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November 1, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

Re:      Liberty-Stein Roe Funds Income Trust
         Liberty Intermediate Bond Fund
         Liberty Income Fund (Funds)
         Registration File Nos.:  33-02633 and 811-4552

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended,  please accept this letter as  certification  that the Prospectuses and
Statements of Additional Information dated November 1, 2002 for the Funds do not
differ from those  contained in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 47 (Amendment) to
the  Trust's  Registration  Statement  on Form  N-1A.  The  Amendment  was filed
electronically October 28, 2002 (Accession Number 0000021847-02-000283).


Sincerely,

LIBERTY-STEIN ROE FUNDS INCOME TRUST



Tracy S. DiRienzo
Assistant Secretary