March 7, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company and Transamerica
Occidental Life Separate Account VA-2L (File No. 33-49998)
Dear Commissioner:
On behalf of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company and Transamerica
Occidental Life Separate Account VA-2L ("separate account"), incorporated by
reference are the annual reports for the underlying funds of the separate
account for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Rule
30b2-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act"). The funds are as
follows: the Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, the Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth
Fund, Money Market, Managed Assets, Zero Coupon 2000, Quality Bond, Small Cap,
Capital Appreciation, Growth and Income, International Equity, International
Value, Disciplined Stock and Small Company Stock.
These annual reports are for the period ending December 31, 1996, and have been
transmitted to contract holders in accordance with Rule 30d-2 under the Act.
If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact the undersigned
at (213) 742- 3126.
Very truly yours,
Susan Vivino
Paralegal
cc: F. Bellamy, Esq.
R. Fink, Esq.
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Socially Responsible Stock Index
Growth Fund Fund
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Entity: The Dreyfus Corp. The Dreyfus Corp.
File #: 811-07044 811-05719
Date of Filing: 2/20/97 2/25/97
Accession #: 0000890064-97-000001 0000846800-97-00001
CIK #: 890064 846800
Capital Appreciation Small Cap
Entity: The Dreyfus Corp. The Dreyfus Corp.
File #: 811-5125 811-5125
Date of Filing: 3/5/97 3/5/97
Accession #: 000813383-97-000016 0000813383-97-000011
CIK #: 813383 813383
Small Company Stock Quality Bond
Entity: The Dreyfus Corp. The Dreyfus Corp.
File #: 811-5125 811-5125
Date of Filing: 3/5/97 3/5/97
Accession #: 0000813383-97-000013 0000813383-97-000012
CIK #: 813383 813383
Zero Coupon Managed Assets
Entity: The Dreyfus Corp. The Dreyfus Corp.
File #: 811-5125 811-5125
Date of Filing: 3/5/97 3/5/97
Accession #: 0000813383-97-000009 0000813383-97-000010
CIK #: 813383 813383
International Equity Growth and Income
Entity: The Dreyfus Corp. The Dreyfus Corp.
File #: 811-5125 811-5125
Date of Filing: 3/5/97 3/5/97
Accession #: 0000813383-97-000008 0000813383-97-000006
CIK #: 813383 813383
International Value Disciplined Stock
Entity: The Dreyfus Corp. The Dreyfus Corp.
File #: 811-5125 811-5125
Date of Filing: 3/5/97 3/5/97
Accession #: 0000813383-97-000015 0000813383-97-000014
CIK #: 813383 813383
Money Market
Entity: The Dreyfus Corp.
File #: 811-5125
Date of Filing: 3/5/97
Accession #: 0000813383-97-000007
CIK #: 813383
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