DIRECTED SERVICES, INC.
1001 Jefferson Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
Tel: (800) 963-9539
Fax: (302) 576-3520
August 27, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Separate Account A of Equitable Life
Insurance Company of Iowa EDGAR CIK: 923495
File Nos. 33-79170, 811-8524
Prospectus Filing pursuant to Rule 497(j)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), the undersigned on behalf of Separate
Account A of Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa, hereby submits this
filing in lieu of a filing under Securities Act Rule 497(c) and certifies
that for the prospectuses and statements of additional information for
Separate Account A of Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa filed
as Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 on May 22, 1998:
(1) the form of the prospectuses and statements of additional
information that would have been filed under Securities
Act Rule 497(c) would not have differed from that contained
in the Registrant's most recent amendment to its registration
statement; and
(2) the text of the Registrant's most recent amendment
to its registration statement has been filed
electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/ Marilyn Talman
Marilyn Talman
Vice President and
Associate
General Counsel
