Securities and Exchange Commission
                            Washington, DC 20549
                     Rule 23c-2 Notice of Intention to
                             Redeem Securities

                                     of

                      Van Kampen High Income Trust II
                             One Parkview Plaza
                         Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

                                 under the

                       Investment Company Act of 1940

                      Securities Act File No. 33-27097
                  Investment Company Act File No. 811-5769

(1)    Title of the class of Securities to be redeemed:

             Auction Preferred Shared Shares, par value of $ .01 per share,
             liquidation preference of $25,000 per share ("APS").

(2)    Date on which the securities may be called or redeemed:

             September 10, 2002

(3)    Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the
       securities are to be redeemed:

             APS are to be redeemed in accordance with Section 3 of the
             Certificate of Vote of Trustees Establishing Preferred Shares,
             dated October 6, 1992.

(4)    The principal amount or number of shares and the basis upon which
       the securities to be redeemed are to be selected:

             Van Kampen High Income Trust II intends to redeem 116 shares
             of APS, which have a total principal amount of $2,900,000.
             Such redemption shall be effected pro rata.

                                                     Signature


         Pursuant to the requirement of Rule 23c-2, Van Kampen High Income
Trust II has duly caused this Notice of Intention to Redeem Securities
pursuant to Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereto duly authorized in the
State of Illinois on this 30th day of July 2002.

                                              Van Kampen High Income Trust II


                                              By:   /s/  A. Thomas Smith III
                                                    ---------------------------
                                              Name:  A. Thomas Smith III
                                              Title: Secretary