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                    SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
 
                  Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of 
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
    Filed by the Registrant / /
    Filed by a Party other than the Registrant /X/
 
    Check the appropriate box:
    / /  Preliminary Proxy Statement
    / /  Definitive Proxy Statement
    /X/  Definitive Additional Materials
    / /  Soliciting  Material  Pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or
         or Rule 14a-12
                            WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) 
 
                Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
 
/ /  $125 per Exchange Act Rules 0-11(c)(1)(ii), 14a-6(I)(1), or 14a-6(I)(2)
/ /  $500 per  each party  to  the controversy  pursuant  to Exchange  Act
     Rule 14a-6(I)(3)
/ /  Fee computed  on   table  below   per  Exchange   Act  Rules  14a-6(I)(4) 
     and 0-11

     1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: 
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     2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: 
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     3) Per unit  price  or  other  underlying  value  of  transaction
            computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11:*
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     4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it
was determined.
 
/ /  Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule 0-11(a)(2)  and identify the  filing for which the  offsetting fee was
paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

     1) Amount Previously Paid:
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     2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
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     3) Filing Party:
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     4) Date Filed:
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/x/  Filing fee paid with preliminary filing.

The following response was provided to an individual on or about July 20,
1998.

     Institutional Shareholder Services is one of the most widely 
followed independent organizations specializing in proxy analysis.
Institutional investors use ISS research as one of the factors in making their
decisions when voting on proxy proposals. 

In making their recommendation on the Western Resources Kansas 
City Power & Light merger, ISS used the proxy materials prepared by the
companies, independent analysis and discussion with company management from
Western Resources and Kansas City Power & Light.