ROBIN WAGNER
Vice President and Counsel
(212) 314-3962
EQUITABLE LOGO Fax: (212) 707-7927
LAW DEPARTMENT
May 2, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
405 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Separate Account [A]
Form N-4 Registration Statement
File No. 33-58950
CIK No. 0000089024
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 497(j) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, Registrant hereby certifies that:
(1) The form of prospectus, supplements to prospectus, and statement of
additional information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of
Rule 497 would not have differed from that contained in the most recent
amendment to the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and
(2) The text of the most recent amendment has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission electronically.
Very truly yours,
By: /s/ Robin Wagner
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Robin Wagner
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10104
