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General Government Securities Money Market Fund (Second Prospectus Summary) | General Government Securities Money Market Fund
Fund Summary
Investment Objective
The fund seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with the
preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the fund.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
General Government Securities Money Market Fund
Class B
Management fees 0.50%
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees 0.20%
Other expenses (including shareholder services fees) 0.34%
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.04%
Example
The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you
invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all
of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your
investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund's operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example (USD $)
Expense Example, With Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, With Redemption, 3 Years
Expense Example, With Redemption, 5 Years
Expense Example, With Redemption, 10 Years
General Government Securities Money Market Fund Class B
106 331 574 1,271
Principal Investment Strategy
As a money market fund, the fund is subject to maturity, quality, liquidity, and
diversification requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, which are designed to help money market funds maintain a
stable share price. To pursue its goal, the fund invests in securities issued or
guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government or its agencies
or instrumentalities, and repurchase agreements (including tri-party repurchase
agreements). The securities in which the fund invests include those backed by
the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and those that are neither
insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. government.
Principal Risks
An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. Although the
fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is
possible to lose money by investing in the fund.

The fund's yield will fluctuate as the short-term securities in its portfolio
mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest
rates. Additionally, while the fund has maintained a constant share price since
inception, and will continue to try to do so, neither The Dreyfus Corporation
nor its affiliates are required to make a capital infusion, enter into a capital
support agreement or take other actions to prevent the fund's share price from
falling below $1.00. The following are the principal risks that could reduce the
fund's income level and/or share price:

o Interest rate risk. This risk refers to the decline in the prices of fixed-income
securities that may accompany a rise in the overall level of interest rates. A
sharp and unexpected rise in interest rates could cause a money market
fund's share price to drop below a dollar.
  
o Government securities risk. Not all obligations of the U.S. government, its
agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the
U.S. Treasury. Some obligations are backed only by the credit of the issuing
agency or instrumentality, and in some cases there may be some risk of default
by the issuer. Any guarantee by the U.S. government or its agencies or
instrumentalities of a security held by the fund does not apply to the market
value of such security or to shares of the fund itself.

o U.S. Treasury securities risk. A security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the
full faith and credit of the United States is guaranteed only as to the timely
payment of interest and principal when held to maturity, but the market prices
for such securities are not guaranteed and will fluctuate.

o Liquidity risk. When there is little or no active trading market for specific
types of securities, it can become more difficult to sell the securities at or
near their perceived value. In such a market, the value of such securities
may fall dramatically, potentially lowering the fund's share price, even during
periods of declining interest rates. Also, during such periods, redemptions by
a few large investors in the fund may have a significant adverse effect on the
fund's net asset value and remaining fund shareholders.

o Repurchase agreement counterparty risk. The risk that a counterparty in a
repurchase agreement could fail to honor the terms of its agreement.
Performance
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing
in the fund. The table shows the average annual total returns of the fund's Class B
shares over time. The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee
of future results. More recent performance information may be available at www.dreyfus.com.
The bar chart shows changes in the performance of the fund's Class B shares from year to year.
Year-by-Year Total Returns as of 12/31 each year (%)
Bar Chart
Best Quarter             
Q3, 2006: 1.08%          

Worst Quarter            
Q4, 2011: 0.00%
Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/11
Average Annual Total Returns
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years
General Government Securities Money Market Fund Class B
none 1.12% 1.35%
For the fund's current yield, call toll free 1-800-DREYFUS (inside the U.S. only).