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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 15

CERTIFICATION  AND  NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(G) OF
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THE  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER
SECTIONS  13  AND  15(D)  OF  THE  SECURITIES  EXCHANGE  ACT  OF  1934.
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                               Commission File Number_  33-35148-01
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          AMERICAN INCOME FUND I-A, A MASSACHUSETTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            1050 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA 02421   (781) 676-0009
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    (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
                    registrant's principal executive offices)

             286,274 Units Representing Limited Partnership Interest
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            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

                                      NONE
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    (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports
                      under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
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Please  place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s)
relied  upon  to  terminate  or  suspend  the  duty  to  file  reports:
X Rule  12g-4(a)(1)(i)           Rule  12h-3(b)(1)(i)
  Rule  12g-4(a)(1)(ii)          Rule  12h-3(b)(1)(ii)
  Rule  12g-4(a)(2)(i)           Rule  12h-3(b)(2)(i)
  Rule  12g-4(a)(2)(ii)          Rule  12h-3(b)(2)(ii)
                                 Rule  15d-6

Approximate  number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:
0

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 AMERICAN
INCOME  FUND  I-A,  A  MASSACHUSETTS  LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP  has  caused  this
certification/notice  to  be  signed  on  its  behalf  by  the  undersigned duly
authorized  person.

Date:  September  30,  2002
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By:/s/  Wayne  Engle
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