FRANKLIN MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, 497J, 1996-10-01

FRANKLIN MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
497J, 1996-10-01

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Franklin Templeton Group
777 Mariners Island Boulevard
San Mateo, California 94404


October 1, 1996


Filed Via EDGAR (CIK #0000881309)
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

     Re:     Franklin Municipal Securities Trust
             FILE NOS. 33-44132 and 811-6481

Ladies/Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j)  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  this is to certify
that the forms of  Prospectuses  and  Statement of Additional  Information  that
would have been filed under Rule 497(c) do not differ  from those  contained  in
Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 10 to the  Registration  Statement  on Form N-1A,
which was filed  electronically  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on
September 26, 1996.

Sincerely,

FRANKLIN MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST


By     /s/ Larry L. Greene
           Senior Corporate Counsel