NIKE SECURITIES L.P.
1001 WARRENVILLE ROAD
LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532
September 16, 1994
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N. W.
Washington D.C. 20549-1004
Attn: Filing Desk, Stop 1-4
Re: The First Trust Combined Series 227
(File No. 33-55125) (CIK No. 921809)
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j) of
Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities
Act") this letter serves to certify that the most recent
amendment to the registration statement of Form S-6 for the above
captioned Trust does not differ from that which would have been
filed pursuant to Rule 497(b) of the Securities Act. Amendment
No. 1 to the registration statement, which was the most recent
amendment to the registration statement, was filed electronically
with the Commission on September 8, 1994.
Very truly yours,
NIKE SECURITIES L.P.