DEAN WITTER SHORT-TERM US TREASURY TRUST
TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
August 6, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Dean Witter Short-Term US Treasury Trust
File Nos. 33-41187 AND 811-6330
Rule 497(j) Filing
Dear Sir/Madam:
On behalf of the Registrant, the undersigned certifies that
the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under Section 497(c) would not have differed
from those contained in the text of the Registrant's most recent
registration statement that was filed electronically via EDGAR with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 1997.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Lou Anne McInnis
Lou Anne McInnis
Assistant Secretary
cc: Barry Fink
Randolph Koch
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