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VAN KAMPEN GLOBAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND
SUPPLEMENT DATED AUGUST 19, 1999
TO THE
PROSPECTUS DATED SEPTEMBER 28, 1998
AS PREVIOUSLY SUPPLEMENTED ON MAY 3, 1999
The first paragraph in the section of the Prospectus entitled "INVESTMENT
ADVISORY SERVICES -- PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT" is deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
J. David Germany, Michael B. Kushma and Paul E. O'Brien have been
responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio since April 1,
1997. Ram Willner has shared primary responsibility for the day-to-day
management of the Fund's Portfolio since April 1, 1998. Christian Roth has
shared primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund's
portfolio since September 1, 1998.
The section of the Prospectus entitled "INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES --
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT" is hereby supplemented by adding the following:
Christian G. Roth joined MAS in 1991 and is a Principal of Morgan Stanley &
Co. Incorporated. He has been a Portfolio Manager with MAS since 1993. Prior to
joining MAS, Mr. Roth served as a Senior Associate in the Merchant Banking Group
of Dean Witter Capital Corporation. Mr. Roth received a B.S. from the Wharton
School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Chartered
Financial Analyst and a member of the Financial Analysts of Philadelphia.
