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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000820027-03-000756.txt : 20031030
<SEC-HEADER>0000820027-03-000756.hdr.sgml : 20031030
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20031030151301
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000820027-03-000756
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20031030
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20031030

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AXP GOVERNMENT INCOME SERIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000764802
		IRS NUMBER:				412021315
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		497
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	002-96512
		FILM NUMBER:		03966492

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		80 SOUTH 8TH STREET
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55440
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6123722772

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		80 SOUTH 8TH STREET
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55440

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AXP FEDERAL INCOME FUND INC /MN/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000829

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	IDS FEDERAL INCOME FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<TYPE>497
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>s6042-3a.txt
<DESCRIPTION>AXP SHORT DURATION U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND - PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
<TEXT>
                         Supplement Dated Oct. 30, 2003*
                      to the Prospectus Dated May 31, 2003
        of AXP(R) Short Duration U.S. Government Fund S-6042-99 X (7/03)

The following sentence has been added to the first paragraph under the
"Principal Investment Strategies" section of the prospectus:

These mortgage loans include, but are not limited to Government National
Mortgage Association (GNMA or Ginnie Mae) mortgage-backed bonds, which are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States; and Federal National
Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation (FHLMC or Freddie Mac) mortgage-backed bonds, which are backed by
the credit of federal agencies or government sponsored entities, although not by
the full faith and credit of the United States.


S-6042-3 A (10/03)

* Valid until May 31, 2004


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