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LIBERTY
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FUNDS GROUP
LIBERTY FUNDS GROUP LLC
COLONIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.
COLONIAL ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.
STEIN ROE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES Stein Roe & Farnham Incorporated
LIBERTY FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC.
LIBERTY FUNDS SERVICES, INC.
January 2, 2001
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Liberty Funds Trust VII (Trust)
Liberty Newport Europe Fund (Fund)
File Nos. 33-41559 & 811-6347
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectuses and
Statement of Additional Information dated January 1, 2001 for the Fund do not
differ from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (Amendment) to the
Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A. The Amendment was filed
electronically on December 27, 2000.
The Fund's Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information dated January
1, 2001, are now being used in connection with the public offering and sale of
shares of the Fund.
The Fund is a separate portfolio of the Trust.
Very truly yours,
LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST VII
/s/Tracy DiRienzo
Tracy DiRienzo
Assistant Secretary
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One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
