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                                                                  Supplement

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            SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 19, 2005 TO THE PROSPECTUS OF
                   MORGAN STANLEY VARIABLE INVESTMENT SERIES
                              CLASS X and CLASS Y
                           THE INFORMATION PORTFOLIO
                               Dated May 1, 2004


The eighteenth paragraph of the section of the Prospectus titled
"Portfolio Management" is hereby replaced by the following:


   Information Portfolio -- The Portfolio is managed within the Global
   Research Technology team. Current members of the team include Thomas
   Bergeron, a Vice President of the Investment Adviser, Kristian Heugh, a
   Vice President of the Investment Adviser, Mikhail Nirenberg, a Vice
   President of the Investment Adviser, Alexander Umansky, an Executive
   Director of the Investment Adviser, and Andrew Xiao, a Vice President of
   the Investment Adviser.


              PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.


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