UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 1, 2009

Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Georgia

0-18407

58-1800833

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File

Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


6200 The Corners Parkway, Norcross, Georgia		30092-3365
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 449-7800

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure

On or about May 1, 2009, Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. (the “Registrant”) sent a letter to the limited partners of the Registrant providing an update of the Registrant’s portfolio along with a distribution check, if applicable. Copies of the letter and Fact Sheet are attached as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibit and the information set forth therein are deemed to have been furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title

99.1		Letter to limited partners

99.2		Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. Fact Sheet data as of March 31, 2009

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND III, L.P. (Registrant)

By:	WELLS CAPITAL, INC. General Partner

	By:	/s/ Douglas P. Williams
		Douglas P. Williams Senior Vice President

Date: May 1, 2009

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title

99.1		Letter to limited partners

99.2		Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. Fact Sheet data as of March 31, 2009

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