March 16, 2000
DREYFUS BASIC MONEY MARKET FUND, INC.
DREYFUS BASIC U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND
SUPPLEMENT TO COMBINED STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DATED
JULY 1, 1999
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES ALL CONTRARY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN
THE SECTIONS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ENTITLED "DESCRIPTION OF
THE FUNDS", "MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS" AND "MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS":
Effective March 16, 2000, Dreyfus Service Corporation ("DSC") became the
distributor to each Fund. DSC is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE
SECTION OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ENTITLED "MANAGEMENT OF THE
FUNDS - OFFICERS OF THE FUNDS":
Stephen E. Canter, President. President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief
Investment Officer of the Manager, and an officer of other investment
companies advised and administered by the Manager. Mr. Canter also is a
Director or an Executive Committee Member of the other investment
management subsidiaries of Mellon Financial Corporation, each of which is
an affiliate of the Manager. He is 54 years old.
Joseph Connolly, Vice President and Treasurer. Director - Mutual Fund Accounting
of the Manager, and an officer of other investment companies advised and
administered by the Manager. He is 42 years old.
Mark N. Jacobs, Vice President. Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel
of the Manager, and an officer of other investment companies advised and
administered by the Manager. He is 53 years old.
John B. Hammalian, Secretary. Associate General Counsel of the Manager, and an
officer of other investment companies advised and administered by the
Manager. He is 36 years old.
Steven F. Newman, Assistant Secretary. Associate General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of other investment companies
advised and administered by the Manager. He is 50 years old.
Michael A. Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary. Associate General Counsel of the
Manager, and an officer of other investment companies advised and
administered by the Manager. He is 40 years old.
Michael Condon, Assistant Treasurer. Senior Treasury Manager of the Manager, and
an officer of other investment companies advised and administered by the
Manager. He is 38 years old.
The address of each Fund officer is 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166.
