TCW\DW LATIN AMERICAN GROWTH FUND
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048
(212) 392-1600
July 31, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: TCW\DW Latin American Growth Fund
File #33-46515
Rule 497(j) Filing
Dear Sir/Madam:
On behalf of the Registrant, the undersigned certifies that
the forms of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
that would have been filed under Section 497(c) would not have
differed from those contained in the text of the Registrant's most
recent registration statement that was filed electronically via
EDGAR with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 1997.
Very truly yours,
Carsten Otto
Assistant Secretary
cc: Randolph Koch
Barry Fink