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DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
Philadelphia National Bank Building
1345 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3496
(215) 988-2700
February 3, 1999
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20549
Re: Temporary Investment Fund, Inc.
File Nos. 2-47015/811-2354
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Temporary Investment Fund, Inc. (the "Company") and
pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), I hereby
certify that (i) the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information listed
below that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 of the 1933 Act
would not have differed from the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional
Information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 60 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 60"), which was
filed on February 1, 1999; and (ii) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60
has been filed electronically:
1. Prospectuses for TempFund and TempCash dated
January 31, 1999.
2. Combined Statement of Additional Information dated
January 31, 1999.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this filing, do not
hesitate to contact me at (215) 988-2604.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Terrence James Reilly
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Terrence James Reilly
