PIONEER SHORT TERM INCOME TRUST, 497J, 1995-04-03

PIONEER SHORT TERM INCOME TRUST
497J, 1995-04-03

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                         PIONEER SHORT-TERM INCOME FUND
                                60 State Street
                          Boston, Massachusetts 02109


                                          April 3, 1995

VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

File Desk
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20549

     Re:      Pioneer Short-Term Income Fund
              (the "Fund")
              File Nos. 33-47613 and 811-6657
              CIK No.0000887228

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Pursuant  to Rule  497(j)  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  this letter
certifies  that:  (1)  the  form  of  Prospectus  and  Statement  of  Additional
Information  that would have been  required to be filed under  paragraph  (c) of
Rule 497 does not differ from that  contained in the most recent  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 3, dated March 29, 1995;  and (2) that the text of the most recent
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 has been filed electronically.

     If you have any  questions  concerning  the  foregoing  or the  enclosures,
please call me or Elizabeth Watson collect at (617) 742-7825.

                                          Very truly yours,



                                          Eunice R. Simmons
                                          EDGAR Compliance Associate


cc:  Ms. Elizabeth Watson
     Ms. Collette B. Rajotte
     Joseph P. Barri, Esq.
     Leonard A. Pierce, Esq.