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                      The Cash Management Trust of America
              333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071
                            Telephone (213) 486 9200



                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

ABNER D. GOLDSTINE,  President and PEO, and SUSI M. SILVERMAN,  Treasurer of The
Cash Management Trust of America,  (the "Registrant"),  each certify to the best
of his or her knowledge that:


1)   The  Registrant's  periodic  report  on Form  N-CSR  for the  period  ended
     September 30, 2004 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the  requirements
     of  Section  13(a) or  15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as
     amended; and

2)   The  information  contained  in the  Form  N-CSR  fairly  presents,  in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Registrant.

Principal Executive Officer                    Principal Financial Officer

THE CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST                      THE CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST
OF AMERICA                                     OF AMERICA

/s/ Abner D. Goldstine                         /s/ Susi M. Silverman
----------------------------                   -----------------------------
Abner D. Goldstine, President                  Susi M. Silverman, Treasurer

Date: December 8, 2004                         Date: December 8, 2004


A signed  original  of this  written  statement  required  by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 has been  provided to THE CASH  MANAGEMENT  TRUST OF
AMERICA  and will be  retained  by THE CASH  MANAGEMENT  TRUST  OF  AMERICA  and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange  Commission (the  "Commission")  or its
staff upon request.

This  certification  is being furnished to the Commission  solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with
the Commission.