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THE LATIN AMERICAN DISCOVERY FUND, INC.
MORGAN STANLEY
ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10020
September 14, 1995
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549-1004
Re: Registration Statement on Form N-2
File Nos. 33-61779 and 811-6574
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), I, as Secretary of The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc. (the
"Fund"), hereby certify (i) that the form of prospectus that would have been
filed under Rule 497(c) of the Act would not have differed from that contained
in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 of the Registration Statement (the
"Registration Statement"), which is the Fund's most recent registration
statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"), and (ii) that the Registration Statement was filed electronically
on September 13, 1995. The Fund's Registration Statement was declared effective
by the Commission at 3:15 p.m. on September 13, 1995. A form of Statement of
Additional Information has not been filed because no such form was used.
Sincerely,
/s/ Valerie Y. Lewis
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Valerie Y. Lewis
Secretary
