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File No. 33-46503
811-6606

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933		[X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No.		[_]
Post-Effective Amendment No. <R>20</R>		[X]

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940		[X]
Amendment No. <R>20</R>		[X]

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

DREYFUS BASIC U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, New York		10166
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 922-6000

Michael A. Rosenberg, Esq.
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

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Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”)
Supplement to Current Prospectus

July 1, 2009

Effective May 1, 2009, the Fund’s participation in the U.S. Treasury Department’s Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds (the “Program”) expired. As a result, shareholder assets in the Fund that were covered under the Program since September 19, 2008, no longer are covered. For more information on the Program please visit the Treasury’s website at http://www.ustreas.gov, or contact your financial representative.

Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc.
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Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
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PROSPECTUS July 1, <R>2009</R>

Contents

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The Funds

Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund		1
Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund		6
Management		10
Financial Highlights		11


Your Investment

Shareholder Guide		12
Distributions and Taxes		16
Services for Fund Investors		17


For More Information

See back cover.

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The Funds

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Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc.
Goal and Approach

The fund seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity. As a money market fund, the fund is subject to maturity, quality and diversification requirements designed to help it maintain a stable share price of $1.00.

To pursue its goal, the fund invests in a diversified portfolio of high-quality, dollar-denominated short-term debt securities, including:

securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities
certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers’ acceptances and other short-term securities issued by domestic or foreign banks or thrifts or their subsidiaries or branches
repurchase agreements, including tri-party repurchase agreements
asset-backed securities
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domestic and dollar-denominated foreign commercial paper, and other short-term corporate obligations, including those with floating or variable rates of interest
dollar-denominated obligations issued or guaranteed by one or more foreign governments or any of their political subdivisions and agencies

Normally, the fund invests at least 25% of its net assets in domestic or dollar-denominated foreign bank obligations.

The fund is required to maintain an average dollar-weighted portfolio maturity of 90 days or less and buy individual securities that have remaining maturities of 13 months or less.

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Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc.
Main 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 Dreyfus 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:

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. The fund’s yield will vary; it is not fixed for a specific period like the yield on a bank certificate of deposit. A sharp and unexpected rise in interest rates could cause a money market fund’s share price to drop below a dollar. However, the extremely short maturities of the securities held in money market portfolios - a means of achieving an overall fund objective of principal safety - reduces their potential for price fluctuation. A low interest rate environment may prevent the fund from providing a positive yield or paying fund expenses out of fund assets and could impair the fund’s ability to maintain a stable net asset value.
Credit risk. Failure of an issuer to make timely interest or principal payments, or a decline or perception of a decline in the credit quality of a security, can cause the security’s price to fall, potentially lowering the fund’s share price. Although the fund invests only in high-quality debt securities, any of the fund’s holdings could have its credit rating downgraded or could default. The credit quality of the securities held by the fund can change rapidly in certain market environments, and the default of a single holding could have the potential to cause significant deterioration of the fund’s net asset value.
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.
Banking industry risk. The risks generally associated with concentrating investments in the banking industry, such as interest rate risk, credit risk, and regulatory developments relating to the banking industry.

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Foreign investment risk. The risks generally associated with dollar-denominated foreign investments, such as economic and political developments, seizure or nationalization of deposits, imposition of taxes or other restrictions on payment of principal and interest.
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 sha res of the fund itself. 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. In addition, because many types of U.S. government securities trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities.
Counterparty risk. The risk that a counterparty in a repurchase agreement could fail to honor the terms of its agreement.

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Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc.
Past Performance

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The bar chart and table shown illustrate the risks of investing in the fund. The bar chart shows the changes in the performance of the fund’s shares from year to year. The table shows the average annual total returns of the fund’s shares over time. All returns assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Of course, past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.

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Year-by-year total returns as of 12/31 each year (%)

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Best Quarter:		Q4 ’00		+1.58%
Worst Quarter:		Q2 ’04		+0.17%

The fund’s year-to-date total return as of 3/31/09 was 0.23%.

	Average annual total returns
	(as of 12/31/08)

1 Year	5 Years	10 Years

2.76%	3.24%	3.39%

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For the fund’s current yield, call toll-free 1-800-645-6561.

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Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc.
Expenses

As an investor, you pay certain fees and expenses in connection with the fund, which are described in the table below.

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Shareholder transaction fees


Exchange fee		$5.00
Account closeout fee		$5.00
Wire and Dreyfus TeleTransfer redemption fee		$5.00
Checkwriting charge		$2.00

Annual fund operating expenses (paid each year as a % of the value of your investment)


Management fees		0.50
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Shareholder services fee		0.04
Other expenses		0.08

Total annual fund operating expenses*		0.62
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*Dreyfus has agreed to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the expenses of the fund so that total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed 0.45%. Dreyfus may terminate this agreement upon at least 90 days’ prior notice to shareholders.

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EXAMPLE

The Example below 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. 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:

1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years

$63	$199	$346	$774

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Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund
Goal and Approach

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 issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. government.

U.S. government securities are generally considered to be among the highest-quality investments available. By investing in these securities, the fund seeks greater credit safety for investors. In exchange for the level of credit safety offered by U.S. government securities, the fund’s yields may be lower than those of money market funds that do not limit their investments to U.S. government securities.

The fund is required to maintain an average dollar-weighted portfolio maturity of 90 days or less and buy individual securities that have remaining maturities of 13 months or less.

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Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund
Main Risks

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. The fund’s yield will vary; it is not fixed for a specific period like the yield on a bank certificate of deposit. A sharp and unexpected rise in interest rates could cause a money market fund’s share price to drop below a dollar. However, the extremely short maturities of the securities held in money market portfolios - a means of achieving an overall fund objective of principal safety - reduces their potential for price fluctuation. A low interest rate environment may prevent the fund from providing a positive yield or paying fund expenses out of fund assets and could impair the fund’s ability to maintain a stable net asset value.
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 sha res of the fund itself. 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. In addition, because many types of U.S. government securities trade actively outside the United States, their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities.
Counterparty risk. The risk that a counterparty in a repurchase agreement could fail to honor the terms of its agreement.

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Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund
Past Performance

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Year-by-year total returns as of 12/31 each year (%)
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Best Quarter:		Q3 ’00		+1.54%
Worst Quarter:		Q2 ’04		+0.16%

The fund’s year-to-date total return as of 3/31/09 was 0.10%.

Average annual total returns
(as of 12/31/08)

1 Year	5 Years	10 Years

2.14%	3.03%	3.23%

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For the fund’s current yield, call toll-free 1-800-645-6561.

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Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund
Expenses

As an investor, you pay certain fees and expenses in connection with the fund, which are described in the table below.

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Shareholder transaction fees


Exchange fee		$5.00
Account closeout fee		$5.00
Wire and Dreyfus TeleTransfer redemption fee		$5.00
Checkwriting charge		$2.00

Annual fund operating expenses (paid each year as a % of the value of your investment)


Management fees		0.50
Shareholder services fee		0.05
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Other expenses		0.10

Total annual fund operating expenses*		0.65
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EXAMPLE

1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years

$66	$208	$362	$810

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Management

The investment adviser for the fund is The Dreyfus Corporation (Dreyfus), 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166. Founded in 1947, Dreyfus manages approximately $347 billion in approximately 193 mutual fund portfolios. For the past fiscal year, Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc. and Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund each paid Dreyfus a management fee at the annual rate of 0.34% and 0.31%, respectively, of the fund’s average daily net assets. A discussion regarding the basis for the board’s approving each fund’s management agreement with Dreyfus is available in the fund’s semiannual report for the six months ended August 31, 2008. Dreyfus is the primary mutual fund business of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon), a global financial services company focused on helping clients move and manage their financial assets, operating in 34 countries and serving more than 100 markets. BNY Mellon is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing asset and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. BNY Mellon has more than $20 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $881 billion in assets under management, and it services more than $11 trillion in outstanding debt. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.

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The Dreyfus asset management philosophy is based on the belief that discipline and consistency are important to investment success. For each fund, Dreyfus seeks to establish clear guidelines for portfolio management and to be systematic in making decisions. This approach is designed to provide each fund with a distinct, stable identity.

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MBSC Securities Corporation (MBSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, serves as distributor of the fund and for the other funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds. Rule 12b-1 fees and shareholder services fees, as applicable, are paid to MBSC for financing the sale and distribution of fund shares and for providing shareholder account service and maintenance, respectively. Dreyfus or MBSC may provide cash payments out of its own resources to financial intermediaries that sell shares of funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds or provide other services. Such payments are separate from any sales charges, 12b-1 fees and/or shareholder services fees or other expenses that may be paid by a fund to those intermediaries. Because those payments are not made by fund shareholders or the fund, the fund’s total expense ratio will not be affected by any such payments. These payments may be made to intermediaries, including affiliates, that pr ovide shareholder servicing, sub-administration, recordkeeping and/or sub-transfer agency services, marketing support and/or access to sales meetings, sales representatives and management representatives of the financial intermediary. Cash compensation also may be paid from Dreyfus’ or MBSC’s own resources to intermediaries for inclusion of a fund on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list or in other sales programs. These payments sometimes are referred to as “revenue sharing.” From time to time, Dreyfus or MBSC also may provide cash or non-cash compensation to financial intermediaries or their representatives in the form of occasional gifts; occasional meals, tickets or other entertainment; support for due diligence trips; educational conference sponsorship; support for recognition programs; and other forms of cash or non-cash compensation permissible under broker-dealer regulations. In some cases, these payments or compensation may create an incentive for a financial i ntermediary or its employees to recommend or sell shares of the fund to you. Please contact your financial representative for details about any payments they or their firm may receive in connection with the sale of fund shares or the provision of services to the fund.

The fund, Dreyfus and MBSC have each adopted a code of ethics that permits its personnel, subject to such code, to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the fund. Each code of ethics restricts the personal securities transactions of employees, and requires portfolio managers and other investment personnel to comply with the code’s preclearance and disclosure procedures. The primary purpose of the respective codes is to ensure that personal trading by employees does not disadvantage any of the firms’ other clients.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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These financial highlights describe the performance of the fund’s shares for the fiscal periods indicated. “Total return” shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions. These financial highlights have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the fund’s financial statements, is included in the annual report, which is available upon request.

		Year Ended February 28/29,

Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc.	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005

Per Share Data ($):
Net asset value, beginning of period	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Investment Operations:
Investment income--net	.022	.047	.048	.031	.011
Distributions:
Dividends from investment income--net	(.022)	(.047)	(.048)	(.031)	(.011)
Net asset value, end of period	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total Return (%)	2.26	4.84	4.88	3.18	1.15
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets	.62	.61	.62	.63	.63
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets	.46	.45	.45	.45	.45
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets	2.27	4.72	4.78	3.14	1.12
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)	1,157,403	1,246,850	1,066,879	973,708	966,854




		Year Ended February 28/29,

Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money
Market Fund	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005

Per Share Data ($):
Net asset value, beginning of period	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Investment Operations:
Investment income--net	.016	.045	.047	.031	.011
Distributions:
Dividends from investment income--net	(.016)	(.045)	(.047)	(.031)	(.011)
Net asset value, end of period	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total Return (%)	1.64	4.56	4.79	3.11	1.12
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets	.65	.63	.63	.62	.63
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets	.46	.45	.45	.45	.45
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets	1.67	4.46	4.67	3.05	1.08
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)	345,292	399,929	391,079	465,315	474,353

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Your Investment

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SHAREHOLDER GUIDE

Valuing Shares

You pay no sales charges to invest in this fund. Your price for shares is the net asset value per share (NAV), which is generally calculated as of the close of trading on the NewYork Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on days the exchange (or the fund's transfer agent with respect to Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc.) is open for regular business. Your order will be priced at the next NAV calculated after your order is received in proper form by the fund’s transfer agent or other authorized entity.

The fund’s portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which does not take into account unrealized gains or losses. As a result, portfolio securities are valued at their acquisition cost, adjusted over time based on the discounts or premiums reflected in their purchase price. The fund uses the amortized cost method of valuation pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 in order to be able to price its shares at $1.00 per share. In accordance with Rule 2a-7, the fund is subject to certain maturity, quality and diversification requirements to help it maintain the $1.00 per share price.

When calculating its NAV, the fund compares the NAV using amortized cost to its NAV using available market quotations or market equivalents, which generally are provided by an independent pricing service approved by the fund’s board. The pricing service’s procedures are reviewed under the general supervision of the board.

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How to Buy Shares

By Mail – Regular Accounts. To open a regular account, complete an application and mail, together with a check payable to The Dreyfus Family of Funds, to:

The Dreyfus Family of Funds
P.O. Box 55299
Boston, MA 02205-8502

To purchase additional shares in a regular account, mail a check payable to The Dreyfus Family of Funds (with your account number on your check), together with an investment slip, to:

The Dreyfus Family of Funds
P.O. Box 105
Newark, NJ 07101-0105

By Mail -- IRA Accounts. To open an IRA account or make additional investments in an IRA account, be sure to specify the fund name and the year for which the contribution is being made. When opening a new account include a completed IRA application, and when making additional investments include an investment slip. Make checks payable to The Dreyfus Family of Funds, and mail to:

The Bank of New York Mellon, Custodian
P.O. Box 55552
Boston, MA 02205-8568

Electronic Check or Wire. To purchase shares in a regular or IRA account by wire or electronic check, please call 1-800-645-6561 (outside the U.S. 516-794-5452) for more information.

Dreyfus TeleTransfer. To purchase additional shares in a regular or IRA account by Dreyfus TeleTransfer, which will transfer money from a pre-designated bank account, request the account service

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on your application. Call us at 1-800-645-6561 (outside the U.S. 516-794-5452) or visit www.dreyfus.com to request your transaction.

Automatically. You may purchase additional shares in a regular or IRA account by selecting one of Dreyfus’ automatic investment services made available to the fund on your account application or service application. See “Services for Fund Investors.” In Person. Visit a Dreyfus Financial Center. Please call us for locations.

The minimum initial and subsequent investment for regular accounts is $25,000 and $1,000, respectively. The minimum initial and subsequent investment for IRA accounts is $5,000 and $1,000, respectively. Investments made through Dreyfus TeleTransfer are subject to a $150,000 maximum per day. All investments must be in U.S. dollars. Third party checks, cash, travelers checks or money orders will not be accepted. You may be charged a fee for any check that does not clear.

How to Sell Shares

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You may sell (redeem) shares at any time. Your shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after your order is received in proper form by the fund’s transfer agent or other authorized entity. Any certificates representing fund shares being sold must be returned with your redemption request. Your order will be processed promptly and you will generally receive the proceeds within a week.

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Before selling or writing a check against shares recently purchased by check, Dreyfus TeleTransfer or Automatic Asset Builder, please note that:

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if you send a written request to sell such shares, the fund may delay selling the shares for up to eight business days following the purchase of those shares
the fund will not honor redemption checks, or process wire, telephone, online or Dreyfus TeleTransfer redemption requests, for up to eight business days following the purchase of those shares

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By Mail — Regular Account. To redeem shares of a regular account by mail, send a letter of instruction that includes your name, your account number, the name of the fund, the dollar amount to be redeemed and how and where to send the proceeds. Mail your request to:

The Dreyfus Family of Funds
P.O. Box 55263
Boston, MA 02205-8501

By Mail -- IRA Accounts. To redeem shares of an IRA account by mail, send a letter of instruction that includes all of the same information for regular accounts and indicate whether the distribution is qualified or premature and whether the 10% TEFRA should be withheld. Mail your request to:

The Bank of New York Mellon, Custodian
P.O. Box 55552
Boston, MA 02205-8568
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A signature guarantee is required for some written sell orders. These include:

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amounts of $10,000 or more on accounts whose address has been changed within the last 30 days
requests to send the proceeds to a different payee or address
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A signature guarantee helps protect against fraud. You can obtain one from most banks or securities dealers, but not from a notary public. For joint accounts, each signature must be guaranteed. Please call to ensure that your signature guarantee will be processed correctly.

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Telephone or Online. To sell shares in a regular account, call Dreyfus at 1-800-645-6561 (outside the U.S. 516-794-5452) or visit www.dreyfus.com to request your transaction.

A check will be mailed to your address of record or you may request a wire or electronic check (Dreyfus TeleTransfer). For wires or Dreyfus TeleTransfer, be sure that the fund has your bank account information on file. Proceeds will be wired or sent by electronic check to your bank account.

You may request that redemption proceeds be paid by check and mailed to your address of record (maximum $250,000 per day). You may request that redemption proceeds (minimum $1,000) be sent to your bank by wire (minimum $5,000/maximum $20,000 per day) or by Dreyfus Teletransfer (minimum $1,000/maximum $20,000 per day). Holders of jointly registered fund or bank accounts may redeem by wire or through Dreyfus Teletransfer for up to $500,000 within any 30-day period.

Automatically. You may sell shares in a regular account by calling 1-800-645-6561 (outside the U.S. 516-794-5452) for instructions to establish the Dreyfus Automatic Withdrawal Plan. You may sell shares in an IRA account by calling the above number for instructions on the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.

In Person. Visit a Dreyfus Financial Center. Please call us for locations.

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General policies

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Unless you decline teleservice privileges on your application, the fund’s transfer agent is authorized to act on telephone or online instructions from any person representing himself or herself to be you and reasonably believed by the transfer agent to be genuine. You may be responsible for any fraudulent telephone or online order as long as the fund’s transfer agent takes reasonable measures to confirm that instructions are genuine.

If you invest through a financial intermediary (rather than directly with the distributor), the policies and fees may be different than those described herein. Banks, brokers, 401(k) plans, financial advisers and financial supermarkets may charge transaction fees and may set different minimum investments or limitations on buying or selling shares. Please consult your financial representative or the SAI.

Money market funds generally are used by investors for short-term investments, often in place of bank checking or savings accounts, or for cash management purposes. The fund is designed to benefit investors who do not engage in frequent redemptions or exchanges of fund shares. Because charges may apply to redemptions and exchanges of fund shares, and because the number of exchanges permitted is limited, the fund may not be an appropriate investment for an investor who intends to engage frequently in such transactions. Although Dreyfus believes that money market funds, such as the fund, are not targets of abusive trading practices, because money market funds seek to maintain a $1.00 per share price and typically do not fluctuate in value based on market prices. However, frequent purchases and redemptions of the fund’s shares could increase th e fund’s transaction costs, such as market spreads and custodial fees, and may interfere with the efficient management of the fund’s portfolio, which could detract from the fund’s performance. Accordingly, the fund reserves the right to refuse any purchase or

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exchange request. Funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds that are not money market mutual funds have approved polices and procedures that are intended to discourage and prevent abusive trading practices in those mutual funds, which may apply to exchanges from or into a fund. If you plan to exchange your fund shares for shares of another Dreyfus fund, please read the prospectus of that other Dreyfus fund for more information.

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The fund also reserves the right to:

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refuse any purchase or exchange request
change or discontinue its exchange privilege, or temporarily suspend the privilege during unusual market conditions
change its minimum or maximum investment amounts
delay sending out redemption proceeds for up to seven days (generally applies only during unusual market conditions or in cases of very large redemptions or excessive trading)
“redeem in kind,” or make payments in securities rather than cash, if the amount redeemed is large enough to affect fund operations (for example, if it exceeds 1% of the fund’s assets)

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Under certain circumstances, fund management may authorize the processing of purchase and sale orders and the calculation of net asset values on days that the fund's primary trading markets are open.

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DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

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The fund earns dividends, interest and other income from its investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to shareholders as dividends. The fund also realizes capital gains from its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) to shareholders as capital gain distributions. The fund normally pays dividends once a month and capital gain distributions, if any, annually. Fund dividends and capital gain distributions will be reinvested in the fund unless you instruct the fund otherwise. There are no fees or sales charges on reinvestments.

Distributions paid by the fund are subject to federal income tax, and may also be subject to state or local taxes (unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account). For federal tax purposes, in general, certain fund distributions, including distributions of short-term capital gains, are taxable to you as ordinary income. The tax status of any distribution generally is the same regardless of how long you have been in the fund and whether you reinvest your distributions or take them in cash.

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If you buy shares of a fund when the fund has realized but not yet distributed income or capital gains, you will be “buying a dividend” by paying the full price for the shares and then receiving a portion back in the form of a taxable distribution.

Your sale of shares, including exchanges into other funds, may result in a capital gain or loss for tax purposes. A capital gain or loss on your investment in the fund generally is the difference between the cost of your shares and the amount you receive when you sell them.

The tax status of your distributions will be detailed in your annual tax statement from the fund. Because everyone’s tax situation is unique, please consult your tax adviser before investing.

SERVICES FOR FUND INVESTORS

Dreyfus Dividend Sweep

For automatically reinvesting the dividends and distributions from one Dreyfus fund into another, use Dreyfus Dividend Sweep (not available for IRAs). You can set up this service with your application or by calling 1-800-645-6561.

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Checkwriting privilege

You may write redemption checks against your account in amounts of $1,000 or more. There is a $2.00 charge for each check written, unless you meet the $50,000 minimum balance requirement at the time of the transaction. The charge is retained by the fund. An additional fee will be charged by the transfer agent if you request a stop payment or if the transfer agent cannot honor a redemption check due to insufficient funds or another valid reason. Please do not postdate your checks or use them to close your account.

Exchange privilege

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You can exchange shares worth $1,000 or more from one Dreyfus fund into another. You are allowed only four exchanges out of the fund in a calendar year. You can request your exchange in writing, by phone or online. Be sure to read the current prospectus for any fund into which you are exchanging before investing. Any new account established through an exchange will have the same privileges as your original account (as long as they are available). There is a $5.00 exchange fee, unless you meet the $50,000 minimum balance requirement at the time of the transaction. The charge is retained by the fund. You may be charged a sales load when exchanging into any fund that has one.

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Dreyfus TeleTransfer privilege

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To move money between your bank account and your Dreyfus fund account with a phone call or online, use the Dreyfus TeleTransfer privilege. You can set up Dreyfus TeleTransfer on your account by providing bank account information and following the instructions on your application. For accounts with a balance below $50,000, there is a $5.00 fee for Dreyfus TeleTransfer redemptions. The charge is retained by the fund. Shares held in an IRA or Education Savings Account may not be redeemed through the Dreyfus Teletransfer privilege.

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Dreyfus Express^®
voice-activated account access

You can easily manage your Dreyfus accounts, check your account balances, purchase fund shares, transfer money between your Dreyfus funds, get price and yield information and much more — when it’s convenient for you — by calling 1-800-645-6561. Certain requests may require the services of a representative.

Account Statements

Every Dreyfus fund investor automatically receives regular account statements. You will also be sent a yearly statement detailing the tax characteristics of any dividends and distributions you have received.

Dreyfus Financial Centers

Dreyfus offers a full array of investment services and products through Dreyfus Financial Centers. This includes information on mutual funds, brokerage services, tax-advantaged products and retirement planning. Experienced financial consultants can help you make informed choices and provide you with personalized attention in handling account transactions. The Financial Centers also offer informative seminars and events. To find out whether a Dreyfus Financial Center is near you, call 1-800-645-6561.

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For More Information

Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc.
SEC file number: 811-6604

Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund
SEC file number: 811-6606

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More information on each fund is available free upon request, including the following:

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Annual/Semiannual Report

Describes each fund’s performance, lists portfolio holdings and contains a letter from the fund’s manager discussing recent market conditions, economic trends and fund strategies that significantly affected the fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.The fund’s most recent annual and semiannual reports are available at www.dreyfus.com.

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

Provides more details about a fund and its policies. A current SAI is available at www.dreyfus.com and is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SAI is incorporated by reference (is legally considered part of this prospectus).

Portfolio Holdings

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Dreyfus funds generally disclose their complete schedule of portfolio holdings monthly with a 30-day lag at www.dreyfus.com under Mutual Fund Center – Dreyfus Mutual Funds – Mutual Fund Total Holdings. Complete holdings as of the end of the calendar quarter are disclosed 15 days after the end of such quarter. Dreyfus money market funds generally disclose their complete schedule of holdings daily. The schedule of holdings for a fund will remain on the website until the fund files its Form N-Q or Form N-CSR for the period that includes the dates of the posted holdings.

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A complete description of the funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the funds’ portfolio securities is available in the funds’ SAI.

To obtain information:

By telephone Call 1-800-645-6561

By mail Write to:
The Dreyfus Family of Funds
144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard
Uniondale, NY 11556-0144

By E-mail Send your request to info@dreyfus.com

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On the Internet Certain fund documents can be viewed online or downloaded from:

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SEC http://www.sec.gov

Dreyfus http://www.dreyfus.com

You can also obtain copies, after paying a duplicating fee, by visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (for information, call 1-202-551-8090) or by E-mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing to the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

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DREYFUS BASIC MONEY MARKET FUND, INC.
DREYFUS BASIC U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
JULY 1, <R>2009</R>

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This Statement of Additional Information, which is not a prospectus, supplements and should be read in conjunction with the current combined Prospectus of Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc. (the "Money Fund") and Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund (the "Government Money Fund") (collectively, the "Funds"), dated July 1, 2009, as the Prospectus may be revised from time to time. To obtain a copy of the Funds' Prospectus, please call your financial adviser, or write to the Funds at 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, New York 11556-0144, visit www.dreyfus.com, or call one of the following numbers:

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Call Toll Free 1-800-645-6561
In New York City - Call 1-718-895-1206
Outside the U.S. - Call 516-794-5452

Each Fund's most recent Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders is a separate document supplied with this Statement of Additional Information, and the financial statements, accompanying notes and report of the independent registered public accounting firm appearing in the Annual Report are incorporated by reference into this Statement of Additional Information.

Each Fund is a separate entity with a separate portfolio. The operations and investment results of one Fund are unrelated to those of the other Fund. This combined Statement of Additional Information has been prepared for your convenience to provide you with the opportunity to consider two investment choices in one document.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Description of the Funds		B-2
Management of the Funds		B-13
Management Arrangements		B-21
How to Buy Shares		B-24
Shareholder Services Plan		B-26
How to Redeem Shares		B-27
Shareholder Services		B-30
Determination of Net Asset Value		B-32
Portfolio Transactions		B-32
Dividends, Distributions and Taxes		B-36
Information About the Funds		B-38
Counsel and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		B-39
Appendix		B-40

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DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDS

The Money Fund is a Maryland corporation formed on March 17, 1992 that commenced operations on April 24, 1992. The Government Money Fund is a Massachusetts business trust that commenced operations on April 24, 1992. Each Fund is an open-end, management investment company, known as a money market mutual fund. Each Fund is a diversified fund, which means that, with respect to 75% of its total assets, the Fund will not invest more than 5% of its assets in any single issuer nor hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any single issuer (other than, in each case, securities of other investment companies, and securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities).

The Dreyfus Corporation (the "Manager" or "Dreyfus") serves as each Fund's investment adviser.

MBSC Securities Corporation (the "Distributor") is the distributor of each Fund's shares.

Certain Portfolio Securities

The following information supplements (except as noted) and should be read in conjunction with the Funds' Prospectus.

U.S. Government Securities. (Government Money Fund and Money Fund) Each Fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities, which include U.S. Treasury securities, that differ in their interest rates, maturities and times of issuance. Some obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; others by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury; others by discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase certain obligations of the agency or instrumentality; and others only by the credit of the agency or instrumentality. These securities bear fixed, floating or variable rates of interest. While the U.S. Government currently provides financial support to such U.S. Gove rnment-sponsored agencies or instrumentalities, no assurance can be given that it will always do so, since it is not so obligated by law.

Bank Obligations. (Money Fund only) The Money Fund will invest at least 25% of its assets in bank obligations. The Fund may purchase certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances and other short-term obligations issued by domestic banks, foreign subsidiaries or foreign branches of domestic banks, and domestic and foreign branches of foreign banks.

Certificates of deposit ("CDs") are negotiable certificates evidencing the obligation of a bank to repay funds deposited with it for a specified period of time.

Time deposits ("TDs") are non-negotiable deposits maintained in a banking institution for a specified period of time (in no event longer than seven days) at a stated interest rate.

Bankers' acceptances are credit instruments evidencing the obligation of a bank to pay a draft drawn on it by a customer. These instruments reflect the obligation both of the bank and the drawer to pay the face amount of the instrument upon maturity. The other short-term obligations may include uninsured, direct obligations bearing fixed, floating or variable interest rates.

As a result of Federal and state laws and regulations, domestic banks whose CDs may be purchased by the Fund are, among other things, required to maintain specified levels of reserves, limited in the amounts which they can loan to a single borrower and subject to other regulations designed to promote financial soundness. Domestic commercial banks organized under Federal law are supervised and examined by the Comptroller of the Currency and are required to be members of the Federal Reserve System and to have their deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC"). Domestic banks organized under state law are supervised and examined by state banking authorities but are members of the Federal Reserve System only if they elect to join. In addition, state banks whose CDs may be purchased by the Money Fund are insured by the FDIC (although such insurance may not be of material benefit to the Money Fund, depending upon the principal amount of the CDs of each bank held by the Money Fund) and are subject to Federal examination and to a substantial body of Federal law and regulation. However, not all of such laws and regulations apply to the foreign branches of domestic banks.

Obligations of foreign subsidiaries or foreign branches of domestic banks, and domestic and foreign branches of foreign banks, such as CDs and TDs, may be general obligations of the parent banks in addition to the issuing branches or may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation and governmental regulation. Such obligations are subject to different risks than are those of domestic banks. These risks include foreign economic and political developments, foreign governmental restrictions that may adversely affect payment of principal and interest on the obligations, foreign exchange controls and foreign withholding and other taxes on interest income. Foreign branches and subsidiaries are not necessarily subject to the same or similar regulatory requirements as apply to domestic banks, such as mandatory reserve requirements, loan limitations, and accounting, auditing and financial record keeping requirem ents. In addition, less information may be publicly available about a foreign branch of a domestic bank or about a foreign bank than about a domestic bank.

Obligations of United States branches of these foreign banks may be general obligations of the parent banks in addition to the issuing branches, or may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation or by Federal or state regulation as well as governmental action in the country in which the foreign bank has its head office. A domestic branch of a foreign bank with assets in excess of $1 billion may or may not be subject to reserve requirements imposed by the Federal Reserve System or by the state in which the branch is located if the branch is licensed in that state.

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In addition, Federal branches licensed by the Comptroller of the Currency and branches licensed by certain states ("State Branches") may be required to: (1) pledge to the regulator, by depositing assets with a designated bank within the state, a certain percentage of their assets as fixed from time to time by the appropriate regulatory authority; and (2) maintain assets within

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the state in an amount equal to a specified percentage of the aggregate amount of liabilities of the foreign bank payable at or through all of its agencies or branches within the state.

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In view of the foregoing factors associated with the purchase of CDs and TDs issued by foreign subsidiaries or foreign branches of domestic banks or by foreign branches or domestic branches of foreign banks, the Manager carefully evaluates such investments on a case-by-case basis.

Commercial Paper. (Money Fund only) The Money Fund may purchase commercial paper consisting of short-term, unsecured promissory notes issued to finance short-term credit needs. The commercial paper purchased by the Fund will consist only of direct obligations issued by domestic and foreign entities. The other corporate obligations in which the Money Fund may invest consist of high quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term bonds and notes (including variable amount master demand notes) issued by domestic and foreign corporations, including banks.

Floating and Variable Rate Obligations. (Money Fund only) The Money Fund may purchase floating and variable rate demand notes and bonds, which are obligations ordinarily having stated maturities in excess of 13 months, but which permit the holder to demand payment of principal at any time, or at specified intervals not exceeding 13 months, in each case upon not more than 30 days' notice. Variable rate demand notes include master demand notes which are obligations that permit the Fund to invest fluctuating amounts, at varying rates of interest, pursuant to direct arrangements between the Fund, as lender, and the borrower. These obligations permit daily changes in the amounts borrowed. Because these obligations are direct lending arrangements between the lender and borrower, it is not contemplated that such instruments generally will be traded, and there generally is no established secondary market for these obligations, although they are redeemable at face value, plus accrued interest. Accordingly, where these obligations are not secured by letters of credit or other credit support arrangements, the Fund's right to redeem is dependent on the ability of the borrower to pay principal and interest on demand.

Repurchase Agreements. (Government Money Fund and Money Fund) Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with certain banks or non-bank dealers. In a repurchase agreement, the Fund buys, and the seller agrees to repurchase, a security at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase agreement thereby determines the yield during the purchaser's holding period, while the seller's obligation to repurchase is secured by the value of the underlying security. The Fund's custodian or sub-custodian will have custody of, and will segregate, securities acquired by the Fund under a repurchase agreement. Repurchase agreements are considered by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to be loans by the Fund that enters into them. In connection with its third-party repurchase transactions, each Fund will engage only e ligible sub-custodians that meet the requirements set forth in section 17(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). Repurchase agreements could involve risks in the event of a default or insolvency of the other party to the agreement, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund's ability to dispose of the underlying securities. Each Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions that are collateralized by U.S. Government securities (which are deemed to be

"collateralized fully" pursuant to the 1940 Act) or collateralized by securities other than U.S. Government securities, such as corporate bonds, asset-backed securities and privately-issued mortgage-related securities, of investment grade or below investment grade credit quality ("credit collateral"). Transactions that are collateralized fully enable the Fund to look to the collateral for diversification purposes under the 1940 Act. Conversely, transactions secured with credit collateral require the Fund to look to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement for determining diversification. Because credit collateral is subject to certain credit and liquidity risks that U.S. Government securities are not subject to, the amount of collateral posted in excess of the principal value of the repurchase agreement is expected to be higher in the case of repurchase agreements secured with credit collateral compared to repurchase agreements secu red with U.S. Government securities. Fixed-income securities rated Baa/BBB or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody’s"), Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services ("S&P"), or Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") are known as investment grade bonds. Investment grade and below investment grade bonds involve degrees of credit risks, which relates to the likelihood that the bond issuer will pay interest and repay principal on a timely basis. Fixed-income securities rated Ba/BB or lower by Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch are regarded as below investment grade (i.e., "junk" bonds) and are considered speculative in terms of the issuer’s creditworthiness. Up to 20% of the value of the Government Money Fund’s net assets may consist of repurchase agreements collateralized by credit collateral. In an attempt to reduce the risk of incurring a loss on a repurchase agreement, the Fund will require that additional securities be deposited with it if the value of the securities purchased should decr ease below resale price.

Participation Interests. (Money Fund only) The Money Fund may purchase from financial institutions participation interests in securities in which the Fund may invest. A participation interest gives the Fund an undivided interest in the security in the proportion that the Fund's participation interest bears to the total principal amount of the security. These instruments may have fixed, floating or variable rates of interest, with remaining maturities of 13 months or less. If the participation interest is unrated, or has been given a rating below that which is permissible for purchase by the Fund, the participation interest will be backed by an irrevocable letter of credit or guarantee of a bank, or the payment obligation otherwise will be collateralized by U.S. Government securities, or, in the case of unrated participation interests, the Manager must have determined that the instrument is of comparable quality to those instruments in which the Fund may invest. For certain participation interests, the Fund will have the right to demand payment, on not more than seven days' notice, for all or any part of the Fund's participation interest in the security, plus accrued interest. As to these instruments, the Fund intends to exercise its right to demand payment only upon a default under the terms of the security, as needed to provide liquidity to meet redemptions, or to maintain or improve the quality of its investment portfolio.

Asset-Backed Securities. (Money Fund only) The Money Fund may purchase asset-backed securities, which are securities issued by special purpose entities whose primary assets consist of a pool of mortgages, loans, receivables or other assets. Payment of principal and interest may depend largely on the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities and, in certain cases, supported by letters of credit, surety bonds or other forms of credit or liquidity enhancements. The value of these asset-backed securities also may be affected by the

creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool of assets, the originator of the loans or receivables or the financial institution providing the credit support.

Municipal Obligations. (Money Fund only) The Money Fund may purchase municipal obligations which are debt obligations issued by states, territories and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities, or multistate agencies or authorities. Municipal obligations bear fixed, floating or variable rates of interest. While, in general, municipal obligations are tax exempt securities having relatively low yields as compared to taxable, non-municipal obligations of similar quality, certain municipal obligations are taxable obligations offering yields comparable to, and in some cases greater than, the yields available on other permissible Fund investments. Taxable municipal obligations may include "private activity bonds" that are issued by or on behalf of states or political subdivisions thereof to finance facilities for charitable institutions or privately-owned or operated facilities. The payment of the principal and interest on private activity bonds is not backed by a pledge of tax revenues and is dependent solely on the ability of the facility's user to meet its financial obligations. Taxable municipal obligations also may include remarketed certificates of participation. Dividends received by shareholders on Fund shares which are attributable to interest income received by the Fund from municipal obligations generally will be subject to Federal income tax. The Money Fund may invest in municipal obligations, the ratings of which correspond with the ratings of other permissible Money Fund investments. The Fund currently intends to invest no more than 25% of its total assets in municipal obligations. However, this percentage may be varied from time to time without shareholder approval.

Foreign Government Obligations: Securities of Supranational Entities. (Money Fund only) The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations issued or guaranteed by one or more foreign governments or any of their political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities that are determined by the Manager to be of comparable quality to the other obligations in which the Fund may invest. Such securities also include debt obligations of supranational entities. Supranational entities include organizations designated or supported by governmental entities to promote economic reconstruction or development and international banking institutions and related government agencies. Examples include the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank), the European Coal and Steel Community, the Asian Development Bank and the I nterAmerican Development Bank.

Illiquid Securities. (Money Fund only) The Money Fund may invest up to 10% of the value of its net assets in securities as to which a liquid trading market does not exist, provided such investments are consistent with the Money Fund's investment objective. Such securities may include securities that are not readily marketable, such as securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, and repurchase agreements providing for settlement in more than seven days after notice. By investing in these securities, the Money Fund is subject to a risk that should the Money Fund desire to sell them when a ready buyer is not available at a price the Money Fund deems representative of their value, the value of the Money Fund's net assets could be adversely affected.

Investment Techniques

The following information supplements (except as noted) and should be read in conjunction with the Funds' Prospectus.

Borrowing Money. (Government Money Fund and Money Fund) The Money Fund may borrow money, including in connection with the entry into reverse repurchase agreements described below, provided that it maintains continuous asset coverage (that is, total assets including borrowings, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of the amount borrowed. The Government Money Fund may borrow money, but only for temporary or emergency (not leveraging) purposes, in an amount up to 15% of the value of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) valued at the lesser of cost or market, less liabilities (not including the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. As to each Fund, while borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets, the Fund will not make any additional investments.< /FONT>

Reverse Repurchase Agreements. (Money Fund only) The Money Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with banks, brokers or dealers. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the transfer by the Fund of an underlying debt instrument in return for cash proceeds based on a percentage of the value of the security. At an agreed upon future date, the Fund repurchases the security, at principal, plus accrued interest. As a result of these transactions, the Fund is exposed to greater potential fluctuations in the value of its assets and its net asset value per share. These transactions will be subject to interest costs which may or may not be recovered by appreciation of the securities purchased; in certain cases, interest costs on the money borrowed may exceed the return received on the securities purchased. The Fund's Board has consider ed the risks to the Fund and its shareholders which may result from the entry into reverse repurchase agreements and has determined that the entry into such agreements is consistent with the Fund's investment objective and management policies. To the extent the Fund enters into reverse repurchase agreements, the Fund will segregate permissible liquid assets equal to the aggregate amount of its reverse repurchase obligations, plus accrued interest, in certain cases, in accordance with releases promulgated by the SEC. The SEC views reverse repurchase agreement transactions as collateralized borrowings by the Fund.

Lending Portfolio Securities. (Money Fund only) The Money Fund may lend securities from its portfolio to brokers, dealers and other institutional investors needing to borrow securities to complete certain transactions. In connection with such loans, the Fund remains the owner of the loaned securities and continues to be entitled to payments in amounts equal to the interest, dividends or other distributions payable on the loaned securities. The Fund also has the right to terminate a loan at any time. The Fund may call the loan to vote proxies if a material issue affecting the Fund's investment is to be voted upon. Loans of portfolio securities may not exceed 33-1/3% of the value of the Fund's total assets (including the value of all assets received as collateral for the loan). The Fund will receive collateral consisting of cash, U.S. Go vernment securities or irrevocable letters of credit which will be maintained at all times in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. If the collateral consists of securities, the borrower will pay the Fund a loan premium fee. If the collateral consists of cash, the Fund will reinvest the cash and pay the borrower a pre-negotiated fee or "rebate" from any

return earned on the investment. The Fund may participate in a securities lending program operated by The Bank of New York Mellon, as lending agent (the "Lending Agent"). The Lending Agent will receive a percentage of the total earnings of the Fund derived from lending its portfolio securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund may experience delays in recovering the loaned securities or exercising its rights in the collateral. Loans are made only to borrowers that are deemed by the Manager to be of good financial standing. In a loan transaction, the Fund will also bear the risk of any decline in value of securities acquired with cash collateral. The Fund will minimize this risk by limiting the investment of cash collateral to high quality short term instruments of the type in which the Fund may invest or repurchase agreements.

Forward Commitments. (Money Fund only) The Money Fund may purchase and sell securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, which means that delivery and payment take place in the future, after the date of the commitment to purchase. The payment obligation and the interest rate receivable on a forward commitment or when-issued security are fixed when the Fund enters into the commitment, but the Fund does not make payment until it receives delivery from the counterparty. The Fund will commit to purchase such securities only with the intention of actually acquiring the securities, but the Fund may sell these securities before the settlement date if it is deemed advisable. The Fund will not accrue income in respect of a security purchased on a forward commitment basis prior to its stated delivery date. The Fund will segregate permissible liquid assets at least equal at all times to the amount of its purchase commitments.

Securities purchased on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are subject to changes in value (generally changing in the same way, i.e., appreciating when interest rates decline and depreciating when interest rates rise) based upon the public's perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and changes, real or anticipated, in the level of interest rates. Securities purchased on a forward commitment or when-issued basis may expose the Fund to risks because they may experience such fluctuations prior to their actual delivery. Purchasing securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis can involve the additional risk that the yield available in the market when the delivery takes place actually may be higher than that obtained in the transaction itself. Purchasing securities on a forward commitment, when-issued or delayed-delivery basis when the Fund is fully or almost fully invested may result in greater potential fluctuation in the value of the Fund's net assets and its net asset value per share.

Certain Investment Considerations and Risks

General. (Government Money Fund and Money Fund) Each Fund attempts to increase yields by trading to take advantage of short-term market variations. This policy is expected to result in high portfolio turnover but should not adversely affect the Funds since the Funds usually do not pay brokerage commissions when purchasing short-term obligations. The value of the portfolio securities held by the Funds will vary inversely to changes in prevailing interest rates. Thus, if interest rates have increased from the time a security was purchased, such security, if sold, might be sold at a price less than its purchase cost. Similarly, if interest rates have declined from the time a security was purchased, such security, if sold, might be sold at a price greater than its purchase cost. In either instance, if the security was purchased at face val ue and held to maturity, no gain or loss would be realized.

Each Fund is designed to benefit investors who do not engage in frequent redemptions or exchanges of the Fund's shares. The Funds also offer fewer shareholder services, in an effort to keep operating expenses lower. Because charges may apply to redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares in accounts with balances of less than $50,000 at the time of the transaction, neither Fund may be an appropriate investment for an investor who does not maintain a $50,000 balance and intends to engage frequently in such transactions.

Foreign Securities. (Money Fund only) Since the Money Fund's portfolio may contain U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued by foreign governments, or any of their political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities, and by foreign subsidiaries and foreign branches of domestic banks, domestic and foreign branches of foreign banks, and commercial paper issued by foreign issuers, the Fund may be subject to additional investment risks with respect to such securities that are different in some respects from those incurred by a fund which invests only in debt obligations of U.S. domestic issuers, although such obligations may be higher yielding when compared to the securities of U.S. domestic issuers. Such risks include possible future political and economic developments, seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, imposition of fore ign withholding taxes on interest income payable on the securities, establishment of exchange controls, or the adoption of other foreign governmental restrictions which might adversely affect the payment of principal and interest on these securities.

Bank Securities. (Money Fund only) To the extent the Money Fund's investments are concentrated in the banking industry, the Fund will have correspondingly greater exposure to the risk factors which are characteristic of such investments. Sustained increases in interest rates can adversely affect the availability or liquidity and cost of capital funds for a bank's lending activities, and a deterioration in general economic conditions could increase the exposure to credit losses. In addition, the value of and the investment return on the Fund's shares could be affected by economic or regulatory developments in or related to the banking industry, and the effects of competition within the banking industry as well as with other types of financial institutions. The Fund, however, will seek to minimize its exposure to such risks by investing only in debt securities which are determined to be of the highest quality.

Simultaneous Investments. (Government Money Fund and Money Fund) Investment decisions for each Fund are made independently from those of other investment companies

advised by the Manager. If, however, such other investment companies desire to invest in, or dispose of, the same securities as the Funds, the Manager will ordinarily seek to aggregate (or "bunch") orders that are placed or received concurrently for more than one investment company and available investments or opportunities for sales will be allocated equitably to each investment company. In some cases, this procedure may adversely affect the size of the position obtained for or disposed of by a Fund or the price paid or received by a Fund.

Investment Restrictions

Each Fund's investment objective is a fundamental policy, which cannot be changed without approval by the holders of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting shares, as defined under the 1940 Act. In addition, the Funds have adopted certain investment restrictions as fundamental policies and certain other investment restrictions as non-fundamental policies, as described below.

Money Fund. The Money Fund has adopted investment restrictions numbered 1 through 7 as fundamental policies. Investment restrictions numbered 8 through 14 are not fundamental policies and may be changed by vote of a majority of the Fund's Board members at any time. The Money Fund may not:

1. Borrow money, except to the extent the Fund maintains continuous asset coverage (that is, total borrowings, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of the amount borrowed.

2. Purchase or sell real estate, real estate investment trust securities, commodities or commodity contracts, or oil and gas interests, except that the Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts, including those relating to indices, and options on futures contracts and indices.

3. Act as underwriter of securities of other issuers, except to the extent the Fund may be deemed an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by virtue of disposing of portfolio securities.

4. Make loans to others, except through the purchase of debt obligations or the entry into repurchase agreements. However, the Fund may lend its portfolio securities in an amount not to exceed 33-1/3% of the value of its total assets. Any loans of portfolio securities will be made according to guidelines established by the SEC and the Fund's Board.

5. Invest more than 5% of its assets in the obligations of any single issuer, except that up to 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets may be invested without regard to any such limitation.

6. Invest less than 25% of its total assets in securities issued by banks or invest more than 25% of its assets in the securities of issuers in any other industry, provided that there shall be no limitation on the purchase of obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for temporary defensive purposes the Fund may invest less than 25% of its assets in bank obligations.

7. Issue any senior security (as such term is defined in Section 18(f) of the 1940 Act), except to the extent that the activities permitted in Investment Restriction Nos. 1, 2 and 10 may be deemed to give rise to a senior security.

8. Purchase common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants or other equity securities, or purchase corporate bonds or debentures (except through the purchase of debt obligations referred to above and in the Prospectus).

9. Invest in securities of other investment companies, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.

10. Pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or otherwise encumber its assets, except to the extent necessary to secure permitted borrowings and to the extent related to the deposit of assets in escrow in connection with portfolio transactions, such as in connection with writing covered options and the purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis and collateral and initial or variation margin arrangements with respect to options, futures contracts, including those relating to indices, and options on futures contracts or indices.

11. Sell securities short or purchase securities on margin.

12. Write or purchase put or call options or combinations thereof.

13. Enter into repurchase agreements providing for settlement in more than seven days after notice or purchase securities which are illiquid, if, in the aggregate, more than 10% of the value of its net assets would be so invested.

14. Invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control.

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Government Money Fund. Under normal circumstances, the Government Money Fund invests solely in securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities, and repurchase agreements. The Fund has adopted a policy to provide its shareholders with at least 60 days' prior notice of any change in its policy to so invest its assets. In addition, the Government Money Fund has adopted investment restrictions numbered 1 through 6 as fundamental policies. Investment restrictions numbered 7 through 12 are not fundamental policies and may be changed by vote of a majority of the Fund's Board members at any time. The Government Money Fund may not:

1. Borrow money, except for temporary or emergency (not leveraging) purposes in an amount up to 15% of the value of the Fund's total assets (including the amount borrowed) based on the lesser of cost or market, less liabilities (not including the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. While borrowings exceed 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets, the Fund will not make any additional investments.

3. Act as underwriter of securities of other issuers.

4. Make loans to others, except through the purchase of debt obligations or the entry into repurchase agreements.

5. Invest more than 25% of its assets in the securities of issuers in any single industry, provided that there shall be no limitation on the purchase of obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

6. Issue any senior security (as such term is defined in Section 18(f) of the 1940 Act), except to the extent the activities permitted in Investment Restriction Nos. 1, 2 and 9 may be deemed to give rise to a senior security.

7. Purchase common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants or other equity securities, or purchase corporate bonds or debentures, state bonds, municipal bonds or industrial revenue bonds.

8. Invest in securities of other investment companies, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act.

9. Pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or otherwise encumber its assets, except to the extent necessary to secure permitted borrowings.

10. Sell securities short or purchase securities on margin.

11. Write or purchase put or call options or combinations thereof.

12. Enter into repurchase agreements providing for settlement in more than seven days after notice or purchase securities which are illiquid, if, in the aggregate, more than 10% of its net assets would be so invested.

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With respect to each Fund, if a percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase or decrease in percentage resulting from changes in values or assets will not constitute a violation of such restriction. With respect to Investment Restriction No. 1 for the Money Fund, however, if borrowings exceed 33-1/3% of the value of the Fund's total assets as a result of changes in values or assets, the Fund must take steps to reduce such borrowings at least to the extent of such excess.

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS

Each Fund's Board is responsible for the management and supervision of the Fund, and approves all significant agreements with companies that furnish services to the Fund. These companies are as follows:

The Dreyfus Corporation		Investment Adviser
MBSC Securities Corporation		Distributor
Dreyfus Transfer, Inc		Transfer Agent
The Bank of New York Mellon		Custodian

Board members of each Fund, together with information as to their positions with the

Fund, principal occupations and other board memberships and affiliations, are shown below.

Board Members of the Funds^*

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Name (Age)	Principal Occupation	Other Board Memberships and
Position with the Funds	During Past 5 Years	Affiliations


Joseph S. DiMartino (65)	Corporate Director and	The Muscular Dystrophy Association,
Chairman of the Board	Trustee	Director
(1995)		CBIZ (formerly, Century Business
		Services, Inc.), a provider of outsourcing
		functions for small and medium size
		companies, Director
		The Newark Group, a provider of a
		national market of paper recovery
		facilities, paperboard mills and
		paperboard converting plants, Director
		Sunair Services Corporation, a provider of
		certain outdoor-related services to
		homes and businesses, Director

Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. (75)	President of Alexander &	Mutual of America Life Insurance
Board Member	Associates, Inc., a	Company, Director
(2007)	management consulting
	firm (January 1981 –
	present)


David W. Burke (73)	Corporate Director and	John F. Kennedy Library Foundation,
Board Member	Trustee	Director
(1994)

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^*None of the Board members are "interested persons" of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act.

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Name (Age)	Principal Occupation	Other Board Memberships and
Position with the Funds	During Past 5 Years	Affiliations


Peggy C. Davis (66)	Shad Professor of Law,	None
Board Member	New York University
(2007)	School of Law (1983 –
	present)
	Writer and teacher in the
	fields of evidence,
	constitutional theory,
	family law, social
	sciences and the law,
	legal process and
	professional
	methodology and
	training

Diane Dunst (69)	President, Huntting House	None
Board Member	Antiques
(1992)

Ernest Kafka (76)	Physician engaged in	None
Board Member	private practice
(2007)	specializing in the
	psychoanalysis of adults
	and adolescents (1962 –
	present)
	Instructor, The New York
	Psychoanalytic Institute
	(1981 – present)


Nathan Leventhal (66)	Commissioner, NYC	Movado Group, Inc., Director
Board Member	Planning Commission	Mayor's Committee on Appointments,
(2007)	(March 2007 – present)	Chairman
	Chairman of the Avery-
	Fisher Artist Program
	(November 1997 –
	present)

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Name (Age)	Principal Occupation	Other Board Memberships and

Position with the Funds	During Past 5 Years	Affiliations


Daniel Rose (79)	Chairman and Chief	Baltic-American Enterprise Fund, Vice
Board Member	Executive Officer of	Chairman and Director
(1992)	Rose Associates, Inc., a	Harlem Educational Activities Fund, Inc.,
	New York based real	Chairman
	estate development and	Housing Committee of the Real Estate
	management firm	Board of New York, Inc., Director

Warren B. Rudman (79)	Stonebridge International	Boston Scientific, Director
Board Member	LLC, Co-Chairman	D.B. Zwirn & Co., Vice Chairman of the
(1993)	Of Counsel to (from	International Advisory Board
	January 1993 to
	December 31, 2003,
	Partner in) the law firm
	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
	Wharton & Garrison,
	LLP

Board members are elected to serve for an indefinite term. Each Fund has standing audit, nominating and compensation committees, each comprised of its Board members who are not "interested persons" of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act. The function of the audit committee is (i) to oversee the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the Fund’s financial statements and (ii) to assist in the Board’s oversight of the integrity of the Fund’s financial statements, the Fund’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance. The Fund’s nominating committee is responsible for selecting and nominating persons as members of the Board for election or appointment by the Board and for election by shareholders. In evaluating potential nominees, including any nominees recommended by shareholders, the committee takes into consideration various factors listed in the nominating committee charter, including character and integrity, business and professional experience, and whether the committee believes the person has the ability to apply sound and independent business judgment and would act in the interest of the Fund and its shareholders. The nominating committee will consider recommendations for nominees from shareholders submitted to the Secretary of the Funds, c/o The Dreyfus Corporation Legal Department, 200 Park Avenue, 8^thFloor, New York, New York 10166, which includes information regarding the recommended nominee as specified in the nominating committee charter. The function of the compensation committee is to establish the appropriate compensation for serving on the Board. Each Fund also has a standin g evaluation committee comprised of any one Board member. The function of the evaluation committee is to assist in valuing the Fund’s investments. Each Fund’s audit committee met four times during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009. The evaluation, nominating and compensation committees did not meet during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009.

The table below indicates the dollar range of each Board member's ownership of Fund shares and shares of other funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds for which he or she is a Board member, in each case as of December 31, 2008.

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			Aggregate Holding of
			Funds in the Dreyfus
			Family of Funds for
			which Responsible as
Name of Board Member	Money Fund	Government Money Fund	a Board member

Joseph S. DiMartino	None	None	Over $100,000
Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.	None	None	None
David W. Burke	None	None	None
Peggy C. Davis	None	None	$10,001 - $50,000
Diane Dunst	None	None	$50,001 - $100,000
Ernest Kafka	None	None	$50,001 - $100,000
Nathan Leventhal	None	None	None
Daniel Rose	None	None	Over $100,000
Warren B. Rudman	None	None	None

As of December 31, 2008, none of the Board members or their immediate family members owned securities of the Manager, the Distributor or any person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Manager or the Distributor.

Each Fund currently pays its Board members its allocated portion of an annual retainer fee of $62,500 and a fee of $8,000 per meeting (with a minimum fee of $1,000 per meeting and per telephone meeting) attended for the Fund and twelve other funds (comprised of 21 portfolios) in the Dreyfus Family of Funds, and reimburses them for their expenses. The Chairman of the Board receives an additional 25% of such compensation. Emeritus Board members are entitled to receive an annual retainer of one-half the amount paid as a retainer at the time the Board member became Emeritus and a per meeting attended fee of one-half the amount paid to Board members. Based on each Fund's compensation structure, the aggregate amount of compensation paid to each current Board member by each Fund for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, and by all funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds for which such person was a Board member (th e number of portfolios of such funds is set forth in parenthesis next to each Board member's total compensation) during the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

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		Total
		Compensation from
	Aggregate	the Funds and Fund
Name of Board	Compensation from	Complex Paid to
Member	each Fund*	Board Member (**)


Joseph S. DiMartino		$873,275 (196)
Money Fund	$6,180
Government Money Fund	$1,832

Clifford L. Alexander		$261,500 (60)
Money Fund	$5,232
Government Money Fund	$1,552

David W. Burke		$390,000 (127)
Money Fund	$5,232
Government Money Fund	$1,552

Peggy C. Davis		$247,500 (64)
Money Fund	$5,232
Government Money Fund	$1,552

Diane Dunst		$106,500 (23)
Money Fund	$5,232
Government Money Fund	$1,552

Rosalind G. Jacobs***		$84,500 (23)
Money Fund	$10,078
Government Money Fund	$3,191

Ernest Kafka		$106,000 (23)
Money Fund	$5,232
Government Money Fund	$1,552

Nathan Leventhal		$104,000 (23)
Money Fund	$5,232
Government Money Fund	$1,552

Jay I. Meltzer⁺		$82,239 (23)
Money Fund	$4,571
Government Money Fund	$1,454

Daniel Rose		$144,000 (37)
Money Fund	$5,183
Government Money Fund	$1,536

Warren B. Rudman		$139,500 (34)
Money Fund	$4,306

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		Total
		Compensation from
	Aggregate	the Funds and Fund
Name of Board	Compensation from	Complex Paid to
Member	each Fund*	Board Member (**)

Government Money Fund	$1,371

Sander Vanocur⁺⁺		$79,889 (37)
Money Fund	$2,685
Government Money Fund	$835

*		Amount does not include the cost of office space, secretarial services and health benefits for the Chairman and
		expenses reimbursed to Board members for attending Board meetings, which in the aggregate amounted to $4,455 and
		$2,581 for the Money Fund and Government Money Fund, respectively.
**		Represents the number of separate portfolios comprising the investment companies in the Fund complex, including the
		Funds, for which the Board member serves.
***		Emeritus Board member since June 9, 2005.
+		Emeritus Board member since July 20, 2008.
++		Emeritus Board member since January 8, 2008.

Officers of the Fund

J. DAVID OFFICER, President since December 2006. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Founders Asset Management, LLC, an affiliate of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 174 portfolios) managed by the Manager.

Prior to June 2009, Mr. Officer was Chief Operating Officer, Vice Chairman and a director of the Manager, where he had been employed since April 1998. He is 60 years old.

PHILLIP N. MAISANO, Executive Vice President since July 2007. Chief Investment Officer, Vice Chair and a Director of the Manager, and an officer of 76 investment companies (comprised of 172 portfolios) managed by the Manager. Mr. Maisano also is an officer and/or board member of certain other investment management subsidiaries of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), each of which is an affiliate of the Manager. He is 62 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 2006. Prior to joining the Manager, Mr. Maisano served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EACM Advisors, an affiliate of the Manager, since August 2004, and served as Chief Executive Officer of Evaluation Associates, a leading institutional investment consulting firm, from 1 988 until 2004.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001. Director-Mutual Fund Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1985.

MICHAEL A. ROSENBERG, Vice President and Secretary since August 2005. Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 49 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1991.

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JAMES BITETTO, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005. Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon and Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 42 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since December 1996.

JONI LACKS CHARATAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005. Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

JOSEPH M. CHIOFFI, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005. Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 47 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 2000.

JANETTE E. FARRAGHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005. Assistant General Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. She is 46 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1984.

JOHN B. HAMMALIAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005. Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since February 1991.

ROBERT R. MULLERY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005. Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 57 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since May 1986.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005. Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1990.

RICHARD CASSARO, Assistant Treasurer since January 2008. Senior Accounting Manager –Money Market and Municipal Bond Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 50 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since 1982.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005. Tax Manager of the Investment Accounting and Support Department of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment

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companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 40 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2003. Senior Accounting Manager –Fixed Income Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 45 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007. Senior Accounting Manager –Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 42 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005. Senior Accounting Manager –Equity Funds of the Manager, and an officer of 77 investment companies (comprised of 193 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 42 years old and has been an employee of the Manager since November 1990.

WILLIAM GERMENIS, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since August 2002. Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Distributor, and the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of 73 investment companies (comprised of 189 portfolios) managed by the Manager. He is 38 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since October 1998.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since September 2004. Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager and The Dreyfus Family of Funds (77 investment companies, comprised of 193 portfolios). From November 2001 through March 2004, Mr. Connolly was first Vice-President, Mutual Fund Servicing for Mellon Global Securities Services. In that capacity, Mr. Connolly was responsible for managing Mellon’s Custody, Fund Accounting and Fund Administration services to third-party mutual fund clients. He is 52 years old and has served in various capacities with the Manager since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

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The address of each Board member and officer of the Funds is 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166.

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Board members and officers, as a group, owned less than 1% of each Fund's outstanding shares on June 12, 2009.

As of June 12, 2009, the following shareholder is known by the Money Fund to own of record 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund: Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, 625 Marquette Avenue S, 13^thFloor, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2308 – 24.11%.

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A shareholder who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the Fund’s voting securities may be deemed to be a “control person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund.

MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS

Investment Adviser. The Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon, a global financial services company focused on helping clients move and manage their financial assets, operating in 34 countries and serving more than 100 markets. BNY Mellon is a leading provider of financial services of institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing asset and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team.

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The Manager provides management services pursuant to separate Management Agreements (respectively, the "Agreement") between the Manager and each Fund. As to each Fund, the Agreement is subject to annual approval by (i) the Fund's Board or (ii) vote of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund's outstanding voting securities, provided that in either event the continuance also is approved by a majority of the Board members who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund or the Manager by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. As to each Fund, the Agreement is terminable without penalty, on 60 days' notice, by the Fund's Board or by vote of the holders of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting securities, or, on not less than 90 days' notice, by the Manager. Each Agreement will terminate automatically, as to the relevant Fund , in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

The following persons are officers and/or directors of the Manager: Jonathan Baum, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer; J. Charles Cardona, President and a director; Diane P. Durnin, Vice Chair and a director; Phillip N. Maisano, Chief Investment Officer, Vice Chair and a director; Bradley J. Skapyak, Chief Operating Officer and a director; Dwight Jacobsen, Executive Vice President and a director; Patrice M. Kozlowski, Senior Vice President – Corporate Communications; Gary E. Abbs, Vice President – Tax; Jill Gill, Vice President –Human Resources; Joanne S. Huber, Vice President – Tax; Anthony Mayo, Vice President –Information Systems; John E. Lane, Vice President; Jeanne M. Login, Vice President; Gary Pierce, Controller; Joseph W. Connolly, Chief Compliance Officer; James Bitetto, Secretary; and Mitchell E. Harris; Ronald P. O'Hanley III, Cyrus Taraporevala and Scott E. W ennerholm, directors.

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The Manager provides day-to-day management of each Fund's portfolio of investments in accordance with the stated policies of each Fund, subject to the approval of the Fund's Board. The Manager is responsible for investment decisions, and provides each Fund with portfolio managers who are authorized by its Board to execute purchases and sales of securities. The portfolio managers of each Fund are Patricia A. Larkin, Bernard Kiernan, Thomas Riordan and James O'Connor. The Manager also maintains a research department with a professional staff of portfolio managers and securities analysts who provide research services for each Fund as well as for other funds advised by the Manager.

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Each Fund, the Manager and the Distributor each have adopted a Code of Ethics that permits its personnel, subject to such Code of Ethics, to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by a Fund. The Code of Ethics subjects the personal securities

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transactions of the Manager’s employees to various restrictions to ensure that such trading does not disadvantage any fund advised by the Manager. In that regard, portfolio managers and other investment personnel of the Manager must preclear and report their personal securities transactions and holdings, which are reviewed for compliance with the Code of Ethics and are also subject to the oversight of BNY Mellon's Investment Ethics Committee (the "Committee"). Portfolio managers and other investment personnel of the Manager who comply with the preclearance and disclosure procedures of the Code of Ethics and the requirements of the Committee may be permitted to purchase, sell or hold securities which also may be or are held in fund(s) they manage or for which they otherwise provide investment advice.

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The Manager maintains office facilities on behalf of each Fund, and furnishes statistical and research data, clerical help, accounting, data processing, bookkeeping and internal auditing and certain other required services to such Fund. The Manager may pay the Distributor for shareholder services from the Manager's own assets, including past profits but not including the management fee paid by such Fund. The Distributor may use part or all of such payments to pay certain financial institutions (which may include banks), securities dealers and other industry professionals (collectively, "Service Agents") in respect of these services. The Manager also may make such advertising and promotional expenditures, using its own resources, as it from time to time deems appropriate.

Expenses. All expenses incurred in the operation of a Fund are borne by the Fund, except to the extent specifically assumed by the Manager as described below. The expenses borne by each Fund include, without limitation, the following: taxes, interest, loan commitment fees, interest and distributions paid on securities sold short, brokerage fees and commissions, if any, fees of Board members who are not officers, directors or employees of the Manager or holders of 5% of more of the outstanding voting securities of the Manager or its affiliates, SEC fees and state Blue Sky qualification fees, advisory fees, charges of custodians, transfer and dividend disbursing agents' fees, certain insurance premiums, industry association fees, outside auditing and legal expenses, costs of independent pricing services, costs of maintaining the Fund's e xistence, costs attributable to investor services (including, without limitation, telephone and personnel expenses), costs of preparing and printing prospectuses and statements of additional information for regulatory purposes and for distribution to existing shareholders, costs of shareholders' reports and meetings, and any extraordinary expenses. All fees and expenses are accrued daily and deducted before the declaration of dividends to shareholders.

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As compensation for the Manager's services, each Fund has agreed to pay the Manager a monthly management fee at the annual rate of 0.50% of the value of such Fund's average daily net assets. For the fiscal years ended February 28/29, 2007, 2008 and 2009, the management fees payable by the Money Fund and the Government Money Fund, the amounts waived by the Manager and the net fees paid by the Funds were as follows:

Name of Fund	Management Fee Payable			Reduction in Fee			Net Fee Paid

	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009

Money Fund	$5,182,689	$5,666,578	$6,113,055	$1,772,032	$1,767,513	$1,998,004	$3,410,657	$3,899,065	$4,115,051
Government Money	$2,172,142	$1,978,703	$1,913,125	$ 784,684	$706,267	$722,630	$1,387,458	$1,272,436	$1,190,495
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As to each Fund, the aggregate of the fees payable to the Manager is not subject to reduction as the value of the Fund's net assets increases.

Distributor. The Distributor, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166, serves as each Fund's distributor on a best efforts basis pursuant to an agreement with the Fund which is renewable annually. The Distributor also serves as the distributor for the other funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust. Before June 30, 2007, the Distributor was known as "Dreyfus Service Corporation".

The Manager or the Distributor may provide cash payments out of its own resources to financial intermediaries that sell shares of the Funds or provide other services. Such payments are separate from any shareholder services fees or other expenses paid by the Funds to those intermediaries. Because those payments are not made by you or the Funds, a Fund's total expense ratio will not be affected by any such payments. These additional payments may be made to Service Agents, including affiliates, that provide shareholder servicing, sub-administration, recordkeeping and/or sub-transfer agency services, marketing support and/or access to sales meetings, sales representatives and management representatives of the Service Agent. Cash compensation from the Manager's or Distributor's own resources also may be paid to Service Agents for inclusion of the Funds on a sales list, including a preferred or select sales list or in other sales programs. These payments sometimes are referred to as "revenue sharing." From time to time, the Manager or the Distributor also may provide cash or non-cash compensation to Service Agents in the form of: occasional gifts; occasional meals, tickets or other entertainment; support for due diligence trips; educational conference sponsorship; support for recognition programs; and other forms of cash or non-cash compensation permissible under broker-dealer regulations. In some cases, these payments or compensation may create an incentive for a Service Agent to recommend or sell shares of the Fund to you. Please contact your Service Agent for details about any payments it may receive in connection with the sale of Fund shares or the provision of services to the Fund.

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Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent and Custodian. Dreyfus Transfer, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manager, located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166, serves as each Fund's transfer and dividend disbursing agent. Under a separate transfer agency agreement with each Fund, the Transfer Agent arranges for the maintenance of shareholder account records for such Fund, the handling of certain communications between shareholders and such Fund and the payment of dividends and distributions payable by such Fund. For these services, the Transfer Agent receives a monthly fee computed on the basis of the number of shareholder accounts it maintains for such Fund during the month, and is reimbursed for certain out-of-pocket expenses. Each Fund also makes payments to certain financial intermediaries, incl uding affiliates, who provide sub-administration, recordkeeping and/or sub-transfer agency services to beneficial owners of Fund shares.

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The Bank of New York Mellon (the "Custodian"), an affiliate of the Manager, located at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286, serves as each Fund's custodian. The Custodian

has no part in determining the investment policies of either Fund or which securities are to be purchased or sold by a Fund. Under a separate custody agreement with each Fund, the Custodian holds such Fund's securities and keeps all necessary accounts and records. For its custody services, the Custodian receives a monthly fee from each Fund based on the market value of the Fund's assets held in custody and receives certain securities transactions charges.

HOW TO BUY SHARES

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General. Fund shares are sold without a sales charge. You may be charged a fee if you effect transactions in Fund shares through a Service Agent. You will be charged a fee if an investment check is returned unpayable. Share certificates are issued only upon your written request. No certificates are issued for fractional shares.

Each Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase order. The Funds will not establish an account for a "foreign financial institution," as that term is defined in Department of the Treasury rules implementing section 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001. Foreign financial institutions include: foreign banks (including foreign branches of U.S. depository institutions); foreign offices of U.S. securities broker-dealers, futures commission merchants, and mutual funds; non-U.S. entities that, if they were located in the United States, would be securities broker-dealers, futures commission merchants or mutual funds; and non-U.S. entities engaged in the business of currency dealer or exchanger or money transmitter. The Funds will not accept cash, travelers’ checks, or money orders as payment for shares.

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Management understands that some Service Agents may impose certain conditions on their clients which are different from those described in the Funds' Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information, and, to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory authority, may charge their clients direct fees. As discussed under "Management Arrangements-Distributor," Service Agents may receive revenue sharing payments from the Manager or the Distributor. The receipt of such payments could create an incentive for a Service Agent to recommend or sell shares of the Funds instead of other mutual funds where such payments are not received. Please contact your Service Agent for details about any payments it may receive in connection with the sale of Fund shares or the provision of services to the Funds.

The minimum initial investment in each Fund is $25,000. Subsequent investments must be at least $1,000. However, the minimum initial investment is $10,000 for an account established with the cash proceeds from an investor's exercise of employment-related stock options, provided that the proceeds are processed through an entity that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor specifically relating to processing stock options. The initial investment must be accompanied by the Account Application.

Each Fund's shares are sold on a continuous basis at the net asset value per share next determined after an order in proper form is received by the Transfer Agent or other entity authorized to receive orders on behalf of the Fund. Net asset value per share is determined as of the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m., Eastern time), on days the New York Stock Exchange or the Transfer Agent, as to the Money Fund, or

the New York Stock Exchange, as to the Government Money Fund, is open for regular business. Net asset value per share is computed by dividing the value of the Fund's net assets (i.e., the value of its assets less liabilities) by the total number of shares outstanding. See "Determination of Net Asset Value."

Using Federal Funds. The Transfer Agent or your Fund may attempt to notify you upon receipt of checks drawn on banks that are not members of the Federal Reserve System as to the possible delay in conversion into Federal Funds (monies of member banks in the Federal Reserve System which are held on deposit at a Federal Reserve Bank) and may attempt to arrange for a better means of transmitting the money. If you are a customer of a Service Agent and your order to purchase a Fund's shares is paid for other than in Federal Funds, the Service Agent acting on your behalf, will complete the conversion into, or itself advance, Federal Funds generally on the business day following receipt of your order. The order is effective only when so converted and received by the Transfer Agent. If you have a sufficient Federal Funds or cash balance in your brokerage account with a Service Agent, your order to purchase a Fund's shares will become effective on the day that the order, including Federal Funds, is received by the Transfer Agent.

Dreyfus TeleTransfer Privilege. You may purchase Fund shares by telephone or online if you have checked the appropriate box and supplied the necessary information on the Account Application or have filed a Shareholder Services Form with the Transfer Agent. The proceeds will be transferred between the bank account designated in one of these documents and your Fund account. Only a bank account maintained in a domestic financial institution which is an Automated Clearing House ("ACH") member may be so designated.

Dreyfus TeleTransfer purchase orders may be made at any time. If purchase orders are received by 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on any day the Transfer Agent and the New York Stock Exchange are open for regular business, Fund shares will be purchased at the share price determined on that day. If purchase orders are made after 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on any day the Transfer Agent and the New York Stock Exchange are open for regular business, or made on Saturday, Sunday or any Fund holiday (e.g., when the New York Stock Exchange is not open for business), Fund shares will be purchased at the share price determined on the next business day following such purchase order. To qualify to use Dreyfus TeleTransfer Privilege, the initial payment for purchase of Fund shares must be drawn on, and redemption proceeds paid to, the same bank and account as are designated on the Account Application or Shareholder Services Form on file. If the proceeds of a particular redemption are to be sent to an account at any other bank, the request must be in writing and signature-guaranteed. See "How to Redeem Shares--Dreyfus TeleTransfer Privilege."

Transactions Through Service Agents. Each Fund's shares may be purchased and redeemed through Service Agents which may charge a transaction fee for such services. Some Service Agents will place the respective Fund's shares in an account with their firm. Service Agents also may require the following: that the customer not take physical delivery of stock certificates; the customer not request redemption checks to be issued in the customer's name; fractional shares not be purchased; monthly income distributions be taken in cash; or other conditions.

There is no sales or service charge imposed by a Fund or the Distributor, although Service Agents may make reasonable charges to investors for their services. The services provided and the applicable fees are established by each dealer or other institutions acting independently of the Fund. Each Fund has been given to understand that these fees may be charged for customer services including, but not limited to, same-day investment of client funds; same-day access to client funds; advice to customers about the status of their accounts, yield currently being paid or income earned to date; provision of periodic account statements showing security and money market positions; other services available from the dealer, bank or other institution; and assistance with inquiries related to their investment. Any such fees will be deducted monthly from the investor's account, which on smaller accounts could constitute a substantial portion of distributions. Small, inactive, long-term accounts involving monthly service charges may not be in the best interest of investors. Investors should be aware that they may purchase shares of a Fund directly from the Fund without imposition of any maintenance or service charges, other than those already described herein.

Reopening an Account. You may reopen an account with a minimum investment of $10,000 without filing a new Account Application during the calendar year the account is closed or during the following calendar year, provided the information on the old Account Application is still applicable.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES PLAN

Each Fund has adopted a Shareholder Services Plan (respectively, the "Plan") pursuant to which the Fund reimburses the Distributor an amount not to exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of the value of the Fund's average daily net assets, for certain allocated expenses of providing personal services and/or maintaining shareholder accounts. The services provided may include personal services relating to shareholder accounts, such as answering shareholder inquiries regarding the Fund and providing reports and other information, and services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

A quarterly report of the amounts expended under the Plan, and the purposes for which such expenditures were incurred, must be made to the Fund's Board for its review. In addition, the Plan provides that material amendments of the Plan must be approved by the Fund's Board members who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of considering such amendments. The Plan is subject to annual approval by such vote of the Board members cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Plan. The Plan is terminable at any time by vote of a majority of the Board members who are not "interested persons" and have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan.

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For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, the Money Fund paid the Distributor $544,997 and the Government Money Fund paid the Distributor $182,535 under the Plan.

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HOW TO REDEEM SHARES

General. Each Fund ordinarily will make payment for all shares redeemed within seven days after receipt by the Transfer Agent of a redemption request in proper form, except as provided by the rules of the SEC. However, if you have purchased Fund shares by check or Dreyfus TeleTransfer Privilege and subsequently submit a written redemption request to the Transfer Agent, the Fund may delay the redemption of such shares for up to eight business days after the purchase of such shares. In addition, the Funds will not honor redemption checks under the Checkwriting Privilege, and will reject requests to redeem shares by wire or telephone, online or pursuant to the Dreyfus TeleTransfer Privilege, for a period of up to eight business days after receipt by the Transfer Agent of the purchase check or the Dreyfus TeleTransfer purchase order against which such redemption is requested. These procedures will not apply if your shares were purchased by wire payment, or if you otherwise have a sufficient collected balance in your account to cover the redemption request. Prior to the time any redemption is effective, dividends on such shares will accrue and be payable, and you will be entitled to exercise all other rights of beneficial ownership. Fund shares may not be redeemed until the Transfer Agent has received your Account Application.

You will be charged $5.00 when you redeem all shares in your account or your account is otherwise closed out. The fee will be deducted from your redemption proceeds and paid to the Transfer Agent. The account close out fee does not apply to exchanges out of the Fund or to wire or Dreyfus TeleTransfer redemptions which close out an account, for each of which a $5.00 fee may apply; however, each Fund will waive the account closeout fee if the closing balance in the shareholder's account on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of such transaction is $50,000 or more.

Checkwriting Privilege. Each Fund provides redemption checks ("Checks") automatically upon opening an account unless you specifically refuse the Checkwriting Privilege by checking the applicable "No" box on the Account Application. Checks will be sent only to the registered owner(s) of the account and only to the address of record. The Checkwriting Privilege may be established for an existing account by a separate signed Shareholder Services Form. The Account Application or Shareholder Services Form must be manually signed by the registered owner(s). Checks are drawn on your Fund's account and may be made payable to the order of any person in an amount of $1,000 or more. When a Check is presented to the Transfer Agent for payment, the Transfer Agent, as your agent, will cause the Fund to redeem a sufficient number of shares in your acc ount to cover the amount of the Check and the $2.00 charge. The fee will be waived if the closing balance in the shareholder's account on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of the transaction is $50,000 or more. Dividends are earned until the Check clears. After clearance, a copy of the Check will be returned to you. You generally will be subject to the same rules and regulations that apply to checking accounts, although election of this Privilege creates only a shareholder-transfer agent relationship with the Transfer Agent.

You should date your Checks with the current date when you write them. Please do not postdate your Checks. If you do, the Transfer Agent will honor, upon presentment, even if

presented before the date of the check, all postdated Checks which are dated within six months of presentment of payment, if they are otherwise in good order.

The Transfer Agent will impose a fee for stopping payment of a Check upon your request or if the Transfer Agent cannot honor a Check due to insufficient funds or other valid reason. If the amount of the Check is greater than the value of the shares in your account, the Check will be returned marked insufficient funds. Checks should not be used to close an account.

Wire Redemption Privilege. By using this Privilege, the investor authorizes the Transfer Agent to act on telephone, letter or online redemption instructions from any person representing himself or herself to be you, and reasonably believed by the Transfer Agent to be genuine. You will be charged a $5.00 fee for each wire redemption, which will be deducted from your account and paid to the Transfer Agent. The fee will be waived if the closing balance in the shareholder's account on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of the transaction is $50,000 or more. Ordinarily, each Fund will initiate payment for shares redeemed pursuant to this Privilege on the next business day after receipt by the Transfer Agent of a redemption request in proper form. Redemption proceeds ($5,000 minimum) will be transferred by Federal Rese rve wire only to the commercial bank account specified by you on the Account Application or Shareholder Services Form, or to a correspondent bank if your bank is not a member of the Federal Reserve System. Fees ordinarily are imposed by such bank and borne by the investor. Immediate notification by the correspondent bank to your bank is necessary to avoid a delay in crediting the funds to your bank account.

To change the commercial bank or account designated to receive wire redemption proceeds, a written request must be sent to the Transfer Agent. This request must be signed by each shareholder, with each signature guaranteed as described below under "Share Certificates; Signatures."

Dreyfus TeleTransfer Privilege. You may request by telephone or online that redemption proceeds be transferred between your Fund account and your bank account. Only a bank account maintained in a domestic financial institution which is an ACH member may be designated. You should be aware that if you have selected the Dreyfus TeleTransfer Privilege, any request for a Dreyfus TeleTransfer transaction will be effected through the ACH system unless more prompt transmittal specifically is requested. Shares held in an IRA or Education Savings Account may not be redeemed through the Dreyfus TeleTransfer Privilege. Redemption proceeds will be on deposit in your account at an ACH member bank ordinarily two business days after receipt of the redemption request. You will be charged a $5.00 fee for each redemption made pursuant to this Privilege, which will be deducted from your account and paid to the Transfer Agent. The fee will be waived if the closing balance in the shareholder's account on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of the transaction is $50,000 or more. See "How to Buy Shares--Dreyfus TeleTransfer Privilege."

Share Certificates; Signatures. Any certificates representing Fund shares to be redeemed must be submitted with the redemption request. A fee may be imposed to replace lost or stolen certificates, or certificates that were never received. Written redemption requests must be signed by each shareholder, including each owner of a joint account, and each signature must be

guaranteed. Signatures on endorsed certificates submitted for redemption also must be guaranteed. The Transfer Agent has adopted standards and procedures pursuant to which signature-guarantees in proper form generally will be accepted from domestic banks, brokers, dealers, credit unions, national securities exchanges, registered securities associations, clearing agencies and savings associations, as well as from participants in the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program, the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program ("STAMP") and the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program. Guarantees must be signed by an authorized signatory of the guarantor and "Signature-Guaranteed" must appear with the signature. The Transfer Agent may request additional documentation from corporations, executors, administrators, trustees or guardians, and may accept other suitable verification arrangements from foreign investors, such as consular verifica tion. For more information with respect to signature-guarantees, please call one of the telephone numbers listed on the cover.

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Redemption Commitment. Each Fund has committed itself to pay in cash all redemption requests by any shareholder of record, limited in amount during any 90-day period to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the value of such Fund's net assets at the beginning of such period. Such commitment is irrevocable without the prior approval of the SEC. In the case of requests for redemption from a Fund in excess of such amount, each Fund's Board reserves the right to make payments in whole or in part in securities or other assets of the Fund in case of an emergency or any time a cash distribution would impair the liquidity of such Fund to the detriment of its existing shareholders. In such event, the securities would be valued in the same manner as the Fund's portfolio is valued. If the recipient sells such securities, brokerage charges might be incu rred.

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Suspension of Redemptions. The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed (a) during any period when the New York Stock Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings), (b) when trading in the market the Fund ordinarily utilizes is restricted, or when an emergency exists as determined by the SEC so that disposal of the Fund's investments or determination of its net asset value is not reasonably practicable, or (c) for such other periods as the SEC by order may permit to protect the shareholders.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

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Fund Exchanges. You may purchase, in exchange for shares of a Fund, shares of another fund in the Dreyfus Family of Funds, to the extent such shares are offered for sale in your state of residence. Shares of other funds purchased by exchange will be purchased on the basis of relative net asset value per share as follows:

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A.	Exchanges for shares of funds offered without a sales load will be made without a sales load.

B.	Shares of funds purchased without a sales load may be exchanged for shares of other funds sold with a sales load, and the applicable sales load will be deducted.

C.	Shares of funds purchased with a sales load may be exchanged without a sales load for shares of other funds sold without a sales load.

D.	Shares of funds purchased with a sales load, shares of funds acquired by a previous exchange from shares purchased with a sales load and additional shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or distributions of any such funds (collectively referred to herein as "Purchased Shares") may be exchanged for shares of other funds sold with a sales load (referred to herein as "Offered Shares"), but if the sales load applicable to the Offered Shares exceeds the maximum sales load that could have been imposed in connection with the Purchased Shares (at the time the Purchased Shares were acquired), without giving effect to any reduced loads, the difference may be deducted.

To accomplish an exchange under item D above, you must notify the Transfer Agent of your prior ownership of fund shares and your account number.

To request an exchange, you or your Service Agent acting on your behalf must give exchange instructions to the Transfer Agent in writing, by telephone or online. The ability to issue exchange instructions by telephone or online is given to all Fund shareholders automatically, unless you check the applicable "No" box on the Account Application, indicating that you specifically refuse this privilege. By using this privilege, you authorize the Transfer Agent to act on telephonic and online instructions (including over the Dreyfus Express®voice response telephone system) from any person representing himself or herself to be you, and reasonably believed by the Transfer Agent to be genuine. Exchanges may be subject to limitations as to the amount involved or the number of exchange s permitted. Shares issued in certificate form are not eligible for telephone or online exchange. You will be charged a $5.00 fee for each exchange you make out of your Fund. This fee will be deducted from your account and paid to the Transfer Agent; however, each Fund will waive this fee if the closing balance in the shareholder's account on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of such transaction is $50,000 or more.

To establish a personal retirement plan by exchange, shares of the fund being exchanged must have a value of at least the minimum initial investment required for the fund into which the exchange is being made.

During times of drastic economic or market conditions, each Fund may suspend Fund Exchanges temporarily without notice and treat exchange requests based on their separate components – redemption orders with a simultaneous request to purchase the other fund’s shares. In such a case, the redemption request would be processed at the Fund’s next determined net asset value but the purchase order would be effective only at the net asset value next determined after the fund being purchased receives the proceeds of the redemption, which may result in the purchase being delayed.

The Fund Exchanges service is available to shareholders resident in any state in which shares of the fund being acquired may legally be sold. Shares may be exchanged only between accounts having certain identical identifying designations.

Shareholder Services Forms and prospectuses of the other funds may be obtained by calling toll free 1-800-645-6561, or visiting www.dreyfus.com. Each Fund reserves the right to reject any exchange request in whole or in part. The Fund Exchanges service may be modified or terminated at any time upon notice to shareholders.

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Dreyfus Dividend Sweep. Dreyfus Dividend Sweep allows you to invest automatically dividends or dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, paid by a Fund in shares of another fund in the Dreyfus Family of Funds of which you are a shareholder. Shares of other funds purchased pursuant to this privilege will be purchased on the basis of relative net asset value per share as follows:

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A.	Dividends and distributions paid by a fund may be invested without a sales load in shares of other funds offered without a sales load.

B.	Dividends and distributions paid by a fund that does not charge a sales load may be invested in shares of other funds sold with a sales load, and the applicable sales load will be deducted.

C.	Dividends and distributions paid by a fund that charges a sales load may be invested in shares of other funds sold with a sales load (referred to herein as "Offered Shares"), but if the sales load applicable to the Offered Shares exceeds the maximum sales load charged by the fund from which dividends or distributions are being swept (without giving effect to any reduced loads), the difference may be deducted.

D.	Dividends and distributions paid by a fund may be invested in shares of other funds that impose a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") and the applicable CDSC, if any, will be imposed upon redemption of such shares.

DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

Amortized Cost Pricing. The valuation of each Fund's portfolio securities is based upon their amortized cost which does not take into account unrealized capital gains or losses. This involves valuing an instrument at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuating interest rates on the market value of the instrument. While this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result in periods during which value, as determined by amortized cost, is higher or lower than the price the Fund would receive if it sold the instrument.

Each Fund's Board has established, as a particular responsibility within the overall duty of care owed to its Fund's shareholders, procedures reasonably designed to stabilize the Fund's price per share as computed for purposes of purchases and redemptions at $1.00. Such procedures include review of the Fund's portfolio holdings by the Board, at such intervals as deemed appropriate, to determine whether the Fund's net asset value calculated by using

available market quotations or market equivalents deviates from $1.00 per share based on amortized cost. In such review, investments for which market quotations are readily available will be valued at the most recent bid price or yield equivalent for such securities or for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type, as obtained from one or more of the major market makers for the securities to be valued. Other investments and assets will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board.

The extent of any deviation between a Fund's net asset value based upon available market quotations or market equivalents and $1.00 per share based on amortized cost will be examined by the Fund’s Board. If such deviation exceeds 1/2%, the Board will consider what actions, if any, will be initiated. In the event a Fund's Board determines that a deviation exists which may result in material dilution or other unfair results to investors or existing shareholders, it has agreed to take such corrective action as it regards as necessary and appropriate, including: selling portfolio instruments prior to maturity to realize capital gains or losses or to shorten average portfolio maturity; withholding dividends or paying distributions from capital or capital gains; redeeming shares in kind; or establishing a net asset value per share by using available market quotations or market equivalents.

New York Stock Exchange and Transfer Agent Closings. The holidays (as observed) on which the New York Stock Exchange and the Transfer Agent are closed currently are: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. In addition, the New York Stock Exchange is closed on Good Friday.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

General. The Manager assumes general supervision over the placement of securities purchase and sale orders on behalf of the funds it manages. In cases where the Manager or Fund employs a sub-adviser, the sub-adviser, under the supervision of the Manager, places orders on behalf of the applicable fund(s) for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities.

Certain funds are managed by dual employees of the Manager and an affiliated entity in the BNY Mellon organization. Funds managed by dual employees use the research and trading facilities, and are subject to the internal policies and procedures, of the affiliated entity. In this regard, the Manager places orders on behalf of those funds for the purchase and sale of securities through the trading desk of the affiliated entity, applying the written trade allocation procedures of such affiliate.

The Manager (and where applicable, a sub-adviser or Dreyfus affiliate) generally has the authority to select brokers (for equity securities) or dealers (for fixed income securities) and the commission rates or spreads to be paid. Allocation of brokerage transactions, including their frequency, is made in the best judgment of the Manager (and where applicable, a sub-adviser or Dreyfus affiliate) and in a manner deemed fair and reasonable to shareholders. The primary consideration in placing portfolio transactions is prompt execution of orders at the most favorable net price. In choosing brokers or dealers, the Manager (and where applicable, a sub-

adviser or Dreyfus affiliate) evaluates the ability of the broker or dealer to execute the particular transaction (taking into account the market for the security and the size of the order) at the best combination of price and quality of execution.

In general, brokers or dealers involved in the execution of portfolio transactions on behalf of a fund are selected on the basis of their professional capability and the value and quality of their services. The Manager (and where applicable, a sub-adviser or Dreyfus affiliate) attempts to obtain best execution for the funds by choosing brokers or dealers to execute transactions based on a variety of factors, which may include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) price; (ii) liquidity; (iii) the nature and character of the relevant market for the security to be purchased or sold; (iv) the measured quality and efficiency of the broker’s or dealer’s execution; (v) the broker’s or dealer’s willingness to commit capital; (vi) the reliability of the broker or dealer in trade settlement and clearance; (vii) the level of counter-party risk (i.e., the broker’s or dealer’s financial condition); (viii) the commission rate or the spread; (ix) the value of research provided; (x) the availability of electronic trade entry and reporting links; and (xi) the size and type of order (e.g., foreign or domestic security, large block, illiquid security). In selecting brokers or dealers no factor is necessarily determinative; however, at various times and for various reasons, certain factors will be more important than others in determining which broker or dealer to use. Seeking to obtain best execution for all trades takes precedence over all other considerations.

With respect to the receipt of research, the brokers or dealers selected may include those that supplement the Manager's (and where applicable, a sub-adviser’s or Dreyfus affiliate’s) research facilities with statistical data, investment information, economic facts and opinions. Such information may be useful to the Manager (and where applicable, a sub-adviser or Dreyfus affiliate) in serving funds or accounts that it advises and, conversely, supplemental information obtained by the placement of business of other clients may be useful to the Manager (and where applicable, a sub-adviser or Dreyfus affiliate) in carrying out its obligations to the funds. Information so received is in addition to, and not in lieu of, services required to be performed by the Manager (and where applicable, a sub-adviser or Dreyfus affiliate), and the Manager's (and where applicable, a sub-adviser’s or Dreyfus affi liate’s) fees are not reduced as a consequence of the receipt of such supplemental information. Although the receipt of such research services does not reduce the Manager’s (and where applicable, a sub-adviser’s or Dreyfus affiliate’s) normal independent research activities, it enables it to avoid the additional expenses that might otherwise be incurred if it were to attempt to develop comparable information through its own staff.

Under the Manager’s (and where applicable, a sub-adviser’s or Dreyfus affiliate’s) procedures, portfolio managers and their corresponding trading desks may seek to aggregate (or "bunch") orders that are placed or received concurrently for more than one fund or account. In some cases, this policy may adversely affect the price paid or received by a fund or an account, or the size of the position obtained or liquidated. As noted above, certain brokers or dealers may be selected because of their ability to handle special executions such as those involving large block trades or broad distributions, provided that the primary consideration of best execution is met. Generally, when trades are aggregated, each fund or account within the block will receive the same price and commission. However, random allocations of aggregate transactions may be made to minimize custodial transaction costs. In additi on, at the close of the trading day, when

reasonable and practicable, the completed securities of partially filled orders will generally be allocated to each participating fund and account in the proportion that each order bears to the total of all orders (subject to rounding to "round lot" amounts).

Portfolio turnover may vary from year to year as well as within a year. In periods in which extraordinary market conditions prevail, the Manager (and where applicable, a sub-adviser or Dreyfus affiliate) will not be deterred from changing a Fund's investment strategy as rapidly as needed, in which case higher turnover rates can be anticipated which would result in greater brokerage expenses. The overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid is evaluated by the Manager (and where applicable, a sub-adviser or Dreyfus affiliate) based upon its knowledge of available information as to the general level of commissions paid by other institutional investors for comparable services. Higher portfolio turnover rates usually generate additional brokerage commissions and transaction costs and any short-term gains realized from these transactions are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

To the extent that a fund invests in foreign securities, certain of a fund's transactions in those securities may not benefit from the negotiated commission rates available to a fund for transactions in securities of domestic issuers. For funds that permit foreign exchange transactions, such transactions are made with banks or institutions in the interbank market at prices reflecting a mark-up or mark-down and/or commission.

The Manager (and where applicable, a sub-adviser or Dreyfus affiliate) may deem it appropriate for one of its accounts to sell a security while another of its accounts is purchasing the same security. Under such circumstances, the Manager (and where applicable, a sub-adviser or Dreyfus affiliate) may arrange to have the purchase and sale transactions effected directly between its accounts ("cross transactions"). Cross transactions will be effected in accordance with procedures adopted pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act.

All portfolio transactions of each money market fund are placed on behalf of the fund by the Manager. Debt securities purchased and sold by a fund generally are traded on a net basis (i.e., without a commission) through dealers acting for their own account and not as brokers, or otherwise involve transactions directly with the issuer of the instrument. This means that a dealer makes a market for securities by offering to buy at one price and sell at a slightly higher price. The difference between the prices is known as a "spread." Other portfolio transactions may be executed through brokers acting as agent. A fund will pay a spread or commission in connection with such transactions. The Manager uses its best efforts to obtain execution of portfolio transactions at prices that are advantageous to a fund and at spreads and commission rates (if any) that are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. The Manager also places transactions for other accounts that it provides with investment advice.

When more than one fund or account is simultaneously engaged in the purchase or sale of the same investment instrument, the prices and amounts are allocated in accordance with a formula considered by the Manager (and where applicable, a sub-adviser or Dreyfus affiliate) to be equitable to each fund or account. In some cases this system could have a detrimental effect on the price or volume of the investment instrument as far as a fund or account is concerned. In other cases, however, the ability of a fund or account to participate in volume transactions will

produce better executions for the fund or account.

When transactions are executed in the over-the-counter market (i.e., with dealers), the Manager will typically deal with the primary market makers unless a more favorable price or execution otherwise is obtainable.

No brokerage commissions have been paid by either Fund to date.

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Regular Broker-Dealers. Each Fund may acquire securities issued by one or more of its "regular brokers or dealers," as defined in Rule 10b-1 under the 1940 Act. Rule 10b-1 provides that a "regular broker or dealer" is one of the ten brokers or dealers that, during the Fund’s most recent fiscal year (i) received the greatest dollar amount of brokerage commission from participating, either directly or indirectly, in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, (ii) engaged as principal in the largest dollar amount of the Fund’s portfolio transactions or (iii) sold the largest dollar amount of the Fund’s securities. The following is a list with respect to each Fund that acquired securities of its regular brokers or dealers for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009, the issuer of the securities and the aggregate value per issue , as of February 28, 2009, of such securities:

Money Fund

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.		$50,000,000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.		$50,000,000
Barclays Capital Inc.		$114,000,000

Government Money Fund

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.		$25,000,000
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.		$25,000,000
Barclays Capital Inc.		$25,000,000
Goldman, Sachs & Co.		$19,000,000

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings. It is the policy of Dreyfus to protect the confidentiality of fund portfolio holdings and prevent the selective disclosure of non-public information about such holdings. Each fund, or its duly authorized service providers, publicly discloses its portfolio holdings in accordance with regulatory requirements, such as periodic portfolio disclosure in filings with the SEC. Each non-money market fund, or its duly authorized service providers, may publicly disclose its complete schedule of portfolio holdings at month-end, with a one-month lag, on the Dreyfus website at www.dreyfus.com. In addition, fifteen days following the end of each calendar quarter, eac h non-money market fund, or its duly authorized service providers, may publicly disclose on the website its complete schedule of portfolio holdings as of the end of such quarter. Each money market fund will disclose daily on www.dreyfus.com the fund’s complete schedule of holdings as of the end of the previous business day. The schedule of holdings will remain on the website until the fund files its Form N-Q or Form N-CSR for the period that includes the date of the posted holdings.

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If a fund’s portfolio holdings are released pursuant to an ongoing arrangement with any party, the fund must have a legitimate business purpose for doing so, and neither the funds nor

Dreyfus or its affiliates may receive any compensation in connection with an arrangement to make available information about the funds’ portfolio holdings. The funds may distribute portfolio holdings to mutual fund evaluation services such as Standard & Poor’s, Morningstar or Lipper Analytical Services; due diligence departments of broker-dealers and wirehouses that regularly analyze the portfolio holdings of mutual funds before their public disclosure; and broker-dealers that may be used by the fund, for the purpose of efficient trading and receipt of relevant research, provided that: (a) the recipient does not distribute the portfolio holdings to persons who are likely to use the information for purposes of purchasing or selling fund shares or fund portfolio holdings before the portfolio holdings become public information; and (b) the recipient signs a written confidentiality agreement.

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Each fund may also disclose any and all portfolio information to its service providers and others who generally need access to such information in the performance of their contractual duties and responsibilities and are subject to duties of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on non-public information, imposed by law and/or contract. These service providers include the funds’ custodian, independent registered public accounting firm, investment adviser, administrator, and each of their respective affiliates and advisers.

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Disclosure of a fund’s portfolio holdings may be authorized only by the fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, and any exceptions to this policy are reported quarterly to the fund’s Board.

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Management believes that each Fund has qualified for treatment as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009. Each Fund intends to continue to so qualify if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders. Such qualification relieves the Fund of any liability for Federal income tax to the extent its earnings are distributed in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code. To qualify as a regulated investment company, the fund must pay out to its shareholders at least 90% of its net income (consisting of net investment income from tax exempt obligations and taxable obligations, if any, and net short-term capital gains), and must meet certain asset diversification and other requirements. If a Fund does not qualify as a regulated investment company, it will be treated for tax purposes as an ordinary corporation subject to Federal income tax. The term "regulated investment company" does not imply the supervision of management or investment practices or policies by any government agency.

Each Fund ordinarily declares dividends from such Fund's net investment income on each day the New York Stock Exchange and Transfer Agent, as to the Money Fund, or the New York Stock Exchange, as to the Government Money Fund, is open for regular business. Each Fund's earnings for Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are declared as dividends on the next business day. Dividends for each Fund are usually paid on the last calendar day of each month, and are automatically reinvested in additional Fund shares at net asset value or, at your option, paid in cash. If you redeem all shares in your account at any time during the month, all dividends to which you are entitled will be paid to you along with the proceeds of the redemption. If you are an omnibus accountholder and indicate in a partial redemption request that a portion of any accrued dividends to which such account is entitled belongs to an underlying accounth older who

has redeemed all shares in his or her account, such portion of the accrued dividends will be paid to you along with the proceeds of the redemption.

If you elect to receive dividends and distributions in cash, and your dividend or distribution check is returned to the Fund as undeliverable or remains uncashed for six months, the Fund reserves the right to reinvest such dividend or distribution and all future dividends and distributions payable to you in additional Fund shares at net asset value. No interest will accrue on amounts represented by uncashed distribution or redemption checks.

Ordinarily, gains and losses realized from portfolio transactions will be treated as capital gain or loss. However, all or a portion of any gains realized from the sale or other disposition of certain market discount bonds will be treated as ordinary income.

Any fee imposed by a Fund and paid by an investor in connection with an exchange or redemption of Fund shares may result in a capital loss to such investor. In general, such loss will be treated as a short-term capital loss if the shares were held for one year or less, or a long-term capital loss if the shares were held for more than one year.

Federal regulations required that you provide a certified taxpayer identification number ("TIN") upon opening or reopening an account. See the Account Application for further information concerning this requirement. Failure to furnish a certified TIN to the Manager could subject you to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS

Each Fund share has one vote and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the offering, is fully paid and non-assessable. Fund shares are of one class and have equal rights as to dividends and in liquidation. Shares have no preemptive, subscription or conversion rights and are freely transferable.

The Government Money Fund is organized as an unincorporated business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of the Fund, under certain circumstances, could be held personally liable for the obligations of the Fund. However, the Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the "Trust Agreement") disclaims shareholder liability for acts or obligations of the Fund and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by the Fund or a Trustee. The Trust Agreement provides for indemnification from the Fund's property for all losses and expenses of any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Fund. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which the Fund itself would be unable to meet its o bligations, a possibility which management believes is remote. Upon payment of any liability incurred by the Fund, the shareholder paying such liability will be entitled to reimbursement from the general assets of the Fund. The Fund intends to conduct its operations in such a way as to avoid, as far as possible, ultimate liability of the shareholders for liabilities of the Fund.

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Unless otherwise required by the 1940 Act, ordinarily it will not be necessary for either Fund to hold annual meetings of its shareholders. As a result, Fund shareholders may not consider each year the election of its respective Board members or the appointment of an independent registered public accounting firm. However, the holders of at least 10% of the Fund's shares outstanding and entitled to vote may require the Fund to hold a special meeting of shareholders for purposes of removing a Board member from office. Shareholders may remove a Board member by the affirmative vote of a majority, in the case of the Money Fund, or two-thirds, in the case of the Government Money Fund, of such Fund's outstanding voting shares. In addition, the Board will call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing Board members if, at any time, less than a majority of the Board members then holding office have been elected by shareholders.

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Although each Fund is offering only its own shares, it is possible that a Fund might become liable for any misstatement in the combined Prospectus or this Statement of Additional Information about the other Fund. The Board members with respect to each Fund have considered this factor in approving the use of the combined Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information.

Each Fund sends annual and semi-annual financial statements to all its shareholders.

COUNSEL AND INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, 180 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038-4982, as counsel for each Fund, has rendered its opinion as to certain legal matters regarding the due authorization and valid issuance of the shares being sold pursuant to the Funds' Prospectus.

Ernst & Young LLP, 5 Times Square, New York, New York 10036, an independent registered public accounting firm, has been selected to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for each Fund.

APPENDIX

This Appendix is applicable only to eligible investments of the Money Fund.

Description of the highest commercial paper, bond, municipal bond and other short- and long-term rating categories assigned by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P"), Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Fitch Ratings ("Fitch"), and Thomson BankWatch, Inc. ("BankWatch").

Commercial Paper and Short-Term Ratings

The designation A-1 by S&P indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is either overwhelming or very strong. Those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics are denoted with a plus sign (+) designation.

The rating Prime-1 (P-1) is the highest commercial paper rating assigned by Moody's. Issuers of P-1 paper must have a superior capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations, and ordinarily will be evidenced by leading market positions in well established industries, high rates of return on funds employed, conservative capitalization structures with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection, broad margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal cash generation, and well established access to a range of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.

The rating Fitch-1 (Highest Grade) is the highest commercial paper rating assigned by Fitch. Paper rated Fitch-1 is regarded as having the strongest degree of assurance for timely payment.

The rating TBW-1 is the highest short-term obligation rating assigned by BankWatch. Obligations rated TBW-1 are regarded as having the strongest capacity for timely repayment.

In addition to its ratings of short-term obligations, BankWatch assigns a rating to each issuer it rates, in gradations of A through E. BankWatch examines all segments of the organization, including, where applicable, the holding company, member banks or associations, and other subsidiaries. In those instances where financial disclosure is incomplete or untimely, a qualified rating (QR) is assigned to the institution. BankWatch also assigns, in the case of foreign banks, a country rating which represents an assessment of the overall political and economic stability of the country in which the bank is domiciled.

Bond and Long-Term Ratings

Bonds rated AAA by S&P are considered by S&P to be the highest grade obligations and possess an extremely strong capacity to pay principal and interest.

Bonds rated Aaa by Moody's are judged by Moody's to be of the best quality. Bonds rated Aa by Moody's are judged by Moody's to be of high quality by all standards and, together with the Aaa group, they comprise what are generally known as high-grade bonds.

Bonds rated AAA by Fitch are judged by Fitch to be strictly high-grade, broadly marketable, suitable for investment by trustees and fiduciary institutions and liable to but slight market fluctuation other than through changes in the money rate. The prime feature of an AAA bond is a showing of earnings several times or many times interest requirements, with such stability of applicable earnings that safety is beyond reasonable question whatever changes occur in conditions.

Fitch also assigns a rating to certain international and U.S. banks. A Fitch bank rating represents its current assessment of the strength of the bank and whether such bank would receive support should it experience difficulties. In its assessment of a bank, Fitch uses a dual rating system comprised of Legal Ratings and Individual Ratings. In addition, Fitch assigns banks Long- and Short-Term Ratings as used in the corporate ratings discussed above. Legal Ratings, which range in gradation from 1 through 5, address the question of whether the bank would receive support provided by central banks or shareholders if it experienced difficulties, and such ratings are considered by Fitch to be a prime factor in its assessment of credit risk. Individual Ratings, which range in gradations from A through E, represent Fitch's assessment of a bank's economic merits and address the question of how the bank would be viewed if it were entirely independent and could not rely on support from state authorities or its owners.

Municipal Note Ratings

The issuers of municipal notes rated SP-1 by S&P exhibit very strong or strong capacity to pay principal and interest. Those issues determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics are given a plus (+) designation.

Moody's ratings for state and municipal notes and other short-term loans are designated Moody's Investment Grade (MIG). Such ratings recognize the difference between short-term credit risk and long-term risk. Factors affecting the liquidity of the borrower and short-term cyclical elements are critical in short-term ratings, while other factors of major importance in bond risk, long-term secular trends for example, may be less important over the short run.

A short-term rating may also be assigned on an issue having a demand feature. Such ratings will be designated as VMIG or, if the demand feature is not rated, as NR. Short-term ratings on issues with demand features are differentiated by the use of the VMIG symbol to reflect such characteristics as payment upon periodic demand rather than fixed maturity dates and payment relying on external liquidity. Additionally, investors should be alert to the fact that the source of payment may be limited to the external liquidity with no or limited legal recourse to the issuer in the event the demand is not met.

Moody's short-term ratings are designated Moody's Investment Grade as MIG 1 or VMIG 1 through MIG 4 or VMIG 4. As the name implies, when Moody's assigns a MIG or VMIG rating, all categories define an investment grade situation.

Fitch's short-term ratings apply to debt obligations that are payable on demand or have original maturities of up to three years, including commercial paper, certificates of deposit, medium-term notes, and municipal and investment notes. Although the credit analysis is similar to Fitch's bond rating analysis, the short-term rating places greater emphasis than bond ratings on the existence of liquidity necessary to meet the issuer's obligations in a timely manner.

DREYFUS BASIC U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND

PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 23.		Exhibits

(a)		Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust is incorporated by reference to exhibit (1)(b) of
		Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on May 18, 1994.

(b)		Amended By-Laws are incorporated by reference to exhibit (b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the
		Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 21, 2006.

(d)		Revised Management Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d) of Post-Effective Amendment
		No. 18 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 29, 2007.

(e)(i)		Distribution Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e)(i) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 12
		to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 25, 2001.

(e)(ii)		Forms of Service Agreement are incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e) of Post-Effective Amendment No.
		11 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 28, 2000.

(e)(iii)		Contract between a principal underwriter and dealer is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e)(iii) of Post-
		Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 29, 2007.

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(g)(i)		Custody Agreement with The Bank of New York is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(i) of Post-
		Effective Amendment No. 19 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 26, 2008.

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(g)(ii)		Amendment to Custody Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(ii) of Post-Effective
		Amendment No. 13 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 28, 2002.

(g)(iii)		Foreign Custody Manager Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(iii) of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 13 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 28, 2002.

(h)(i)		Shareholder Services Plan is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 6
		to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 21, 1995.

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(h)(ii)		Amended and Restated Transfer Agency Agreement is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(ii) of Post-
		Effective Amendment No. 19 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 26, 2008.

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(i)		Opinion and consent of Registrant's counsel is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (10) of Pre-Effective
		Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on May 4, 1992.

(j)

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

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(p)		Registrant’s Code of Ethics is incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p) of Post-Effective Amendment No.
		19 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 26, 2008.

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Item 23.		Exhibits (continued)

		Other Exhibits

(a)		Power of Attorney of the Officers is incorporated by reference to Other
		Exhibits (a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registration
		Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 29, 2007.

(b)		Power of Attorney of the Board Members is incorporated by reference to
		Other Exhibits (b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the
		Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 29, 2007.

(c)		Certificate of Assistant Secretary is incorporated by reference to Other
		Exhibits (c) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registration
		Statement on Form N-1A, filed on June 29, 2007.

Item 24.		Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant.


		Not Applicable

Item 25.		Indemnification


		The Registrant's charter documents set forth the circumstances under which indemnification shall be
		provided to any past or present Board member or officer of the Registrant. The Registrant also has entered
		into a separate agreement with each of its Board members that describes the conditions and manner in
		which the Registrant indemnifies each of its Board members against all liabilities incurred by them
		(including attorney's fees and other litigation expenses, settlements, fines and penalties), or which may be
		threatened against them, as a result of being or having been a Board member of the Registrant. These
		indemnification provisions are subject to applicable state law and to the limitation under the Investment
		Company Act of 1940, as amended, that no board member or officer of a fund may be protected against
		liability for willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard for the duties of his or her
		office. Reference is hereby made to the following:

		Article VIII of the Registrant's Declaration of Trust and any amendments thereto, Article 10 of the
		Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws and Section 1.11 of the Distribution Agreement, incorporated
		by reference to Exhibit (e)(i) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registration Statement on Form
		N-1A, filed on June 25, 2001.

Item 26.		Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser.

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		The Dreyfus Corporation ("Dreyfus") and subsidiary companies comprise a financial service organization
		whose business consists primarily of providing investment management services as the investment adviser
		and manager for sponsored investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940
		and as an investment adviser to institutional and individual accounts. Dreyfus also serves as sub-
		investment adviser to and/or administrator of other investment companies. MBSC Securities Corporation, a
		wholly-owned subsidiary of Dreyfus, serves primarily as a registered broker-dealer of shares of investment
		companies sponsored by Dreyfus and of other investment companies for which Dreyfus acts as investment
		adviser or administrator.
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ITEM 26.	Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser (continued)

	Officers and Directors of Investment Adviser
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Name and Position
With Dreyfus		Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates

Jonathan Baum		MBSC Securities Corporation⁺⁺	Chief Executive Officer	3/08 - Present
Chief Executive Officer			Chairman of the Board	3/08 - Present
and Chair of the Board			Director	6/07 - 3/08
			Executive Vice President	6/07 - 3/08
		Dreyfus Service Corporation⁺⁺	Director	8/06 - 6/07
			Executive Vice President	8/06 - 6/07
J. Charles Cardona		MBSC Securities Corporation⁺⁺	Director	6/07 - Present
President and Director			Executive Vice President	6/07 - Present
		Universal Liquidity Funds plc+	Director	4/06 - Present
		Dreyfus Service Corporation⁺⁺	Executive Vice President	2/97 – 6/07
			Director	8/00 – 6/07
Diane P. Durnin		None
Vice Chair and Director
Phillip N. Maisano		The Bank of New York Mellon ^*****	Senior Vice President	7/08 – Present
Director, Vice Chair and
Chief Investment Officer
		BNY Mellon, National Association ⁺	Senior Vice President	7/08 – Present
		Mellon Bank, N.A.⁺	Senior Vice President	4/06 – 6/08
		BNY Alcentra Group Holdings, Inc.⁺⁺	Director	10/07 – Present
		BNY Mellon Investment Office GP LLC*	Manager	4/07 – Present
		Mellon Global Alternative Investments Limited	Director	8/06 - Present
		London, England
		Pareto Investment Management Limited	Director	4/08 - Present
		London, England
		The Boston Company Asset Management NY,	Manager	10/07 - Present
		LLC^*
		The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC^*	Manager	12/06 - Present
		Urdang Capital Management, Inc.	Director	10/07 - Present
		630 West Germantown Pike, Suite 300
		Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
		Urdang Securities Management, Inc.	Director	10/07 - Present
		630 West Germantown Pike, Suite 300
		Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
		EACM Advisors LLC	Chairman of Board	8/04 - Present
		200 Connecticut Avenue
		Norwalk, CT 06854-1940
		Founders Asset Management LLC****	Member, Board of	11/06 - Present
			Managers

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates



	Standish Mellon Asset Management Company,	Board Member	12/06 - Present
	LLC
	Mellon Financial Center
	201 Washington Street
	Boston, MA 02108-4408

	Mellon Capital Management Corporation***	Director	12/06 - Present

	Mellon Equity Associates, LLP⁺	Board Member	12/06 – 12/07

	Newton Management Limited	Board Member	12/06 – Present
	London, England

	Franklin Portfolio Associates, LLC^*	Board Member	12/06 – Present

Mitchell E. Harris	Standish Mellon Asset Management Company	Chairman	2/05 - Present
Director	LLC	Chief Executive Officer	8/04 - Present
	Mellon Financial Center	Member, Board of	10/04 – Present
	201 Washington Street	Managers
	Boston, MA 02108-4408

	Alcentra NY, LLC⁺⁺	Manager	1/08 – Present

	Alcentra US, Inc. ⁺⁺	Director	1/08 – Present

	Alcentra, Inc. ⁺⁺	Director	1/08 – Present

	BNY Alcentra Group Holdings, Inc. ⁺⁺	Director	10/07 – Present

	Pareto New York LLC⁺⁺	Manager	11/07 – Present

	Standish Ventures LLC	President	12/05 – Present
	Mellon Financial Center
	201 Washington Street
	Boston, MA 02108-4408
		Manager	12/05 – Present

	Palomar Management	Director	12/97 – Present
	London, England

	Palomar Management Holdings Limited	Director	12/97 – Present
	London, England

	Pareto Investment Management Limited	Director	9/04 – Present
	London, England

	MAM (DE) Trust⁺⁺⁺⁺⁺	President	10/05 – 1/07
		Member of Board of	10/05 – 1/07
		Trustees

	MAM (MA) Holding Trust⁺⁺⁺⁺⁺	President	10/05 – 1/07
		Member of Board of	10/05 – 1/07
		Trustees

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates

Ronald P. O’Hanley	The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ^*****	Vice Chairman	7/07 – Present
Director
	Mellon Financial Corporation⁺	Vice Chairman	6/01 – 6/07
	Mellon Trust of New England, N.A. ^*	Vice Chairman	4/05 - 6/08
	The Bank of New York Mellon ^*****	Vice Chairman	7/08 – Present
	BNY Mellon, National Association ⁺	Vice Chairman	7/08 – Present
	BNY Alcentra Group Holdings, Inc. ⁺⁺	Director	10/07 – Present
	BNY Mellon Investment Office GP LLC⁺	Manager	4/07 – Present
	EACM Advisors LLC	Manager	6/04 – Present
	200 Connecticut Avenue
	Norwalk, CT 06854-1940
	Ivy Asset Management Corp.	Director	12/07 – Present
	One Jericho Plaza
	Jericho, NY 11753
	Neptune LLC⁺⁺⁺⁺⁺	Chairman	7/98 – Present
		President	7/98 – Present
		Member, Management	6/98 – Present
		Committee
	Pareto Investment Management Limited	Director	9/04 – Present
	London, England
	The Boston Company Asset Management NY,	Manager	10/07 – Present
	LLC^*
	The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC^*	Manager	12/97 – Present
	The Boston Company Holding, LLC^*	Vice Chairman	2/07 – Present
	Walter Scott & Partners Limited	Director	10/06 – Present
	Edinburgh, Scotland
	WestLB Mellon Asset Management Holdings	Director	4/06 – Present
	Limited
	Dusseldorf, Germany
	Mellon Bank, N.A. ⁺	Vice Chairman	6/01 – 6/08
	Standish Mellon Asset Management Company,	Board Member	7/01 – Present
	LLC
	Mellon Financial Center
	201 Washington Street
	Boston, MA 02108-4408
	Franklin Portfolio Holdings, LLC^*	Director	12/00 - Present
	Franklin Portfolio Associates, LLC^*	Director	4/97 – Present

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates

	Pareto Partners (NY) ⁺⁺	Partner Representative	2/00 – Present

	Buck Consultants, Inc.⁺⁺	Director	7/97 – Present
	Newton Management Limited	Executive Committee	10/98 - Present
	London, England	Member
		Director	10/98 – Present
	BNY Mellon Asset Management Japan Limited	Director	6/06 - Present
	Tokyo, Japan
	TBCAM Holdings, LLC^*	Director	1/98 – Present
	MAM (MA) Holding Trust⁺⁺⁺⁺⁺	Trustee	6/03 – Present
	MAM (DE) Trust⁺⁺⁺⁺⁺	Trustee	6/03 – Present
	Pareto Partners	Partner Representative	5/97 – Present
	The Bank of New York Mellon Centre
	160 Queen Victoria Street
	London England
	Mellon Capital Management Corporation^***	Director	2/97 – Present
	Mellon Equity Associates, LLP⁺	Executive Committee	1/98 – 12/07
		Member
		Chairman	1/98 – 12/07
	Mellon Global Investing Corp.^*	Director	5/97 – Present
		Chairman	5/97 - Present
		Chief Executive Officer	5/97 – Present
Cyrus Taraporevala	Urdang Capital Management, Inc.	Director	10/07 - Present
Director	630 West Germantown Pike, Suite 300
	Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
	Urdang Securities Management, Inc.	Director	10/07 - Present
	630 West Germantown Pike, Suite 300
	Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
	The Boston Company Asset Management NY,	Manager	08/06 – Present
	LLC^*
	The Boston Company Asset Management LLC^*	Manager	01/08 – Present
	BNY Mellon, National Association⁺	Senior Vice President	07/06 - Present
	The Bank of New York Mellon^*****	Senior Vice President	07/06 - Present
Scott E. Wennerholm	Mellon Capital Management Corporation^***	Director	10/05 – Present
Director
	Newton Management Limited	Director	1/06 – Present
	London, England
	Gannett Welsh & Kotler LLC	Manager	11/07 – Present
	222 Berkley Street	Administrator	11/07 – Present
	Boston, MA 02116
	BNY Alcentra Group Holdings, Inc. ⁺⁺	Director	10/07 – Present

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates



	Ivy Asset Management Corp.	Director	12/07 – Present
	One Jericho Plaza
	Jericho, NY 11753

	Urdang Capital Management, Inc.	Director	10/07 – Present
	630 West Germantown Pike, Suite 300
	Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

	Urdang Securities Management, Inc.	Director	10/07 – Present
	630 West Germantown Pike, Suite 300
	Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

	EACM Advisors LLC	Manager	6/04 - Present
	200 Connecticut Avenue
	Norwalk, CT 06854-1940

	Franklin Portfolio Associates LLC^*	Manager	1/06 – Present

	The Boston Company Asset Management NY,	Manager	10/07 – Present
	LLC*

	The Boston Company Asset Management LLC*	Manager	10/05 – Present

	Pareto Investment Management Limited	Director	3/06 – Present
	London, England

	Mellon Equity Associates, LLP⁺	Executive Committee	10/05 – 12/07
		Member

	Standish Mellon Asset Management Company,	Member, Board of	10/05 – Present
	LLC	Managers
	Mellon Financial Center
	201 Washington Street
	Boston, MA 02108-4408

	The Boston Company Holding, LLC^*	Member, Board of	4/06 – Present
		Managers

	The Bank of New York Mellon ^*****	Senior Vice President	7/08 - Present


	BNY Mellon, National Association ⁺	Senior Vice President	7/08 – Present

	Mellon Bank, N.A. ⁺	Senior Vice President	10/05 – 6/08

	Mellon Trust of New England, N. A.^*	Director	4/06 – 6/08
		Senior Vice President	10/05 – 6/08

	MAM (DE) Trust⁺⁺⁺⁺⁺	Member of Board of	1/07 – Present
		Trustees

	MAM (MA) Holding Trust⁺⁺⁺⁺⁺	Member of Board of	1/07 – Present
		Trustees

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C-7

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates


Bradley J. Skapyak	MBSC Securities Corporation⁺⁺	Executive Vice President	6/07 – Present
Chief Operating Officer
and Director
	Dreyfus Service Corporation⁺⁺	Executive Vice President	2/07 – 6/07
		Senior Vice President	10/97 – 2/07

	The Bank of New York Mellon^****	Senior Vice President	4/07 - Present

Dwight Jacobsen	Pioneer Investments	Senior Vice President	4/06 – 12/07
Executive Vice President	60 State Street
and Director	Boston, Massachusetts

Patrice M. Kozlowski	None
Senior Vice President –
Corporate
Communications

Gary Pierce	The Bank of New York Mellon ^*****	Vice President	7/08 - Present
Controller


	BNY Mellon, National Association ⁺	Vice President	7/08 - Present

	The Dreyfus Trust Company⁺⁺⁺	Chief Financial Officer	7/05 – 6/08
		Treasurer	7/05 – 6/08

	Laurel Capital Advisors, LLP⁺	Chief Financial Officer	5/07 – Present

	MBSC, LLC⁺⁺	Chief Financial Officer	7/05 – 6/07
		Manager, Board of	7/05 – 6/07
		Managers

	MBSC Securities Corporation⁺⁺	Director	6/07 – Present
		Chief Financial Officer	6/07 – Present

	Dreyfus Service Corporation⁺⁺	Director	7/05 – 6/07
		Chief Financial Officer	7/05 – 6/07

	Founders Asset Management, LLC****	Assistant Treasurer	7/06 – Present

	Dreyfus Consumer Credit	Treasurer	7/05 – Present
	Corporation ⁺⁺

	Dreyfus Transfer, Inc. ⁺⁺	Chief Financial Officer	7/05 – Present

	Dreyfus Service	Treasurer	7/05 – Present
	Organization, Inc.⁺⁺
	Seven Six Seven Agency, Inc. ⁺⁺	Treasurer	4/99 – Present

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates


Joseph W. Connolly	The Dreyfus Family of Funds⁺⁺	Chief Compliance	10/04 – Present
Chief Compliance Officer		Officer
	Laurel Capital Advisors, LLP⁺	Chief Compliance	4/05 – Present
		Officer
	The Mellon Funds Trust⁺⁺	Chief Compliance	10/04 – Present
		Officer
	MBSC, LLC⁺⁺	Chief Compliance	10/04 – 6/07
		Officer
	MBSC Securities Corporation⁺⁺	Chief Compliance	6/07 – Present
		Officer
	Dreyfus Service Corporation⁺⁺	Chief Compliance	10/04 – 6/07
		Officer

Gary E. Abbs	The Bank of New York Mellon⁺	First Vice President and	12/96 – Present
Vice President – Tax		Manager of Tax
		Compliance

	Dreyfus Service Organization⁺⁺	Vice President – Tax	01/09 – Present

	Dreyfus Consumer Credit Corporation⁺⁺	Chairman	01/09 – Present
		President	01/09 – Present

	MBSC Securities Corporation⁺⁺	Vice President – Tax	01/09 – Present

Jill Gill	Mellon Financial Corporation ⁺	Vice President	10/01 – 6/07
Vice President –
Human Resources	MBSC Securities Corporation⁺⁺	Vice President	6/07 – Present

	The Bank of New York Mellon ^*****	Vice President	7/08 – Present

	BNY Mellon, National Association ⁺	Vice President	7/08 - Present

	Mellon Bank N.A. ⁺	Vice President	10/06 – 6/08

	Dreyfus Service Corporation⁺⁺	Vice President	10/06 – 6/07

Joanne S. Huber	The Bank of New York Mellon⁺	State & Local	07/1/07 –
Vice President – Tax		Compliance Manager	Present

	Dreyfus Service Organization⁺⁺	Vice President – Tax	01/09 – Present

	Dreyfus Consumer Credit Corporation⁺⁺	Vice President – Tax	01/09 – Present

	MBSC Securities Corporation⁺⁺	Vice President – Tax	01/09 – Present

Anthony Mayo	None
Vice President –
Information Systems

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates


John E. Lane	A P Colorado, Inc. ⁺	Vice President – Real	8/07 – Present
Vice President		Estate and Leases
	A P East, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	A P Management, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	A P Properties, Inc. ⁺	Vice President – Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	A P Rural Land, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – 9/07
		Estate and Leases
	Allomon Corporation⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	AP Residential Realty, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	AP Wheels, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	BNY Mellon, National Association ⁺	Vice President – Real	7/08 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Citmelex Corporation⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Eagle Investment Systems LLC	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
	65 LaSalle Road	Estate and Leases
	West Hartford, CT 06107
	East Properties Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	FSFC, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Holiday Properties, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MBC Investments Corporation⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MBSC Securities Corporation⁺⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MELDEL Leasing Corporation Number 2, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Bank Community Development	Vice President– Real	11/07 – Present
	Corporation⁺	Estate and Leases

	Mellon Capital Management Corporation⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Financial Services Corporation #1⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Financial Services Corporation #4⁺	Vice President – Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Funding Corporation⁺	Vice President– Real	12/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Holdings, LLC⁺	Vice President– Real	12/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon International Leasing Company⁺	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Leasing Corporation⁺	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Private Trust Company, National	Vice President– Real	8/07 – 1/08
	Association⁺	Estate and Leases

	Mellon Securities Trust Company⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – 7/08
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Trust Company of Illinois⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – 07/08
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Trust Company of New England, N.A.⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – 6/08
		Estate and Leases

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates


	Mellon Trust Company of New York LLC⁺⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – 6/08
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Ventures, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Melnamor Corporation⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MFS Leasing Corp. ⁺	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MMIP, LLC⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Pareto New York LLC⁺⁺	Vice President– Real	10/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Pontus, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Promenade, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	RECR, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	SKAP #7⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – 11/07
		Estate and Leases
	Technology Services Group, Inc.*****	Senior Vice President	6/06 – Present

	Tennesee Processing Center LLC*****	Managing Director	5/08 – Present
		Senior Vice President	4/04 – 5/08

	Texas AP, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	The Bank of New York Mellon*****	Vice President – Real	7/08 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation*****	Executive Vice President	8/07 – Present

	Trilem, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
Jeanne M. Login	A P Colorado, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
Vice President		Estate and Leases
	A P East, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	A P Management, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	A P Properties, Inc. ⁺	Vice President – Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	A P Rural Land, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – 9/07
		Estate and Leases
	Allomon Corporation⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	AP Residential Realty, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	AP Wheels, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	APT Holdings Corporation⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	BNY Investment Management Services LLC⁺⁺⁺⁺	Vice President– Real	1/01 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	BNY Mellon, National Association ⁺	Vice President – Real	7/08 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Citmelex Corporation⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Eagle Investment Systems LLC⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	East Properties Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases

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C-11

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates


	FSFC, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Holiday Properties, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MBC Investments Corporation⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MBSC Securities Corporation⁺⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MELDEL Leasing Corporation Number 2, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Bank Community Development	Vice President – Real	11/07 – Present
	Corporation⁺	Estate and Leases

	Mellon Capital Management Corporation⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Financial Services Corporation #1⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Financial Services Corporation #4⁺	Vice President – Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Funding Corporation⁺	Vice President – Real	12/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Holdings LLC⁺	Vice President – Real	12/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon International Leasing Company⁺	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Leasing Corporation⁺	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Private Trust Company, National	Vice President – Real	8/07 – 1/08
	Association⁺	Estate and Leases

	Mellon Securities Trust Company⁺	Vice President – Real	8/07 – 7/08
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Trust of New England, N.A. ^*	Vice President – Real	8/07 – 6/08
		Estate and Leases
	Mellon Trust Company of Illinois⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – 7/08
		Estate and Leases
	MFS Leasing Corp. ⁺	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	MMIP, LLC⁺	Vice President– Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Pontus, Inc. ⁺	Vice President– Real	7/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	Promenade, Inc. ⁺	Vice President – Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	RECR, Inc. ⁺	Vice President – Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	SKAP #7⁺	Vice President – Real	8/07 – 11/07
		Estate and Leases
	Tennesee Processing Center LLC*****	Managing Director	5/08 – Present
		Senior Vice President	4/04 – 5/08

	Texas AP, Inc. ⁺	Vice President – Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases
	The Bank of New York Mellon*****	Vice President – Real	7/08 – Present
		Estate and Leases

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Name and Position
With Dreyfus	Other Businesses	Position Held	Dates


	Trilem, Inc. ⁺	Vice President – Real	8/07 – Present
		Estate and Leases

James Bitetto	MBSC Securities Corporation⁺⁺	Assistant Secretary	6/07 – Present
Secretary
	Dreyfus Service Corporation⁺⁺	Assistant Secretary	8/98 – 6/07

	Dreyfus Service Organization, Inc.⁺⁺	Secretary	8/05 – Present

	The Dreyfus Consumer Credit Corporation⁺⁺	Vice President	2/02 - Present
		Director	2/02 – 7/06

	Founders Asset Management LLC****	Assistant Secretary	3/09 – Present

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*	The address of the business so indicated is One Boston Place, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108.

**	The address of the business so indicated is One Bush Street, Suite 450, San Francisco, California 94104.

***	The address of the business so indicated is 595 Market Street, Suite 3000, San Francisco, California 94105.

****	The address of the business so indicated is 210 University Blvd., Suite 800, Denver, Colorado 80206.

*****	The address of the business so indicated is One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286.

+	The address of the business so indicated is One Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258.

++	The address of the business so indicated is 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166.

+++	The address of the business so indicated is 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, New York 11556-0144.

++++	The address of the business so indicated is White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware 19711.

+++++	The address of the business so indicated is 4005 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE 19804.

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Item 27. Principal Underwriters

(a) Other investment companies for which Registrant's principal underwriter (exclusive distributor) acts as principal underwriter or exclusive distributor:

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1.	Advantage Funds, Inc.

2.	BNY Mellon Funds Trust

3.	CitizensSelect Funds

4.	Dreyfus Appreciation Fund, Inc.

5.	Dreyfus BASIC Money Market Fund, Inc.

6.	Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund

7.	Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Mortgage Securities Fund

8.	Dreyfus Bond Funds, Inc.

9.	Dreyfus Cash Management

10.	Dreyfus Cash Management Plus, Inc.

11.	Dreyfus Connecticut Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.

12.	Dreyfus Funds, Inc.

13.	The Dreyfus Fund Incorporated

14.	Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds

15.	Dreyfus Growth and Income Fund, Inc.

16.	Dreyfus Index Funds, Inc.

17.	Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Funds

18.	Dreyfus Institutional Money Market Fund

19.	Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Money Market Funds

20.	Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Funds

21.	Dreyfus Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

22.	Dreyfus International Funds, Inc.

23.	Dreyfus Investment Funds

24.	Dreyfus Investment Grade Funds, Inc.

25.	Dreyfus Investment Portfolios

26.	The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc.

27.	The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust

28.	The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds

29.	Dreyfus LifeTime Portfolios, Inc.

30.	Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc.

31.	Dreyfus Manager Funds I

32.	Dreyfus Manager Funds II

33.	Dreyfus Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund

34.	Dreyfus Midcap Index Fund, Inc.

35.	Dreyfus Money Market Instruments, Inc.

36.	Dreyfus Municipal Bond Opportunity Fund

37.	Dreyfus Municipal Cash Management Plus

38.	Dreyfus Municipal Funds, Inc.

39.	Dreyfus Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.

40.	Dreyfus New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

41.	Dreyfus New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund, Inc.

42.	Dreyfus New York AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund

43.	Dreyfus New York AMT-Free Municipal Money Market Fund

44.	Dreyfus New York Municipal Cash Management

45.	Dreyfus New York Tax Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.

46.	Dreyfus Opportunity Funds

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<R>

47.	Dreyfus Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Fund

48.	Dreyfus Premier California AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

49.	Dreyfus Premier Equity Funds, Inc.

50.	Dreyfus Premier GNMA Fund, Inc.

51.	Dreyfus Premier Investment Funds, Inc.

52.	Dreyfus Premier Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

53.	Dreyfus Premier Worldwide Growth Fund, Inc.

54.	Dreyfus Research Growth Fund, Inc.

55.	Dreyfus State Municipal Bond Funds

56.	Dreyfus Stock Funds

57.	Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Government Fund

58.	The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.

59.	Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.

60.	Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management Funds

61.	The Dreyfus Third Century Fund, Inc.

62.	Dreyfus Treasury & Agency Cash Management

63.	Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management

64.	Dreyfus U.S. Treasury Intermediate Term Fund

65.	Dreyfus U.S. Treasury Long Term Fund

66.	Dreyfus 100% U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

67.	Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund

68.	Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar Money Market Fund, Inc.

69.	General California Municipal Money Market Fund

70.	General Government Securities Money Market Funds, Inc.

71.	General Money Market Fund, Inc.

72.	General Municipal Money Market Funds, Inc.

73.	General New York Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

74.	General New York Municipal Money Market Fund

75.	Strategic Funds, Inc.

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(b)
Name and principal		Positions and Offices
Business address	Positions and offices with the Distributor	with Registrant

Jon R. Baum*	Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board	None
J. David Officer*	President and Director	President
Ken Bradle**	Executive Vice President and Director	None
Robert G. Capone*****	Executive Vice President and Director	None
J. Charles Cardona*	Executive Vice President and Director	None
Sue Ann Cormack**	Executive Vice President	None
Dwight D. Jacobsen*	Executive Vice President and Director	None
Mark A. Keleher******	Executive Vice President	None
William H. Maresca*	Executive Vice President and Director	None
Timothy M. McCormick*	Executive Vice President	None
David K. Mossman****	Executive Vice President	None
James Neiland*	Executive Vice President	None
Sean O’Neil*****	Executive Vice President	None
Irene Papadoulis**	Executive Vice President	None
Matthew Perrone**	Executive Vice President	None
Noreen Ross*	Executive Vice President	None
Bradley J. Skapyak*	Executive Vice President	None
Gary Pierce*	Chief Financial Officer and Director	None
Tracy Hopkins*	Senior Vice President	None
Marc S. Isaacson**	Senior Vice President	None
Denise B. Kneeland*****	Senior Vice President	None
Mary T. Lomasney*****	Senior Vice President	None
Barbara A. McCann*****	Senior Vice President	None
Christine Carr Smith******	Senior Vice President	None
Ronald Jamison*	Chief Legal Officer and Secretary	None
Joseph W. Connolly*	Chief Compliance Officer (Investment Advisory Business)	Chief Compliance Officer
Stephen Storen*	Chief Compliance Officer	None
Maria Georgopoulos*	Vice President – Facilities Management	None
William Germenis*	Vice President – Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering	Anti-Money Laundering
	Officer	Compliance Officer
Karin L. Waldmann*	Privacy Officer	None
Timothy I. Barrett**	Vice President	None
Gina DiChiara*	Vice President	None
Jill Gill*	Vice President	None
John E. Lane*******	Vice President – Real Estate and Leases	None
Jeanne M. Login*******	Vice President – Real Estate and Leases	None
Edward A. Markward*	Vice President – Compliance	None
Paul Molloy*	Vice President	None
Anthony Nunez*	Vice President – Finance	None
William Schalda*	Vice President	None
John Shea*	Vice President – Finance	None
Christopher A. Stallone**	Vice President	None
Susan Verbil*	Vice President – Finance	None
William Verity*	Vice President – Finance	None
James Windels*	Vice President	Treasurer

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(b)
Name and principal		Positions and Offices
Business address	Positions and offices with the Distributor	with Registrant

James Bitetto*	Assistant Secretary	Vice President and
		Assistant Secretary
James D. Muir*	Assistant Secretary	None
Ken Christoffersen***	Assistant Secretary	None

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*	Principal business address is 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166.

**	Principal business address is 144 Glenn Curtiss Blvd., Uniondale, NY 11556-0144.

***	Principal business address is 210 University Blvd., Suite 800, Denver, CO 80206.

****	Principal business address is One Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15258.

*****	Principal business address is One Boston Place, Boston, MA 02108.

******	Principal business address is 595 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

*******	Principal business address is 101 Barclay Street, New York 10286.

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C-17

Item 28.

Location of Accounts and Records

1.		The Bank of New York Mellon
		One Wall Street
		New York, New York 10286

2.		DST Systems, Inc.
		1055 Broadway
		Kansas City, MO 64105

3.		The Dreyfus Corporation
		200 Park Avenue
		New York, New York 10166

Item 29.

Management Services

Not Applicable

Item 30.

Undertakings

None

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SIGNATURES

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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 Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this 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 26^thday of June, 2009.

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DREYFUS BASIC U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND

BY: /s/ J. David Officer*

J. David Officer, President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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Signatures	Title	Date


/s/J. David Officer*	President (Principal Executive Officer)	06/26/09

J. David Officer

/s/James Windels*	Treasurer (Principal Accounting	06/26/09

James Windels	and Financial Officer)

/s/Joseph S. DiMartino*	Chairman of the Board	06/26/09

Joseph S. DiMartino

/s/Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.*Board Member	06/26/09

Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.

/s/David W. Burke*	Board Member	06/26/09

David W. Burke

/s/Peggy C. Davis*	Board Member	06/26/09

Peggy C. Davis

/s/Diane Dunst*	Board Member	06/26/09

Diane Dunst

/s/Ernest Kafka*	Board Member	06/26/09

Ernest Kafka

/s/Nathan Leventhal*	Board Member	06/26/09

Nathan Leventhal

/s/Daniel Rose*	Board Member	06/26/09

Daniel Rose

/s/Warren B. Rudman*	Board Member	06/26/09

Warren B. Rudman

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*BY:		/s/Janette Farragher

		Janette Farragher,
		Attorney-in-Fact

DREYFUS BASIC U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

(j) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

EX-23 2 consent-124.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT consent-124.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Counsel and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the Statement of Additional Information and to the use of our report dated April 17, 2009 on Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 which is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement (Form N-1A Nos. 33-46503 and 811-6606) of Dreyfus BASIC U.S. Government Money Market Fund.

ERNST&YOUNGLLP

New York, New York
June 22, 2009