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SIGNATURE VENETTA PHILLIPS
TITLE REPORTING ADMIN
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Trustee of Loomis Sayles Investment Trust:
In planning and performing our audits of the financial
statements and financial highlights of the Loomis Sayles
Investment Trust [consisting of Loomis Sayles California
"Tax-Free Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Convertible Bond Fund,"
"Loomis Sayles Core Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles Core Growth"
"Fund, Loomis Sayles Fixed Income Fund, Loomis Sayles High Yield"
"Fixed Income Fund, and Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Fixed"
"Income Fund (collectively known as the ""Funds"")] for the year"
"ended December 31, 1997, we considered its internal control,"
"including control over safeguarding securities, in order to"
determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing
our opinion on the financial statements and financial highlights
"and to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, not to"
provide assurance on internal control.
The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and
maintaining internal control. In fulfilling this
"responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are"
required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of
"controls. Generally, controls that are relevant to an audit"
pertain to the entity's objective of preparing financial
statements and financial highlights for external purposes that
are fairly presented in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles. Those controls include the safeguarding
"of assets against unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition."
"Because of inherent limitations in internal controls, errors or"
"fraud may occur and may 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 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 fraud in amounts that would be
material in relation to the financial statements and financial
highlights 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 December 31, 1997."
This report is intended solely for the information and use of
management and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Boston, Massachusetts" Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P
23-Feb-98
