October 19, 2001 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Insurance Products Judiciary Plaza 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: CitiFunds Premium Trust (filing relates only to Citi Premium Liquid Reserves) (File Nos. 33-28844 and 811-5812) Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of our client, CitiFunds Premium Trust (the "Trust"), we request the withdrawal of the filing of the Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") on October 18, 2001, accession number 0000950156-01-500427, as the filing is duplicative of a filing submitted earlier on that same date. Please call Mari Wilson at 617-951-8381 or the undersigned at 617-951-8029 with any questions relating to this request. Sincerely, /s/ Michelle R. Kohlmeier Michelle R. Kohlmeier cc: Mari Wilson Elizabeth Belanger