ACTIVE ASSETS CALIFORNIA TAX FREE TRUST, 497J, 1997-08-28

ACTIVE ASSETS CALIFORNIA TAX FREE TRUST
497J, 1997-08-28

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             ACTIVE ASSETS CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE TRUST
                     TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER
                    NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
 

                                   August 28, 1997


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Re:  Active Assets California Tax-Free Trust
     File Nos. 33-41685 and 811-6530
     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 August 22, 1997.


                                   Very truly yours,
                               /s/ Lou Anne McInnis
                                   Lou Anne McInnis
                                   Assistant Secretary
                                   


cc: Barry Fink    
    Randolph Koch

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