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[SOUTHLAND LETTERHEAD]
March 3, 1997
Securities & Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
VIA EDGAR
RE: SOUTHLAND SEPARATE ACCOUNT A1
FILE NO. 811-8976; CIK NO. 0000938474
Commissioners:
As required by Rule 30d-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
(the "Act"), Southland Separate Account A1, a unit investment trust, registered
under the Act, recently mailed to its contract owners the annual reports for the
underlying management investment companies (the "Underlying Funds"). This
filing constitutes the filing of those reports as required by Rule 30b-2-1 under
the Act.
Pursuant to Rule 30d-1 under the Act, the Underlying Funds have filed their
annual reports with the Commission via EDGAR. Those filings, which are
identified below, are incorporated herein by reference:
1) Annual Report of The Alger American Fund
CIK: 0832566 CCC: he$4hpof Filed on 2/24/97
2) Annual Report of Fidelity Variable Insurance Product Fund
CIK: 0000814066 CCC: edgar#o3 Filed on 2/26/97
3) Annual Report of Fidelity Variable Insurance Product Fund II
CIK: 0000831016 CCC: edgar#o3 Filed on 2/27/97
4) Annual Report of the Janus Aspen Series
CIK: 0000906185 CCC: uzekf@5z Filed on 2/13/96
5) Annual Report of the INVESCO Variable Investment Funds
CIK: 0000912744 CCC: go4$stop Filed on 2/28/97
Please do not hesitate to call me at (770) 618-3910 with any questions.
Sincerely,
/s/ DANIEL B. LAZARUS
Daniel B. Lazarus
Variable Products Consultant
