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SAFECO
SAFECO ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY TELEPHONE (206) 545-5745
SAFECO PLAZA
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98185
CERTIFICATION UNDER RULE 497(j)
August 1, 1995
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: SAFECO Tax-Exempt Bond Trust
1933 Act File No. 33-53532
1940 Act File No. 811-7300
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Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 of Regulation C, under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in lieu of filing under paragraph (c) of
Rule 497, I hereby certify that the form of Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information dated April 28, 1995 for the above-captioned registrant
that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 does not differ from
that contained in the most recent amendment to the registration statement and
the text of the most recent registration statement has been filed
electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/ Bibb L. Strench
Bibb L. Strench
Corporate Counsel
