Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
March 10, 1997
Re: Municipal Investment Trust Fund,
Monthly Payment Series - 572
Defined Asset Funds
1933 Act Number 333-06501
1940 Act Number 811-1777
Mr. Anthony Vertuno
Senior Special Counsel
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20549
Dear Tony:
On behalf of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, as agent for the sponsors of the above referenced trust,
we hereby withdraw pursuant to Rule 24f-2, accession number
0000934850-97-001459 filed on February 27, 1997, which was previously
filed and accepted on February 25, 1997 accession number
0000934850-97-001440.
George Young suggested that you could arrange for reimbursement for the
duplicate filing fee in the amount of $3,059.90 to our
Davis Polk & Wardwell account number 0153316 at the Morgan Guaranty
Trust Company of New York.
Very truly yours,
Kenneth H. Chase