MERRILL LYNCH CONN MUNI BD FD OF M L MULTI ST MUNI SER TR, 497, 1997-12-30

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               MERRILL LYNCH CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL BOND FUND OF
               MERRILL LYNCH MULTI-STATE MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST

                    SUPPLEMENT DATED DECEMBER 30, 1997 TO
                      PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER 28, 1997

     The third  paragraph under  "Management of the  Trust --  Management and
Advisory  Arrangements,"  which  provides  the  name  and  biography  of  the
portfolio manager of the Fund, is revised as follows:

     Robert  D.  Sneeden  is  the  Portfolio  Manager  of  the  Fund  and  is
responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's investment portfolio.
He has been an Assistant Vice President of MLAM since 1994.  Prior to that he
was a Vice President of Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1990 to 1994.

Code #18110-1097ALL