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<NAME> EVERGREEN DIVERSIFIED BOND FUND CLASS Y
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<NUMBER> 102
<NAME> HIGH YIELD BOND FUND CLASS B
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<NUMBER> 103
<NAME> HIGH YIELD BOND FUND CLASS C
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<NUMBER> 101
<NAME> STRATEGIC INCOME FUND CLASS A
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<NUMBER> 102
<NAME> STRATEGIC INCOME FUND CLASS B
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<NUMBER> 103
<NAME> STRATEGIC INCOME FUND CLASS C
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<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM ACCOUNTING
RECORDS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH ACCOUNTING
RECORDS.
</LEGEND>
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 104
<NAME> STRATEGIC INCOME FUND CLASS Y
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The Trustees and Shareholders
Evergreen Fixed Income Trust:
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of the
Evergreen Diversified Bond Fund, Evergreen High Yield Bond Fund, Evergreen
Strategic Income Fund and Evergreen U.S. Government Fund of the Evergreen Fixed
Income Trust (the "Trust") for the year ended April 30, 1998, we considered its
internal, including procedures for safeguarding securities, in order to
determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on
the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, not
to provide assurance on internal control.
The management of the Trust is responsible for establishing and maintaining
internal control. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by
management are required to assess the expected benefit and related costs of
controls. Generally, controls that are relevant to an audit pertain to the
entity's objective of preparing financial statements for external purposes that
are fairly presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. Those controls include the safeguarding of assets against
unauthorized acquisitions, use, or disposition.
Because of inherent limitations in internal control, errors or irregularities
may occur and not be detected. Also, projection of any evaluation of internal
control to future periods is subject to the risk that it may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions or that the effectiveness of the design and
operation may deteriorate.
Our consideration of the internal control would not necessarily disclose all
matters in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards
established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A
material weakness is a condition in which the design or operation of any
specific internal control component does not reduce to a relatively low level
the risk that errors or irregularities in amounts that would be material in
relation to the financial statements being audited may occur and not be detected
within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their
assigned functions. However, we noted no matters involving internal control,
including controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be material
weaknesses as defined above as of April 30, 1998.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
May 29, 1998
