TCW DW TOTAL RETURN TRUST, 497J, 1998-10-01

TCW DW TOTAL RETURN TRUST
497J, 1998-10-01

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                     TCW/DW TOTAL RETURN TRUST
                      TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER
                     NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048


                                              October 1, 1998


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


Re: TCW/DW Total Return Trust
        File #33-81012
        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 September 29,
1998.


                                             Very truly yours,
                                                /s/Ruth Rossi
                                                    Ruth Rossi
                                                    Assistant
Secretarycc: Randolph Koch
      Barry Fink


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