As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2013
Registration Nos.: 33-41187
811-6330
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 x
Pre-Effective Amendment No. o
Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 x
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY
ACT OF 1940 x
Amendment No. 32 x
Morgan Stanley
Limited Duration U.S. Government Trust
(a Massachusetts Business Trust)
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 296-6970
Stefanie V. Chang Yu, Esq.
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Carl Frischling, Esq. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 |
Stuart M. Strauss, Esq. Dechert LLP 1095 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 |
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
As soon as practicable after this Post-Effective Amendment becomes effective.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
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Amending the Prospectus and Updating Financial Statements
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York on the 22nd day of May, 2013.
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MORGAN STANLEY LIMITED DURATION U.S. GOVERNMENT TRUST | |
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/s/ Arthur Lev |
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Arthur Lev |
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President and Principal Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Principal Executive Officer |
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President and Principal Executive Officer |
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/s/ Arthur Lev |
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May 22, 2013 | |
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Arthur Lev |
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Principal Financial Officer |
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Principal Financial Officer |
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/s/ Francis J. Smith |
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May 22, 2013 | |
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Francis J. Smith |
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Majority of the Trustees |
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James F. Higgins |
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/s/ Stefanie V. Chang Yu |
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Stefanie V. Chang Yu |
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Attorney-in-Fact |
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Frank L. Bowman |
Michael F. Klein |
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Michael Bozic |
Michael E. Nugent (Chairman) |
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Kathleen A. Dennis |
W. Allen Reed |
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Manuel H. Johnson |
Fergus Reid |
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Joseph J. Kearns |
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/s/ Carl Frischling |
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May 22, 2013 | |
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Carl Frischling |
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Attorney-in-Fact |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Index No. |
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Description of Exhibit |
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EX-101.INS |
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XBRL Instance Document |
EX-101.SCH |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
EX-101.CAL |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase |
EX-101.DEF |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase |
EX-101.LAB |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase |
EX-101.PRE |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase |