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SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUSES OF
TCW/DW BALANCED FUND Dated November 21, 1995
TCW/DW INCOME AND GROWTH FUND Dated April 10, 1995
TCW/DW NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME TRUST Dated December 23, 1994
The disclosure contained in the section entitled "PURCHASE OF FUND SHARES"
in each of the above Prospectuses is hereby modified to reflect that the minimum
initial purchase in the case of investments through EasyInvest, an automatic
purchase plan, is $100, provided that the schedule of automatic investments will
result in investments totalling at least $1,000 within the first twelve months.
The disclosure contained in the section entitled "REPURCHASES AND
REDEMPTIONS -- Involuntary Redemption" in each of the above Prospectuses is
hereby modified to provide that, in the case of an account opened through
EasyInvest, the Fund reserves the right, on sixty days' notice, to redeem, at
their net asset value, the shares of any shareholder (other than shares held in
an Individual Retirement Account or Custodial Account under Section 403(b)(7) of
the Internal Revenue Code) if after twelve months the shareholder has invested
less than $1,000 in the account.
January 2, 1996
