May 12, 2005 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549-0506 RE: The Travelers Separate Account PF for Variable Annuities, SEC File No. 811-08313, Travelers Life & Annuity PrimElite III Annuity, Registration No. 333-123337 Request for Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form N-4 Pursuant to Rule 477 Members of the Commission: The Travelers Insurance Company, as sponsor and depositor of The Travelers Separate Account PF for Variable Annuities ("Registrant") on behalf of the Registrant, requests withdrawal of a registration statement on Form N-4 for Travelers Life & Annuity PrimElite III Annuity submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2005 and assigned File Number 333-123337 ("Registration Statement"). The Travelers Insurance Company makes this request for withdrawal of the Registration Statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 477 thereunder. We wish to withdraw the referenced registration due to business changes that have occurred since March 15, 2005. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience we may have caused. Please direct any comments or questions regarding this filing to me at (860) 308-1292 or to Scott K. Richardson at (860) 308-5395. Sincerely, /s/Kate Johnson Counsel The Travelers Life Insurance Company Cc: Harry Eisenstein, Senior Counsel Office of Insurance Products Division of Investment Management Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549-0506