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ALLISON MACINNIS
Legal Specialist
May 5, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Filing Room
Re: Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company
Separate Account One - The Director Variable Annuity (the "Registrant")
File No. 33-56790
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, we hereby certify
that:
1. The form of prospectus that would have been filed, on behalf of the
Registrant, under paragraph (c) under this section did not differ from
that contained in the Registrant's most recent post-effective amendment;
and
2. The text of the Registrant's most recent post-effective amendment has
been filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 14, 1998.
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me at
(860) 843-8697.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Allison S. MacInnis
Allison S. MacInnis
