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May 6, 1997
VIA EDGARLINK
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Alexander Hamilton Variable Separate Account
File No. 33-75714
Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of Alexander Hamilton Variable Separate Account (the "Account"),
I hereby certify, pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities
Act of 1933, that the form of prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information ("SAI") for the Account otherwise required to be filed under
paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not differ from the form of prospectus and SAI
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Form N-4 registration
statement for the Account which was filed electronically on May 2, 1997.
Sincerely,
/s/ J. Gregory Poole
