete this
option.

F. REDUCED CHARGES (CLASS A ONLY) - Complete if you would like to link fund
accounts that have combined balances that might exceed $100,000 so that future
purchases will receive discounts. Complete if you intend to purchase over
$100,000 within 13 months.

SECTION 5 SHAREHOLDER AUTHORIZATION (REQUIRED)

All owners must sign. If it is a custodial, corporate, or trust account, the
custodian, an authorized officer, or the trustee respectively must sign.
Investments made by check or EFT will not be made available for up to 15
CALENDAR DAYS, following the purchase date.

IF WE CAN ASSIST YOU IN ANY WAY, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL US AT: (800)
221-5672.

SUBSCRIPTION APPLICATION
_______________________________________________________________________________

THE ALLIANCE BOND FUNDS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS AT THE FRONT OF THE APPLICATION)

1. YOUR ACCOUNT REGISTRATION (PLEASE PRINT)
_______________________________________________________________________________

__ INDIVIDUAL OR JOINT ACCOUNT

_______________________________________________________________________________
Owner's Name (First Name) (MI) (Last Name)

_________________________________________________
Social Security Number (Required to open account)

_______________________________________________________________________________
Joint Owner's Name* (First Name ) (MI) (Last Name)

*JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP UNLESS ALLIANCE FUND SERVICES IS
INFORMED OTHERWISE.

__ GIFT/TRANSFER TO A MINOR

_______________________________________________________________________________
Custodian - One Name Only (First Name) (MI) (Last Name)

_______________________________________________________________________________
Minor (First Name) (MI) (Last Name)

___________________________________________________________
Minor's Social Security Number (Required to open account)

Under the State of____(Minor's Residence) Uniform Gifts/Transfer to Minor's Act

__ TRUST ACCOUNT

_______________________________________________________________________________
Name of Trustee

_______________________________________________________________________________
Name of Trust

_______________________________________________________________________________
Name of Trust (cont'd)

_______________________________________________________________________________
Trust Dated Tax ID or Social Security Number (Required to open account)

__ OTHER

_______________________________________________________________________________
Name of Corporation,Partnership,Investment only retirement plan or other Entity

__________________________ __________________________________________________
Tax ID Number Trustee Name (Retirement Plans Only)

2. YOUR ADDRESS
_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________
Street

_______________________________________________________________________________
City State Zip Code

_______________________________________________________________________________
If Non-U.S., Specify Country

_____________________________________ _______________________________________
Daytime Phone Evening Phone

I am a: __ U.S. Citizen __ Non-Resident Alien
__ Resident Alien __ Other

FOR ALLIANCE USE ONLY

3. YOUR INITIAL INVESTMENT
_______________________________________________________________________________

THE MINIMUM INVESTMENT IS $250 PER FUND. THE MAXIMUM INVESTMENT IN CLASS B IS
$250,000; CLASS C IS $1,000,000.

I hereby subscribe for shares of the following Alliance Bond Fund(s) and elect
distribution options as indicated.

DIVIDEND AND CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS:

R REINVEST DISTRIBUTIONS into my fund account.

C SEND MY DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH to the address I have provided in Section 2.
(Complete Section 4D for direct deposit to your bank account. Complete Section
4E for payment to a third party)

D DIRECT MY DISTRIBUTIONS TO ANOTHER ALLIANCE FUND. Complete the appropriate
portion of Section 4A to direct your distributions (dividends and capital
gains) to another Alliance Fund (the $250 minimum investment requirement
applies to Funds into which distributions are directed).

BROKER/DEALER USE ONLY
WIRE CONFIRM #

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CLASS OF SHARES
----------------------------------------
CONTINGENT DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS
MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO: INITIAL DEFERRED ASSET-BASED *CIRCLE*
ALLIANCE FUND SERVICES SALES CHARGE SALES CHARGE SALES CHARGE ------------------------
ALLIANCE FUND NAME A B C DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
- --------------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ --------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Short-Term U.S. Government $ (37) $ (51) $ (337) R C D R C D
U.S. Government (46) (76) (346) R C D R C D
Limited Maturity Gov't. (88) (89) (388) R C D R C D
Mortgage Securities Income (52) (63) (352) R C D R C D
World Income (54) not offered not offered R C D R C D
Short-Term Multi-Market (70) (68) (370) R C D R C D
Multi-Market Strategy (22) (23) (322) R C D R C D
North American Government (55) (56) (355) R C D R C D
Global Dollar Government (166) (266) (366) R C D R C D
Global Strategic Income (124) (224) (324) R C D R C D
Corporate Bond+ (95) (295) (395) R C D R C D
TOTAL INVESTMENT $ $ $
</TABLE>

FOR CLASS A AND CLASS C ONLY:
To apply for checkwriting privileges, please complete the signature card to the
left. The minimum amount any check can be written for is $500. The
checkwriting privilege is not transferable to any other fund account. If the
account registration is changed, the checkwriting privilege terminates and
must be reapplied for.

+ Checkwriting service not offered on Corporate Bond Fund and World Income
Trust.

Checkwriting may result in the imposition of a contingent deferred sales
charge against your account.

SIGNATURE CARD NAME OF FUND:
CLASS A OR CLASS C ACCOUNT #
(if known)
________________________________ _____________________

ACCOUNT NAME(S) AS REGISTERED
_________________________________________________________

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
_________________________________________________________

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE(S) - for joint accounts, all owners, or their legal
representatives, must sign this card.

1. _______________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________

Check One Box
__All the above signatures are required on checks written against this account.
__Any one signature is acceptable on checks written against this account.
__A combination of signatures is required (specify number).

SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS PRINTED ON REVERSE SIDE. STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY

MY SOCIAL SECURITY (TAX IDENTIFICATION ) NUMBER IS: __________________________

4. YOUR SHAREHOLDER OPTIONS
_______________________________________________________________________________

A. AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT PLANS (AIP)

__ WITHDRAW FROM MY BANK ACCOUNT*

I authorize Alliance to draw on my bank account for investment in my fund
account(s) as indicated below (Complete Section 4D also for the bank account
you wish to use and attach a voided check).

Monthly Dollar
Amount Day of Withdrawal
Fund Name ($25 minimum) (1st thru 31st) Circle "all" or applicable months
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
__________ ______________ _________________ All J F M A M J J A S O N D
__________ ______________ _________________ All J F M A M J J A S O N D
__________ ______________ _________________ All J F M A M J J A S O N D
__________ ______________ _________________ All J F M A M J J A S O N D

Your bank must be a member of the National Automated Clearing House Association
(NACHA).

__ DIRECT MY DISTRIBUTIONS

As indicated in Section 3, I would like my dividends and/or capital gains
directed to another Alliance fund within the same class of shares.

From" Fund Account "To" Fund Account #
"From" Fund Name #" (if existing) "To" Fund Name (if existing)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
__ New
_________________ __________________ _________________ __ Existing
__ New
_________________ __________________ _________________ __ Existing
__ New
_________________ __________________ _________________ __ Existing
__ New
_________________ __________________ _________________ __ Existing

__ EXCHANGE SHARES MONTHLY

I authorize Alliance to transact monthly exchanges between my fund accounts as
listed below.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
"From" Fund Account # Dollar Amount Day of Exchange** "To" Fund Account #
"From" Fund Name (if existing) ($25 minimum) (1st thru 31st) "To" Fund Name (if existing)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
__ New
________________ _____________________ ______________ _________________ _______________ __ Existing
__ New
________________ _____________________ ______________ _________________ _______________ __ Existing
__ New
________________ _____________________ ______________ _________________ _______________ __ Existing
__ New
________________ _____________________ ______________ _________________ _______________ __ Existing
</TABLE>

**Shares exchanged will be redeemed at the net asset value on the "Day of
Exchange" (If the "Day of Exchange" is not a fund business day, the exchange
transaction will be processed on the next fund business day). The exchange
privilege is not available if stock certificates have been issued. Only
available within the same class of shares.

B. SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLANS (SWP)

In order to establish a SWP, you must reinvest all dividends and capital gains
and own or purchase shares of the Fund having a current net asset value of at
least:
.$10,000 for monthly payments,
.$5,000 for bi-monthly payments,
.$4,000 for quarterly or less frequent payments

__ I authorize Alliance to transact periodic redemptions from my fund account
and send the proceeds to me as indicated below.

Fund Name and Dollar Amount Circle "all" or
Class of Shares ($50 minimum) applicable months
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
____________________ ______________________ All J F M A M J J A S O N D
____________________ ______________________ All J F M A M J J A S O N D
____________________ ______________________ All J F M A M J J A S O N D
____________________ ______________________ All J F M A M J J A S O N D

PLEASE SEND MY SWP PROCEEDS TO:

__ MY CHECKING ACCOUNT (VIA EFT) - Currently Class A and Class C only

I would like to have these payments occur on or about the _________(1st-31st)
of the months circled above. (Complete Section 4D for the bank account you
wish to use and attach a voided check)

__ MY ADDRESS OF RECORD (VIA CHECK)

__ THE PAYEE AND ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 4E (VIA CHECK)

60042GEN-BONDApp

C. PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS VIA EFT
You can call our toll-free number 1-800-221-5672 and instruct Alliance Fund
Services, Inc. in a recorded conversation to purchase, redeem or exchange
shares for your account. Purchase and redemption requests will be processed
via electronic funds transfer (EFT) to and from your bank account.

Instructions:
. Review the information in the Prospectus about telephone transaction
services.

. If you select the telephone purchase or redemption privilege, you must write
"VOID" across the face of a check from the bank account you wish to use and
attach it to Section 4D of this application.

PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS VIA EFT

__ I hereby authorize Alliance Fund Services, Inc. to effect the purchase
and/or redemption of Fund shares for my account according to my telephone
instructions or telephone instructions from my Broker/Agent, and to withdraw
money or credit money for such shares via EFT from the bank account I have
selected. In the case of shares purchased by check, redemption proceeds may not
be made available until the Fund is reasonably assured that the check has
cleared, normally 15 calendar days after the purchase date.

D. BANK INFORMATION

This bank account information will be used for:
__ Distributions (Section 3) __ Automatic Investments (Section 4A)
__ Systematic Withdrawals (Section 4B) __ Telephone Transactions (Section 4C)

Please attach a voided check:

Tape Pre-printed Voided Check Here.
We Cannot Establish These Services Without it.

Your bank must be a member of the National Automated Clearing House Association
(NACHA) in order to have EFT transactions processed to your fund account.

For EFT transactions, the fund requires signatures of bank account owners
exactly as they appear on bank records.

E. THIRD PARTY PAYMENT DETAILS

This third party payee information will be used for:
__ Distributions (Section 3) __ Systematic Withdrawals (Section 4B)

_______________________________________________________________________________
Name

_______________________________________________________________________________
Address - Line 1

_______________________________________________________________________________
Address - Line 2

_______________________________________________________________________________
Address - Line 3

F. REDUCED CHARGES (CLASS A ONLY)

If you, your spouse or minor children own shares in other Alliance funds, you
may be eligible for a reduced sales charge. Please complete the Right of
Accumulation section or the Statement of Intent section.

A. RIGHT OF ACCUMULATION
__ Please link the tax identification numbers or account numbers listed below
for Right of Accumulation privileges, so that this and future purchases will
receive any discount for which they are eligible.

B. STATEMENT OF INTENT
__ I want to reduce my sales charge by agreeing to invest the following amount
over a 13-month period:
__ $100,000 __ $250,000 __ $500,000 __ $1,000,000

If the full amount indicated is not purchased within 13 months, I understand
that an additional sales charge must be paid from my account.

_________________________ __________________________ ________________________
Tax ID or Account # Tax ID or Account # Tax ID or Account #

5. SHAREHOLDER AUTHORIZATION THIS SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED
_______________________________________________________________________________

TELEPHONE EXCHANGES AND REDEMPTIONS BY CHECK
Unless I have checked one or both boxes below, these privileges will
automatically apply, and by signing this application, I hereby authorize
Alliance Fund Services, Inc. to act on my telephone instructions, or on
telephone instructions from any person representing himself to be an authorized
employee of an investment dealer or agent requesting a redemption or exchange
on my behalf. (NOTE: Telephone exchanges may only be processed between
accounts that have identical registrations.) Telephone redemption checks will
only be mailed to the name and address of record; and the address must have no
change within the last 30 days. The maximum telephone redemption amount is
$50,000. This service can be enacted once every 30 days.

__ I do NOT elect the telephone exchange service.
__ I do NOT elect the telephone redemption by check service.

I CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE NUMBER SHOWN IN SECTION 1 OF THIS
FORM IS MY CORRECT TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND THAT
I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THIS ACCOUNT IS SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING.

By selecting any of the above telephone privileges, I agree that neither the
Fund nor Alliance, Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc., Alliance Fund Services,
Inc. or other Fund Agent will be liable for any loss, injury, damage or expense
as a result of acting upon telephone instructions purporting to be on my
behalf, that the Fund reasonably believes to be genuine, and that neither the
Fund nor any such party will be responsible for the authenticity of such
telephone instructions. I understand that any or all of these privileges may
be discontinued by me or the Fund at any time. I understand and agree that the
Fund reserves the right to refuse any telephone instructions and that my
investment dealer or agent reserves the right to refuse to issue any telephone
instructions I may request.

For non-residents only: Under penalties of perjury, I certify that to the best
of my knowledge and belief, I qualify as a foreign person as indicated in
Section 2.

I am of legal age and capacity and have received and read the Prospectus and
agree to its terms.

THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DOES NOT REQUIRE YOUR CONSENT TO ANY PROVISION OF
THIS DOCUMENT OTHER THAN THE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED TO AVOID BACKUP WITHHOLDING.

_______________________________________________________________________________
Signature Date

_______________________________________________________________________________
Signature Date Acceptance Date

DEALER/AGENT AUTHORIZATION FOR SELECTED DEALERS OR AGENTS ONLY.
_______________________________________________________________________________

We hereby authorize Alliance Fund Services, Inc. to act as our agent in
connection with transactions under this authorization form; and we guarantee
the signature(s) set forth in Section 5, as well as the legal capacity of the
shareholder.

_______________________________________________________________________________
Dealer/Agent Firm Authorized Signature

_______________________________________________________________________________
Representative First Name MI Last Name

_______________________________________________________________________________
Representative Number

_______________________________________________________________________________
Branch Office Address

_______________________________________________________________________________
City State Zip Code

_______________________________________________________________________________
Branch Number Branch Phone

The payment of funds is authorized by the signature(s) appearing on the reverse
side.

If this card is signed by more than one person, all checks will require all
signatures appearing on the reverse side unless a lesser number is indicated.
If no indication is given, all checks will require all signatures. Each
signatory guarantees the genuineness of the other signatures.

The Bank is hereby appointed agent by the person(s) signing this card (the
"Depositor[s]") and, as agent, is authorized and directed to present checks
drawn on this checking account to Alliance __________________________________
("the Fund") or its transfer agent as requests to redeem shares of "the Fund"
registered in the name of the Depositor(s) in the amounts of such checks and to
deposit the proceeds of such redemptions in this checking account. The Bank
shall be liable only for its own negligence.

The Depositor(s) agrees to be subject to the rules and regulations of the Bank
pertaining to this checking account as amended from time to time. The Bank and
"the Fund" reserve the right to change, modify or terminate this checking
account and authorization at any time.

CHECKS MAY NOT BE FOR LESS THAN $500 or such other minimum amount as may from
time to time be established by "the Fund" upon prior written notice to its
shareholders. Shares purchased by check (including certified or cashier's
check) will not be redeemed within 15 calendar days of such purchase by
checkwriting or any other method of redemption.

No checkwriting available on Alliance World Income and Alliance Corporate
Bond.

ENCLOSE THIS CARD WITH THE APPLICATION FORM

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LOGO
ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC

________________________________________________________________

P.O. Box 1520, Secaucus, New Jersey 07096-1520
Toll Free (800) 221-5672
For Literature: Toll Free (800) 227-4618

________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
February 28, 1997

________________________________________________________________

This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus but
supplements and should be read in conjunction with the Fund's
current Prospectus. A copy of the Prospectus may be obtained by
contacting Alliance Fund Services, Inc. at the address or "For
Literature" telephone number shown above.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page

Description of the Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management of the Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expenses of the Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purchase of Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Redemption and Repurchase of Shares. . . . . . . . . .
Shareholder Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net Asset Value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dividends, Distributions and Taxes . . . . . . . . . .
Portfolio Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report of Independent Auditors and
Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix A (Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies
or Instrumentalities). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Appendix B (Bond and Commercial Paper Ratings) . . . . B-1
Appendix C (Futures Contracts) . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

<PAGE>

Appendix D (Additional Information About
The United Mexican States) . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

____________________

(R): This registered service mark used under license from
the owner, Alliance Capital Management L.P.

<PAGE>

________________________________________________________________

DESCRIPTION OF THE FUND
________________________________________________________________

INTRODUCTION TO THE FUND

Alliance World Income Trust, Inc. (the "Fund") is a non-
diversified, open-end management investment company commonly
known as a "mutual fund." The investment objective and policies
of the Fund are set forth below. The Fund's investment objective
may not be changed without shareholder approval. Except as
otherwise provided below, the Fund's investment policies are not
designated "fundamental policies" within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act") and may,
therefore, be changed by the Fund's Board of Directors without a
shareholder vote. However, the Fund will not change its
investment policies without contemporaneous written notice to
shareholders. There can be, of course, no assurance that the
Fund will achieve its investment objective.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES

The Fund's investment objective is to seek the highest
level of current income, consistent with what Alliance Capital
Management L.P. (the "Adviser"), the Fund's Adviser, considers to
be prudent investment risk, that is available from a portfolio of
high-quality debt securities having remaining maturities of not
more than one year. The Fund seeks high current yields by
investing in a portfolio of debt securities denominated in the
U.S. Dollar and selected foreign currencies. Accordingly, the
Fund will seek investment opportunities in foreign, as well as
domestic, securities markets. The Fund will maintain at least
35% of its net assets in U.S. Dollar-denominated securities. The
Fund, which is not a money market fund, is designed for the
investor who seeks a higher yield than a money market fund and
less fluctuation in net asset value than a longer-term bond fund.

In pursuing its investment objective, the Fund seeks to
minimize credit risk and fluctuations in net asset value by
investing only in short-term debt securities. Normally, a high
proportion of the Fund's portfolio consists of money market
instruments. The Fund's Adviser actively manages the Fund's
portfolio in accordance with a multi-market investment strategy,
allocating the Fund's investments among securities denominated in
the U.S. Dollar and the currencies of a number of foreign
countries and, within each such country, among different types of
debt securities. The Adviser adjusts the Fund's exposure to each
currency based on its perception of the most favorable markets
and issuers. In this regard, the percentage of assets invested
in securities of a particular country or denominated in a

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particular currency will vary in accordance with the Adviser's
assessment of the relative yield and appreciation potential of
such securities and the relationship of a country's currency to
the U.S. Dollar. Fundamental economic strength, credit quality
and interest rate trends are the principal factors considered by
the Adviser in determining whether to increase or decrease the
emphasis placed upon a particular type of security or industry
sector within the Fund's investment portfolio. The Fund will not
invest more than 25% of its net assets in debt securities
denominated in a single currency other than the U.S. Dollar.

The returns currently available from short-term foreign
currency-denominated debt instruments can be adversely affected
by changes in exchange rates. The Fund's Adviser believes that
the use of foreign currency hedging techniques, including "cross-
hedges" (see "Investment Practices--Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts," below), can help protect against declines in
the U.S. Dollar value of income available for distribution to
shareholders and declines in the net asset value of the Fund's
shares resulting from adverse changes in currency exchange rates.
For example, the return available from securities denominated in
a particular foreign currency would diminish in the event the
value of the U.S. Dollar increased against such currency. Such a
decline could be partially or completely offset by an increase in
value of across-hedge involving a forward exchange contract to
sell a different foreign currency, where such contract is
available on terms more advantageous to the Fund than a contract
to sell the currency in which the position being hedged is
denominated. It is the Adviser's belief that cross-hedges can
therefore provide significant protection of net asset value in
the event of a general rise in the U.S. Dollar against foreign
currencies. However, a cross-hedge cannot protect against
exchange rate risks perfectly, and if the Fund's Adviser were
incorrect in its judgment of future exchange rate relationships,
the Fund could be in a less advantageous position than if such a
hedge had not been established.

The Fund invests in debt securities denominated in the
currencies of countries participating in the European Monetary
System ("EMS"). The EMS comprises the commitments of certain
member states of the European Union to jointly manage the
exchange rates of their currencies with the goal of promoting the
harmonization and integration of the economies of the member
states through exchange-rate stability. The nine countries
currently participating in the EMS, and their currencies, are
Belgium (Franc), Denmark (Danish Krone), France (Franc), Germany
(Mark), Great Britain (Pound Sterling), Ireland (Punt), Italy
(Lira), Netherlands (Guilder) and Spain (Peseta). The Fund also
invests in debt securities denominated in the currencies of other
countries whose governments are considered stable by the Adviser.
In addition to the U.S. Dollar, such currencies include, among

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others, the Australian Dollar, Austrian Schilling, Canadian
Dollar, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, Swedish Krona and Swiss
Franc.

An issuer of debt securities purchased by the Fund may
be domiciled in a country other than the country in whose
currency the instrument is denominated. In addition, the Multi-
Market Funds may purchase debt securities denominated in one
currency the principal amounts of which and value of interest
payments on which are determined with reference (or "linked") to
another currency. In this regard, as of the date of this
Prospectus each Fund has invested in U.S. Dollar denominated
securities issued by Mexican issuers and/or Peso-linked
securities. The value of these investments may fluctuate
inversely in correlation with changes in the Peso-Dollar exchange
rate and with the general level of interest rates in Mexico, and,
when added to a Multi-Market Fund's investments in Mexican Peso
denominated securities, may exceed 25% of the value of the Fund's
net assets. For a general description of Mexico, see Appendix D.

The Fund may invest in debt securities denominated in
the European Currency Unit ("ECU"), which is a "basket"
consisting of specified amounts of the currencies of certain of
the twelve member states of the European Union, a fifteen-nation
organization engaged in cooperative economic activities. The
specific amounts of currencies comprising the ECU may be adjusted
by the Council of Ministers of the European Union to reflect
changes in relative values of the underlying currencies. The
Fund's Adviser does not believe that such adjustments will
adversely affect holders of ECU-denominated obligations or the
marketability of such securities. European governments and
supranational organizations (discussed below), in particular,
issue ECU-denominated obligations.

The Fund may invest in debt securities issued by
supranational organizations such as: the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), which was chartered
to finance development projects in developing member countries;
the European Union; the European Coal and Steel Community, which
is an economic union of various European nations' steel and coal
industries; and the Asian Development Bank, which is an
international development bank established to lend funds, promote
investment and provide technical assistance to member nations in
the Asian and Pacific regions.

The Fund seeks to minimize investment risk by limiting
its portfolio investments to income producing debt securities of
high quality and will invest at least 65% (and normally
substantially all) of its total assets in such securities. The
Fund's portfolio securities will consist only of: (i) debt
securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its

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agencies or instrumentalities ("U.S. Government Securities";
(ii) obligations issued or guaranteed by a foreign government or
any of its political subdivisions, authorities, agencies, or
instrumentalities, all of which are rated AAA or AA by Standard &
Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") or Aaa or Aa by Moody's Investors
Services, Inc. ("Moody's") or, if unrated, determined by the
Fund's Adviser to be of equivalent quality; (iii) obligations
issued or guaranteed by supranational entities and corporate debt
securities, all of which are rated AAA by S&P or Aaa by Moody's
or, if unrated, determined by the Fund's Adviser to be of
equivalent quality; (iv) certificates of deposit and bankers'
acceptances issued or guaranteed by, or time deposits maintained
at, banks (including foreign branches of U.S. banks or U.S. or
foreign branches of foreign banks) having total assets of more
than $1 billion and determined by the Adviser to be of high
quality; and (v) commercial paper rated A-1 by S&P, Prime-1 by
Moody's, Fitch-1 by Fitch Investors Service, Inc., or Duff 1 by
Duff & Phelps Inc. or, if not rated, issued by U.S. or foreign
companies having outstanding debt securities rated AAA by S&P or
Aaa by Moody's and determined by the Adviser to be of equivalent
quality.

Under normal circumstances, and as a matter of
fundamental policy, the Fund "concentrates" at least 25% of its
total assets in debt instruments issued by domestic and foreign
companies engaged in the banking industry, including bank holding
companies. Such investments may include certificates of deposit,
time deposits, bankers' acceptances, and obligations issued by
bank holding companies, as well as repurchase agreements entered
into with banks (as distinct from non-bank dealers) in accordance
with the policies set forth in "Repurchase Agreements" below.
However, when business or financial conditions warrant the Fund
may, for temporary defensive purposes, vary from its policy of
investing at least 25% of its total assets in the banking
industry. For example, the Fund may reduce its position in debt
instruments issued by domestic and foreign banks and bank holding
companies and increase its position in U.S. Government Securities
or cash equivalents.

Due to the Fund's investment policy with respect to
investments in the banking industry, the Fund will have greater
exposure to the risk factors which are characteristic of such
investments. In particular, the value of and investment return
on the Fund's shares will be affected by economic or regulatory
developments in or related to the banking industry. Sustained
increases in interest rates can adversely affect the availability
and cost of funds for a bank's lending activities, and a
deterioration in general economic conditions could increase the
exposure to credit losses. The banking industry is also subject
to the effects of: the concentration of loan portfolios in
particular businesses such as real estate, energy, agriculture or

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high technology-related companies; national and local regulation;
and competition within those industries as well as with other
types of financial institutions. In addition, the Fund's
investments in commercial banks located in several foreign
countries are subject to additional risks due to the combination
in such banks of commercial banking and diversified securities
activities. As discussed above, however, the Fund will seek to
minimize its exposure to such risks by investing only in debt
securities which are determined to be of high quality.

Investing in securities issued by foreign governments
and corporations involves considerations and possible risks not
typically associated with investing in obligations issued by the
U.S. government and domestic corporations. The values of foreign
investments are affected by changes in currency rates or exchange
control regulations, application of foreign tax laws, including
withholding taxes, changes in governmental administration or
economic or monetary policy (in this country or abroad) or
changed circumstances in dealings between nations. Costs are
incurred in connection with conversions between various
currencies. In addition, foreign brokerage commissions are
generally higher than in the United States, and foreign
securities markets may be less liquid, more volatile and less
subject to governmental supervision than in the United States.
Investments in foreign countries could be affected by other
factors not present in the United States, including
expropriation, confiscatory taxation, lack of uniform accounting
and auditing standards and potential difficulties in enforcing
contractual obligations and could be subject to extended
settlement periods.

The Fund will invest a portion of its net assets in
securities denominated in the currencies of countries
participating in the EMS or denominated in the ECU. There are
risks associated with concentration of investments in a
particular region of the world such as Western Europe since the
economies and markets of the countries in the region tend to be
interrelated and may be adversely affected by political, economic
and other events in a similar manner.

The net asset value of the Fund's shares will change as
the general levels of interest rates fluctuate. When interest
rates decline, the value of a portfolio primarily invested in
debt securities can be expected to rise. Conversely, when
interest rates rise, the value of a portfolio primarily invested
in debt securities can be expected to decline. However, a
shorter average maturity is generally associated with a lower
level of market value volatility and, accordingly, it is expected
that the net asset value of the Fund's shares normally will
fluctuate less than that of a longer-term bond fund.

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The Fund is a "non-diversified" investment company,
which means the Fund is not limited in the proportion of its
assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer.
However, the Fund conducts, and intends to continue to conduct,
its operations so as to qualify as a "regulated investment
company" for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), which will relieve the Fund of any
liability for federal income tax to the extent its earnings are
distributed to shareholders. See "Dividends, Distributions and
Taxes-U.S. Federal Income Taxes." To so qualify, among other
requirements, the Fund will limit its investments so that, at the
close of each quarter of the taxable year, (i) not more than 25%
of the market value of the Fund's total assets will be invested
in the securities of a single issuer, and (ii) with respect to
50% of the market value of its total assets, not more than five
percent of the market value of its total assets will be invested
in the securities of a single issuer and the Fund will not own
more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of a single
issuer. The Fund's investments in U.S. Government Securities are
not subject to these limitations. Because the Fund, as a non-
diversified investment company, may invest in a smaller number
of individual issuers than a diversified investment company, an
investment in the Fund may, under certain circumstances, present
greater risk to an investor than an investment in a diversified
company.

INVESTMENT PRACTICES

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. For a description of
obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or
instrumentalities ("U.S. Government Securities"), see Appendix A.

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT AND BANKERS ACCEPTANCES.
Certificates of deposit are receipts issued by a depository
institution in exchange for the deposit of funds. The issuer
agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the bearer of
the receipt on the date specified on the certificate. The
certificate usually can be traded in the secondary market prior
to maturity. Bankers' acceptances typically arise from short
term credit arrangements designed to enable businesses to obtain
funds to finance commercial transactions. Generally, an
acceptance is a time draft drawn on a bank by an exporter or an
importer to obtain a stated amount of funds to pay for specific
merchandise. The draft is then "accepted" by a bank that, in
effect, unconditionally guarantees to pay the face value of the
instrument on its maturity date. The acceptance may then be held
by the accepting bank as an earning asset or it may be sold in
the secondary market at the going rate of discount for a specific
maturity. Although maturities for acceptance can be as long as
270 days, most acceptances have maturities of six months or less.

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COMMERCIAL PAPER. The Fund may invest without
limitation in commercial paper which is indexed to certain
specific foreign currency exchange rates. Commercial paper
consists of short-term (usually from 1-270 days) unsecured
promissory notes issued by corporations in order to finance their
current operations. The terms of such commercial paper provide
that its principal amount is adjusted upwards or downwards (but
not below zero) at maturity to reflect changes in the exchange
rate between two currencies while the obligation is outstanding.
The Fund will purchase such commercial paper with the currency in
which it is denominated and, at maturity, will receive interest
and principal payments thereon in that currency, but the amount
of principal payable by the issuer at maturity will change in
proportion to the change (if any) in the exchange rate between
the two specified currencies between the date the instrument is
issued and the date the instrument matures. While such
commercial paper entails the risk of loss of principal, the
potential for realizing gains as a result of changes in foreign
currency exchange rates enables the Fund to hedge (or cross-
hedge) against a decline in the U.S. Dollar value of investments
denominated in foreign currencies while providing an attractive
money market rate of return. The Fund will purchase such
commercial paper for hedging purposes only, not for speculation.

A variable amount master demand note (which is a type of
commercial paper) represents a direct borrowing arrangement
involving periodically fluctuating rates of interest under a
letter of agreement between a commercial paper issuer and an
institutional lender pursuant to which the lender may determine
to invest varying amounts.

For a description of commercial paper ratings, see
Appendix B.

ILLIQUID SECURITIES. The Fund has adopted the following
investment policy which may be changed by the vote of the Board
of Directors. The Fund will not invest in illiquid securities if
immediately after such investment more than 10% of the Fund's
total assets (taken at market value) would be invested in such
securities. In addition, the Fund will not maintain more than
15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. For this purpose,
illiquid securities include, among others, (a) securities that
are illiquid by virtue of the absence of a readily available
market or legal or contractual restrictions on resale,
(b) options purchased by the Fund over-the-counter and the cover
for options written by the Fund over-the-counter, and
(c) repurchase agreements not terminable within seven days. See
"Additional Investment Policies," below.

Historically, illiquid securities have included
securities subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale

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because they have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), securities which are
otherwise not readily marketable and repurchase agreements having
a maturity of longer than seven days. Securities eligible for
resale under Rule 144A, as amended, that have legal or
contractual restrictions on resale but have a readily available
market are not deemed illiquid for purposes of this limitation.
Securities which have not been registered under the Securities
Act are referred to as private placements or restricted
securities and are purchased directly from the issuer or in the
secondary market. Mutual funds do not typically hold a
significant amount of these restricted or other illiquid
securities because of the potential for delays on resale and
uncertainty in valuation. Limitations on resale may have an
adverse effect on the marketability of portfolio securities and a
mutual fund might be unable to dispose of restricted or other
illiquid securities promptly or at reasonable prices and might
thereby experience difficulty satisfying redemptions within seven
days. A mutual fund might also have to register such restricted
securities in order to dispose of them resulting in additional
expense and delay. Adverse market conditions could impede such a
public offering of securities.

In recent years, however, a large institutional market
has developed for certain securities that are not registered
under the Securities Act including repurchase agreements,
commercial paper, foreign securities, municipal securities and
corporate bonds and notes. Institutional investors depend on an
efficient institutional market in which the unregistered security
can be readily resold or on an issuer's ability to honor a demand
for repayment. The fact that there are contractual or legal
restrictions on resale to the general public or to certain
institutions may not be indicative of the liquidity of such
investments.

Rule 144A under the Securities Act allows a broader
institutional trading market for securities otherwise subject to
restriction on resale to the general public. Rule 144A
establishes a "safe harbor" from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act for resales of certain securities to qualified
institutional buyers. An insufficient number of qualified
institutional buyers interested in purchasing certain restricted
securities held by the Fund, however, could affect adversely the
marketability of such portfolio securities and the Fund might be
unable to dispose of such securities promptly or at reasonable
prices. Rule 144A has already produced enhanced liquidity for
many restricted securities, and market liquidity for such
securities may continue to expand as a result of this regulation
and the consequent inception of the PORTAL System, an automated
system for the clearance and settlement of transactions in

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unregistered securities of domestic and foreign issuer which is
sponsored by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
("NASD"). The Fund's investments in Rule 144A eligible
securities are not subject to the limitations described above on
securities issued under Section 4(2).

The Adviser, under the supervision of the Board of
Directors, will monitor the liquidity of restricted securities in
the Fund's portfolio that are eligible for resale pursuant to
Rule 144A. In reaching liquidity decisions, the Adviser will
consider, among others, the following factors: (1) the frequency
of trades and quotes for the security; (2) the number of dealers
making quotations to purchase or sell the security; (3) the
number of other potential purchasers of the security; (4) the
number of dealers undertaking to make a market in the security;
(5) the nature of the security (including its unregistered
nature) and the nature of the marketplace for the security (e.g.,
the time needed to dispose of the security, the method of
soliciting offers and the mechanics of the transfer); and (6) any
applicable Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
interpretation or position with respect to such type of security.

FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS. The
Fund may enter into contracts for the purchase or sale for future
delivery of fixed-income securities or foreign currencies, or
contracts based on financial indices including any index of U.S.
Government Securities, foreign government securities or corporate
debt securities ("futures contracts") and may purchase and write
put and call options to buy or sell futures contracts ("options
on futures contracts"). A "sale" of a futures contract means the
acquisition of a contractual obligation to deliver the securities
or foreign currencies called for by the contract at a specified
price on a specified date. A "purchase" of a futures contract
means the incurring of a contractual obligation to acquire the
securities or foreign currencies called for by the contract at a
specified price on a specified date. The purchaser of a futures
contract on an index agrees to take or make delivery of an amount
of cash equal to the difference between a specified dollar
multiple of the value of the index on the expiration date of the
contract ("current contract value") and the price at which the
contract was originally struck. No physical delivery of the
fixed-income securities underlying the index is made. Options on
futures contracts to be written or purchased by the Fund will be
traded on U.S. or foreign exchanges or over-the-counter.

The successful use of such instruments draws upon the
Adviser's special skills and experience with respect to such
instruments and usually depends on the Adviser's ability to
forecast interest rate and currency exchange rate movements
correctly. Should interest or exchange rates move in an

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unexpected manner, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated
benefits of futures contracts or options on futures contracts or
may realize losses and thus will be in a worse position than if
such strategies had not been used. In addition, the correlation
between movements in the price of futures contracts or options on
futures and movements in the price of the securities and
currencies hedged or used for cover will not be perfect and could
produce unanticipated losses.

The Board of Directors has adopted the requirement that
futures contracts and options on futures contracts only be used
as a hedge and not for speculation. In addition to this
requirement, the Board of Directors has also restricted the
Fund's use of futures contracts so that the aggregate of the
market value of the outstanding futures contracts purchased by
the Fund and the market value of the currencies and futures
contracts subject to outstanding options written by the Fund may
not exceed 50% of the market value of the total assets of the
Fund. These restrictions will not be changed by the Fund's Board
of Directors without considering the policies and concerns of the
various applicable federal and state regulatory agencies. The
Fund's Custodian will place liquid assets in a separate account
of the Fund having a value equal to the aggregate amount of the
Fund's commitments in futures contracts.

The Fund will not (i) enter into any futures contracts
or options on futures contracts if immediately thereafter the
aggregate of margin deposits on all the outstanding futures
contracts of the Fund and premiums paid on outstanding options on
futures contracts would exceed 5% of the market value of the
total assets of the Fund, or (ii) enter into any futures
contracts or options on futures contracts if the aggregate of the
market value of the outstanding futures contracts of the Fund and
the market value of the currencies and futures contracts subject
to outstanding options written by the Fund would exceed 50% of
the market value of the total assets of the Fund.

See Appendix C for further discussion of the use, risks
and costs of futures contracts and options on futures contracts.

OPTIONS ON FOREIGN CURRENCIES. The Fund may purchase
and write put and call options on foreign currencies for the
purpose of protecting against declines in the U.S. Dollar value
of foreign currency-denominated portfolio securities and against
increases in the U.S. Dollar cost of such securities to be
acquired. As in the case of other kinds of options, however, the
writing of an option on a foreign currency constitutes only a
partial hedge, up to the amount of the premium received, and the
Fund could be required to purchase or sell foreign currencies at
disadvantageous exchange rates, thereby incurring losses. The
purchase of an option on a foreign currency may constitute an

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effective hedge against fluctuations in exchange rates although,
in the event of rate movements adverse to the Fund's position, it
may forfeit the entire amount of the premium plus related
transaction costs. Options on foreign currencies to be written
or purchased by the Fund are traded on U.S. and foreign exchanges
or over-the-counter. There is no specific percentage limitation
on the Fund's investments in options on foreign currencies.

See Appendix C for further discussion of the use, risks
and costs of options on foreign currencies.

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS. The Fund
may purchase or sell forward foreign currency exchange contracts
("forward contracts") to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund
from adverse changes in the relationship between the U.S. Dollar
and foreign currencies. A forward contract is an obligation to
purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed price at a
future date which is individually negotiated and privately traded
by currency traders and their customers. The Fund may enter into
a forward contract, for example, when it enters into a contract
for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign
currency in order to "lock in" the U.S. Dollar price of the
security ("transaction hedge"). Additionally, for example, when
the Fund believes that a foreign currency may suffer a
substantial decline against the U.S. Dollar, it may enter into a
forward sale contract to sell an amount of that foreign currency
approximating the value of some or all of the Fund's portfolio
securities denominated in such foreign currency, or when the Fund
believes that the U.S. Dollar may suffer a substantial decline
against a foreign currency, it may enter into a forward purchase
contract to buy that foreign currency for a fixed dollar amount
("position hedge"). In this situation the Fund may, in the
alternative, enter into a forward contract to sell a different
foreign currency for a fixed U.S. Dollar amount where the Fund
believes that the U.S. Dollar value of the currency to be sold
pursuant to the forward contract will fall whenever there is a
decline in the U.S. Dollar value of the currency in which
portfolio securities of the Fund are denominated ("cross-hedge").
To the extent required by applicable law, the Fund's Custodian
will place liquid assets in a separate account of the Fund having
a value equal to the aggregate amount of the Fund's commitments
under forward contracts entered into with respect to position
hedges and cross-hedges. If the value of the assets placed in a
separate account declines, additional liquid assets or securities
will be placed in the account on a daily basis so that the value
of the account will equal the amount of the Fund's commitments
with respect to such contracts. As an alternative to maintaining
all or part of the separate account, the Fund may purchase a call
option permitting the Fund to purchase the amount of foreign
currency being hedged by a forward sale contract at a price no
higher than the forward contract price or the Fund may purchase a

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put option permitting the Fund to sell the amount of foreign
currency subject to a forward purchase contract at a price as
high or higher than the forward contract price. In addition, the
Fund may use such other methods of "cover" as are permitted by
applicable law.

The Fund may purchase or sell forward foreign currency
exchange contracts. While these contracts are not presently
regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the
"CFTC"), the CFTC may in the future assert authority to regulate
forward contracts. In such event the Fund's ability to utilize
forward contracts in the manner set forth in the Prospectus may
be restricted. Forward contracts will reduce the potential gain
from a positive change in the relationship between the U.S.
Dollar and foreign currencies. Unanticipated changes in currency
prices may result in poorer overall performance for the Fund than
if it had not entered into such contracts. The use of foreign
currency forward contracts will not eliminate fluctuations in the
underlying U.S. Dollar equivalent value of the prices of or rates
of return on the Fund's foreign currency-denominated portfolio
securities and the use of such techniques will subject the Fund
to certain risks.

The matching of the increase in value of a forward
contract and the decline in the U.S Dollar equivalent value of
the foreign currency-denominated asset that is the subject of the
hedge generally will not be precise. In addition, the Fund may
not always be able to enter into foreign currency forward
contracts at attractive prices and this will limit the Fund's
ability to use such contract to hedge or cross-hedge its assets.
Also, with regard to the Fund's use of cross-hedges, there can be
no assurance that historical correlations between the movement of
certain foreign currencies relative to the U.S. Dollar will
continue. Thus, at any time poor correlation may exist between
movements in the exchange rates of the foreign currencies
underlying the Fund's cross-hedges and the movements in the
exchange rates of the foreign currencies in which the Fund's
assets that are the subject of such cross-hedges are denominated.

GENERAL. The successful use of the foregoing investment
practices draws upon the Adviser's special skills and experience
with respect to such instruments and usually depends on the
Adviser's ability to forecast interest rate and currency exchange
rate movements correctly. Should interest or exchange rates move
in an unexpected manner, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated
benefits of futures contracts, options or forward contracts or
may realize losses and thus be in a worse position than if such
strategies had not been used. Unlike many exchange- traded
futures contracts and options on futures contracts, there are no
daily price fluctuation limits with respect to options on
currencies and forward contracts, and adverse market movements

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could therefore continue to an unlimited extent over a period of
time. In addition, the correlation between movements in the
prices of such instruments and movements in the prices of the
securities and currencies hedged or used for cover will not be
perfect and could produce unanticipated losses.

The Fund's ability to dispose of its positions in
futures contracts, options and forward contracts will depend on
the availability of liquid markets in such instruments. Markets
in options and futures with respect to a number of fixed-income
securities and currencies are relatively new and still
developing. It is impossible to predict the amount of trading
interest that may exist in various types of futures contracts,
options and forward contracts. If a secondary market does not
exist with respect to an option purchased or written by the Fund
over-the-counter, it might not be possible to effect a closing
transaction in the option (i.e., dispose of the option) with the
result that (i) an option purchased by the Fund would have to be
exercised in order for the Fund to realize any profit and
(ii) the Fund may not be able to sell currencies or portfolio
securities covering an option written by the Fund until the
option expires or it delivers the underlying futures contract or
currency upon exercise. Therefore, no assurance can be given
that the Fund will be able to utilize these instruments
effectively for the purposes set forth above. Furthermore, the
Fund's ability to engage in options and futures transactions may
be limited by tax considerations. See "Dividends, Distributions
and Taxes-U.S. Federal Income Taxes."

LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES. The Fund may make
secured loans of its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and
financial institutions provided that cash, U.S. Government
Securities or other liquid high-quality debt securities or bank
letters of credit equal to at least 100% of the market value of
the securities loaned is deposited and maintained by the borrower
with the Fund. The risks in lending portfolio securities, as
with other extensions of credit, consist of possible loss of
rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. In
determining whether to lend securities to a particular borrower,
the Fund's Adviser (subject to review by the Board of Directors)
will consider all relevant facts and circumstances, including the
creditworthiness of the borrower. While securities are on loan,
the borrower will pay the Fund any income earned thereon and the
Fund may invest any cash collateral in portfolio securities,
thereby earning additional income, or receive an agreed upon
amount of income from a borrower who has delivered equivalent
collateral. The Fund will have the right to regain record
ownership of loaned securities or equivalent securities in order
to exercise ownership rights such as voting rights, subscription
rights and rights to dividends, interest or other distributions.
The Fund may pay reasonable finders', administrative and

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custodial fees in connection with a loan. The Fund will not lend
portfolio securities in excess of 20% of the value of its total
assets, nor will the Fund lend its portfolio securities to any
officer, director, employee or affiliate of the Fund or the
Adviser. The Board of Directors will monitor the Fund's lending
of portfolio securities.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The Fund may enter into
"repurchase agreements" pertaining to the types of securities it
may invest in with member banks of the Federal Reserve System or
"primary dealers" (as designated by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York) in such securities. There is no percentage restriction
on the Fund's ability to enter into repurchase agreements.
Currently the Fund enters into repurchase agreements only with
its Custodian and such primary dealers. A repurchase agreement
arises when a buyer such as the Fund purchases a security and
simultaneously agrees to resell it to the vendor at an agreed
upon future date, normally one day or a few days later. The
resale price is greater than the purchase price, reflecting an
agreed upon interest rate which is effective for the period of
time the buyer's money is invested in the security and which is
related to the current market rate rather than the coupon rate on
the purchased security. Such agreements permit the Fund to keep
all of its assets at work while retaining "overnight" flexibility
in pursuit of investments of a longer- term nature. The Fund
requires continual maintenance by its Custodian for its account
in the Federal Reserve/Treasury Book Entry System of collateral
in an amount equal to, or in excess of, the market value of the
securities which are the subject of the agreement. In the event
a vendor defaulted on its repurchase obligation, the Fund might
suffer a loss to the extent that the proceeds from the sale of
the collateral were less than the repurchase price. In the event
of a vendor's bankruptcy, the Fund might be delayed in, or
prevented from, selling the collateral for the Fund's benefit.
The Fund's Board of Directors has established procedures, which
are periodically reviewed by the Board, pursuant to which the
Fund's Adviser monitors the creditworthiness of the dealers with
which the Fund enters into repurchase agreement transactions.

FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICIES

The following restrictions, which supplement those set
forth in the Fund's Prospectus, may not be changed without
shareholder approval, which means the affirmative vote of the
holders of (i) 67% or more of the shares represented at a meeting
at which more than 50% of the outstanding shares are represented
or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding shares, whichever is
less.

The Fund may not:

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1. Make loans except through (i) the purchase of debt
obligations in accordance with its investment objectives and
policies; (ii) the lending of portfolio securities; or (iii) the
use of repurchase agreements;

2. Participate on a joint or joint and several basis in
any securities trading account;

3. Invest in companies for the purpose of exercising
control;

4. Make short sales of securities or maintain a short
position, unless at all times when a short position is open it
owns an equal amount of such securities or securities convertible
into or exchangeable for, without payment of any further
consideration, securities of the same issue as, and equal in
amount to, the securities sold short ("short sales against the
box"), and unless not more than 10% of the Fund's net assets
(taken at market value) is held as collateral for such sales at
any one time (it is the Fund's present intention to make such
sales only for the purpose of deferring realization of gain or
loss for Federal income tax purposes);

5. Purchase a security if, as a result (unless the
security is acquired pursuant to a plan of reorganization or an
offer of exchange), the Fund would own any securities of an open-
end investment company or more than 3% of the total outstanding
voting stock of any closed-end investment company or more than 5%
of the value of the Fund's total assets would be invested in
securities of any one or more closed-end investment companies; or

6. (i) Purchase or sell real estate, except that it may
purchase and sell securities of companies which deal in real
estate or interests therein; (ii) purchase or sell commodities or
commodity contracts (except currencies, futures contracts on
currencies and related options, forward contracts or contracts
for the future acquisition or delivery of fixed-income securities
and related options, futures contracts and options on futures
contracts and other similar contracts); (iii) invest in interests
in oil and gas, or other mineral exploration or development
programs; (iv) purchase securities on margin except for such
short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of
transactions; and (v) act as an underwriter of securities, except
that the Fund may acquire restricted securities under
circumstances in which, if such securities were sold, the Fund
might be deemed to be an underwriter for purposes of the
Securities Act.

To reduce investment risk, as a matter of fundamental
policy, the Fund may not: (i) invest 25% or more of its total
assets in securities of companies engaged principally in any one

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industry other than the banking industry, except that this
restriction does not apply to U.S. Government Securities;
(ii) borrow money except from banks for temporary or emergency
purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests which
might require the untimely disposition of securities; borrowing
in the aggregate may not exceed 15%, and borrowing for purposes
other than meeting redemptions may not exceed 5%, of the value of
the Fund's total assets (including the amount borrowed) less
liabilities (not including the amount borrowed) at the time the
borrowing is made; securities will not be purchased while
borrowings in excess of 5% of the value of the Fund's total
assets are outstanding; or (iii) pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or
otherwise encumber its assets, except to secure permitted
borrowings.

In connection with the qualification or registration of
the Fund's shares for sale under the securities laws of certain
states, the Fund has agreed, in addition to the foregoing
investment restrictions, that it will (i) not purchase the
securities of any company that has a record of less than three
years of continuous operation (including that of predecessors) if
such purchase at the time thereof would cause more than 5% of its
total assets, taken at current value, to be invested in the
securities of such companies, (ii) not purchase puts, calls,
straddles, spreads and any combination thereof if by reason
thereof the value of its aggregate investment in such classes of
securities will exceed 5% of its total assets, (iii) not invest
in warrants (other than warrants acquired by the Fund as a part
of a unit or attached to securities at the time of purchase), if
as a result of such warrants valued at the lower of such cost or
market, would exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's net assets at
the time of purchase provided that not more than 2% of the Fund's
net assets at the time of purchase may be invested in warrants
not listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock
Exchange, (iv) prohibit the purchase or retention by the Fund of
the securities of any issuer if the officers, directors or
trustees of the Fund, its advisers or managers owning
beneficially more than one-half of 1% of the securities of each
issuer together own beneficially more than 5% of such securities,
(v) prohibit the purchase of the securities of any issuer if such
purchase at the time thereof would cause more than 10% of the
voting securities of any issuer to be held by the Fund.

Whenever any investment policy or restriction states a
minimum or maximum percentage of the Fund's assets which may be
invested in any security or other asset, it is intended that such
minimum or maximum percentage limitation be determined
immediately after and as a result of the Fund's acquisition of
such security or other asset. Accordingly, any later increase or
decrease in percentage beyond the specified limitations resulting

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from a change in values or net assets will not be considered a
violation.

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The Directors and officers of the Fund, their ages and
their principal occupations during the past five years are set
forth below. Each such Director and officer is also a trustee,
director or officer of other registered investment companies
sponsored by the Adviser. Unless otherwise specified, the
address of each such person is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New
York, New York 10105.

DIRECTORS

JOHN D. CARIFA,* 51, Chairman and President of the Fund,
is the President, Chief Operating Officer, and a Director of
Alliance Capital Management Corporation ("ACMC")** with which he
has been associated since prior to 1991.

RUTH BLOCK, 66, was formerly an Executive Vice President
and the Chief Insurance Officer of Equitable. She is a Director
of Ecolab Incorporated (specialty chemicals) and Amoco
Corporation (oil and gas). Her address is P.O. Box 4653,
Stamford, Connecticut 06903.

DAVID H. DIEVLER, 67, was formerly Chairman of the Board
and President of the Fund and a Senior Vice President of ACMC
with which he had been associated since prior to 1991. He is
currently an independent consultant. His address is P.O. Box
167, Spring Lake, New Jersey 07762

JOHN H. DOBKIN, 54, has been President of Historic
Hudson Valley (historic preservation) since prior to 1991.
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* An "interested person" of the Fund as defined in the 1940
Act.

** For purposes of this Statement of Additional Information,
ACMC refers to Alliance Capital Management Corporation,
the sole general partner of the Adviser, and to the
predecessor general partner of the Adviser of the same
name.

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Previously, he was Director of the National Academy of Design.
From 1987 to 1992, he was a Director of ACMC. His address is
Historic Hudson Valley, 150 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, New York
10591.

WILLIAM H. FOULK, JR., 64, is an Investment Adviser and
an Independent Consultant. He was formerly Senior Manager of
Barrett Associates, Inc., a registered investment adviser, with
which he had been associated since prior to 1991. His address is
2 Hekma Road, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831.

DR. JAMES M. HESTER, 72, is President of The Harry Frank
Guggenheim Foundation and a Director of Union Carbide Corporation
with which he has been associated since prior to 1991. He was
formerly President of New York University, The New York Botanical
Garden and Rector of the United Nations University. His address
is 45 East 89th Street, New York, New York 10128.

CLIFFORD L. MICHEL, 57, is a member of the law firm of
Cahill Gordon & Reindel with which he has been associated since
prior to 1991. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of
Wenonah Development Company (investments) and a Director of
Placer Dome, Inc. (mining). His address is St. Bernard's Road,
Gladstone, New Jersey 07934.

DONALD J. ROBINSON, 62, was formerly a partner at
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and is currently of counsel to
that firm. His address is 666 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor, New
York, New York 10103.

OFFICERS

JOHN D. CARIFA, Chairman and President, see the
biography under "DIRECTORS" above.

WAYNE D. LYSKI, 55, Senior Vice President, is an
Executive Vice President of ACMC with which he has been
associated since prior to 1991.

KATHLEEN A. CORBET, 36, Senior Vice President, has been
a Senior Vice President of ACMC since July 1993. Previously, she
held various responsibilities as head of Equitable Capital
Management Corporation's Fixed Income Management Department,
Private Placement Secondary Trading and Fund Management since
prior to 1991.

DOUGLAS J. PEEBLES, 31, Vice President, is a Vice
President of ACMC with which he has been associated since prior
to 1991.

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EDMUND P. BERGAN, JR., 46, Secretary, is a Senior Vice
President and General Counsel of Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc.
with which he has been associated since prior to 1991.

ANDREW L. GANGOLF, 42, Assistant Secretary, has been a
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Alliance Fund
Distributors, Inc. since December 1994. Prior thereto he was a
Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Delaware Management
Company, Inc. since October 1992 and a Vice President and Counsel
to Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States since
prior to 1991.

MARK D. GERSTEN, 46, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer, is a Senior Vice President of Alliance Fund Services,
Inc. with which he has been associated since prior to 1991.

JUAN J. RODRIGUEZ, 39, Controller, is an Assistant Vice
President of Alliance Fund Services, Inc. with which he has been
associated since prior to 1991.

CARLA LAROSE, 33, Assistant Controller, is a Manager of
Alliance Fund Services, Inc., with which she has been associated
since 1991.

JOSEPH J. MANTINEO, 37, Assistant Controller, is a Vice
President of Alliance Fund Services, Inc. and formerly he was
Manager of Fixed Income Mutual Fund Accounting for Alliance Fund
Services, Inc. with which he has been associated since prior to
1991.

VINCENT S. NOTO, 32, Assistant Controller, is an
Assistant Vice President of Alliance Fund Services, Inc., with
which he has been associated since prior to 1991.

The aggregate compensation paid by the Fund to each of
the Directors during its fiscal year ended October 31, 1996, the
aggregate compensation paid to each of the Directors during
calendar year 1996 by all of the funds to which the Adviser
provides investment advisory services (collectively, the
"Alliance Fund Complex"), and the total number of registered
investment companies in the Alliance Fund Complex with respect to
which each of the Directors serves as a director or trustee, are
set forth below. Neither the Fund nor any fund in the Alliance
Fund Complex provides compensation in the form of pension or
retirement benefits to any of its directors or trustees. Each of
the Directors is a director or trustee of one or more other
registered investment companies in the Alliance Fund Complex.

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Total Number
of Funds in
the Alliance
Total Complex,
Compensation Including the
From the Fund, as to
Alliance Fund which the
Aggregate Complex, Director is a
Name of Director Compensation Including the Director or
of the Fund From the Fund Fund Trustee

John D. Carifa $-0- $-0- 50
Ruth Block $3,000 $157,500 37
David H. Dievler $3,110 $182,000 43
John H. Dobkin $3,243 $121,250 30
William H. Foulk, Jr. $3,243 $144,250 32
Dr. James M. Hester $3,110 $148,500 38
Clifford L. Michel $3,110 $146,048 38
Donald J. Robinson $231 $137,250 38

As of February 7, 1997, the Directors and officers of
the Fund as a group owned less than 1% of the shares of the Fund.

ADVISER

Alliance Capital Management L.P., a New York Stock
Exchange listed company with principal offices at 1345 Avenue of
the Americas, New York, New York 10105, has been retained under
an investment advisory agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") to
provide investment advice and, in general, to conduct the
management and investment program of the Fund under the
supervision and control of the Fund's Board of Directors.

The Adviser is a leading international investment
manager supervising client accounts with assets as of December
31, 1996 of more than $182 billion (of which more than $63
billion represented the assets of investment companies). The
Adviser's clients are primarily major corporate employee benefit
funds, public employee retirement systems, investment companies,
foundations and endowment funds and included as of December 31,
1996, 34 of the FORTUNE 100 companies. As of that date, the
Adviser and its subsidiaries employ approximately 1,450 employees
who operated out of domestic offices and the offices of
subsidiaries in Bombay, Istanbul, London, Paris, Sao Paolo,
Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Bahrain, Luxembourg and Singapore. The
52 registered investment companies managed by the Adviser
comprising 110 separate investment portfolios currently have more
than two million shareholders.

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Alliance Capital Management Corporation, the sole
general partner of, and the owner of a 1% general partnership
interest in, the Adviser, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
("Equitable"), one of the largest life insurance companies in the
United States and a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Equitable
Companies Incorporated ("ECI"), a holding company controlled by
AXA, a French insurance holding company. As of June 30, 1996,
ACMC, Inc. and Equitable Capital Management Corporation, each a
wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of Equitable, together
with Equitable, owned in the aggregate approximately 57% of the
issued and outstanding units representing assignments of
beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in the
Adviser ("Units"). As of June 30, 1996, approximately 33% and
10% of the Units were owned by the public and employees of the
Adviser and its subsidiaries, respectively, including employees
of the Adviser who serve as Directors of the Fund.

As of September 6, 1996, AXA and its subsidiaries own
approximately 60.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of ECI. AXA is the holding company for an
international group of insurance and related financial services
companies. AXA's insurance operations include activities in life
insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. The
insurance operations are diverse geographically, with activities
in France, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom,
Canada and other countries, principally in Europe and the
Asia/Pacific area. AXA is also engaged in asset management,
investment banking, securities trading, brokerage, real estate
and other financial services activities in the United States,
Europe and the Asia/Pacific area.

Based on information provided by AXA, as of September 9,
1996, 36.3% of the issued ordinary shares (representing 49.1% of
the voting power) of AXA were owned directly or indirectly by
Finaxa, a French holding company ("Finaxa"). As of September 6,
1996, 61.3% of the voting shares (representing 73.5% of the
voting power) of Finaxa were owned by five French mutual
insurance companies (the "Mutuelles AXA") (one of which, AXA
Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle, owned 34.8% of the voting shares
representing 40.6% of the voting power), and 23.7% of the voting
shares of Finaxa (representing 15.0% of the voting power) were
owned by Banque Paribas, a French bank. Including the ordinary
shares directly or indirectly owned by Finaxa, the Mutuelles AXA
directly or indirectly owned 42.0% of the issued ordinary shares
(representing 56.8% of the voting power) of AXA as of September
9, 1996. Acting as a group, the Mutuelles AXA control AXA and
Finaxa. In addition, as of September 9, 1996, 7.8% of the issued
ordinary shares of AXA without the power to vote were owned by
subsidiaries of AXA.

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In May 1989, the Adviser introduced the concept of
multi-market income products designed for individual investors in
the United States. Since then, the Adviser has expanded its
multi-market family of funds to meet the changing needs of
individual investors. All these products invest in high quality,
short-term global debt securities but each offers a different
risk/reward profile: (i) the Fund, which was introduced in
November 1990, with total net assets of approximately $44,890,210
on October 31, 1996, invests in securities with maturities of up
to 12 months or less and seeks to offer a higher yield than money
market funds with little fluctuation of share price;
(ii) Alliance Short-Term Multi-Market Trust, Inc. ("ASMT"),
introduced in May 1989 with total net assets of approximately
$669,684,191 on October 31, 1996, invests in securities with
maturities of up to 3 years or less and seeks a higher yield than
money market funds and certificates of deposit with limited share
price fluctuation; and (iii) Alliance Multi-Market Strategy
Trust, Inc., introduced in April 1991 with net assets of
approximately $158,279,119 on October 31, 1996, offers the
strategy of ASMT in a more conservative, open-end fund format
designed to provide a higher yield than ASMT but less share price
fluctuation than ASMT.

Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides
investment advisory services and order placement facilities for
the Fund and pays all compensation of Directors and officers of
the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser. The Adviser
or its affiliates also furnishes the Fund, without charge,
management supervision and assistance and office facilities and
provides persons satisfactory to the Fund's Board of Directors to
serve as the Fund's officers.

For the services rendered by the Adviser under the
Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser at the annual rate
of .65 of 1% of the average daily value of the Fund's net assets.
The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. For the fiscal years
of the Fund ended in 1994, 1995 and 1996 advisory fees payable to
the Adviser amounted to $772,916, $451,385, and $316,077,
respectively. Of those amounts, $190,256, $111,110 and $77,804
for fiscal years of the Fund ended in 1994, 1995 and 1996,
respectively, were waived by the Adviser so that during such
period, the Fund paid advisory fees in amounts aggregating,
$582,660, $340,275 and $238,273, respectively.

The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser will
reimburse the Fund for its expenses (exclusive of interest,
taxes, brokerage, expenditures pursuant to the Distribution
Services Agreement described below, and extraordinary expenses,

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all to the extent permitted by applicable state securities law
and regulations) which in any year exceed the limits prescribed
by any state in which the Fund's shares are qualified for sale.
The Fund may not qualify its shares for sale in every state. The
Fund believes that presently the most restrictive expense ratio
limitation imposed by any state in which the Fund has qualified
its shares for sale is 2.5% of the first $30 million of the
Fund's average net assets, 2.0% of the next $70 million of its
average net assets and 1.5% of its average net assets in excess
of $100 million. Expense reimbursements, if any, are accrued
daily and paid monthly. [No reimbursements] were required for
the fiscal years of the Fund ended in 1994, 1995 and [1996].

The Advisory Agreement became effective on July 22,
1992. The Advisory Agreement was approved by the unanimous vote,
cast in person, of the Fund's Directors, including the Directors
who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or interested
persons, as defined in the 1940 Act, of any such party, at a
meeting called for that purpose and held on September 10, 1991.
At a meeting held on June 11, 1992, a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund approved the Advisory Agreement.

The Advisory Agreement continues in effect for
successive twelve-month periods computed from each November 1,
provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least
annually by a vote of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting
securities or by the Fund's Board of Directors, and in either
case approval by a majority of the Directors who are not parties
to the Advisory Agreement or interested persons, as defined in
the 1940 Act, of any such party. Most recently, continuance of
the Agreement was approved for the period ending October 31, 1997
by the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Directors
who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or interested
persons of any such party, at their Regular Meeting held on
September 10, 1996.

The Advisory Agreement is terminable without penalty by
a vote of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting securities
or by a vote of a majority of the Fund's Directors on 60 days'
written notice, or by the Adviser on 60 days' written notice, and
will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. The
Advisory Agreement provides that in the absence of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the
Adviser, or of reckless disregard of its obligations thereunder,
the Adviser shall not be liable for any action or failure to act
in accordance with its duties thereunder.

Certain other clients of the Adviser may have investment
objectives and policies similar to those of the Fund. The
Adviser may, from time to time, make recommendations which result

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in the purchase or sale of a particular security by its other
clients simultaneously with the Fund. If transactions on behalf
of more than one client during the same period increase the
demand for securities being sold, there may be an adverse effect
on price. It is the policy of the Adviser to allocate advisory
recommendations and the placing of orders in a manner which is
deemed equitable by the Adviser to the accounts involved,
including the Fund. When two or more of the clients of the
Adviser (including the Fund) are purchasing or selling the same
security on a given day from the same broker-dealer, such
transactions may be averaged as to price.

The Adviser may act as an investment adviser to other
persons, firms or corporations, including investment companies,
and is investment adviser to ACM Institutional Reserves, Inc.,
AFD Exchange Reserves, The Alliance Fund, Inc., Alliance All-Asia
Investment Fund, Inc., Alliance Balanced Shares, Inc., Alliance
Bond Fund, Inc., Alliance Capital Reserves, Alliance Developing
Markets Fund, Inc., Alliance Global Dollar Government Fund, Inc.,
Alliance Global Small Cap Fund, Alliance Global Strategic Income
Trust, Inc., Alliance Government Reserves, Alliance Growth and
Income Fund, Inc., Alliance Income Builder Fund, Inc., Alliance
International Fund, Alliance Limited Maturity Government Fund,
Inc., Alliance Mortgage Securities Income Fund, Inc., Alliance
Money Market Fund, Alliance Multi-Market Strategy Trust, Inc.,
Alliance Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Alliance Municipal Income
Fund II, Alliance Municipal Trust, Alliance New Europe Fund,
Inc., Alliance North American Government Income Trust, Inc.,
Alliance Premier Growth Fund, Inc., Alliance Quasar Fund, Inc.,
Alliance Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc., Alliance/Regent
Sector Opportunity Fund, Inc., Alliance Short-Term Multi-Market
Trust, Inc., Alliance Technology Fund, Inc., Alliance Utility
Income Fund, Inc., Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.,
Alliance World Income Trust, Inc., Alliance Worldwide
Privatization Fund, Inc., The Alliance Portfolios, Fiduciary
Management Associates and The Hudson River Trust, all registered
open-end investment companies; and to ACM Government Income Fund,
Inc., ACM Government Securities Fund, Inc., ACM Government
Spectrum Fund, Inc., ACM Government Opportunity Fund, Inc., ACM
Managed Income Fund, Inc., ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc.,
ACM Municipal Securities Income Fund, Inc., Alliance All-Market
Advantage Fund, Inc., Alliance Global Environment Fund, Inc.,
Alliance World Dollar Government Fund, Inc., Alliance World
Dollar Government Fund II, Inc., The Austria Fund, Inc., The
Korean Investment Fund, Inc., The Southern Africa Fund, Inc. and
The Spain Fund, Inc., all registered closed-end investment
companies.

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EXPENSES OF THE FUND
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DISTRIBUTION SERVICES AGREEMENT

The Fund has entered into a Distribution Services
Agreement (the "Agreement") with Alliance Fund Distributors,
Inc., the Fund's principal underwriter (the "Principal
Underwriter") and the Adviser to permit the Principal Underwriter
to distribute the Funds shares and to permit the Fund to pay
distribution service fees to defray expenses associated with the
distribution of its shares in accordance with a plan which is
included in the Agreement and has been duly adopted and approved
in accordance with Rule 12b-1 adopted by the Commission under the
1940 Act (the "Rule 12b-1 Plan").

Distribution services fees are accrued daily and paid
monthly and are charged as expenses of the Fund as accrued. The
distribution services fee, which provides for the financing of
the Fund's shares, is designed to permit an investor to purchase
Fund shares through broker-dealers without the assessment of a
front-end or contingent deferred sales charge and, at the same
time, to permit the Principal Underwriter to compensate broker-
dealers in connection with the sale of such shares.

Under the Agreement, the Treasurer of the Fund reports
the amounts expended under the Rule 12b-1 Plan and the purposes
for which such expenditures were made to the Directors of the
Fund on a quarterly basis. Also, the Agreement provides that the
selection and nomination of Directors who are not interested
persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) are committed to the
discretion of the Directors, who are not interested, then in
office.

The Agreement became effective on July 22, 1992. The
Agreement was approved by the unanimous vote, cast in person, of
the Fund's Directors (including the Directors who are not parties
to the Agreement or "interested persons", as defined in the 1940
Act, of any such party) at a meeting called for that purpose held
on October 14, 1991.

The Adviser may from time to time and from its own funds
or such other resources as may be permitted by rules of the
Commission make payments for distribution services to the
Principal Underwriter; the latter may in turn pay part or all of
such compensation to brokers or other persons for their
distribution assistance.

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During the fiscal year ended October 31, 1996,
distribution services fees for expenditures under the Agreement
to the Principal Underwriter amounted to $437,644. Of that
amount, $106,979 was waived by the Principal Underwriter so that
during such period, the Fund paid distribution services fees for
expenditures in an amount aggregating $330,665 which constituted
.68 of 1%, annualized, of the Fund's average daily net assets
during the period, and the Adviser made payments from its own
resources as described above aggregating $470,524. Of the
$801,189 paid by the Fund and the Adviser under the Plan, $89,102
was spent on advertising, $8,838 on the printing and mailing of
prospectuses for persons other than current shareholders,
$521,723 for compensation to broker-dealers and other financial
intermediaries (including, $145,095 to the Fund's Principal
Underwriter), $3,079 for compensation to sales personnel and
$178,447 on the printing of sales literature, travel,
entertainment, due diligence and other promotional expenses.

The Agreement will continue for successive twelve-month
periods (computed from each October 1), provided, however, that
such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by
the Directors of the Fund, or by vote of the holders of a
majority of the Fund's outstanding voting securities (as defined
in the 1940 Act), and in either case by a majority of the
Directors who are not interested persons, as defined in the 1940
Act, of any such party (other than as directions of the Fund) and
who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the
operation of the Rule 12b-1 Plan or any agreements related
thereto. Most recently, continuance of the Agreement was
approved for the period ending October 31, 1997 by the Board of
Directors, including a majority of the Directors who are not
"interested persons" as defined in the 1940 Act, at their Regular
Meeting held on September 10, 1996.

All material amendments to the Agreement must be
approved by a vote of the Directors or of the holders of the
Fund's outstanding voting securities and in either case, by a
majority of the disinterested Directors, cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval; and
the Agreement may not be amended in order to increase materially
the costs that the Fund may bear pursuant to the Agreement
without the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of
the Fund. The Agreement may be terminated (a) by the Fund without
penalty at any time by a majority vote of the disinterested
Directors who have no direct or indirect financial interest in
the Plan, the Agreement or any related agreement or by a majority
vote of the outstanding shares of the Fund, or (b) by the
Principal Underwriter. To terminate the Agreement, any party
must give the other parties 60 days' written notice; to terminate

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the Plan only, the Fund is not required to give prior written
notice to the Principal Underwriter.

TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT

Alliance Fund Services, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Adviser, receives a transfer agency fee per
account holder of the Fund, plus reimbursement for out-of-pocket
expenses. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1996, the Fund
paid Alliance Fund Services, Inc. $52,232 for transfer agency
services.

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PURCHASE OF SHARES
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The following information supplements that set forth in
the Fund's Prospectus under the headings "Purchase and Sale of
Shares-How to Buy Shares."

GENERAL

Shares of the Fund are offered on a continuous basis at
a price equal to their net asset value, without any sales charge,
through (i) investment dealers that are members of the NASD and
have entered into selected dealer agreements with the Principal
Underwriter ("selected dealers"), (ii) depository institutions
and other financial intermediaries or their affiliates that have
entered into selected agent agreements with the Principal
Underwriter ("selected agents") and (iii) the Principal
Underwriter. The minimum for initial investments is $10,000;
subsequent investments (excluding reinvestments of dividends and
capital gains distributions in shares) must be in the minimum
amount of $1,000. The subscriber may use the Subscription
Application found in the Prospectus for his or her initial
investment.

Investors may purchase shares of the Fund through
selected dealers, agents or financial representatives or directly
through the Principal Underwriter. Shares may also be sold in
foreign countries where permissible. The Fund may refuse any
order for the purchase of shares. The Fund reserves the right to
suspend the sale of its shares to the public in response to
conditions in the securities markets or for other reasons.

The public offering price of shares of the Fund is their
net asset value. On each Fund business day on which a purchase
or redemption order is received by the Fund and trading in the

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types of securities in which the Fund invests might materially
affect the value of Fund shares, the per share net asset value is
computed as of the next close of regular trading on the New York
Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") (currently 4:00 p.m. Eastern
time) by dividing the value of the Fund's total assets, less its
liabilities, by the total number of its shares then outstanding.
A Fund business day is any day on which the Exchange is open for
trading.

The Fund will accept unconditional orders for its shares
to be executed at the public offering price equal to their net
asset value next determined, as described below. Orders received
by the Principal Underwriter prior to the close of regular
trading on the Exchange on each day the Exchange is open for
trading are priced at the net asset value computed as of the
close of regular trading on the Exchange on that day. In the
case of orders for purchase of shares placed through selected
dealers, agents or financial representatives, as applicable, the
applicable public offering price will be the net asset value as
so determined, but only if the selected dealer, agent or
financial representative receives the order prior to the close of
regular trading on the Exchange and transmits it to the Principal
Underwriter prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. The selected
dealer, agent or financial representative, as applicable, is
responsible for transmitting such orders by 5:00 p.m. If the
selected dealer, agent or financial representative fails to do
so, the investor's right to that day's closing price must be
settled between the investor and the selected dealer, agent or
financial representative, as applicable. If the selected dealer,
agent or financial representative, as applicable, receives the
order after the close of regular trading on the Exchange, the
price will be based on the net asset value determined as of the
close of regular trading on the Exchange on the next day it is
open for trading.

Following the initial purchase of Fund shares, a
shareholder may place orders to purchase additional shares by
telephone if the shareholder has completed the appropriate
portion of the Subscription Application or an "Autobuy"
application obtained by calling the "For Literature" telephone
number shown on the cover of this Statement of Additional
Information. Except with respect to certain omnibus accounts,
telephone purchase orders may not exceed $500,000. Payment for
shares purchased by telephone can be made only by Electronic
Funds Transfer from a bank account maintained by the shareholder
at a bank that is a member of the National Automated Clearing
House Association ("NACHA"). If a shareholder's telephone
purchase request is received before 3:00 p.m. New York time on a
Fund business day, the order to purchase shares is automatically
placed the following Fund business day, and the applicable public

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offering price will be the public offering price determined as of
the close of business on such following business day.

Full and fractional shares are credited to a
subscriber's account in the amount of his or her subscription.
As a convenience to the subscriber, and to avoid unnecessary
expense to the Fund, stock certificates representing shares of
the Fund are not issued except upon written request to the Fund
by the shareholder or his or her authorized selected dealer or
agent. This facilitates later redemption and relieves the
shareholder of the responsibility for and inconvenience of lost
or stolen certificates. No certificates are issued for
fractional shares, although such shares remain in the
shareholder's account on the books of the Fund.

In addition to the discount or commission amount paid to
dealers or agents, the Principal Underwriter from time to time
pays additional cash or other incentives to dealers or agents,
including EQ Financial Consultants, Inc., formerly Equico
Securities, Inc., an affiliate of the Principal Underwriter, in
connection with the sale of shares of the Fund. Such additional
amounts may be utilized, in whole or in part, to provide
additional compensation to registered representatives who sell
shares of the Fund. On some occasions, cash or other incentives
will be conditioned upon the sale of a specified minimum dollar
amount of the shares of the Fund and/or other mutual funds
managed by the Adviser, during a specific period of time. On
some occasions, such cash or other incentives may take the form
of payment for attendance at seminars, meals, sporting events or
theater performances, or payment for travel, lodging and
entertainment incurred in connection with travel taken by persons
associated with a dealer and their immediate family members to
urban or resort locations within or outside of the United States.
Such dealer or agent may elect to receive cash incentives of
equivalent amount in lieu of such payments.

The Principal Underwriter is not obligated to sell any
specific amount of shares and will purchase shares for resale
only against orders for shares.

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REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE OF SHARES
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The following information supplements that set forth in
the Fund's Prospectus under the heading "Purchase and Sale of
Shares -How to Sell Shares."

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REDEMPTION

Subject only to the limitations described below, the
Fund's Articles of Incorporation requires that the Fund redeem
the shares tendered to it, as described below, at a redemption
price equal to their net asset value as next computed following
the receipt of shares tendered for redemption in proper form.
There is no redemption charge. Payment of the redemption price
will be made within seven days after the Fund's receipt of such
tender for redemption. If a shareholder is in doubt about what
documents are required by his or her fee-based program or
employee benefit plan, the shareholder should contact his or her
financial representative.

The right of redemption may not be suspended or the date
of payment upon redemption postponed for more than seven days
after shares are tendered for redemption, except for any period
during which the Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend
and holiday closings) or during which the Commission determines
that trading thereon is restricted, or for any period during
which an emergency (as determined by the Commission) exists as a
result of which disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is
not reasonably practicable or as a result of which it is not
reasonably practicable for the Fund to determine fairly the value
of its net assets, or for such other periods as the Commission
may by order permit for the protection of security holders of the
Fund.

Payment of the redemption price will be made in cash.
The value of a shareholder's shares on redemption or repurchase
may be more or less than the cost of such shares to the
shareholder, depending upon the market value of the Fund's
portfolio securities at the time of such redemption or
repurchase. Payment received by a shareholder upon redemption or
repurchase of his or her shares, assuming the shares constitute
capital assets in his or her hands, will result in long-term or
short-term capital gains (or loss) depending upon the
shareholder's holding period and basis in respect of the shares
redeemed.

To redeem shares of the Fund for which no share
certificates have been issued, the registered owner or owners
should forward a letter to the Fund containing a request for
redemption. The signature or signatures on the letter must be
guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" as defined in
Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

To redeem shares of the Fund represented by share
certificates, the investor should forward the appropriate share
certificate or certificates, endorsed in blank or with blank

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stock powers attached, to the Fund with the request that the
shares represented thereby, or a specified portion thereof, be
redeemed. The stock assignment form on the reverse side of each
share certificate surrendered to the Fund for redemption must be
signed by the registered owner or owners exactly as the
registered name appears on the face of the certificate or,
alternatively, a stock power signed in the same manner may be
attached to the share certificate or certificates or, where
tender is made by mail, separately mailed to the Fund. The
signature or signatures on the assignment form must be guaranteed
in the manner described above.

TELEPHONE REDEMPTION BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER. Each
Fund shareholder is entitled to request redemption by electronic
funds transfer, once in any 30-day period (except for certain
omnibus accounts), of shares for which no share certificates have
been issued by telephone at (800) 221-5672 by a shareholder who
has completed the appropriate portion of the Subscription
Application or, in the case of an existing shareholder, an
"Autosell" application obtained from Alliance Fund Services, Inc.
A telephone redemption request may not exceed $100,000 (except
for certain omnibus accounts), and must be made by 4:00 p.m.
Eastern time on a Fund business day as defined above. Proceeds
of telephone redemptions will be sent by Electronic Funds
Transfer to a shareholder's designated bank account at a bank
selected by the shareholder that is a member of the NACHA.

TELEPHONE REDEMPTION BY CHECK. Except for certain
omnibus accounts or as noted below, each Fund shareholder is
eligible to request redemption by check, once in any 30-day
period, of Fund shares for which no stock certificates have been
issued by telephone at (800) 221-5672 before 4:00 p.m. Eastern
time on a Fund business day in an amount not exceeding $50,000.
Proceeds of such redemptions are remitted by check to the
shareholder's address of record. Telephone redemption by check is
not available with respect to shares (i) for which certificates
have been issued, (ii) held in nominee or "street name" accounts,
(iii) held by a shareholder who has changed his or her address of
record within the preceding 30 calendar days or (iv) held in any
retirement plan account. A shareholder otherwise eligible for
telephone redemption by check may cancel the privilege by written
instruction to Alliance Fund Services, Inc. or by checking the
appropriate box on the Subscription Application found in the
Prospectus.

TELEPHONE REDEMPTION--GENERAL. During periods of
drastic economic or market developments, such as the market break
of October 1987, it is possible that shareholders would have
difficulty in reaching Alliance Fund Services, Inc. by telephone
(although no such difficulty was apparent at any time in
connection with the 1987 market break). If a shareholder were to

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experience such difficulty, the shareholder should issue written
instructions to Alliance Fund Services, Inc. at the address shown
on the cover of this Statement of Additional Information. The
Fund reserves the right to suspend or terminate its telephone
redemption service at any time without notice. None of the Fund,
the Adviser, the Principal Underwriter or Alliance Fund Services,
Inc. will be responsible for the authenticity of telephone
requests for redemptions that the Fund reasonably believes to be
genuine. The Fund will employ reasonable procedures in order to
verify that telephone requests for redemptions are genuine,
including, among others, recording such telephone instructions
and causing written confirmations of the resulting transactions
to be sent to shareholders. If the Fund did not employ such
procedures, it could be liable for losses arising from
unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions. Selected
dealers or agents may charge a commission for handling telephone
requests for redemptions.

REPURCHASE

The Fund may repurchase shares through the Principal
Underwriter, selected financial intermediaries or selected
dealers or agents. The repurchase price will be the net asset
value next determined after the Principal Underwriter receives
the request, except that requests placed through selected dealers
or agents before the close of regular trading on the Exchange on
any day will be executed at the net asset value determined as of
such close of regular trading on that day if received by the
Principal Underwriter prior to its close of business on that day
(normally 5:00 p.m. Eastern time). The financial intermediary or
selected dealer or agent is responsible for transmitting the
request to the Principal Underwriter by 5:00 p.m. If the
financial intermediary or selected dealer or agent fails to do
so, the shareholder's right to receive that day's closing price
must be settled between the shareholder and the dealer or agent.
A shareholder may offer shares of the Fund to the Principal
Underwriter either directly or through a selected dealer or
agent. Neither the Fund nor the Principal Underwriter charges a
fee or commission in connection with the repurchase of shares of
the Fund. Normally, if shares of the Fund are offered through a
financial intermediary or selected dealer or agent, the
repurchase is settled by the shareholder as an ordinary
transaction with or through the selected dealer or agent, who may
charge the shareholder for this service. The repurchase of
shares of the Fund as described above is a voluntary service of
the Fund and the Fund may suspend or terminate this practice at
any time.

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GENERAL

The Fund has minimums of $10,000 for initial
investments, $1,000 for subsequent investments and $5,000 for
account balances. A shareholder subject to the minimum account
balance requirement must increase his or her account balance to
at least $5,000 within sixty days after notice has been mailed by
the Fund of a deficient balance, or the Fund will close the
account and mail a check for the proceeds to the shareholder.
The Fund intends at least once each six months to review its
shareholder balances in regard to the $5,000 minimum and to send
appropriate notices to shareholders with deficient accounts. The
Fund imposes no minimums for redemptions by mail or for
redemptions made on an account's behalf by brokerage firms or
other financial institutions. However, such firms may have
internal procedures that include minimums. The minimum account
balance requirement is not applicable to Retirement Plans.

In the case of redemption or repurchase of shares of the
Fund recently purchased by check, redemption proceeds will not be
made available until the Fund is reasonably assured that the
check has cleared, normally up to 15 calendar days following the
purchase date.

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SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
_________________________________________________________________

The following information supplements that set forth in
the Fund's Prospectus under the heading "Purchase and Sale of
Shares--Shareholder Services."

RETIREMENT PLANS

The Fund may be a suitable investment vehicle for part
or all of the assets held in various types of retirement plans,
such as those listed below. The Fund has available forms of such
plans pursuant to which investments can be made in the Fund and
other mutual funds managed by the Adviser. Persons desiring
information concerning these plans should contact Alliance Fund
Services, Inc. at the "For Literature" telephone number on the
cover of this Statement of Additional Information, or write to:

Alliance Fund Services, Inc.
Retirement Plans
P.O. Box 1520
Secaucus, New Jersey 07096-1520

INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT ("IRA"). Individuals who
receive compensation, including earnings from self-employment,

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are entitled to establish and make contributions to an IRA.
Taxation of the income and gains paid to an IRA by the Fund is
deferred until distribution from the IRA. An individual's
eligible contribution to an IRA will be deductible if neither the
individual nor his or her spouse is an active participant in an
employer-sponsored retirement plan. If the individual or his or
her spouse is an active participant in an employer-sponsored
retirement plan, the individual's contributions to an IRA may be
deductible, in whole or in part, depending on the amount of the
adjusted gross income of the individual and his or her spouse.

EMPLOYER-SPONSORED PROFIT-SHARING AND MONEY PURCHASE
PENSION. Sole proprietors, partnerships and corporations may
sponsor qualified money purchase pension and profit-sharing plans
under which annual tax-deductible contributions are made within
prescribed limits based on compensation paid to participating
individuals. The minimum initial investment requirement may be
waived with respect to certain of these qualified plans.

SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION PLAN ("SEP"). Sole
proprietors, partnerships and corporations may sponsor a SEP
under which they make annual tax-deductible contributions to an
IRA established by each eligible employee within prescribed
limits based on employee compensation.

The Alliance Plans Division of Frontier Trust Company, a
subsidiary of Equitable, which serves as custodian or trustee
under the retirement plan prototype forms available from the
Fund, charges certain nominal fees for establishing an account
and for annual maintenance. A portion of these fees is remitted
to Alliance Fund Services, Inc. as compensation for its services
to the retirement plan accounts maintained with the Fund.

Distributions from retirement plans are subject to
certain Code requirements in addition to normal redemption
procedures. For additional information please contact Alliance
Fund Services, Inc.

SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN

Any shareholder who owns or purchases shares of the Fund
having a current net asset value of at least $10,000 may
establish a systematic withdrawal plan under which the
shareholder will periodically receive a payment in a stated
amount of not less than $50 on a selected date. Systematic
withdrawal plan participants must elect to have their dividends
and distributions from the Fund automatically reinvested in
additional shares of the Fund.

Shares of the Fund owned by a participant in the Fund's
systematic withdrawal plan will be redeemed as necessary to meet

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withdrawal payments and such payments will be subject to any
taxes applicable to redemptions. Shares acquired with reinvested
dividends and distributions will be liquidated first to provide
such withdrawal payments and thereafter other shares will be
liquidated to the extent necessary, and depending upon the amount
withdrawn, the investor's principal may be depleted. A systematic
withdrawal plan may be terminated at any time by the shareholder
or the Fund.

Withdrawal payments will not automatically end when a
shareholder's account reaches a certain minimum level. Therefore,
redemptions of shares under the plan may reduce or even liquidate
a shareholder's account and may subject the shareholder to the
Fund's involuntary redemption provisions. See "Redemption and
Repurchase of Shares--General." Purchases of additional shares
concurrently with withdrawals are undesirable because of sales
charges when purchases are made. While an occasional lump-sum
investment may be made by a shareholder who is maintaining a
systematic withdrawal plan, such investment should normally be an
amount equivalent to three times the annual withdrawal or $5,000,
whichever is less.

Payments under a systematic withdrawal plan may be made
by check or electronically via the Automated Clearing House
("ACH") network. Investors wishing to establish a systematic
withdrawal plan in conjunction with their initial investment in
shares of the Fund should complete the appropriate portion of the
Subscription Application found in the Prospectus, while current
Fund shareholders desiring to do so can obtain an application
form by contacting Alliance Fund Services, Inc. at the address or
the "For Literature" telephone number shown on the cover of this
Statement of Additional Information.

STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

Each shareholder of the Fund receives semi-annual and
annual reports which include a portfolio of investments,
financial statements and, in the case of the annual report, the
report of the Fund's independent auditors, Ernst & Young LLP as
well as a confirmation of each purchase and redemption. By
contacting his or her broker or Alliance Fund Services, Inc., a
shareholder can arrange for copies of his or her account
statements to be sent to another person.

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NET ASSET VALUE
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Portfolio securities that are actively traded in the
over-the-counter market, including listed securities for which
the primary market is believed to be over-the-counter, are valued
at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices
provided by the principal market makers. Any security for which
the primary market is on an exchange is valued at the last sale
price on such exchange on the day of valuation or, if there was
no sale on such day, the last bid price quoted on such day.
Options will be valued at market value or fair market value if no
market exists. Futures contracts will be valued in a like
manner, except that open futures contracts sales will be valued
using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a
price, the most recently quoted asked price. Securities and
assets for which market quotations are not readily available are
valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the
direction of the Board of Directors of the Fund. However,
readily marketable fixed-income securities may be valued on the
basis of prices provided by a pricing service when such prices
are believed by the Adviser to reflect the fair market value of
such securities. The prices provided by a pricing service take
into account institutional size trading in similar groups of
securities and any developments related to specific securities.
U.S. Government Securities and other debt instruments having 60
days or less remaining until maturity are stated at amortized
cost if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by
amortizing their fair value as of the 61st day prior to maturity
if their original term to maturity exceeded 60 days (unless in
either case the Fund's Board of Directors determines that this
method does not represent fair value).

For purposes of determining the Fund's net asset value
per share, all assets and liabilities initially expressed in
foreign currencies will be converted into U.S. Dollars at the
mean of the bid and asked prices of such currencies against the
U.S. Dollar last quoted by a major bank which is a regular
participant in the institutional foreign exchange markets or on
the basis of a pricing service which takes into account the
quotes provided by a number of such major banks.

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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
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UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION OF DIVIDENDS AND
DISTRIBUTIONS

GENERAL

The Fund qualified for the fiscal year ended October 31,
1996 and intends to qualify in the future for each taxable year
for tax treatment as a "regulated investment company" under the
Code. Qualification relieves the Fund of Federal income tax
liability on that part of its investment company taxable income
and net capital gains which it timely distributes to its
shareholders. Such qualification does not, of course, involve
governmental supervision of management or investment practices or
policies. Investors should consult their own counsel for a
complete understanding of the requirements the Fund must meet to
qualify for such treatment.

The information set forth in the Prospectus and the
following discussion relate solely to the United States Federal
income taxes on dividends and distributions by the Fund and
assumes that the Fund qualifies as a regulated investment
company. Investors should consult their own tax counsel with
respect to the specific tax consequences of their being
shareholders of the Fund, including the affect and applicability
of Federal, state, local and foreign tax laws to their own
particular situation and the possible effects of changes therein.

In order to qualify as a regulated investment company
for any taxable year, the fund must, among other things,
(i) derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends,
interest, certain payments with respect to securities loans and
gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or foreign
currency or securities or certain other income (including, but
not limited to, gains from options, futures and forward
contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in
such stock, securities or currency, and (ii) derive less than 30%
of its gross income in such years from the sale or other
disposition within three months of their acquisition by the Fund
of stocks, securities, options, futures or forward contracts.
These requirements will limit the Fund's ability to write and
purchase options, to purchase and sell futures contracts, to
enter into interest rate swaps and to purchase or sell interest
rate caps and floors. In addition, the Fund will qualify as a
regulated investment company for any taxable year only if it

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satisfies the diversification requirements set forth in the
Fund's Prospectus under the heading "Additional Investment
Considerations--Non-Diviersified Status."

The Fund intends to declare and distribute dividends in
the amounts and at the times necessary to avoid the application
of the 4% Federal excise tax imposed on certain undistributed
income of regulated investment companies. The Fund will be
required to pay the 4% excise tax to the extent it does not
distribute to its shareholders during any calendar year an amount
equal to the sum of (i) 98% of its ordinary income for the
calendar year, (ii) 98% of its capital gain net income and
foreign currency gains for the twelve months ended October 31 of
such year and (iii) any ordinary income or capital gain net
income from the preceding calendar year that was not distributed
during such year. For this purpose, income or gain retained by
the Fund that is subject to corporate income tax will be
considered to have been distributed by the Fund by year-end. For
Federal income and excise tax purposes, dividends declared and
payable to shareholders of record as of a date in October,
November or December but actually paid during the following
January will be treated as having been distributed by the Fund
and will be taxable to these shareholders in the year declared
and not in the subsequent calendar year in which the shareholders
actually receive the dividend.

Dividends of the Fund's net ordinary income and
distributions of any net realized short-term capital gain are
taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Since the Fund
expects to derive substantially all of its gross income
(exclusive of capital gains) from sources other than dividends,
it is expected that none of the Fund's dividends or distributions
will qualify for the dividends-received deduction for
corporations.

The excess of net long-term capital gains over the net
short-term capital losses realized and distributed by the Fund to
its shareholders will be taxable to the shareholders as long-term
capital gains, irrespective of the length of time a shareholder
may have held his or her Fund shares. Any dividend or
distribution received by a shareholder on shares of the Fund will
have the effect of reducing the net asset value of such shares by
the amount of such dividend or distribution. Furthermore, a
dividend or distribution made shortly after the purchase of such
shares by a shareholder, although in effect a return of capital
to that particular shareholder, would be taxable to him or her as
described above. If a shareholder has held shares in the Fund
for six months or less and during that period has received a
distribution taxable to the shareholder as a long-term capital
gain, any loss recognized by the shareholder on the sale of those

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shares during the six-month period will be treated as a long-term
capital loss to the extent of the distribution.

Dividends are taxable in the manner discussed regardless
of whether they are paid to the shareholder in cash or are
reinvested in additional shares of the Fund.

The Fund generally will be required to withhold tax at
the rate of 31% with respect to dividends of net ordinary income
and net realized capital gains payable to a noncorporate
shareholder unless the shareholder certifies on his or her
subscription application that the social security or taxpayer
identification number provided is correct and that the
shareholder has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service
that he or she is subject to backup withholding.

FOREIGN TAX CREDIT

Income received by the Fund may also be subject to
foreign income taxes, including withholding taxes. The United
States has entered into tax treaties with many foreign countries
which entitle the Fund to a reduced rate of such taxes or
exemption from taxes on such income. It is impossible to
determine the effective rate of foreign tax in advance since the
amount of the Fund's assets to be invested within various
countries is not known. If more than 50% of the value of the
Fund's total assets at the close of its taxable year consists of
stocks or securities of foreign corporations, the Fund will be
eligible and intends to file an election with the Internal
Revenue Service to pass through to its shareholders the amount of
foreign taxes paid by the Fund. However, there can be no
assurance that the Fund will be able to do so. Pursuant to this
election a shareholder will be required to (i) include in gross
income (in addition to taxable dividends actually received) his
pro rata share of foreign taxes paid by the Fund, (ii) treat his
pro rata share of such foreign taxes as having been paid by him,
and (iii) either deduct such pro rata share of foreign taxes in
computing his taxable income or treat such foreign taxes as a
credit against United States federal income taxes. Shareholders
who are not liable for federal income taxes, such as retirement
plans qualified under section 401 of the Code, will not be
affected by any such pass through of taxes by the Fund. No
deduction for foreign taxes may be claimed by an individual
shareholder who does not itemize deductions. In addition,
certain individual shareholders may be subject to rules which
limit or reduce their availability to fully deduct their pro rata
share of the foreign taxes paid by the Fund. Each shareholder
will be notified within 60 days after the close of the Fund's
taxable year whether the foreign taxes paid by the Fund will pass
through for that year and, if so, such notification will
designate (i) the shareholder's portion of the foreign taxes paid

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to each such country and (ii) the portion of dividends that
represents income derived from sources within each such country.

Generally, a credit for foreign taxes may not exceed the
shareholder's United States tax attributable to the shareholder's
total foreign source taxable income. Generally, the source of
the Fund's income flows through to its shareholders. The overall
limitation on a foreign tax credit is also applied separately to
specific categories of foreign source income, including foreign
source "passive income," including dividends, interest and
capital gains. Further, the foreign tax credit is allowed to
offset only 90% of any alternative minimum tax to which a
shareholder may be subject. As a result of these rules, certain
shareholders may be unable to claim a credit for the full amount
of their proportionate share of the foreign taxes paid by the
Fund. If a shareholder could not credit his full share of the
foreign tax paid, double taxation of such income could be
mitigated only by deducting the foreign tax paid, which may be
subject to limitation as described above.

The federal income tax status of each year's
distributions by the Fund will be reported to shareholders and to
the Internal Revenue Service. The foregoing is only a general
description of the treatment of foreign taxes under the United
States federal income tax laws. Because the availability of a
foreign tax credit or deduction will depend on the particular
circumstances of each shareholder, potential investors are
advised to consult their own tax advisers.

UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION OF THE FUND

The following discussion relates to certain significant
United States federal income tax consequences to the Fund with
respect to the determination of its "investment company taxable
income" each year. This discussion assumes that the Fund will be
taxed as a regulated investment company for each of its taxable
years.

CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS--"SECTION 988" GAINS OR LOSSES

Under the Code, gains or losses attributable to
fluctuations in exchange rates which occur between the time the
Fund accrues interest or other receivables or accrues expenses or
other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time
the Fund actually collects such receivables or pays such
liabilities are treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss.
Similarly, gains or losses from the disposition of foreign
currencies, from the disposition of debt securities denominated
in a foreign currency, or from the disposition of a forward
contract denominated in a foreign currency which are attributable
to fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency between the

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date of acquisition of the asset and the date of disposition also
are treated as ordinary gain or loss. These gains or losses,
referred to under the Code as "section 988" gains or losses,
increase or decrease the amount of the Fund's investment company
taxable income available to be distributed to its shareholders as
ordinary income, rather than increasing or decreasing the amount
of the Fund's net capital gain. Because section 988 losses
reduce the amount of ordinary dividends the Fund will be allowed
to distribute for a taxable year, such section 988 losses may
result in all or a portion of prior dividend distributions for
such year being recharacterized as a non-taxable return of
capital to shareholders, rather than as an ordinary dividend,
reducing each shareholder's basis in his Fund shares. To the
extent that such distributions exceed such shareholder's basis,
each will be treated as a gain from the sale of shares.

OPTIONS, FUTURES CONTRACTS, AND FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY
CONTRACTS

Certain listed options, regulated futures contracts and
forward foreign currency contracts are considered "section 1256
contracts" for Federal income tax purposes. Section 1256
contracts held by the Fund at the end of each taxable year will
be "marked to market" and treated for Federal income tax purposes
as though sold for fair market value on the last business day of
such taxable year. Gain or loss realized by the Fund on section
1256 contracts other than forward foreign currency contracts will
be considered 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or
loss, although the Fund may elect to have the gain or loss it
realizes on certain contracts taxed as "section 988" gain or
loss. Gain or loss realized by the Fund on forward foreign
currency contracts generally will be treated as section 988 gain
or loss and will therefore be characterized as ordinary income or
loss and will increase or decrease the amount of the Fund's net
investment income available to be distributed to holders as
ordinary income, as described above. The Fund can elect to
exempt its section 1256 contracts which are part of a "mixed
straddle" (as described below) from the application of section
1256.

The Treasury Department has the authority to issue
regulations that would permit or require the Fund either to
integrate a foreign currency hedging transaction with the
investment that is hedged and treat the two as a single
transaction, or otherwise to treat the hedging transaction in a
manner that is consistent with the hedged investment. The
regulations issued under this authority generally should not
apply to the type of hedging transactions in which the Fund
intends to engage.

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With respect to over-the-counter put and call options,
gain or loss realized by the Fund upon the lapse or sale of such
options held by the Fund will be either long-term or short-term
capital gain or loss depending upon the Fund's holding period
with respect to such option. However, gain or loss realized upon
the lapse or closing out of such options that are written by the
Fund will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. In
general, if the Fund exercises an option or an option that the
Fund has written is exercised, gain or loss on the option will
not be separately recognized, but the premium received or paid
will be included in the calculation of gain or loss upon
disposition of the property underlying the option.

Gain or loss realized by the Fund on the lapse or sale
of put and call options on foreign currencies which are traded
over-the-counter or on certain foreign exchanges will be treated
as section 988 gain or loss and will therefore be characterized
as ordinary income or loss and will increase or decrease the
amount of the Fund's net investment income available to be
distributed to shareholders as ordinary income, as described
above. The amount of such gain or loss shall be determined by
subtracting the amount paid, if any, for or with respect to the
option (including any amount paid by the Fund upon termination of
an option written by the Fund) from the amount received, if any,
for or with respect to the option (including any amount received
by the Fund upon termination of an option held by the Fund). In
general, if the Fund exercises such an option on a foreign
currency, or such an option that the Fund has written is
exercised, gain or loss on the option will be recognized in the
same manner as if the Fund had sold the option (or paid another
person to assume the Fund's obligation to make delivery under the
option) on the date on which the option is exercised, for the
fair market value of the option. The foregoing rules will also
apply to other put and call options which have as their
underlying property foreign currency and which are traded over-
the-counter or on certain foreign exchanges to the extent gain or
loss with respect to such options is attributable to fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange rates.

TAX STRADDLES

Any option, futures contract, forward foreign currency
contract or other position entered into or held by the Fund in
conjunction with any other position held by the Fund may
constitute a "straddle" for Federal income tax purposes. A
straddle of which at least one, but not all, the positions are
section 1256 contracts may constitute a "mixed straddle". In
general, straddles are subject to certain rules that may affect
the character and timing of the Fund's gains and losses with
respect to straddle positions by requiring, among other things,
that (i) loss realized on disposition of one position of a

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straddle not be recognized to the extent that the Fund has
unrealized gains with respect to the other position in such
straddle; (ii) the Fund's holding period in straddle positions be
suspended while the straddle exists (possibly resulting in gain
being treated as short-term capital gain rather than long-term
capital gain); (iii) losses recognized with respect to certain
straddle positions which are part of a mixed straddle and which
are non-section 1256 positions be treated as 60% long-term and
40% short-term capital loss; (iv) losses recognized with respect
to certain straddle positions which would otherwise constitute
short-term capital losses be treated as long-term capital losses;
and (v) the deduction of interest and carrying charges
attributable to certain straddle positions may be deferred. The
Treasury Department is authorized to issue regulations providing
for the proper treatment of a mixed straddle where at least one
position is ordinary and at least one position is capital. No
such regulations have yet been issued. Various elections are
available to the Fund which may mitigate the effects of the
straddle rules, particularly with respect to mixed straddles. In
general, the straddle rules described above do not apply to any
straddles held by the Fund all of the offsetting positions of
which consist of section 1256 contracts.

TAXATION OF FOREIGN SHAREHOLDERS

The foregoing discussion relates only to United States
Federal income tax law as it affects shareholders who are United
States residents or United States corporations. The effects of
Federal income tax law on shareholders who are non-resident alien
individuals or foreign corporations may be substantially
different. Foreign investors should consult their counsel for
further information as to the U.S. tax consequences of receipt of
income from the Fund.

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PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
________________________________________________________________

Subject to the general supervision of the Board of
Directors of the Fund, the Adviser is responsible for the
investment decisions and the placing of the orders for portfolio
transactions for the Fund. The Fund's portfolio transactions
occur primarily with issuers, underwriters or major dealers
acting as principals. Such transactions are normally on a net
basis which do not involve payment of brokerage commissions. The
cost of securities purchased from an underwriter usually includes
a commission paid by the issuer to the underwriters; transactions
with dealers normally reflect the spread between bid and asked
prices. Premiums are paid with respect to options purchased by

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the Fund and brokerage commissions are payable with respect to
transactions in exchange-traded futures contracts.

The Fund has no obligation to enter into transactions in
portfolio securities with any dealer, issuer, underwriter or
other entity. In placing orders, it is the policy of the Fund to
obtain the best price and execution for its transactions. Where
best price and execution may be obtained from more than one
dealer, the Adviser may, in its discretion, purchase and sell
securities through dealers who provide research, statistical and
other information to the Adviser. Such services may be used by
the Adviser for all of its investment advisory accounts and,
accordingly, not all such services may be used by the Adviser in
connection with the Fund. The supplemental information received
from a dealer is in addition to the services required to be
performed by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, and the
expenses of the Adviser will not necessarily be reduced as a
result of the receipt of such information. Portfolio securities
will not be purchased from or sold to Donaldson, Lufkin &
Jenrette Securities Corporation, an affiliate of the Adviser, or
any other subsidiary or affiliate of Equitable.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
________________________________________________________________

CAPITALIZATION

The Fund's shares have non-cumulative voting rights,
which means that the holders of more than 50% of the shares
voting for the election of Directors can elect 100% of the
Directors if they choose to do so, and in such event the holders
of the remaining less than 50% of the shares voting for such
election of Directors will not be able to elect any person or
persons to the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is authorized to reclassify and
issue any unissued shares to any number of additional series
without shareholder approval. Accordingly, the Board in the
future, for reasons such as the desire to establish one or more
additional portfolios of the Fund with different investment
objectives, policies or restrictions, may create additional
series of shares. Any issuance of shares of another series would
be governed by the 1940 Act and the laws of the State of
Maryland. If shares of another series were issued in connection
with the creation of a second portfolio, each share of either
portfolio would normally be entitled to one vote for all
purposes. Generally, shares of both portfolios would vote as a
single series for the election of Directors and on any other
matter that affected both portfolios in substantially the same

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manner. As to matters affecting each portfolio differently, such
as approval of the Advisory Agreement and changes in investment
policy, shares of each portfolio would vote as separate series.

Procedures for calling a shareholders meeting for the
removal of Directors of the Fund, similar to those set forth in
Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act, are available to shareholders of
the Fund. Meetings of shareholders may be called by 10% of the
Fund's outstanding shareholders.

The outstanding voting shares of the Fund as of February
7, 1997 consisted of 26,495,972 shares of common stock. To the
knowledge of the Fund, the following persons owned of record or
beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund as
of February 7, 1997:

% of
Name and Address No. of Shares Fund

Teachers Retirement System 10,101,010.101 38.12%
of Louisiana
8401 United Plaza Blvd.,
3rd fl.
Baton Rouge, LA. 70809-7017

CUSTODIAN

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acts as custodian for the
securities and cash of the Fund, but plays no part in deciding on
the purchase or sale of portfolio securities. Subject to the
supervision of the Fund's Directors, Brown Brothers Harriman &
Co. may enter into sub-custodial agreements for the holding of
the Fund's foreign securities.

PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER

Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc., 1345 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10105, serves as the Fund's
Principal Underwriter and as such may solicit orders from the
public to purchase shares of the Fund. Under the Distribution
Services Agreement the Fund has agreed to indemnify the Principal
Underwriter, in the absence of its willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its obligations
thereunder, against certain civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.

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COUNSEL

Legal matters in connection with the issuance of the
shares of common stock offered hereby are passed upon by Seward &
Kissel, New York, New York. Seward & Kissel has relied upon the
opinion of Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP, Baltimore, Maryland,
for matters relating to Maryland law.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Ernst & Young LLP, New York, New York, has been
appointed as independent auditors for the Fund.

YIELD AND TOTAL RETURN QUOTATIONS

From time to time the Fund advertises its "yield,"
"actual distribution rate" and "total return." The Fund's yield
for any 30-day (or one month) period is computed by dividing the
net investment income per share earned during such period by the
Fund's net asset value per share on the last day of the period,
and then annualizing such 30-day (or one-month) yield in
accordance with a formula prescribed by the Securities and
Exchange Commission which provides for compounding on a semi-
annual basis. The Fund may also advertise in items of sales
literature an actual distribution rate which is computed in the
same manner as yield, except that actual income dividends
declared per share during the period in question are substituted
for net investment income per share. Advertisements of the
Fund's total return disclose its average annual compounded total
return for its most recently completed one-, five- and ten-year
periods (or the period since the Fund's inception). The Fund's
total return for such period is computed by finding, through the
use of a formula prescribed by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the average annual compounded rate of return over the
period that would equate an assumed initial amount invested to
the value of the investment at the end of the period. For
purposes of computing total return, income dividends and capital
gains distributions paid on shares of the Fund are assumed to
have been reinvested when received.

The Fund's yield for the month ended October 31, 1996
was 4.85%. The Fund's actual distribution rate for such period
was 6.19%. For the period from December 3, 1990 (commencement of
distribution) through October 31, 1996 the Fund's average annual
total return was 2.35%. The Fund's total return for the fiscal
period ended October 31, 1996 was 6.98%.

Yield and total return are not fixed and will fluctuate
in response to prevailing market conditions or as a function of

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the type and quality of the securities in the Fund's portfolio,
the Fund's average portfolio maturity and its expenses.
Quotations of yield and total return do not include any provision
for the effect of individual income taxes. An investor's
principal invested in the Fund is not fixed and will fluctuate in
response to prevailing market conditions.

Advertisements quoting performance rankings of the Fund
as measured by financial publications or by independent
organizations such as Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. ("Lipper")
and Morningstar, Inc. and advertisements presenting yield, total
return and net asset value volatility may also from time to time
be sent to investors or placed in newspapers and magazines such
as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Barrons,
Investor's Daily, Money Magazine, Changing Times, Business Week
and Forbes or other media on behalf of the Fund. In addition,
the Fund may also compare its performance to other short-term
investments including money market funds which, unlike the Fund,
seek to maintain a stable net asset value per share. In this
regard, the Fund may present quotations of money market fund
performance as provided by independent organizations such as
Donoghue, Inc. or another similar organization.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Any shareholder inquiries may be directed to the
shareholder's broker or other financial adviser or to Alliance
Fund Services, Inc. at the address or telephone numbers shown on
the front cover of this Statement of Additional Information. This
Statement of Additional Information does not contain all the
information set forth in the Registration Statement filed by the
Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the
Registration Statement may be obtained at a reasonable charge
from the Securities and Exchange Commission or may be examined,
without charge, at the offices of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in Washington, D.C.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
OCTOBER 31, 1996 ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC.
_______________________________________________________________________________

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000) U.S. $ VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
AUSTRALIA-5.1%
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION-5.1%
Australian Treasury Bill
7.46%, 11/07/96 (a) (b)
(cost $2,272,134) AU$ 2,875 $ 2,274,876

CANADA-3.3%
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION-3.3%
Government of Canada Treasury Bill
3.20%, 1/30/97 (b)
(cost $1,479,633) CA$ 2,000 1,480,040

CZECH REPUBLIC-2.9%
DEBT OBLIGATION-2.9%
International Bank For Reconstruction
& Development 11.50%, 10/09/97
(cost $1,302,750) CZK 35,000 1,302,583

MEXICO-5.3%
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION-5.3%
Mexican Treasury Bill
33.00%, 12/26/96 (a) (b)
(cost $2,526,011) MXP 20,104 2,394,762

NEW ZEALAND-4.9%
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION-4.9%
Government of New Zealand
9.00%, 11/15/96 (a)
(cost $2,017,222) NZ$ 3,100 2,193,095

UNITED STATES-78.5%
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-60.0%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Zero coupon, 11/12/96 (a) US$ 13,500 13,477,972
Zero coupon, 11/20/96 (a) 13,500 13,463,093
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26,941,065

DEBT OBLIGATION-7.8%
SMM Trust Co., Ltd. FRN
5.625%, 11/22/96 (a) (c) 3,500 3,499,650

TIME DEPOSIT-10.7%
Societe Generale 5.65%, 11/01/96 4,800 4,800,000
Total United States Securities
(cost $35,243,165) 35,240,715

TOTAL INVESTMENTS-100.0%
(cost $44,840,915) 44,886,071
Other assets less liabilities-0.0% 4,139

NET ASSETS-100% $44,890,210

(a) Securities, or portion thereof, with an aggregate market value of
$37,303,448 have been segregated to collateralize forward exchange currency
contracts.

(b) Annualized yield to maturity at purchase date.

Glossary:
FRN - Floating Rate Note.

See notes to financials.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OCTOBER 31, 1996 ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC.
_______________________________________________________________________________

ASSETS
Investments in securities, at value (cost $44,840,915 ) $44,886,071
Cash 77,795
Interest receivable 140,306
Unrealized appreciation of forward exchange currency contracts 71,169
Total assets 45,175,341

LIABILITIES
Dividend payable 82,246
Distribution fee payable 25,986
Advisory fee payable 18,461
Payable for capital stock redeemed 2,510
Accrued expenses 155,928
Total liabilities 285,131

NET ASSETS $44,890,210

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS
Capital stock, at par $ 53,876
Additional paid-in capital 49,249,103
Distributions in excess of net investment income (348,274)
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign
currency transactions (4,183,063)
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign
currency denominated assets and liabilities 118,568
$44,890,210

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE (based on 26,938,247 shares outstanding) $1.67

See notes to financial statements.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1996 ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC.
_______________________________________________________________________________

INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest $3,634,040

EXPENSES
Advisory fee $ 316,077
Distribution fee 437,644
Administrative 143,138
Custodian 100,803
Audit and legal 100,056
Transfer agency 52,232
Registration 23,218
Directors' fees 20,573
Printing 9,282
Amortization of organization expenses 2,103
Miscellaneous 1,317
Total expenses 1,206,443
Less: Fees waived by Adviser and Distributor (184,783)
Net expenses 1,021,660
Net investment income 2,612,380

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
Net realized loss on investment transactions (47,400)
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions 522,607
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
Investments 332,534
Foreign currrency denominated assets and liabilities (126,186)
Net gain on investments and foreign currency transactions 681,555

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS $3,293,935

See notes to financial statements.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC.
_______________________________________________________________________________

YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31,
1996 1995
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income $ 2,612,380 $ 4,487,361
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency transactions 475,207 (11,249,384)
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments and foreign
currency denominated assets and liabilities 206,348 347,772
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
operations 3,293,935 (6,414,251)

DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS
Net investment income (3,023,315) -0-
Tax return of capital -0- (4,174,324)

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS
Net decrease (11,158,351) (36,943,380)
Total decrease (10,887,731) (47,531,955)

NET ASSETS
Beginning of year 55,777,941 103,309,896
End of year (including undistributed net
investment income of $345,602 at
October 31, 1995) $ 44,890,210 $ 55,777,941

See notes to financial statements.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OCTOBER 31, 1996 ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC.
_______________________________________________________________________________

NOTE A: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Alliance World Income Trust, Inc. (the "Fund"), was incorporated in the State
of Maryland on October 29, 1990 as a non-diversified, open-end management
investment company. The following is a summary of significant accounting
policies followed by the Fund.

1. SECURITY VALUATION
Investments are stated at value. Investments for which market quotations are
readily available are valued at the closing price on the day of valuation or,
if no such closing price is available, at the mean of the last bid and ask
price quoted on such day. Options are valued at market value or fair value
using methods determined by the Board of Directors. Securities which mature in
60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value,
unless this method does not represent fair value. Securities for which market
quotations are not readily available and restricted securities are valued in
good faith at fair value using methods determined by the Board of Directors. In
determining fair value, consideration is given to cost, operating and other
financial data.

2. CURRENCY TRANSLATION
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under
forward foreign exchange currency contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at
the mean of the quoted bid and asked price of such currencies against the U.S.
dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated at the rates
of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and
expenses are translated at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange
gains and losses from sales and maturities of securities, holdings of foreign
currencies, exchange gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement
dates on security transactions, and the difference between the amounts of
interest recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts
actually received or paid. Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities represents net currency
gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and
liabilities at period end exchange rates.

3. ORGANIZATION EXPENSES
Organization expenses of approximately $153,000 have been deferred and were
amortized on a straight-line basis through December 1995.

4. TAXES
It is the Fund's policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code
applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its
investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if applicable, to
shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are
required.

5. INVESTMENT INCOME AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on
the date securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains and losses are
determined on the identified cost basis. The Fund accretes discounts as
adjustments to interest income.

6. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend
date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations.

7. RECLASSIFICATION OF NET ASSETS
As of October 31, 1996, the Fund reclassified certain components of net assets.
The reclassification resulted in increases to additional paid-in capital,
distributions in excess of net investment income, and accumulated net realized
loss on investments and foreign currency transactions of $805,548, $282,941 and
$522,607, respectively. These reclassifications were the result of permanent
book to tax differences resulting primarily from foreign currency gains. Net
assets were not affected by the change.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC.
_______________________________________________________________________________

NOTE B: ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Under the terms of an investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays Alliance
Capital Management L.P. (the "Adviser"), an advisory fee at an annual rate of
.65 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Such fee is accrued
daily and paid monthly. For the year ended October 31, 1996, the Adviser agreed
to waive a portion of its advisory fee. The amount of such fee waiver was
$77,804.

Pursuant to the advisory agreement, the Fund paid $143,138 to the Adviser
representing the costs of certain legal and accounting services provided to the
Fund by the Adviser for the year ended October 31, 1996.

The Fund compensates Alliance Fund Services, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Adviser) under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and
facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. Such compensation
amounted to $45,028 for the year ended October 31, 1996.

NOTE C: DISTRIBUTION SERVICES AGREEMENT
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the "Agreement")
pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the
Agreement, the Fund pays a distribution fee to the Distributor at an annual
rate of up to .90 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Such fee
is accrued daily and paid monthly. For the year ended October 31, 1996, the
Distributor agreed to waive a portion of its distribution fee. The amount of
such fee waiver was $106,979. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will
use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional
activities. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own
resources to finance the distribution of the Fund's shares.

NOTE D: INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
1. FORWARD EXCHANGE CURRENCY CONTRACTS
The Fund enters into forward exchange currency contracts for investment
purposes and to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange
rates on its foreign portfolio holdings and to hedge certain firm purchase and
sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies. A forward exchange currency
contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future
date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference
between the original contracts and the closing of such contracts is included in
realized gains or losses from foreign currency transactions.

Fluctuations in the value of forward exchange currency contracts are recorded
for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund.

The Fund's custodian will place and maintain cash not available for investment
or other liquid high quality debt securities in a separate account of the Fund
having a value equal to the aggregate amount of the Fund's commitments under
forward exchange currency contracts entered into with respect to position
hedges.

Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the
terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign
currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S.
dollars, as reflected in the following table, reflects the total exposure the
Fund has in that particular currency contract.

ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC.
_______________________________________________________________________________

At October 31, 1996, the Fund had outstanding forward exchange currency
contracts, as follows:

CONTRACT VALUE ON U.S. $ UNREALIZED
AMOUNT ORIGINATION CURRENT APPRECIATION
(000) DATE VALUE (DEPRECIATION)
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FOREIGN CURRENCY BUY CONTRACTS
Deutsche Marks,
expiring 1/27/97 4,387 $2,902,989 $2,913,873 $ 10,884

FOREIGN CURRENCY SALE CONTRACTS
Australian Dollars,
expiring 11/07/96 2,800 2,222,080 2,218,506 3,574
Japanese Yen,
expiring 11/07/96 185,000 1,666,667 1,626,607 40,060
New Zealand Dollars,
expiring 11/15/96 3,100 2,174,340 2,190,176 (15,836)
Swiss Francs,
expiring 01/06/97 3,776 3,042,784 3,010,297 32,487
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$ 71,169

2. OPTION TRANSACTIONS
For hedging and investment purposes, the Fund purchases and writes (sells) put
and call options on U.S. and foreign government securities and foreign
currencies that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and
over-the-counter markets.

The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium
whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk
of loss of premium and change in market value should the counterparty not
perform under the contract. Put and call options purchased are accounted for in
the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired
through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The
proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased
by the premiums paid.

When the Fund writes an option, the premium received by the Fund is recorded as
a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the
option written. Premiums received from written options which expire unexercised
are recorded by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from options
written. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a
closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated
as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the
closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is
exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying
security or currency in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or
loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the
security or currency purchased by the Fund. In writing an option, the Fund
bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or
currency underlying the written option. Exercise of an option written by the
Fund could result in the Fund selling or buying a security or currency at a
price different from the current market value. There were no transactions in
written options for the year ended October 31, 1996.

At October 31, 1996, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes
was the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, gross
unrealized appreciation of investments was $179,022 and gross unrealized
depreciation of investments was $133,866, resulting in net unrealized
appreciation of $45,156 (excluding foreign currency transactions).

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC.
_______________________________________________________________________________

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward at
October 31, 1996 of $4,183,063 of which $4,135,663 expires in the year 2002,
and $47,400 expires in 2003.

NOTE E: CAPITAL STOCK
There are 3,000,000,000 shares of $.002 par value capital stock authorized.
Transactions in capital stock were as follows:

SHARES AMOUNT
--------------------------- ------------------------------
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31,
1996 1995 1996 1995
------------ ------------ -------------- --------------
Shares sold 592,826 1,085,952 $ 987,152 $ 1,896,175
Shares issued in
reinvestment of
dividends 798,519 1,306,475 1,327,317 2,239,687
Shares redeemed (8,120,965) (23,684,048) (13,472,820) (41,079,242)
Net decrease (6,729,620) (21,291,621) $(11,158,351) $(36,943,380)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC.
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SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR

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<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
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1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
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Net asset value, beginning of year $1.66 $1.88 $1.90 $1.91 $1.98

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
NET INVESTMENT INCOME .09(a) .11(a) .18 .22 .19
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
transactions .02 (.23) (.12) (.16) (.17)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset
value from operations .11 (.12) .06 .06 .02

LESS: DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Dividends from net investment income
and other sources (.10) -0- (.05) (.07) (.09)
Tax return of capital -0- (.10) (.03) -0- -0-
Total dividends and distributions (.10) (.10) (.08) (.07) (.09)
Net asset value, end of year $1.67 $1.66 $1.88 $1.90 $1.91

TOTAL RETURN:
Total investment return based on net
asset value(b) 6.98% (6.35)% 3.27% 3.51% 1.26%

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) $44,890 $55,778 $103,310 $149,623 $318,716
Ratio to average net assets of:
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements 2.10% 1.97% 1.70% 1.54% 1.59%
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements 2.48% 2.35% 2.08% 1.92% 1.87%
Net investment income 5.37% 6.46% 3.96% 5.14% 7.21%
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(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made
at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all
dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and
redemption on the last day of the period. Total investment return calculated
for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC.
_______________________________________________________________________________

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ALLLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC.

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of
Alliance World Income Trust, Inc. (the "Fund"), including the portfolio of
investments, as of October 31, 1996, and the related statement of operations
for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the
two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of
the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial
highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights
based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned

as of October 31, 1996, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Alliance World Income Trust, Inc. at October 31, 1996, the results of its
operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of
the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each
of the indicated periods, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.

ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
December 12, 1996

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APPENDIX A

DESCRIPTION OF OBLIGATIONS
ISSUED OR GUARANTEED BY U.S. GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES OR INSTRUMENTALITIES

FEDERAL FARM CREDIT SYSTEM NOTES AND BONDS--are bonds
issued by a cooperatively owned nationwide system of banks and
associations supervised by the Farm Credit Administration, an
independent agency of the U.S. Government. These bonds are not
guaranteed by the U.S. Government.

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION BONDS--are bonds issued and
provided by the Department of Transportation of the U.S.
Government and are guaranteed by the U.S. Government.

FHA DEBENTURES--are debentures issued by the Federal
Housing Administration of the U.S. Government and are guaranteed
by the U.S. Government.

GNMA CERTIFICATES--are mortgage-backed securities which
represent a partial ownership interest in a pool of mortgage
loans issued by lenders such as mortgage bankers, commercial
banks and savings and loan associations. Each mortgage loan
included in the pool is either insured by the Federal Housing
Administration or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration.

FHLMC BONDS--are bonds issued and guaranteed by the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

FNMA BONDS--are bonds issued and guaranteed by the
Federal National Mortgage Association.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK NOTES AND BONDS--are notes and
bonds issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank System and are not
guaranteed by the U.S. Government.

STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION ("SALLIE MAE") NOTES
AND BONDS--are notes and bonds issued by the Student Loan
Marketing Association.

Although this list includes a description of the primary
types of U.S. Government agency or instrumentality obligations in
which the Fund intends to invest, the Fund may invest in
obligations of U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities
other than those listed above.

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APPENDIX B

BOND AND COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

STANDARD & POOR's BOND RATINGS

A Standard & Poor's corporate debt rating is a current
assessment of the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to
a specific obligation. Debt rated "AAA" has the highest rating
assigned by Standard & Poor's. Capacity to pay interest and
repay principal is extremely strong. Debt rated "AA" has a very
strong capacity to pay interest and to repay principal and
differs from the highest rated issues only in small degree. Debt
rated "A" has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay
principal although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse
effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than
a debt of a higher rated category.

The ratings from "AA" and "A" may be modified by the
addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within
the major rating categories.

MOODY's BOND RATINGS

Excerpts from Moody's description of its corporate bond
ratings: Aaa - judged to be the best quality, carry the smallest
degree of investment risk; Aa - judged to be of high quality by
all standards; A - possess many favorable investment attributes
and are to be considered as higher medium grade obligations; Baa
- - considered as medium grade obligations, i.e., they are neither
highly protected nor poorly secured.

FITCH INVESTORS SERVICE BOND RATINGS

AAA. Securities of this rating are regarded as strictly
high-grade, broadly marketable, suitable for investment by
trustees and fiduciary institutions, and liable to but slight
market fluctuation other than through changes in the money rate.
The factor last named is of importance varying with the length of
maturity. Such securities are mainly senior issues of strong
companies, and are most numerous in the railway and public
utility fields, though some industrial obligations have this
rating. The prime feature of an AAA rating is showing of
earnings several times or many times interest requirements with
such stability of applicable earnings that safety is beyond
reasonable question whatever changes occur in conditions. Other
features may enter in, such as a wide margin of protection
through collateral security or direct lien on specific property
as in the case of high class equipment certificates or bonds that
are first mortgages on valuable real estate. Sinking funds or

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voluntary reduction of the debt by call or purchase are often
factors, while guarantee or assumption by parties other than the
original debtor may also influence the rating.

AA. Securities in this group are of safety virtually
beyond question, and as a class are readily salable while many
are highly active. Their merits are not greatly unlike those of
the AAA class, but a security so rated may be of junior though
strong lien--in many cases directly following an AAA security--or
the margin of safety is less strikingly broad. The issue may be
the obligation of a small company, strongly secured but
influenced as to ratings by the lesser financial power of the
enterprise and more local type of market.

A. A securities are strong investments and in many
cases of highly active market, but are not so heavily protected
as the two upper classes or possibly are of similar security but
less quickly salable. As a class they are more sensitive in
standing and market to material changes in current earnings of
the company. With favoring conditions such securities are likely
to work into a high rating, but in occasional instances changes
cause the rating to be lowered.

STANDARD & POOR's COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

A is the highest commercial paper rating category
utilized by S&P, which uses the number 1+, l, 2 and 3 to denote
relative strength within its A classification. Commercial paper
issues rated A by S&P have the following characteristics:
Liquidity ratios are better than industry average. Long-term
debt rating is A or better. The issuer has access to at least
two additional channels of borrowing. Basic earnings and cash
flow are in an upward trend. Typically, the issuer is a strong
company in a well-established industry and has superior
management.

MOODY's COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

Issuers rated Prime-1 (or related supporting
institutions) have a superior capacity for repayment of short-
term promissory obligations. Prime-1 repayment capacity will
normally be evidenced by the following characteristics: Leading
market positions in well established industries; high rates of
return on funds employed; conservative capitalization structures
with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection; broad
margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial charges and high
internal cash generation; well established access to a range of
financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.

Issuers rated Prime-2 (or related supporting
institutions) have a strong capacity for repayment of short-term

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promissory obligations. This will normally be evidenced by many
of the characteristics cited above but to a lesser degree.
Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, will be more
subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while
still appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions.
Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.

Issuers rated Prime-3 (or related supporting
institutions) have an acceptable capacity for repayment of short-
term promissory obligations. The effect of industry
characteristics and market composition may be more pronounced.
Variability in earnings and profitability may result in changes
in the level of debt protection measurements and the requirement
for relatively high financial leverage. Adequate alternate
liquidity is maintained.

FITCH-1, FITCH-2, DUFF 1 AND DUFF 2
COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

Commercial paper rated "Fitch-1" is considered to be the
highest grade paper and is regarded as having the strongest
degree of assurance for timely payment. "Fitch-2" is considered
very good grade paper and reflects an assurance of timely payment
only slightly less in degree than the strongest issue.

Commercial paper issues rated "Duff 1" by Duff & Phelps,
Inc. have the following characteristics: very high certainty of
timely payment, excellent liquidity factors supported by strong
fundamental protection factors, and risk factors which are very
small. Issues rated "Duff 2" have a good certainty of timely
payment, sound liquidity factors and company fundamentals, small
risk factors, and good access to capital markets.

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APPENDIX C

FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES
CONTRACTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES

FUTURES CONTRACTS

The Fund may enter into contracts for the purchase or
sale for future delivery of fixed-income securities or foreign
currencies, or contracts based on financial indices including any
index of U.S. Government Securities, foreign government
securities or corporate debt securities. U.S. futures contracts
have been designed by exchanges which have been designated
"contracts markets" by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
("CFTC"), and must be executed through a futures commission
merchant, or brokerage firm, which is a member of the relevant
contract market. Futures contracts trade on a number of exchange
markets, and, through their clearing corporations, the exchanges
guarantee performance of the contracts as between the clearing
members of the exchange. The Fund will enter into futures
contracts which are based on debt securities that are backed by
the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, such as long-
term U.S. Treasury Bonds, Treasury Notes, Government National
Mortgage Association modified pass-through mortgage-backed
securities and three-month U.S. Treasury Bills. The Fund may
also enter into futures contracts which are based on bonds issued
by entities other than the U.S. government.

At the same time a futures contract is purchased or
sold, the Fund must allocate cash or securities as a deposit
payment ("initial deposit"). It is expected that the initial,
deposit would be approximately 1 1/2%-5% of a contract's face
value. Daily thereafter, the futures contract is valued and the
payment of "variation margin" may be required, since each day the
Fund would provide or receive cash that reflects any decline or
increase in the contracts value.

At the time of delivery of securities pursuant to such a
contract, adjustments are made to recognize differences in value
arising from the delivery of securities with a different interest
rate from that specified in the contract. In some (but not many)
cases, securities called for by a futures contract may not have
been issued when the contract was written.

Although futures contracts by their terms call for the
actual delivery or acquisition of securities, in most cases the
contractual obligation is fulfilled before the date of the
contract without having to make or take delivery of the
securities. The offsetting of a contractual obligation is
accomplished by buying (or selling, as the case may be) on a

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commodities exchange an identical futures contract calling for
delivery in the same month. Such a transaction, which is
effected through a member of an exchange, cancels the obligation
to make or take delivery of the securities. Since all
transactions in the futures market are made, offset or fulfilled
through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange on which the
contracts are traded, the Fund will incur brokerage fees when it
purchases or sells futures contracts.

The purpose of the acquisition or sale of a futures
contract, in the case of a portfolio, such as the portfolio of
the Fund, which holds or intends to acquire fixed-income
securities, is to attempt to protect the Fund from fluctuations
in interest or foreign exchange rates without actually buying or
selling fixed-income securities or foreign currency. For
example, if interest rates were expected to increase, the Fund
might enter into futures contracts for the sale of debt
securities. Such a sale would have much the same effect as
selling an equivalent value of the debt securities owned by the
Fund. If interest rates did increase, the value of the debt
securities in the portfolio would decline, but the value of the
futures contracts to the Fund would increase at approximately the
same rate, thereby keeping the net asset value of the Fund from
declining as much as it otherwise would have. The Fund could
accomplish similar results by selling debt securities and
investing in bonds with short maturities when interest rates are
expected to increase. However, since the futures market is more
liquid than the cash market, the use of futures contracts as an
investment technique allows the Fund to maintain a defensive
position without having to sell its portfolio securities.

Similarly, when it is expected that interest rates may
decline, futures contracts may be purchased to attempt to hedge
against anticipated purchases of debt securities at higher
prices. Since the fluctuations in the value of futures contracts
should be similar to those of debt securities, the Fund could
take advantage of the anticipated rise in the value of debt
securities without actually buying them until the market had
stabilized. At that time, the futures contracts could be
liquidated and the Fund could then buy debt securities on the
cash market. To the extent the Fund enters into futures
contracts for this purpose, the assets in the segregated asset
account maintained to cover the Fund's obligations with respect
to such futures contracts will consist of cash, cash equivalents
or high quality liquid debt securities from its portfolio in an
amount equal to the difference between the fluctuating market
value of such futures contracts and the aggregate value of the
initial and variation margin payments made by the Fund with
respect to such futures contracts.

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The ordinary spreads between prices in the cash and
futures markets, due to differences in the nature of those
markets, are subject to distortions. First, all participants in
the futures market are subject to initial deposit and variation
margin requirements. Rather than meeting additional variation
margin requirements, investors may close futures contracts
through offsetting transactions which could distort the normal
relationship between the cash and futures markets. Second, the
liquidity of the futures market depends on participants entering
into offsetting transactions rather than making or taking
delivery. To the extent participants decide to make or take
delivery, liquidity in the futures market could be reduced, thus
producing distortion. Third, from the point of view of
speculators, the margin deposit requirements in the futures
market are less onerous than margin requirements in the
securities market. Therefore, increased participation by
speculators in the futures market may cause temporary price
distortions. Due to the possibility of distortion, a correct
forecast of general interest rate trends by the Adviser may still
not result in a successful transaction.

In addition, futures contracts entail risks. Although
the Fund believes, that use of such contracts will benefit the
Fund, if the Adviser's investment judgment about the general
direction of interest rates is incorrect, the Fund's overall
performance would be poorer than if it had not entered into any
such contract. For example, if the Fund has hedged against the
possibility of an increase in interest rates which would
adversely affect the price of debt securities held in its
portfolio and interest rates decrease instead, the Fund will lose
part or all of the benefit of the increased value of its debt
securities which it has hedged because it will have offsetting
losses in its futures positions. In addition, in such
situations, if the Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to
sell debt securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation
margin requirements. Such sales of bonds may be, but will not
necessarily be, at increased prices which reflect the rising
market. The Fund may have to sell securities at a time when it
may be disadvantageous to do so.

OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS

The Fund intends to purchase and write options on
futures contracts for hedging purposes. The purchase of a call
option on a futures contract is similar in some respects to the
purchase of a call option on an individual security. Depending
on the pricing of the option compared to either the price of the
futures contract upon which it is based or the price of the
underlying debt securities, it may or may not be less risky than
ownership of the futures contract or underlying debt securities.
As with the purchase of futures contracts, when the Fund is not

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fully invested it may purchase a call option on a futures
contract to hedge against a market advance due to declining
interest rates.

The writing of a call option on a futures contract
constitutes a partial hedge against declining prices of the
security or foreign currency which is deliverable upon exercise
of the futures contract. If the futures price at expiration of
the option is below the exercise price, the Fund will retain the
full amount of the option premium which provides a partial hedge
against any decline that may have occurred in the Fund's
portfolio holdings. The writing of a put option on a futures
contract constitutes a partial hedge against increasing prices of
the security or foreign currency which is deliverable upon
exercise of the futures contract. If the futures price at
expiration of the option is higher than the exercise price, the
Fund will retain the full amount of the option premium which
provides a partial hedge against any increase in the price of
securities which the Fund intends to purchase. If a put or call
option the Fund has written is exercised, the Fund will incur a
loss which will be reduced by the amount of the premium it
receives. Depending on the degree of correlation between changes
in the value of its portfolio securities and changes in the value
of its futures positions, the Fund's losses from existing options
on futures may to some extent be reduced or increased by changes
in the value of portfolio securities.

The purchase of a put option on a futures contract is
similar in some respects to the purchase of protective put
options on portfolio securities. For example, the Fund may
purchase a put option on a futures contract to hedge the Fund's
portfolio against the risk of rising interest rates.

The amount of risk the Fund assumes when it purchases an
option on a futures contract is the premium paid for the option
plus related transaction costs. In addition to the correlation
risks discussed above, the purchase of an option also entails the
risk that changes in the value of the underlying futures contract
will not be fully reflected in the value of the option purchased.

OPTIONS ON FOREIGN CURRENCIES

The Fund may purchase and write options on foreign
currencies for hedging purposes in a manner similar to that in
which futures contracts on foreign currencies, or forward
contracts, will be utilized. For example, a decline in the
dollar value of a foreign currency in which portfolio securities
are denominated will reduce the dollar value of such securities,
even if their value in the foreign currency remains constant. In
order to protect against such diminutions in the value of
portfolio securities, the Fund may purchase put options on the

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foreign currency. If the value of the currency does decline, the
Fund will have the right to sell such currency for a fixed amount
in dollars and will thereby offset, in whole or in part, the
adverse effect on its portfolio which otherwise would have
resulted.

Conversely, where a rise in the dollar value of a
currency in which securities to be acquired are denominated is
projected, thereby increasing the cost of such securities, the
Fund may purchase call options thereon. The purchase of such
options could offset, at least partially, the effects of the
adverse movements in exchange rates. As in the case of other
types of options, however, the benefit to the Fund deriving from
purchases of foreign currency options will be reduced by the
amount of the premium and related transaction costs. In
addition, where currency exchange rates do not move in the
direction or to the extent anticipated the Fund could sustain
losses on transactions in foreign currency options which would
require it to forego a portion or all of the benefits of
advantageous changes in such rates.

The Fund may write options on foreign currencies for the
same types of hedging purposes. For example, where the Fund
anticipates a decline in the dollar value of foreign currency
denominated securities due to adverse fluctuations in exchange
rates it could, instead of purchasing a put option, write a call
option on the relevant currency. If the expected decline occurs,
the option will most likely not be exercised, and the diminution
in value of portfolio securities will be offset by the amount of
the premium received.

Similarly, instead of purchasing a call option to hedge
against an anticipated increase in the dollar cost of securities
to be acquired, the Fund could write a put option on the relevant
currency which, if rates move in the manner projected, will
expire unexercised and allow the Fund to hedge such increased
cost up to the amount of the premium. As in the case of other
types of options, however, the writing of a foreign currency
option will constitute only a partial hedge up to the amount of
the premium, and only if rates move in the expected direction. If
this does not occur, the option may be exercised and the Fund
would be required to purchase or sell the underlying currency at
a loss which may not be offset by the amount of the premium.
Through the writing of options on foreign currencies, the Fund
also may be required to forego all or a portion of the benefits
which might otherwise have been obtained from favorable movements
in exchange rates.

The Fund intends to write covered call options on
foreign currencies. A call option written on a foreign currency
by the Fund is "covered" if the Fund owns the underlying foreign

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currency covered by the call or has an absolute and immediate
right to acquire that foreign currency without additional cash
consideration (or for additional cash consideration held in a
segregated account by its Custodian) upon conversion or exchange
of other foreign currency held in its portfolio. A call option
is also covered if the Fund has a call on the same foreign
currency and in the same principal amount as the call written
where the exercise price of the call held (a) is equal to or less
than the exercise price of the call written or (b) is greater
than the exercise price of the call written if the difference is
maintained by the Fund in cash, U.S. Government Securities and
other high quality liquid debt securities in a segregated account
with its Custodian.

The Fund also intends to write call options on foreign
currencies that are not covered for cross-hedging purposes. A
call option on a foreign currency is for cross-hedging purposes
if it is not covered, but is designed to provide a hedge against
a decline in the U.S. dollar value of a security which the Fund
owns or has the right to acquire and which is denominated in the
currency underlying the option due to an adverse change in the
exchange rate. In such circumstances, the Fund collateralizes
the option by maintaining in a segregated account with the Fund's
Custodian, cash or U.S. government securities or other high
quality liquid debt securities in an amount not less than the
value of the underlying foreign currency in U.S. dollars marked
to market daily.

ADDITIONAL RISKS OF OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS, FORWARD
CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FOREIGN CURRENCIES

Unlike transactions entered into by the Fund in futures
contracts, options on foreign currencies and forward contracts
are not traded on contract markets regulated by the CFTC or (with
the exception of certain foreign currency options) by the SEC. To
the contrary, such instruments are traded through financial
institutions acting as market-makers, although foreign currency
options are also traded on certain national securities exchanges,
such as the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board
Options Exchange, subject to SEC regulation. Similarly, options
on currencies may be traded over-the-counter. In an over-the-
counter trading environment, many of the protections afforded to
exchange participants will not be available. For example, there
are no daily price fluctuation limits, and adverse market
movements could therefore continue to an unlimited extent over a
period of time. Although the purchaser of an option cannot lose
more than the amount of the premium plus related transaction
costs, this entire amount could be lost. Moreover, the option
writer and a trader of forward contracts could lose amounts
substantially in excess of their initial investments, due to the

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margin and collateral requirements associated with such
positions.

Options on foreign currencies traded on national
securities exchanges are within the jurisdiction of the SEC, as
are other securities traded on such exchanges. As a result, many
of the protections provided to traders on organized exchanges
will be available with respect to such transactions. In
particular, all foreign currency option positions entered into on
a national securities exchange are cleared and guaranteed by the
Options Clearing Corporation ("OCC"), thereby reducing the risk
of counterparty default. Further, a liquid secondary market in
options traded on a national securities exchange may be more
readily available than in the over-the-counter market,
potentially permitting the Fund to liquidate open positions at a
profit prior to exercise or expiration, or to limit losses in the
event of adverse market movements.

The purchase and sale of exchange-traded foreign
currency options, however, is subject to the risks of the
availability of a liquid secondary market described above, as
well as the risks regarding adverse market movements, margining
of options written, the nature of the foreign currency market,
possible intervention by governmental authorities and the effects
of other political and economic events. In addition, exchange-
traded options on foreign currencies involve certain risks not
presented by the over-the-counter market. For example, exercise
and settlement of such options must be made exclusively through
the OCC, which has established banking relationships in
applicable foreign countries for this purpose. As a result, the
OCC may, if it determines that foreign governmental restrictions
or taxes would prevent the orderly settlement of foreign currency
option exercises, or would result in undue burdens on the OCC or
its clearing member, impose special procedures on exercise and
settlement, such as technical changes in the mechanics of
delivery of currency, the fixing of dollar settlement prices or
prohibitions on exercise.

In addition, futures contracts, options on futures
contracts, forward contracts and options on foreign currencies
may be traded on foreign exchanges. Such transactions are
subject to the risk of governmental actions affecting trading in
or the prices of foreign currencies or securities. The value of
such positions also could be adversely affected by (i) other
complex foreign political and economic factors, (ii) lesser
availability than in the United States of data, on which to make
trading decisions, (iii) delays in the Fund's ability to act upon
economic events occurring in foreign markets during nonbusiness
hours in the United States, (iv) the imposition of different
exercise and settlement terms and procedures and margin

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requirements than in the United States, and (v) lesser trading
volume.

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APPENDIX D: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES
________________________________________________________________

The information in this section is based on material
obtained by the Fund from various Mexican governmental and other
economic sources believed to be accurate but has not been
independently verified by the Fund or the Adviser. It is not
intended to be a complete description of Mexico, its economy, or
the consequences on investing in Mexican Government Securities.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES
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Territory and Population

The United Mexican States ("Mexico") occupies a
territory of approximately 1.97 million square kilometers (759
thousand square miles). To the north, Mexico shares a border
with the United States of America, and to the south it has
borders with Guatemala and Belize. Its coastline is along both
the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. Mexico comprises 31
states and a Federal District (Mexico City). It is the second
most populous nation in Latin America, with an estimated
population of 91 million.

Mexico's three largest cities are Mexico City,
Guadalajara and Monterrey, with estimated populations in 1995 of
16.4 million, 3.3 million and 2.9 million, respectively. In the
1980s, Government efforts concerning family planning and birth
control, together with declining birth rates among women under 35
and those living in urban areas, have resulted in a reduction of
the population growth rate to a projected 1.7% in 1996.

Government

The present form of government was established by the
Constitution, which took effect on May 1, 1917. The Constitution
establishes Mexico as a Federal Republic and provides for the
separation of the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
The President and the members of Congress are elected by popular
vote of Mexican citizens over 18 years of age.

Executive authority is vested in the President, who is
elected for a single six-year term. The executive branch
consists of 17 ministries, the office of the Federal Attorney

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General, the Federal District Department and the office of the
Attorney General of the Federal District.

Federal Legislative authority is vested in the Congress,
which is composed of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
Senators serve a six-year term. Deputies serve a three-year
term, and neither Senators nor Deputies may serve consecutive
terms in the same Chamber. The Senate has 128 members, four from
each state and four from the Federal District. The Chamber of
Deputies has 500 members, of whom 300 are elected by direct vote
from the electoral districts and 200 are elected by a system of
proportional representation. The Constitution provides that the
President may veto bills and that Congress may override such
vetoes with a two-thirds majority of each Chamber.

Federal Judicial authority is vested in the Supreme
Court of Justice, the Circuit and District courts, and the
Federal Judicial Board. The Supreme Court has 11 members who are
selected by the Senate from a pool of candidates nominated by the
President. Its members serve for 15 year terms, except for the
current members of the Court, whose appointments range from eight
to 20 years.

Mexico has diplomatic relations with more than 170
countries. It is a charter member of the United Nations and a
founding member of the Organization of American States, the
International Monetary Fund (the "IMF") and the World Bank.
Mexico became a member of the Organization for Economic
Corporation and Development (the "OECD") on April 14, 1994 and
the World Trade Organization ("WTO") on January 1, 1995 (the date
on which the WTO superseded the General Agreement on Trade and
Tariffs ("GATT")).

Politics

The Partido Revolucionario Institucional ("PRI") is the
dominant political party in Mexico. Since 1929 the PRI has won
all presidential elections and has held a majority in Congress.
Until 1989 it had also won all of the state governorships. The
oldest opposition party in Mexico is the Partido Accion Nacional
("PAN"). As of December 1995, the PAN held four governorships.
The third major party in Mexico is the Partido de la Revolucion
Democratica ("PRD").

On August 21, 1994, elections were held to select a new
President of Mexico for a six-year term beginning on December 1,
1994. In addition, elections were held for three-quarters of the
Senate and the entire Chamber of Deputies. The candidate of the
PRI, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon, won the Presidential election
with 48.77% of the votes, the candidate of the PAN was second
with 25.94% of the votes and the PRD candidate was third with

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16.6% of the votes. With respect to the Congressional elections,
the PRI maintained its majority in both chambers, with 93 seats
in the Senate and 298 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. The PAN
had the second largest representation with 25 seats in the Senate
and 118 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the PRD the third
largest representation with 10 seats in the Senate and 70 seats
in the Chamber of Deputies. The PRI won two seats pursuant to
proportional representation and the PAN and the PRD each won one
seat in extraordinary elections held on April 30, 1995.

At the beginning of 1994 armed insurgents attacked (and
in some cases temporarily seized control of) several villages in
the southern state of Chiapas. While the Government responded by
providing support to the local authorities and publicly offering
to negotiate a peaceful resolution that would address the
underlying concerns of the local population, the conflict
remained a source of debate and uncertainty for the remainder of
the year. Negotiations with the insurgents continued through the
spring of 1994, but subsequently were broken off. In December,
the Congress approved the creation of a Congressional peace
commission, to be formed by members of both chambers of Congress,
which would be responsible for mediating the negotiations between
the Government and the insurgents.

The Government has renewed its efforts to resolve its
differences with the insurgents in the Chiapas region by
facilitating their participations in the political process. On
March 9, 1995, Congress approved a law granting temporary amnesty
to insurgents who participate in peace talks with the Government,
and on March 13, 1995, the law establishing the framework for
these peace talks took effect. On September 11, 1995, the
Government and the insurgents reached an agreement pursuant to
which both sides accepted a common political agenda and
procedural rules, and agreed to the creation of a working
committee regarding the rights of indigenous peoples. This
agreement was expected to represent a first step toward a
comprehensive peace agreement between the parties. The working
committee began negotiations on October 17, 1995 and concluded a
second round of meetings on November 19, 1995 having made
significant progress in laying out the framework for a plenary
session that took place from January 10 through January 19, 1996.
The attendees at the plenary session drafted an agreement on a
series of measures aimed at enhancing and guaranteeing the rights
of the indigenous population. The agreement was signed on
February 16, 1996. Talks with the insurgents have continued but
are currently on hold.

On August 28, 1996, a newly formed group calling itself
the Popular Revolutionary Army attacked military and police
targets in small cities of some southern states of Mexico. It is
generally believed that this group does not enjoy popular

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support, and its terrorists attacks have been condemned by both
Government and nongovernment representatives. The Government has
announced the apprehension of several alleged members of the
group.

In addition to the civil unrest in Chiapas, certain
national developments have led to disillusionment among the
electorate with the institutions of government. These events
were the assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio, the likely
successor to former President Salinas and the murder of Mr. Jose
Francisco Ruiz Massieu, a high-ranking PRI official. On January
17, 1995, the major political parties of Mexico entered into a
new accord to further the opening of the political process in
Mexico. On July 25, 1996, the Mexican Government announced
certain proposed constitutional amendments aimed at reforming the
electoral law that were ratified on August 22, 1996. The
amendments, which had been agreed to by the President and the
leaders of the four major political parties represented in
Congress, among other things, exclude the President from the
Federal Electoral Institute, an autonomous agency charged with
organizing elections; eliminate the Electoral Committee of the
Chamber of Deputies, which had been responsible for determining
the validity of presidential elections; impose limits on
expenditures on political campaigns and controls on the source of
and uses of funds contributed to a political party; grant voting
rights to Mexican citizens residing abroad; reduce from 315 to
300 the maximum number of congressional representatives who may
belong to a single party, and establish an electoral procedure
intended to result in a more proportional representation in the
Senate. The Mexican Supreme Court is empowered to determine the
constitutionality of electoral laws and the Mexican Federal
Electoral Court, which has been part of the executive branch,
will become part of the judicial branch.

Money and Banking

Banco de Mexico, chartered in 1925, is the central bank
of Mexico. It is the Federal Government's primary authority for
the execution of monetary policy and the regulation of currency
and credit. It is authorized by law to regulate interest rates
payable on time deposits, to establish minimum reserve
requirements for credit institutions and to provide discount
facilities for certain types of bank loans. The currency unit of
Mexico is the Peso. Mexico repealed its exchange control rules
in 1991 and now maintains only a market exchange rate.

A constitutional amendment relating to Banco de Mexico's
activities and role within the Mexican economy became effective
on August 23, 1993. The amendment's purpose was to reinforce the
independence of Banco de Mexico, which may in the future act as a
counterbalance to the executive and legislative branches in

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monetary policy matters. The amendment significantly strengthens
Banco de Mexico's authority with respect to monetary policy,
foreign exchange and related activities and the regulation of the
financial services industry. On April 1, 1994, a new law
governing the activities of Banco de Mexico became effective.
The new law was intended to put into effect the greater degree of
autonomy granted to Banco de Mexico under the constitutional
amendment described above and also established a Foreign Exchange
Commission charged with determining the nation's exchange rate
policies.

Trade Reform

Mexico has been a member of GATT since 1986 and a member
of the WTO since January 1, 1995. Mexico has also entered into
NAFTA with the United States and Canada. In addition, Mexico
signed a framework for a free trade agreement in 1992 with Costa
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua and entered
into a definitive free trade agreement with Costa Rica in April
1994. A free trade agreement between Mexico and Chile went into
effect on January 1, 1992. A free trade agreement with Colombia
and Venezuela was signed in June 1994 and a similar agreement
with Bolivia was signed in September 1994; both agreements
entered into force in January 1995. In connection with the
implementation of NAFTA, amendments to several laws relating to
financial services (including the Banking Law and the Securities
Market Law) became effective on January 1, 1994. These measures
permit non-Mexican financial groups and financial intermediaries,
through Mexican subsidiaries, to engage in various activities in
the Mexican financial system, including banking and securities
activities.

Economic Information Regarding Mexico

During the period from World War II through the mid-
1970's, Mexico experienced sustained economic growth. During the
mid 1970's, Mexico experienced high inflation and, as a result,
the government embarked on a high-growth strategy based on oil
exports and external borrowing. The steep decline in oil prices
in 1981 and 1982, together with high international interest rates
and the credit markets' unwillingness to refinance maturing
external Mexican credits, led in 1982 to record inflation,
successive devaluations of the peso by almost 500% in total, a
pubic sector deficit of 16.9% of GDP and, in August 1982, a
liquidity crisis that precipitated subsequent restructurings of a
large portion of the country's external debt. Through much of
the 1980's, the Mexican economy continued to experience high
inflation and large foreign indebtedness. In February 1990,
Mexico became the first Latin American country to reach an
agreement with external creditor banks and multi-national

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agencies under the U.S. Treasury's approach to debt reduction
known as the "Brady Plan."

The value of the Peso has been central to the
performance of the Mexican economy. From late 1982 until
November 11, 1991, Mexico maintained a dual foreign exchange rate
system, with a "controlled" rate and a "free market" rate. The
controlled exchange rate applied to certain imports and exports
of goods, advances and payments of registered foreign debt and
funds used in connection with the in-bond industry (the industry
is comprised of companies which import raw materials without
paying a duty), and payments of royalties and technical
assistance under registered agreements requiring such payments.
The free market rate was used for all other types of
transactions. The dual system assisted in controlling the value
of the Mexican Peso, particularly from 1983 to 1985. In later
years the difference between the two rates was not significant.
Mexico has since repealed the controlled rate.

A fixed exchange rate was maintained from February to
December 1988. Thereafter, under a Government implemented
devaluation schedule, the intended annual rate of devaluation was
gradually lowered from 16.7% in 1989 to 11.4% in 1990, 4.5% in
1991 and 2.4% in 1992. From October 1992 through December 20,
1994, the peso/dollar exchange rate was allowed to fluctuate
within a bank that widened daily. The ceiling of the band, which
was the maximum selling rate, depreciated at a daily rate of
0.0004 pesos (equal to approximately 4.5% per year), while the
floor of the band, i.e., the minimum buying rate, remained fixed.
Banco de Mexico agreed to intervene in the foreign exchange
market to the extent that the peso/dollar exchange rate reached
either the floor or the ceiling of the band.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. Beginning on January 1, 1994,
volatility in the peso/dollar exchange rate began to increase,
with the value of the peso relative to the dollar declining at
one point to an exchange rate of 3.375 pesos to the U.S. Dollar,
a decline of approximately 8.69% from the high of 3.1050 pesos
reached in early February. This increased volatility was
attributed to a number of political and economic factors,
including a growing current account deficit, the relative
overvaluation of the peso, investor reactions to the increase in
U.S. interest rates, lower than expected economic growth in
Mexico in 1993, uncertainty concerning the Mexican Presidential
elections in August 1994 and certain related developments.

On December 20, 1994, increased pressure on the
peso/dollar exchange rate led Mexico to increase the ceiling of
the Banco de Mexico intervention band. That action proved
insufficient to address the concerns of foreign investors, and
the demand for foreign currency continued. On December 22, the

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Government adopted a free exchange rate policy, eliminating the
intervention band and allowing the peso to float freely against
the dollar. The value of the peso continued to weaken relative
to the dollar in the following days. There was substantial
volatility in the peso/dollar exchange during the first quarter
of 1995, with the peso/dollar exchange rate falling to a low
point of 7.588 pesos to the U.S. Dollar on March 13, 1995. By
the end of April and through September 1995, the exchange rate
began to stabilize; however, the exchange rate began to show
signs of renewed volatility in October and November 1995. The
peso/dollar exchange rate fell to a low for the year of 8.14
pesos to the U.S. Dollar on November 13, 1995. The peso/dollar
exchange rate announced by Banco de Mexico on September 13, 1996
(to take effect on the second business day thereafter) for the
payment of obligations denominated in dollars and payable in
pesos was 7.5139 pesos to the U.S. Dollar.

In the beginning of 1995, the Government engaged in a
series of discussions with the IMF, the World Bank, the Inter-
American Development Bank and the U.S. and Canadian Governments
in order to obtain the international financial support necessary
to relieve Mexico's liquidity crisis and aid in restoring
financial stability to Mexico's economy. The proceeds of the
loans and other financial support have been and will be used to
refinance public sector short-term debt, primarily Tesobonos, to
restore the country's international reserves and to support the
banking sector. The largest component of the international
support package is up to $20 billion in support from the United
States pursuant to four related agreements entered into on
February 21, 1995. During 1995, the U.S. Government and the
Canadian Government disbursed $13.7 billion of proceeds to Mexico
under these agreements and the North American Framework Agreement
("NAFA"), the proceeds of which were used by Mexico to refinance
maturing short-term debt, including Tesobonos and $1 billion of
short-term swaps under the NAFA. Using resources made available
through the international support package as well as operations
by Banco de Mexico, in 1995 Mexico altered its debt profile
significantly. The outstanding Tesobono balance was reduced from
$29.2 billion at December 31, 1994 to $16.2 billion at the end of
the first quarter of 1995, $10.0 billion at the end of the second
quarter, $2.5 billion at the end of the third quarter and $246
million at the end of the fourth quarter. By February 16, 1996,
Mexico had no Tesobonos outstanding, and has not issued Tesobonos
since that date. As of June 30, 1996, 100% of Mexico's net
internal debt was denominated and payable in pesos, as compared
with only 44.3% of such debt at the end of 1994.

The effects of the devaluation of the peso, as well as
the Government's response to that and related events, were
apparent in the performance of the Mexican economy during 1995.
Recent trade figures show a reversal of Mexico's trade deficit

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during 1995. The value of imports (including in-bond industries)
decreased by 8.7% between 1994 and 1995, to $72.5 billion in
1995. During 1995, Mexico registered a $7.089 billion trade
surplus, its first annual trade surplus since 1989. According to
preliminary information, Mexico registered a surplus in its trade
balance of $1,942 million during the first quarter of 1996 as
compared with a trade surplus of $597 million in the same period
of 1995. Overall, the trade balance reached a surplus of $4,588
million in the first seven months of 1996, as compared with a
trade surplus of $3,855 million during the same period of 1995.
During the first half of 1996, Mexico's current account balance
registered a position balance of $523 million, as compared with a
deficit in the current account of $751 million in the same period
of 1995.

Banco de Mexico is currently disclosing reserve figures
on a weekly basis. On September 6, 1996, Mexico's international
reserves amounted to $15,528 billion, as compared to $6.148
billion at December 31, 1994 and $24,538 billion at December 31,
1993.

According to preliminary figures, during 1995 real GDP
decreased by 6.9%, as compared with a growth rate of 3.5% during
1994. During the first quarter of 1996, according to preliminary
estimates, real GDP decreased by 1.0%, as compared with the same
period of 1995 and during the second quarter of 1996, real GDP
grew by 7.2% as compared with the same period of 1995. The
increase is the first positive change after five consecutive
negative quarters.

On May 31, 1995, President Zedillo announced the 1995-
2000 National Development Plan, which continues the economic
policy initiatives of promoting vigorous and sustainable economic
growth. The Plan calls for measures to increase domestic savings
and to encourage more direct foreign investment. The Plan
further requires that the Mexican government seek to maintain
fiscal discipline and maintain an exchange rate policy that
avoids overvaluation and is conducive to price stability.
Although the Mexican economy has stabilized, there can be no
assurance that the government's plan will lead to a full
recovery.

Statistical and Related Information
Concerning Mexico

The following provides certain statistical and related
information regarding historical rates of exchange between the
U.S. Dollar and the Mexican Peso, information concerning
inflation rates, historical information regarding the Mexican GDP
and information concerning interest rates on certain Mexican
Government Securities. Historical information is not necessarily

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indicative of future fluctuations or exchange rates. In 1982,
Mexico imposed strict foreign exchange controls which shortly
thereafter were relaxed and were eliminated in 1991.

CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES. There is no assurance that
future regulatory actions in Mexico will not affect the Fund's
ability to obtain U.S. Dollars in exchange for Mexican Pesos.

The following table sets forth the exchange rates of the
Mexican Peso to the U.S. Dollar with respect to each year from
1981 to 1995 and for each of the eight months ended August 1996.

Free Market Rate Controlled Rate
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End of End of
Period Average Period Average
______ ________ _______ _______

1981. . . . . . . 26 24 -- --
1982. . . . . . . 148 57 96 57
1983. . . . . . . 161 150 143 120
1984. . . . . . . 210 185 192 167
1985. . . . . . . 447 310 371 256
1986. . . . . . . 915 637 923 611
1987. . . . . . . 2.209 1.378 2.198 1.366
1988. . . . . . . 2.281 2.273 2.257 2.250
1989. . . . . . . 2.681 2.483 2.637 2.453
1990. . . . . . . 2.943 2.838 2.939 2.807
1991. . . . . . . 3.075 3.016 3.065* 3.007*
1992. . . . . . . 3.119 3.094 -- --
1993. . . . . . . 3.192 3.155 -- --
1994. . . . . . . 5.325 3.222 -- --
1995 7.643 6.419 -- --
1996
January 7.391 7.504 -- --
February 7.539 7.504 -- --
March 7.548 7.574 -- --
April 7.404 7.471 -- --
May 7.401 7.434 -- --
June 7.611 7.542 -- --
July 7.611 7.623 -- --
August 7.493 7.514 -- --
* Through November 10, 1991.

Source: Banco de Mexico.

INFLATION AND CONSUMER PRICES. Through much of the
1980's, the Mexican economy continued to be affected by high
inflation, low growth and high levels of domestic and foreign
indebtedness. The annual inflation rate, as measured by the

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consumer price index, rose from 28.7% in December 1981 to 159.2%
in December 1987. In December 1987, the Mexican Government
agreed with labor and business to curb the economy's inflationary
pressures by freezing wages and prices (the "1987 accord"). The
1987 accord included the implementation of restrictive fiscal and
monetary policies, the elimination of trade barriers and the
reduction of import tariffs. After substantive increases in
public sector prices and utility rates, price controls were
introduced. These policies lowered the consumer inflation rate
from 159.2% in 1987, to 19.7% in 1989, 29.9% in 1990, 18.8% in
1991, 11.9% in 1992, 8.0% in 1993, and 7.1% in 1994.

The 1987 accord was succeeded by a series of additional
accords, each of which continued to stress the moderation of
inflation, fiscal discipline and a gradual devaluation of the
peso. There was a gradual reduction in the number of goods and
services whose prices were covered by such accords. The two most
recent accords also incorporated a reduction in the income tax
rate applicable to corporations and certain self-employed
individuals from 35% to 34% and a reduction in the withholding
tax applicable to interest payments on publicly issued external
debt and external debt payable to certain financial institutions
from 15% to 4.9%. Under the later of these two accords, tax
benefits were proposed for workers receiving salaries not
exceeding twice the minimum wage and asset taxes to be reduced to
1.8%.

In October, 1995, the Government business, labor and
agriculture sections of the economy entered a new accord, the
Alliance for Economic Recovery (the "ARE"). Key elements of the
ARE included: (i) maintenance of the floating exchange rate
policy announced in December 1994, (ii) an inflation target for
1996 (December 1995 to December 1996) of 20.5% and a targeted
increase in real GDP during 1996 of 3.0%; (iii) a commitment in
principle by business to absorb as much as possible cost
increases stemming from the raising of prices and fees charged by
the public sector within the ARE; (iv) a commitment by
representatives of the agriculture sector to improve
productivity, profitability and reduce the food trade deficit;
(v) a commitment by the government to balance the tax incentives
to be given to productive activities and employment with gradual
increases in the prices of public sector goods and services and a
reduction in real terms of 4.7% in public current expenditure
with a view to achieving a balanced fiscal budget and (vi) an
increase in the minimum wage of 22%, with other salaries to be
negotiated between employers and workers.

Over the medium-term, the Government is committed to
reversing the decline in real wages experienced in the last
decade through control of inflation, a controlled gradual upward
adjustment of wages and a reduction in income taxes for the lower

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income brackets. Nonetheless, the effect of the devaluation of
the peso and the Government's response to that event and related
developments caused a significant increase in inflation in 1995,
as well a decline in real wages for much of the population during
1995. Inflation during 1995 (as measured by the increase in the
National Consumer Price Index), was 52.0%, as compared with 7.1%
during 1994. Inflation during the first seven months of 1996 was
16.94%, as compared with 35.63% during the same period of 1995.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. The following table sets forth
the changes in the Mexican consumer price index for the year
ended December 31 for the years 1981 through 1995 and for the
seven months ended July 31, 1996.

Annual
Increases in
National Consumer
Price Index
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1981 .................................... 28.7%
1982 .................................... 98.9
1983 .................................... 80.8
1984 .................................... 59.2
1985 .................................... 63.7
1986 .................................... 105.7
1987 .................................... 159.2
1988 .................................... 51.7
1989 .................................... 9.7
1990 .................................... 29.9
1991 .................................... 18.8
1992 .................................... 11.9
1993 .................................... 8.0
1994 .................................... 7.1
1995 .................................... 37.2
1996(1).................................. 16.94

(1) For the seven months ended July 31.

Source: Banco de Mexico.

MEXICAN GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT. The following table
sets forth certain information concerning Mexico's GDP for the
years 1990 through 1996 at historical and constant prices.

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Gross Change from
Gross Domestic Product Prior Year at
Domestic Product at 1980 Prices(1) Constant Prices
________________ _________________ _______________

(millions of Mexican New Pesos) (percentage)

1991. . . . 865,166 5,463 3.6
1992. . . . 1,019,156 5,616 2.8
1993. . . . 1,145,382 5,659 0.7
1994. . 1,272,799 5,858 3.5
1995(2). 1,604,368 5,452 (6.9)
1996(2)(3) 2,285,266 1,270.4(4) 3.0

(1) Constant peso with purchasing power at December 31, 1980,
expressed in new pesos.
(2) Preliminary.
(3) Annualized.
(4) Constant peso with purchasing power at December 31, 1993.

Source: Ministry of Finance and Public Credit

INTEREST RATES. The following table sets forth the
average interest rates per annum on 28-day and 91-day Cetes, the
average weighted cost of term deposits for commercial banks
("CPP"), the average interest rate ("TIIP") and the equilibrium
interest rate ("TIEE") for the periods listed below:

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Average Cetes and Interest Rates
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28-Day 91-Day
Cetes Cetes CPP TIIP TIIE
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1990:
Jan.-June 41.2 40.7 43.2% _____ _____
July-Dec. 28.3 29.4 31.0 _____ _____
1991:
Jan.-June 21.2 21.7 24.3 _____ _____
July-Dec. 17.3 18.0 20.8 _____ _____
1992:
Jan.-June 13.8 13.8 16.9 _____ _____
July-Dec. 17.4 18.0 20.7 _____ _____
1993:
Jan.-June 16.4 17.3 20.9 20.4(1) _____
July-Dec. 13.5 13.6 16.2 16.1 _____
1994:
Jan.-June 13.0 13.5 14.2 15.3 _____
July-Dec. 15.2 15.7 16.8 20.4 _____
1995:
Jan.-June 55.0 54.3 49.6 63.6 71.2(2)
July-Dec. 41.9 42.2 40.7 44.5 44.5

1996:
January 41.0 41.6 40.2 42.7 42.7
February 38.6 40.7 35.9 40.1 40.1
March 41.4 43.0 39.1 43.6 43.6
April 35.2 37.1 35.2 36.9 36.6
May 28.5 31.1 29.4 30.1 30.3
June 27.8 29.6 27.1 30.1 30.1
July 31.3 31.7 29.2 33.5 33.5
August 26.5 29.2 27.5 29.5 29.4

(1) February-June average
(2) Average for the last two weeks of March
Source: Banco de Mexico

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PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements

Included in Prospectus:

Financial Highlights

Included in Statement of Additional Information:

Portfolio of Investments - October 31, 1996.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - October 31,
1996.
Statement of Operations - year ended October 31,
1996.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets - years ended
October 31, 1996 and October 31, 1995.
Notes to Financial Statements - October 31, 1996.
Financial Highlights - for the years
ended October 31, 1996, October 31, 1995,
October 31, 1994, October 31, 1993 and
October 31, 1992.
Report of Independent Auditors.

Included in Part C of the Registration Statement:

All other schedules are either omitted because they
are not required under the related instructions,
they are inapplicable, or the required information
is presented in the financial statements or notes
which are included in the Statement of Additional
Information of the Registration Statement.

(b) Exhibits

(1) Copy of amended and restated Articles of
Incorporation of the Registrant - Incorporated
herein by reference from Exhibit 1 to Pre-
Effective Amendment No. 1 of Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File
Nos. 33-37512 and 811-6263), filed on November 16,
1990.

(2) Copy of existing By-Laws of the Registrant -
Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 2 to

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Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A
(File Nos. 33-37512 and 811-6263), filed on
October 31, 1990.

(3) Not applicable.

(4) Specimen of Stock Certificate - Incorporated herein
by reference from Exhibit 4 to Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File
Nos. 33-37512 and 811-6263), filed on October 31,
1990.

(5) Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and
Alliance Capital Management L.P. - Incorporated by
reference to Other Exhibits to Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File
Nos. 33-37512 and 811-6263) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30,
1992.

(6)(a) Distribution Services Agreement between the
Registrant and Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc. -
Incorporated by reference to Other Exhibits to
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A
(file Nos. 33-37512 and 811-6263) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30,
1993.

(b) Form of Selected Dealer Agreement between Alliance
Fund Distributors, Inc. and selected dealers
offering shares of Registrant - Incorporated by
reference to Other Exhibits to Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File
Nos. 33-37512 and 811-6263) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30,
1992.

(c) Form of Selected Agent Agreement between Alliance
Fund Distributors, Inc. and selected agents making
available shares of Registrant - Incorporated by
reference to Other Exhibits to Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File
Nos. 33-37512 and 811-6263) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30,
1992.

(7) Not applicable.

(8) Copy of Custodian Contract between the Registrant
and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. - Incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 8 to Post-Effective

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Amendment No. 1 of Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-37512 and
811-6263), filed on June 18, 1991.

(9) Copy of Transfer Agency Agreement between the
Registrant and Alliance Fund Services. Inc. -
Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 9 to
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A
(File Nos. 33-37512 and 811-6263), filed on
June 18, 1991.

(10) Not applicable.

(11) Consent of Independent Auditors - filed herewith.

(12) Not applicable.

(13) Not applicable.

(14) Not applicable.

(15) Rule 12b-1 Plan - See Exhibit 6(a) hereto.

(16) Schedule for computation of performance quotations
- Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 16 to
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A
(File Nos. 33-37512 and 811-6263) filed on
October 31, 1990.

(27) Financial Data Schedule - Filed herewith.

Other Exhibits: Powers of Attorney of Ms. Block, and Messrs.
Carifa, Dievler, Dobkin, Foulk, Hester, Michel and Robinson -
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment
No. 14 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 31, 1996.

ITEM 25. Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with a
Registrant

None.

ITEM 26. Number of Holders of Securities

Registrant had as of February 7, 1997, 1,682 record
holders of shares of Common Stock.

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ITEM 27. Indemnification

It is the Registrant's policy to indemnify its directors
and officers, employees and other agents to the maximum
extent permitted by Section 2-418 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Maryland and as set
forth in Article EIGHTH of Registrant's Articles of
Incorporation, filed as Exhibit 1 in response to
Item 24, Article VII and Article VIII of the
Registrant's By-laws filed as Exhibit 2 in response to
Item 24 and Section 7 of the proposed Distribution
Services Agreement filed as Exhibit 6(a) in response to
Item 24, all as set forth below. The liability of the
Registrant's directors and officers is dealt with in
Article EIGHTH of Registrant's Articles of
Incorporation, and Article VII, Section 7 and Article
VIII, Section 1 through Section 6 of the Registrant's
By-laws, as set forth below. The Investment Adviser's
liability for any loss suffered by the Registrant or its
shareholders is set forth in Section 4 of the proposed
Advisory Agreement filed as Exhibit 5 in response to
Item 24, as set forth below.

Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law
reads as follows:

"2-418 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS.--(a) In this section the
following words have the meaning indicated.

(1) "Director" means any person who is
or was a director of a corporation and any
person who, while a director of a corporation,
is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, partner,
trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign
or domestic corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, other enterprise, or employee
benefit plan.

(2) "Corporation" includes any domestic
or foreign predecessor entity of a corporation
in a merger, consolidation, or other
transaction in which the predecessor's
existence ceased upon consummation of the
transaction.

(3) "Expenses" include attorney's fees.

(4) "Official capacity" means the
following:

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(i) When used with respect to a director,
the office of director in the corporation; and

(ii) When used with respect to a person
other than a director as contemplated in
subsection (j), the elective or appointive
office in the corporation held by the officer,
or the employment or agency relationship
undertaken by the employee or agent in behalf
of the corporation.

(iii) "Official capacity" does not
include service for any other foreign or
domestic corporation or any partnership, joint
venture, trust, other enterprise, or employee
benefit plan.

(5) "Party" includes a person who was,
is, or is threatened to be made a named
defendant or respondent in a proceeding.

(6) "Proceeding" means any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative.

(b)(1) A corporation may indemnify any
director made a party to any proceeding by
reason of service in that capacity unless it
is established that:

(i) The act or omission of the director
was material to the matter giving rise to the
proceeding; and

1. Was committed in bad faith; or

2. Was the result of active and
deliberate dishonesty; or

(ii) The director actually received an
improper personal benefit in money, property,
or services; or

(iii) In the case of any criminal
proceeding, the director had reasonable cause
to believe that the act or omission was
unlawful.

(2) (i) Indemnification may be against
judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, and

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reasonable expenses actually incurred by the
director in connection with the proceeding.

(ii) However, if the proceeding was one
by or in the right of the corporation,
indemnification may not be made in respect of
any proceeding in which the director shall
have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation.

(3) (i) The termination of any
proceeding by judgment, order or settlement
does not create a presumption that the
director did not meet the requisite standard
of conduct set forth in this subsection.

(ii) The termination of any proceeding
by conviction, or a plea of nolo contendere or
its equivalent, or an entry of an order of
probation prior to judgment, creates a
rebuttable presumption that the director did
not meet that standard of conduct.

(c) A director may not be indemnified
under subsection (b) of this section in
respect of any proceeding charging improper
personal benefit to the director, whether or
not involving action in the director's
official capacity, in which the director was
adjudged to be liable on the basis that
personal benefit was improperly received.

(d) Unless limited by the charter:

(1) A director who has been successful,
on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of
any proceeding referred to in subsection (b)
of this section shall be indemnified against
reasonable expenses incurred by the director
in connection with the proceeding.

(2) A court of appropriate jurisdiction
upon application of a director and such notice
as the court shall require, may order
indemnification in the following
circumstances:

(i) If it determines a director is
entitled to reimbursement under paragraph (1)
of this subsection, the court shall order
indemnification, in which case the director

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shall be entitled to recover the expenses of
securing such reimbursement; or

(ii) If it determines that the director
is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification in view of all the relevant
circumstances, whether or not the director has
met the standards of conduct set forth in
subsection (b) of this section or has been
adjudged liable under the circumstances
described in subsection (c) of this section,
the court may order such indemnification as
the court shall deem proper. However,
indemnification with respect to any proceeding
by or in the right of the corporation or in
which liability shall have been adjudged in
the circumstances described in subsection (c)
shall be limited to expenses.

(3) A court of appropriate jurisdiction
may be the same court in which the proceeding
involving the director's liability took place.

(e)(1) Indemnification under subsection
(b) of this section may not be made by the
corporation unless authorized for a specific
proceeding after a determination has been made
that indemnification of the director is
permissible in the circumstances because the
director has met the standard of conduct set
forth in subsection (b) of this section.

(2) Such determination shall be made:

(i) By the board of directors by a
majority vote of a quorum consisting of
directors not, at the time, parties to the
proceeding, or, if such a quorum cannot be
obtained, then by a majority vote of a
committee of the board consisting solely of
two or more directors not, at the time,
parties to such proceeding and who were duly
designated to act in the matter by a majority
vote of the full board in which the designated
directors who are parties may participate;

(ii) By special legal counsel selected
by the board or a committee of the board by
vote as set forth in subparagraph

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(i) of this paragraph, or, if the requisite
quorum of the full board cannot be obtained
therefor and the committee cannot be
established, by a majority vote of the full
board in which director who are parties may
participate; or

(iii) By the stockholders.

(3) Authorization of indemnification and
determination as to reasonableness of expenses
shall be made in the same manner as the
determination that indemnification is
permissible. However, if the determination
that indemnification is permissible is made by
special legal counsel, authorization of
indemnification and determination as to
reasonableness of expenses shall be made in
the manner specified in subparagraph (ii) of
paragraph (2) of this subsection for selection
of such counsel.

(4) Shares held by directors who are
parties to the proceeding may not be voted on
the subject matter under this subsection.

(f)(1) Reasonable expenses incurred by a
director who is a party to a proceeding may be
paid or reimbursed by the corporation in
advance of the final disposition of the
proceeding, upon receipt by the corporation
of:

(i) A written affirmation by the
director of the director's good faith belief
that the standard of conduct necessary for
indemnification by the corporation as
authorized in this section has been met; and

(ii) A written undertaking by or on
behalf of the director to repay the amount if
it shall ultimately be determined that the
standard of conduct has not been met.

(2) The undertaking required by
subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (1) of this
subsection shall be an unlimited general
obligation of the director but need not be
secured and may be accepted without reference
to financial ability to make the repayment.

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(3) Payments under this subsection shall
be made as provided by the charter, bylaws, or
contract or as specified in subsection (e) of
this section.

(g) The indemnification and advancement
of expenses provided or authorized by this
section may not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights, by indemnification or otherwise,
to which a director may be entitled under the
charter, the bylaws, a resolution of
stockholders or directors, an agreement or
otherwise, both as to action in an official
capacity and as to action in another capacity
while holding such office.

(h) This section does not limit the
corporation's power to pay or reimburse
expenses incurred by a director in connection
with an appearance as a witness in a
proceeding at a time when the director has not
been made a named defendant or respondent in
the proceeding.

(i) For purposes of this section:

(1) The corporation shall be deemed to
have requested a director to serve an employee
benefit plan where the performance of the
director's duties to the corporation also
imposes duties on, or otherwise involves
services by, the director to the plan or
participants or beneficiaries of the plan:

(2) Excise taxes assessed on a director
with respect to an employee benefit plan
pursuant to applicable law shall be deemed
fines; and

(3) Action taken or omitted by the
director with respect to an employee benefit
plan in the performance of the director's
duties for a purpose reasonably believed by
the director to be in the interest of the
participants and beneficiaries of the plan
shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is
not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation.

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(j) Unless limited by the charter:

(1) An officer of the corporation shall
be indemnified as and to the extent provided
in subsection (d) of this section for a
director and shall be entitled, to the same
extent as a director, to seek indemnification
pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d);

(2) A corporation may indemnify and
advance expenses to an officer, employee, or
agent of the corporation to the same extent
that it may indemnify directors under this
section; and

(3) A corporation, in addition, may
indemnify and advance expenses to an officer,
employee, or agent who is not a director to
such further extent, consistent with law, as
may be provided by its charter, bylaws,
general or specific action of its board of
directors or contract.

(k)(1) A corporation may purchase and
maintain insurance on behalf of any person who
is or was a director, officer, employee, or
agent of the corporation, or who, while a
director, officer, employee, or agent of the
corporation, is or was serving at the request,
of the corporation as a director, officer,
partner, trustee, employee, or agent of
another foreign or domestic corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, other
enterprise, or employee benefit plan against
any liability asserted against and incurred by
such person in any such capacity or arising
out of such person's position, whether or not
the corporation would have the power to
indemnify against liability under the
provisions of this section.

(2) A corporation may provide similar
protection, including a trust fund, letter of
credit, or surety bond, not inconsistent with
this section.

(3) The insurance or similar protection
may be provided by a subsidiary or an
affiliate of the corporation.

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(l) Any indemnification of, or advance
of expenses to, a director in accordance with
this section, if arising out of a proceeding
by or in the right of the corporation, shall
be reported in writing to the stockholders
with the notice of the next stockholders'
meeting or prior to the meeting."

Article EIGHTH of the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation
reads as follows:

"(1) To the full extent that limitations on
the liability of directors and officers are
permitted by the Maryland General Corporation
Law, no director or officer of the Corporation
shall have any liability to the Corporation or
its stockholders for damages. This limitation
on liability applies to events occurring at
the time a person serves as a director or
officer of the Corporation whether or not such
person is a director or officer at the time of
any proceeding in which liability is asserted.

"(2) The Corporation shall indemnify and
advance expenses to its currently acting and
its former directors to the full extent that
indemnification of directors is permitted by
the Maryland General Corporation Law. The
Corporation shall indemnify and advance
expenses to its officers to the same extent as
its directors and to such further extent as is
consistent with law. The Board of Directors
may by By-Law, resolution or agreement make
further provisions for indemnification of
directors, officers, employees and agents to
the full extent permitted by the Maryland
General Corporation Law.

"(3) No provision of this Article shall be
effective to protect or purport to protect any
director or officer of the Corporation against
any liability to the Corporation or its
stockholders to which he would otherwise be
subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard
of the duties involved in the conduct of his
office.

"(4) References to the Maryland General
Corporation Law in this Article are to the law
as from time to time amended. No amendment to

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the Articles of Incorporation of the
Corporation shall affect any right of any
person under this Article based on any event,
omission or proceeding prior to such
amendment."

The Advisory Agreement between Registrant and Alliance
Capital Management L.P. provides that Alliance Capital
Management L.P. will not be liable under such agreements for
any mistake of judgment or in any event whatsoever except for
lack of good faith and that nothing therein shall be deemed
to protect Alliance Capital Management L.P. against any
liability to Registrant or its security holders to which it
would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance,
bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its
duties thereunder, or by reason of reckless disregard of its
duties and obligations thereunder.

The Distribution Services Agreement between the Registrant
and Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc. provides that the
Registrant will indemnify, defend and hold Alliance Fund
Distributors, Inc., and any person who controls it within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
free and harmless from and against any and all claims,
demands, liabilities and expenses which Alliance Fund
Distributors, Inc. or any controlling person may incur
arising out of or based upon any alleged untrue statement of
a material fact contained in Registrant's Registration
Statement, Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information
or arising out of, or based upon any alleged omission to
state a material fact required to be stated in any one of the
foregoing or necessary to make the statements in any one of
the foregoing not misleading.

The foregoing summaries are qualified by the entire text of
Registrant's Articles of Incorporation, the Advisory
Agreement between Registrant and Alliance Capital Management
L.P. and the Distribution Services Agreement between
Registrant and Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc. filed
herewith as Exhibits 1, 5 and 6(a), respectively, in response
to Item 24 and each of which are incorporated by reference
herein.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") may be
permitted to directors, officer and controlling persons of
the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the

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event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection
with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.

In accordance with Release No. IC-11330 (September 2, 1980),
the Registrant will indemnify its directors, officers,
investment manager and principal underwriters only if (1) a
final decision on the merits was issued by the court or other
body before whom the proceeding was brought that the person
to be indemnified (the "indemnitee") was not liable by reason
or willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or
reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of
his office ("disabling conduct") or (2) a reasonable
determination is made, based upon a review of the facts, that
the indemnitee was not liable by reason of disabling conduct,
by (a) the vote of a majority of a quorum of the directors
who are neither "interested persons" of the Registrant as
defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of
1940 nor parties to the proceeding ("disinterested, non-party
directors"), or (b) an independent legal counsel in a written
opinion. The Registrant will advance attorneys fees or other
expenses incurred by its directors, officers, investment
adviser or principal underwriters in defending a proceeding,
upon the undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnitee to
repay the advance unless it is ultimately determined that he
is entitled to indemnification and, as a condition to the
advance, (1) the indemnitee shall provide a security for his
undertaking, (2) the Registrant shall be insured against
losses arising by reason of any lawful advances, or (3) a
majority of a quorum of disinterested, non-party directors of
the Registrant, or an independent legal counsel in a written
opinion, shall determine, based on a review of readily
available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry),
that there is reason to believe that the indemnitee
ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.

Article VII, Section 7 of the Registrant's By-laws reads as
follows:

"Section 7. Insurance Against Certain
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cost of insurance that protects or purports to
protect directors and officers of the Corporation
against any liabilities to the Corporation or its
security holders to which any such director or
officer would otherwise be subject by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or
reckless disregard of the duties involved in the
conduct of his office."

ARTICLE VIII, Section 1 through Section 6 of the Registrant's By-
laws reads as follows:

"Section 1. Indemnification of Directors and
Officers. The Corporation shall indemnify its
directors to the fullest extent that
indemnification of directors is permitted by the
Maryland General Corporation Law. The Corporation
shall indemnify its officers to the same extent as
its directors and to such further extent as is
consistent with law. The Corporation shall
indemnify its directors and officers who while
serving as directors or officers also serve at the
request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
partner, trustee, employee, agent or fiduciary of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan to
the fullest extent consistent with law. The
indemnification and other rights provided by this
Article shall continue as to a person who has
ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure
to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person. This Article
shall not protect any such person against any
liability to the Corporation or any stockholder
thereof to which such person would otherwise be
subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of
the duties involved in the conduct of his office
("disabling conduct").

"Section 2. Advances. Any current or former
director or officer of the Corporation seeking
indemnification within the scope of this Article
shall be entitled to advances from the Corporation
for payment of the reasonable expenses incurred by
him in connection with the matter as to which he is
seeking indemnification in the manner and to the
fullest extent permissible under the Maryland
General Corporation Law. The person seeking
indemnification shall provide to the Corporation a
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the standard of conduct necessary for
indemnification by the Corporation has been met and
a written undertaking to repay any such advance if
it should ultimately be determined that the
standard of conduct has not been met. In addition,
at least one of the following additional conditions
shall be met: (a) the person seeking
indemnification shall provide a security in form
and amount acceptable to the Corporation for his
undertaking; (b) the Corporation is insured against
losses arising by reason of the advance; or (c) a
majority of a quorum of directors of the
Corporation who are neither "interested persons" as
defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, nor parties to the
proceeding ("disinterested non-party directors"),
or independent legal counsel, in a written opinion,
shall have determined, based on a review of facts
readily available to the Corporation at the time
the advance is proposed to be made, that there is
reason to believe that the person seeking
indemnification will ultimately be found to be
entitled to indemnification.

"Section 3. Procedure. At the request of any
person claiming indemnification under this Article,
the Board of Directors shall determine, or cause to
be determined, in a manner consistent with the
Maryland General Corporation Law, whether the
standards required by this Article have been met.
Indemnification shall be made only following: (a) a
final decision on the merits by a court or other
body before whom the proceeding was brought that
the person to be indemnified was not liable by
reason of disabling conduct or (b) in the absence
of such a decision, a reasonable determination,
based upon a review of the facts, that the person
to be indemnified was not liable by reason of
disabling conduct by (i) the vote of a majority of
a quorum of disinterested non-party directors or
(ii) an independent legal counsel in a written
opinion.

"Section 4. Indemnification of Employees and
Agents. Employees and agents who are not officers
or directors of the Corporation may be indemnified,
and reasonable expenses may be advanced to such
employees or agents, as may be provided by action
of the Board of Directors or by contract, subject
to any limitations imposed by the Investment
Company Act of 1940.

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"Section 5. Other Rights. The Board of Directors
may make further provision consistent with law for
indemnification and advance of expenses to
directors, officers, employees and agents by
resolution, agreement or otherwise. The
indemnification provided by this Article shall not
be deemed exclusive of any other right, with
respect to indemnification or otherwise, to which
those seeking indemnification may be entitled under
any insurance or other agreement or resolution of
stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise. The rights provided to any person by
this Article shall be enforceable against the
Corporation by such person who shall be presumed to
have relied upon it in serving or continuing to
serve as a director, officer, employee, or agent as
provided above.

"Section 6. Amendments. References in this
Article are to the Maryland General Corporation Law
and to the Investment Company Act of 1940 as from
time to time amended. No amendment of these
By-laws shall effect any right of any person under
this Article based on any event, omission or
proceeding prior to the amendment."

The Registrant participates in a joint directors
and officers liability insurance policy issued by
the ICI Mutual Insurance Company. Coverage under
this policy has been extended to directors,
trustees and officers of the investment companies
managed by Alliance Capital Management L.P. Under
this policy, outside trustees and directors would
be covered up to the limits specified for any claim
against them for acts committed in their capacities
as trustee or director. A pro rata share of the
premium for this coverage is charged to each
investment company and to the Adviser.

ITEM 28. Business and Other Connections of Investment
Adviser

The descriptions of Alliance Capital Management L.P.
under the captions "Management of the Fund" in the
Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional
Information constituting Parts A and B, respectively, of
this Registration Statement are incorporated by
reference herein.

The information as to the directors and executive
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general partner of Alliance Capital Management L.P., set
forth in Alliance Capital Management L.P.'s Form ADV
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 21, 1988 (File No. 801-32361) and amended through
the date hereof, is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 29. Principal Underwriters

(a) Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc., the Registrant's
Principal Underwriter in connection with the sale of
shares of the Registrant, also acts as Principal
Underwriter or Distributor for the following investment
companies:

ACM Institutional Reserves, Inc.
AFD Exchange Reserves
The Alliance Fund, Inc.
Alliance All-Asia Investment Fund, Inc.
Alliance Balanced Shares, Inc.
Alliance Bond Fund, Inc.
Alliance Capital Reserves
Alliance Developing Markets Fund, Inc.
Alliance Global Dollar Government Fund, Inc.
Alliance Global Small Cap Fund, Inc.
Alliance Global Strategic Income Trust, Inc.
Alliance Government Reserves
Alliance Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
Alliance Income Builder Fund, Inc.
Alliance International Fund
Alliance Limited Maturity Government Fund, Inc.
Alliance Money Market Fund
Alliance Mortgage Securities Income Fund, Inc.
Alliance Multi-Market Strategy Trust, Inc.
Alliance Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
Alliance Municipal Income Fund, Inc. II
Alliance Municipal Trust
Alliance New Europe Fund, Inc.
Alliance North American Government
Income Trust, Inc.
Alliance Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
Alliance Quasar Fund, Inc.
Alliance Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc.
Alliance/Regent Sector Opportunity Fund, Inc.
Alliance Short-Term Multi-Market Trust, Inc.
Alliance Technology Fund, Inc.
Alliance Utility Income Fund, Inc.
Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.
Alliance Worldwide Privatization Fund, Inc.
Fiduciary Management Associates
The Alliance Portfolios

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(b) The following are the Directors and Officers of Alliance
Fund Distributors, Inc. the principal place of business
of which is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New
York, 10105.

Position and Offices Positions and Offices
Name With Underwriter With Registrant
- ---- -------------------- ---------------------

Michael J. Laughlin Chairman

Robert L. Errico President

Edmund P. Bergan, Jr. Senior Vice President, Secretary
General Counsel and
Secretary

James M. Comforti Senior Vice President

James L. Cronin Senior Vice President

Daniel J. Dart Senior Vice President

Richard A. Davies Senior Vice President,
Managing Director

Byron M. Davis Senior Vice President

Anne S. Drennan Senior Vice President
and Treasurer

Mark J. Dunbar Senior Vice President

Kimberly A. Gardner Senior Vice President

Bradley F. Hanson Senior Vice President

Geoffrey L. Hyde Senior Vice President

Robert H. Joseph, Jr. Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer

Richard E. Khaleel Senior Vice President

Barbara J. Krumseik Senior Vice President

Stephen R. Laut Senior Vice President

Daniel D. McGinley Senior Vice President

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Dusty W. Paschall Senior Vice President

Antonios G. Poleondakis Senior Vice President

Robert E. Powers Senior Vice President

Richard K. Saeculo Senior Vice President

Gregory K. Shannahan Senior Vice President

Joseph F. Sumanski Senior Vice President

Peter J. Szabo Senior Vice President

Nicholas K. Willett Senior Vice President

Richard A. Winge Senior Vice President

Jamie A. Atkinson Vice President

Benji A. Baer Vice President

Warren W. Babcock, III Vice President

Kenneth F. Barkoff Vice President

Casimir F. Bolanowski Vice President

Beth Cahill Vice President

Timothy W. Cali Vice President

Kevin T. Cannon Vice President

William W. Collins, Jr. Vice President

Leo H. Cook Vice President

Richard W. Dabney Vice President

John F. Dolan Vice President

Sohaila S. Farsheed Vice President

Leon M. Fern Vice President

William C. Fisher Vice President

Gerard J. Friscia Vice President &
Controller

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Andrew L. Gangolf Vice President & Assistant
Assistant General Secretary
Counsel

Mark D. Gersten Vice President Treasurer and
Chief Financial
Officer

Joseph W. Gibson Vice President

Alan Halfenger Vice President

William B. Hanigan Vice President

Daniel M. Hazard Vice President

George R. Hrabovsky Vice President

Valerie J. Hugo Vice President

Scott Hutton Vice President

Thomas K. Intoccia Vice President

Larry P. Johns Vice President

Richard D. Keppler Vice President

Donna M. Lamback Vice President

Thomas Leavitt, III Vice President

James M. Liptrot Vice President

James P. Luisi Vice President

Christopher J. MacDonald Vice President

Michael F. Mahoney Vice President

Lori E. Master Vice President

Shawn P. McClain Vice President

Maura A. McGrath Vice President

Matthew P. Mintzer Vice President

Joanna D. Murray Vice President

Thomas F. Monnerat Vice President

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Jeanette M. Nardella Vice President

Nicole Nolan-Koester Vice President

John J. O'Connor Vice President

Daniel J. Phillips Vice President

James J. Posch Vice President

Domenick Pugliese Vice President and Assistant
Assistant General Secretary
Counsel

Bruce W. Reitz Vice President

Dennis A. Sanford Vice President

Karen C. Satterberg Vice President

Raymond S. Sclafani Vice President

Robert C. Shultz Vice President

Richard J. Sidell Vice President

Andrew D. Strauss Vice President

Michael J. Tobin Vice President

Jospeh T. Tocyloski Vice President

Martha A. Volcker Vice President

Patrick E. Walsh Vice President

Emilie D. Wrapp Vice President and Assistant
Special Counsel Secretary

Maria L. Carreras Assistant Vice President

John W. Cronin Assistant Vice President

Ralph A. DiMeglio Assistant Vice President

Faith C. Dunn Assistant Vice President

John C. Endahl Assistant Vice President

John E. English Assistant Vice President

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Duff C. Ferguson Assistant Vice President

John Grambone Assistant Vice President

Brian S. Hanigan Assistant Vice President

James J. Hill Assistant Vice President

Edward W. Kelly Assistant Vice President

Nicholas J. Lapi Assistant Vice President

Patrick Look Assistant Vice President
& Assistant Treasurer

Catherine N. Peterson Assistant Vice President

Carol H. Rappa Assistant Vice President

Lisa Robinson-Cronin Assistant Vice President

Clara Sierra Assistant Vice President

Vincent T. Strangio Assistant Vice President

Martha Volcker Assistant Vice President

Wesley S. Wiliams Assistant Vice President

Christopher J. Zingaro Assistant Vice President

Mark R. Manley Assistant Secretary

ITEM 30. Location of Accounts and Records

The majority of the accounts, books and other documents
required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 and the Rules thereunder are maintained as
follows: journals, ledgers, securities records and other original
records are maintained principally at the offices of Alliance
Fund Services, Inc., 500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
and at the offices of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., the
Registrant's Custodian, 40 Water Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02109. All other records so required to be maintained are
maintained at the offices of Alliance Capital Management L.P.,
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, 10105.

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ITEM 31. Management Services

Not applicable.

ITEM 32. Undertakings

The Registrant undertakes to provide assistance to
shareholders in communications concerning the removal of
any Director of the Fund in accordance with Section 16
of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(d) The Registrant undertakes to furnish each person to
whom a prospectus is delivered with a copy of the
Registrant's latest annual report to shareholders
upon request and without charge.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the
requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to its
Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to its
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City and the State
of New York, on the 26th day of February, 1997.

ALLIANCE WORLD INCOME TRUST, INC.

By: /s/ John D. Carifa
_______________________
John D. Carifa
Chairman and President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, this Amendment to the Registration Statement
has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
and on the date indicated.

SIGNATURE TITLE DATE

1. Principal
Executive Officer:

Chairman and February 26, 1997
President
/s/ John D. Carifa
John D. Carifa

2. Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer:

Treasurer and February 26, 1997
Chief Financial
Officer
/s/ Mark D. Gersten
Mark D. Gersten

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3. All of the Directors:

Ruth Block
John D. Carifa
David H. Dievler
John H. Dobkin
William H. Foulk, Jr.
Dr. James Hester
Clifford L. Michel
Donald J. Robinson

By: /s/ Edmund P. Bergan, Jr. February 26, 1997
Edmund P. Bergan, Jr.
(Attorney-in-Fact)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

(11) Consent of Independent Auditors

(27) Financial Data Schedule

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions
"Financial Highlights," "Shareholder Services - Statements and
Reports" and "General Information - Independent Auditors" and to
the use of our report dated December 12, 1996 included in this
Registration Statement (Form N-1A No. 33-37512) of Alliance World
Income Trust, Inc.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York
February 26, 1996

00250109.AM1

WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.

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