The Tocqueville Trust 1675 Broadway New York, New York 10019 May 17, 2002 U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 Re: The Tocqueville Trust (the "Trust") - CIK No. 0000801444 Request for Withdrawal of Amendment to Registration Statement on Form N-14/A; File No. 333-85140 Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of the Trust, we hereby request that Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form N-14/A (the "Amendment"), filed on May 14, 2002 (accession number 0001116679-02-001059), be withdrawn pursuant to Rule 477(a) under the Securities Act of 1933. The Amendment was mistakenly submitted as a Pre-Effective Amendment instead of a Post-Effective Amendment and was thus submitted using an incorrect form type. Very truly yours, /s/ Roger Cotta - --------------- Roger Cotta Secretary