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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001136730-03-000012
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	NSAR-B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20021231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030228
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20030228

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VAN KAMPEN HIGH INCOME TRUST II
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000846671
		IRS NUMBER:				366900462
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		NSAR-B
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05769
		FILM NUMBER:		03584852

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE PARKVIEW PLZ
		STREET 2:		VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC
		CITY:			OAKBROOK TERRACE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60181
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6306846774

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS INC
		STREET 2:		ONE PARKVIEW PLAZA
		CITY:			OAKBROOK TERRACE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60181

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VAN KAMPEN MERRITT LIMITED TERM HIGH INCOME TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL LIMITED TERM HIGH INCOME
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960102
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SIGNATURE   MICHAEL COYNE
TITLE       ASSISTANT TREASURER


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Van Kampen High Income Trust II

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Van
Kampen High Income Trust II (the "Trust") for the year ended December
31, 2002 (on which we have issued our report dated February 7, 2003),
we considered its internal control, including control activities for
safeguarding securities, in order to determine our auditing procedures
for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements
and to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, and not to provide
assurance on the Trust's internal control.

The management of the Trust is responsible for establishing and
maintaining internal control.  In fulfilling this responsibility,
estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the
expected benefits and related costs of controls.  Generally, controls
that are relevant to an audit pertain to the entity's objective of
preparing financial statements for external purposes that are fairly
presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America.  Those controls include the
safeguarding of assets against unauthorized acquisition, use, or
disposition.

Because of inherent limitations in any internal control, misstatements
due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.  Also, projections
of any evaluation of internal control to future periods are subject to
the risk that the internal control may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with policies or
procedures may deteriorate.

Our consideration of the Trust's internal control would not necessarily
disclose all matters in the internal control that might be material
weaknesses under standards established by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants.  A material weakness is a condition in
which the design or operation of one or more of the internal control
components does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that
misstatements caused by error or fraud in amounts that would be
material in relation to the financial statements being audited may
occur and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the
normal course of performing their assigned functions.  However, we
noted no matters involving the Trust's internal control and its
operation, including controls for safeguarding securities, that we
consider to be material weaknesses as defined above as of December 31,
2002.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of the
Trust's management, the Trustees and Shareholders of Van Kampen High
Income Trust II, and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not
intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these
specified parties.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 7, 2003



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(a)(i) The Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Van
Kampen High Income Trust II (the "Trust") have evaluated the disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c)) of the Trust within 90 days of
the filing date of this Form N-SAR (the "Effective Date") and they believe that
the disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(a)(ii)  There have been no significant changes in the Trust's internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to
the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

(a)(iii) CERTIFICATIONS

I, John L. Sullivan, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of the Trust;

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 registrants' other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in the 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 registrants' other certifying officers 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 officers 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:  2/27/03


                                      /S/ John L. Sullivan
  					  Principal Financial Officer


(a)(iii) CERTIFICATIONS

I, Mitchell M. Merin, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of the Trust;

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 registrants' other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in the 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 registrants' other certifying officers 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 officers 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:  2/27/03


                                      /S/ Mitchell M. Merin
  					  Principle Executive Officer

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