| Putnam Investments | |
| One Post Office Square | |
| Boston, MA 02109 | |
| February 12, 2018 |
VIA EDGAR
Jaea Hahn, Esquire
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| RE: | Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust (Investment Company Act File No. 811-03897)—Registration |
| Statement on Form N-14 | |
Dear Ms. Hahn:
Enclosed for filing on behalf of Putnam U.S. Government Income Trust, is a registration statement on Form N-14 (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement relates to the merger of Putnam American Government Income Fund into the Fund.
No registration fee is being paid at the time of filing because the Fund has previously filed an election, under Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to register an indefinite number of shares of the Fund.
The Registration Statement is proposed to become effective thirty days after filing, March 12, 2018, pursuant to Rule 488 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
I may be reached at 1-617-760-2577, to discuss this matter further. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
| Very truly yours, | |
| /s/ Venice Monagan | |
| Venice Monagan |
Enclosure
| cc: | Bryan Chegwidden, Esquire, Ropes & Gray LLP |
| James Thomas, Esquire, Ropes & Gray LLP | |
| Peter Fariel, Esquire, Putnam Investments |
