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<LEGEND>      This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted
              from the quarter ended June 29, 1997 Form 10-Q Balance  Sheets and
              Statements  of  Operations  and is  qualified  in its  entirety by
              reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>  American Tax Credit Properties, II L.P.
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