BINGHAM DANA LLP 150 FEDERAL STREET BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110-1726 August 25, 2000 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Investment Management Judiciary Plaza 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Liberty Funds Trust IX (formerly LAMCO Trust I) Liberty All-Star Small Cap Growth Fund, Liberty All-Star Mid Cap Growth Fund, Liberty All-Star Large Cap Growth Fund and Liberty All-Star Managed Growth Fund (File Nos. 811-09095 and 333-66819) Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of our client, Liberty Funds Trust IX (formerly LAMCO Trust I) (the "Trust"), we request the withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Amendment No. 6 to the Trust's Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Amendment"), filed on June 29, 2000, accession number 0000929638-00-000112. The Amendment relates to Liberty All-Star Small Cap Growth Fund, Liberty All-Star Mid Cap Growth Fund, Liberty All-Star Large Cap Growth Fund and Liberty All-Star Managed Growth Fund, series of the Trust. Please call the undersigned at 617-951-8383 or William J. Ballou of Colonial Management Associates, Inc. at 617-772-3339 with any questions relating to this request. Sincerely, Jennifer H. Hurford cc: Joy Kemppaine, Esq. William J. Ballou, Esq.