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HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST
Two North La Salle Street, Suite 400
Chicago, Illinois 60602
March 3, 1997
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington. D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Harris Associates Investment Trust
1933 Act Registration No. 33-38953
1940 Act Registration No. 811-06279
In accordance with Rule 497(j) of Regulation C under the Securities Act of
1933, Harris Associates Investment Trust (the "Trust") certifies that:
a. the form of prospectus and statement of additional information that
would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have
differed from that contained in the most recent post-effective
amendment to the Trust's registration statement on Form N-1A; and
b. the text of the most recent post-effective amendment to the Trust's
registration statement was filed with the Commission via EDGAR on
January 23, 1998.
Very truly yours,
HARRIS ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT TRUST
/s/ Ann W. Regan
Ann W. Regan
Vice President-Shareholder Operations
