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January 30, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
ATTN: Ms. Patsy Mengiste
Document Control - EDGAR
RE: Strategist Tax-Free Income Fund, Inc.
File No. 33-63909/811-07407
Dear Ms. Mengiste:
Registrant certifies that the form of prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not
have differed from that contained in the most recent Registration Statement or
Amendment, and the text of the most recent Registration Statement or Amendment
has been filed electronically.
Sincerely,
STRATEGIST TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
Eileen J. Newhouse
Secretary
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