One Commerce Square 
                                        Philadelphia, PA 19103
                                        
Delaware Group of Funds
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                                                       DELAWARE 
                                                       GROUP
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                                             1933 Act Rule 497(j)
                                        1933 Act File No. 2-13017
                                       1940 Act File No. 811-750
                                                                  
      
August 25, 1997


Filed via EDGAR (CIK #0000027574)
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549


Re:  File No. 2-13017
     DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS II, INC. 
      

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j), under the
Securities Act of 1933, this is to certify that the forms of
Supplements to the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of
Rule 497 do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 108, the most recent post-effective amendment of
Delaware Group Equity Funds II, Inc.  Post-Effective Amendment
No. 108 was filed electronically with the Commission on August
22, 1997 under paragraph (b) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act
of 1933.


Very truly yours,

/s/ George M. Chamberlain, Jr.

George M. Chamberlain, Jr.
Senior Vice President/
Secretary/General Counsel