[Van Kampen Investments Inc. Letterhead]

                                                                         497(j)



                                 September 3, 2004



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

   Re:  Van Kampen High Income Corporate Bond Fund -- Rule 497(j) Filing
        (File Nos. 2-62115 and 811-2851)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      Van Kampen High Income Corporate Bond Fund filed via EDGAR on August 27,
2004 an electronically signed copy of Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration Statement") complete with
exhibits filed therewith pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the General Rules and
Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act Rules"), and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.

      In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j) of the 1933 Act Rules,
this letter serves to certify that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information contained in the Registration Statement do not differ from that
which would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) of the 1933 Act Rules.

      Should the staff have any questions regarding the foregoing, please
contact the undersigned at (212) 762-5262 or Chuck Taylor at (312) 407-0863.


                                                Very truly yours,



                                                /s/ Lou Anne McInnis
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                                                Lou Anne McInnis
                                                Assistant Secretary