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  AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1998
                                        REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
                               _______________

                                   FORM S-6
                               _______________

                  FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
                   OF 1933 OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT
                       TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2
                               _______________

A.  EXACT NAME OF TRUST:

                       MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT TRUST FUND
                        INTERMEDIATE TERM SERIES-402
                             DEFINED ASSET FUNDS
                          (A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST)

B.  NAMES OF DEPOSITORS:

              MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
                             SMITH BARNEY INC.
                          PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
                          DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.

C.  COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF DEPOSITORS' PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH                SMITH BARNEY INC.
           INCORPORATED                            388 GREENWICH STREET
       DEFINED ASSET FUNDS                              23RD FLOOR
          P.O. BOX 9051                            NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013
    PRINCETON, N.J. 08543-9051

    DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.                    PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
   TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER--                      1285 AVE. OF THE AMERICAS
          59TH FLOOR                               NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019
     NEW YORK, N.Y. 10048


D.  NAMES AND COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF AGENTS FOR SERVICE:

   TERESA KONCICK, ESQ.                              DOUGLAS LOWE, ESQ.
       P.O BOX 9051                               DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
PRINCETON, N.J. 08543-9051                         TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER--
                                                         59TH FLOOR
                                                    NEW YORK, N. Y. 10048

                                                           COPIES TO
   LAURIE HESSLEIN          ROBERT E. HOLLEY      PIERRE DE SAINT PHALLE, ESQ.
 388 GREENWICH STREET  1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS     450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013     NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019         NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017

E.  TITLE OF SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED:

 An indefinite number of Units of Beneficial Interest pursuant to Rule 24f-2
      promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.


F.  APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:

 As soon as practicable after the acquisition and deposit  of  the  underlying
securities.

THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 8(A)  OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING
PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
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                                   PART II

            ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROSPECTUS

   A. The following information relating to the Depositors is incorporated
by reference to the SEC filings indicated and made a part of this Registration
Statement.

I.   Bonding arrangements of each of the Depositors are incorporated by
     reference to Item A of Part II to the Registration Statement on Form
     S-6 under the Securities Act of 1933 for Municipal Investment Trust
     Fund, Monthly Payment Series--573 Defined Asset Funds (Reg. No.
     333-08241).

II.  The date of organization of each of the Depositors is set forth in
     Item B of Part II to the Registration Statement on Form S-6 under the
     Securities Act of 1933 for Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Monthly
     Payment Series--573 Defined Asset Funds (Reg.  No. 333-08241) and is
     herein incorporated by reference thereto.

III. The Charter and By-Laws of each of the Depositors are incorporated
     herein by reference to Exhibits 1.3 through 1.12 to the Registration
     Statement on Form S-6 under the Securities Act of 1933 for Municipal
     Investment Trust Fund, Monthly Payment Series--573 Defined Asset Funds
     (Reg.  No. 333-08241).

IV.  Information as to Officers and Directors of the Depositors has been filed
     pursuant to Schedules A and D of Form BD under Rules 15b1-1 and 15b3-1
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is incorporated by
     reference to the SEC filings indicated and made a part of this
     Registration Statement:

                                                               SEC FILE OR
                                                            IDENTIFICATION NO.
                                                            __________________


         Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated        8-7221
         Smith Barney Inc.                                         8-8177
         PaineWebber Incorporated                                 8-16267
         Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.                                8-14172

     B.  The Internal Revenue Service Employer Identification Numbers of
the Sponsors and Trustee are as follows:

         Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated    13-5674085
         Smith Barney Inc.                                     13-1912900
         PaineWebber Incorporated                              13-2638166
         Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.                             94-0899825
         The Bank of New York                                  13-4941102

                                 UNDERTAKING

     The Sponsors undertake that they will not instruct the Trustee to
accept from (i)  Asset Guaranty Reinsurance Company, Municipal Bond
Investors Assurance Corporation or any other insurance company affiliated
with any of the Sponsors, in settlement of any claim, less than an amount
sufficient to pay any principal or interest (and, in the case of a
taxability redemption, premium) then due on any Security in accordance with
the municipal bond guaranty insurance policy attached to such Security or
(ii) any affiliate of the Sponsors who has any obligation with respect to
any Security, less than the full amount due pursuant to the obligation
unless such instructions have been approved by the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 17d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.



                                     II-1


  Final prospectuses from the following Series of Municipal Investment
Trust Fund, Defined Asset Funds (all of which are incorporated herein by
reference) may be used as preliminary prospectuses for this Series:
Intermediate Term Series - 313 (Reg. No. 333-44947); Intermediate Term
Series - 314 (Reg. No. 333-45441); Intermediate Term Series - 315 (Reg.
No. 333-55783).


                    CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-6 COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING PAPERS AND
DOCUMENTS:

 The facing sheet of Form S-6.
 The Cross-Reference Sheet (incorporated by reference to the Cross-
  Reference Sheet to the Registration Statement of Municipal Investment
  Trust Fund, Forty-Fourth Intermediate Term Series, 1933 Act File No.
  2-88251).
 The Prospectus.
 Additional Information not included in the Prospectus (Part II).
 *Consent of independent public accountants.

 The following exhibits:

   1.1    -- Form of Trust Indenture (incorporated by reference
             to Exhibit 1.1 to the Registration Statement of
             Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Intermediate Term
             Series-217, Defined Asset Funds, 1933 Act File No. 33-
             50343).

   1.1.1   -- Form of Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust Effective
              October 21, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
              1.1.1 to the Registration Statement of Municipal
              Investment Trust Fund, Multistate Series-48, Defined
              Asset Funds, 1933 Act File No. 33-50247).

   1.2    -- Form of Master Agreement Among Underwriters (incorporated
             by reference to Exhibit 1.2 to the Registration
             Statement of The Corporate Income Fund, One Hundred
             Ninety-Fourth Monthly Payment Series, 1933 Act File No.
             2-90925).

   2.1    -- Form of Certificate of Beneficial Interest (included in
             Exhibit 1.1.1).

   *3.1   -- Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities
             being issued including their consent to the use of
             their names under the headings "Taxes" and
             "Miscellaneous-Legal Opinion" in the Prospectus.

   *4.1   -- Consent of the Evaluator

   5.1    -- Form of Bond Purchase Agreement used for purchases from
             issuers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5.1 to
             the Registration Statement of Municipal Investment
             Trust Fund, Fifty-Fifth Intermediate Term Series, 1933
             Act File No. 2-94809).

   5.2.1  -- Form of Purchase Agreement for purchases in secondary
             market with letter of credit backing (incorporated by
             reference to Exhibit 5.21 to the Registration Statement
             of Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Fifty-Fifth
             Intermediate Term Series, 1933 Act File No. 2-94809).

   5.2.2  -- Form of Purchase Agreement for purchases in secondary
             market with guarantees (incorporated by reference to
             Exhibit 5.22 to the Registration Statement of Municipal
             Investment Trust Fund, Fifty-Fifth Intermediate Term
             Series, 1933 Act File No. 2-94809).

   5.2.3  -- Form of Purchase Agreement for purchases in secondary
             market with collateralized backing (incorporated by
             reference to Exhibit 5.23 to the Registration Statement
             of Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Fifty-Fifth
             Intermediate Term Series, 1933 Act File No. 2-94809).

   6.1    -- Form of Collateral Agreement (incorporated by reference
             to Exhibit 6.1 to the Registration Statement of Municipal
             Investment Trust Fund, Fifty-Fifth Intermediate Term
             Series, 1933 Act File No. 2-94809).

   9.1 --    Information Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 9.1
             to the Registration Statement of Municipal Investment Trust
             Fund, Multistate Series--30, 1933 Act File No. 33-49353).


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 * To be filed with Amendment to Registration Statement.


                                      R-1


                              SIGNATURES

   PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE
REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AMENDMENT TO THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED
THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND STATE OF NEW YORK ON
THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1998.


      Signatures appear on pages R-3, R-4, R-5 and R-6.

     A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement
or Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney
authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to
the Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.

     A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Smith Barney
Inc. has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the
person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration
Statement to do so on behalf of such members.

     A majority of the members of the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors of PaineWebber Incorporated has signed this Registration
Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of
Attorney authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or
Amendment to the Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.

     A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Dean Witter
Reynolds Inc. has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the
person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration
Statement to do so on behalf of such members.


                                     R-2


MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
               DEPOSITOR


By the following persons, who constitute a        Powers of Attorney have been
   majority of the Board of Directors of          filed under Form SE and
   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith          the following 1933 Act
   Incorporated:                                  File Number: 33-43466

       HERBERT M. ALLISON, JR.
       BARRY S. FRIEDBERG
       EDWARD L. GOLDBERG
       STEPHEN L. HAMMERMAN
       JEROME P. KENNEY
       DAVID H. KOMANSKY
       DANIEL T. NAPOLI
       THOMAS H. PATRICK
       JOHN L. STEFFENS
       ROGER M. VASEY
       ARTHUR H. ZEIKEL








       By  DANIEL C. TYLER
          (As authorized signatory for
          Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
          and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)


                                     R-3

   SMITH BARNEY INC.
      DEPOSITOR


   By the following persons,                Powers of Attorney have
      who constitute a majority of             been filed under the
      the Board of Directors of                1933 Act File
      Smith Barney Inc.:                       Numbers: 33-49753,
                                               33-55073, 333-10441
                                               and 333-41765


       JAMES DIMON
       DERYCK C. MAUGHAN


       By  GINA LEMON
          (As authorized signatory for
          Smith Barney Inc. and
          Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)


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   PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
      DEPOSITOR



   By the following persons, who                Powers of Attorney have
      constitute the Board of Directors           been filed under the
      of PaineWebber Incorporated:                following 1933 Act
                                                  File Number: 2-61279

              MARGO N. ALEXANDER
              TERRY L. ATKINSON
              BRIAN M. BAREFOOT
              STEVEN P. BAUM
              MICHAEL CULP
              REGINA A. DOLAN
              JOSEPH J. GRANO, JR.
              EDWARD M. KERSCHNER
              JAMES P. MacGILVRAY
              DONALD B. MARRON
              ROBERT H. SILVER
              MARK B. SUTTON

              By  ROBERT E. HOLLEY
                 (As authorized signatory for
                 PaineWebber Incorporated and
                 Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)


                                     R-5


   DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
          DEPOSITOR



   By the following persons,         Powers of Attorney have been
      who constitute a majority of     filed under Form SE and
      the Board of Directors of        the following 1933 Act
      Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.:       File Number: 33-17085
                                       and 333-13039

          RICHARD M. DeMARTINI
          ROBERT J. DWYER
          CHRISTINE A. EDWARDS
          CHARLES A. FIUMEFREDDO
          JAMES F. HIGGINS
          MITCHELL M. MERIN
          STEPHEN R. MILLER
          RICHARD F. POWERS III
          PHILIP J. PURCELL
          THOMAS C. SCHNEIDER
          WILLIAM B. SMITH




          By  MICHAEL D. BROWNE
             (As authorized signatory for
             Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. and
             Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)


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