FIDELITY (LOGO) INVESTMENTS(registered trademark) FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston MA 02109-3614 617 563 7000 November 26, 1997 Securities and Exchange Commission Judiciary Plaza, Room 5159 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn: Mr. Michael J. Shaffer Re: Fidelity Government Securities Fund (the Trust) File Nos. (2-62529) and (811-2869) Request for Withdrawal of Filing Dear Mr. Shaffer: As Secretary and Agent for Service of the above Trust, the undersigned hereby requests consent, pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, to withdraw the 485APOS filing with Accession Number: 0000035315-97-000011 from the above Registrant. This filing is unnecessary due to a subsequent reorganization of the underlying fund contained in the filing. On November 19, 1997, shareholders of Fidelity Government Securities Fund, a fund of the Trust, approved a reorganization of the fund to Fidelity Income Fund (File Nos. 2-92661 and 811-4085). The closing date for this reorganization is scheduled for November 28, 1997. As a result of the reorganization, a Registration Statement on behalf of Fidelity Government Securities Fund will be filed pursuant to Rule 485(b) in Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Fidelity Income Fund. This Registration Statement will have an effective date of November 28, 1997. In anticipation of shareholder approval of the proposed reorganization, a Registration Statement was previously filed on behalf of Fidelity Government Securities Fund pursuant to Rule 485(a) in Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 to Fidelity Income Fund. Very truly yours, /s/ Arthur S. Loring Arthur S. Loring Secretary and Agent for Service