VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
February 5, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Astra Institutional Trust (File Nos. 33-44901 and 811-6518)
Certification Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933
for Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for Astra All-
Americas Government Income Trust
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), the undersigned, on behalf of Astra Institutional
Trust (the "Registrant"), hereby submits this filing in lieu of a filing under
Securities Act Rule 497(c) with respect to the prospectus and the statement
of additional information, each dated January 28, 1997, for the Astra All-
Americas Government Income Trust. The undersigned on behalf of the
Registrant hereby certifies that:
(1) the form of each prospectus and statement of additional information
referred to above that would have been filed under Securities Act Rule 497(c)
would not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment
No. 8 to the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A ("Post-Effective
Amendment No. 8"), filed on January 28, 1997; and
(2) Post-Effective Amendment No. 8, which is the Registrant's most recent
amendment to its registration statement, has been filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
Astra Institutional Trust
By: /s/John R. Elerding
John R. Elerding
Secretary
