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Sub-Item 77Q3

I, Stephen E. Canter, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of
Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made,
not misleading with respect to the period covered
by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information
included in this report, and the financial
statements on which the financial information
is based, fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations,
changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial
statements are required to include a statement of cash flows)
of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented
in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c)
under the Investment Company Act) for the
registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures
to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report
is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within
90 days prior to the filing date of this report
(the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this report our conclusions about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and
I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation,
to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
of the registrant's board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation
of internal controls which could adversely affect the
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize,
and report financial data and have identified for
the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant's internal controls; and




6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I
have indicated in this report whether or not there
were significant changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent
evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard
to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.




Date: 5/28/03

/s/ Stephen E. Canter
Stephen E. Canter
President


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