DEAN WITTER SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, 497J, 1997-07-18

DEAN WITTER SHORT-TERM BOND FUND
497J, 1997-07-18

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                DEAN WITTER SHORT-TERM BOND FUND 
                     TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER
                    NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
                         (212) 392-1600






                                   July 18, 1997


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Re:  Dean Witter Short-Term Bond Fund
     File 33-50857
     Rule 497(j) Filing         

Dear Sir/Madam:

     On behalf of the Registrant, the undersigned certifies that
the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under Section 497(c) would not have differed
from those contained in the text of the Registrant's most recent
registration statement that was filed electronically via EDGAR with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 1997.


                                   Very truly yours,
                                /s/Frank Bruttomesso   
                                   Frank Bruttomesso
                                   Assistant Secretary
                                   


cc: Randolph Koch
    Barry Fink