ACTIVE ASSETS CALIFORNIA TAX FREE TRUST, 497J, 2000-08-31

ACTIVE ASSETS CALIFORNIA TAX FREE TRUST
497J, 2000-08-31

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


                                   August 31,2000


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
29, 2000.


                                   Very truly yours,
                               /s/ LouAnne D. McInnis
                                   LouAnne D. McInnis
                                   Assistant Secretary



cc: Barry Fink
    Larry Greene

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