DEAN WITTER NATIONAL MUNICIPAL TRUST, 497J, 1996-12-02

DEAN WITTER NATIONAL MUNICIPAL TRUST
497J, 1996-12-02

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               DEAN WITTER NATIONAL MUNICIPAL TRUST
                     TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER
                    NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048







                                        December 2, 1996


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

Re:  Dean Witter National Municipal Trust
     File #33-53015
     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 November 26, 1996.


                                   Very truly yours,
                               /s/ Lou Anne McInnis              
                                   Lou Anne McInnis
                                   Assistant Secretary
                                   


cc: Randolph Koch
    Sheldon Curtis


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