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                  Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America
                             333 South Hope Street
                       Los Angeles, California 90071-1406
                              Phone (213) 486 9200

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


BRENDA S. ELLERIN,  President and PEO, and SHARON G. MOSELEY,  Treasurer of
Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America,  (the "Registrant"),  each certify
to the best of her knowledge that:

1)       The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended
         January 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

LIMITED TERM TAX-EXEMPT BOND                LIMITED TERM TAX-EXEMPT BOND
fund OF AMERICA                             fund OF AMERICA



/s/ Brenda S. Ellerin                      /s/ Sharon G. Moseley
Brenda S. Ellerin, President               Sharon G. Moseley, Treasurer

Date: April 8, 2004                        Date:  April 8, 2004


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to LIMITED TERM TAX-EXEMPT BOND
FUND OF AMERICA and will be retained by LIMITED TERM TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND 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.