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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VARg6WUi1HQXf08sIVVrljlTJNt7jFOBftPwZcMziaqz5TPnMrxgCVqQBe4uHMr0 QPdvIHOTaVgalltj/uZ/Dg== 0000811789-08-000005.txt : 20080502 0000811789-08-000005.hdr.sgml : 20080502 20080502124517 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000811789-08-000005 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080502 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080502 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080502 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS BASIC US MORTGAGE SECURITIES FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000811789 IRS NUMBER: 133746584 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-12660 FILM NUMBER: 08797731 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 144 GLENN CURTISS BLVD CITY: UNIONDALE STATE: NY ZIP: 11556 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226798 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O DREYFUS CORP STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS BASIC GNMA FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951121 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS INVESTORS GNMA FUND LP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS FOREIGN INVESTORS GNMA FUND L P DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910908

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May 2, 2008

Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Filings and Information Services
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Filings – Rule 497(j)

RE:		Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Mortgage Securities Fund (the “Fund”)
		1933 Act File No. 33-12660
		1940 Act File No. 811-5074
		CIK No. 0000811789

Dear Sir/Ma'am:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, this is to certify that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of this section does not differ from that contained in the most recent amendment, Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to the Registration Statement, electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2008.

Please address any comments or questions to the undersigned at (212) 922-6826.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Leia K. Galasso

Leia K. Galasso

Paralegal

LKG/

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