MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER SHORT-TERM U.S. TREASURY TRUST
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048
(212) 392-1600
August 2, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Short-Term U.S. Treasury Trust
File #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 28,
2000.
Very truly yours,
/s/
Todd Lebo
Todd Lebo
Assistant Secretary
cc: Barry Fink, Esq.
Larry Greene, Esq.
