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[LETTERHEAD OF GOVETT FUNDS APPEARS HERE]
December 9, 1998
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Govett Funds, Inc. (the "Company")
Securities Act of 1933 Registration No. 33-37783 and
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Investment Company Act File No. 811-6229
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 of Regulation C, under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, in lieu of filing under paragraph (c) of Rule 497, I
hereby certify that (i) the form of Class B Retail Shares Prospectus for Govett
International Equity, Govett Emerging Markets Equity, Govett International
Smaller Companies, Govett Smaller Companies, and Govett Global Income Funds (the
"Open Funds") dated December 7, 1998; (ii) the form of the prospectus for all
classes of shares of Govett Latin America and Govett Asia Funds dated December
7, 1998; (iii) the form of the prospectus for all classes of shares of Govett
China and Govett Europe Funds dated December 7, 1998; and (iv) the form of the
Statement of Additional Information for all classes of all series of the Company
dated December 7, 1998 that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule
497 do not differ from that contained in the most recent Post-Effective
Amendment to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A ("Amendment No. 23"), and
further, that the text of Amendment No. 23 was filed electronically with the
Commission on October 6, 1998.
The form of Class A Retail Shares Prospectus for the Open Funds dated
December 7, 1998 and the form of the Institutional Class Prospectus for the Open
Funds dated December 7, 1998 has been filed under separate cover pursuant to
paragraph (c) of Rule 497 of Regulation C, under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Alice L. Schulman
Alice L. Schulman
Secretary
