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                      The Cash Management Trust of America
              333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071
                  Telephone (213) 486 9200 Fax (213) 486- 9455

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



     ABNER D. GOLDSTINE,  President and PEO, and SUSI M. SILVERMAN, Treasurer of
The Cash Management Trust of America,  (the  "Registrant"),  each certify to the
best of his or her knowledge that:

1)       The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended
         March 31, 2004 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements
         of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
         amended; and

2)       The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Registrant.


Chief Executive Officer                   Chief Financial Officer

THE CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST                 THE CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST
OF AMERICA                                OF AMERICA


/s/ Abner D. Goldstine                    /s/ Susi M. Silverman
Abner D. Goldstine, President             Susi M. Silverman, Treasurer

Date: June 8, 2004                        Date:  June 8, 2004


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to THE CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST OF
AMERICA and will be retained by THE CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST OF AMERICA and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or its
staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with
the Commission.