June 6, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
Filing Desk Mail Stop 1-4
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Bear Stearns Investment Trust-Emerging Markets
Debt Portfolio Definitive Prospectuses and
Statement of Additional Information
SEC File No. 33-53368 and 811-07290
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Bear Stearns Investment Trust and pursuant to
Regulation 497(j) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended: (1) the form of Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed under paragraph
(b) or (c) of Regulation 497 would not have differed from that
contained in the most recent registration statement or amendment,
and (2) the text of the most recent registration statement or
amendment was filed electronically on May 31, 1996.
Please contact the undersigned with any questions you may
have concerning this filing at (212) 272-2346.
Very truly yours,
BEAR STEARNS INVESTMENT TRUST
Ellen T. Arthur, Esq.
Secretary
cc: Frank J. Maresca
Bear Stearns Funds Management, Inc.
Rene Ronain
Securities and Exchange Commission
Beth Kramer, Esq.
Mayer, Brown & Platt