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424B3, 1997-05-27
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus Dated May 21, 1997)

                                                          $1,000,000,000
[GRAPHIC OMITTED]




                          
                          Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series E
                   Global Medium-Term Subordinated Notes, Series E
                   Due from 9 Months to 50 Years from Date of Issue

     Citicorp is offering hereby from time to time its Medium-Term Senior Notes,
Series E (the "Senior Notes") and its Medium-Term  Subordinated  Notes, Series E
(the "Subordinated Notes", and together with the Senior Notes, the "Notes"). The
Notes are offered in an aggregate principal amount of up to $1,000,000,000. Each
Note will mature  from 9 months to 50 years from its date of  original  issuance
(each an "Issue  Date"),  as selected by the initial  purchaser and agreed to by
Citicorp.

     The Senior Notes are unsecured obligations of Citicorp and the Subordinated
Notes are unsecured and subordinated obligations of Citicorp as described in the
accompanying  Prospectus under "Description of Notes". Unless otherwise provided
in  the  applicable  Pricing  Supplement,   payment  of  the  principal  of  the
Subordinated  Notes  may be  accelerated  only  in the  case of  certain  events
involving the bankruptcy,  insolvency or reorganization of Citicorp. There is no
right of  acceleration  of  payment of the  Subordinated  Notes in the case of a
default in the performance of any covenant of Citicorp, including the payment of
principal or interest.  See "Description of Notes--Defaults;  Events of Default"
in the Prospectus.
                                                     (Continued on next page)

THESE NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION  OR ANY  STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  NOR  HAS THE  SECURITIES  AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES  COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY
OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE

THE NOTES OFFERED HEREBY ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR SAVINGS  ACCOUNTS BUT ARE UNSECURED
DEBT  OBLIGATIONS  OF  CITICORP  AND  ARE NOT  INSURED  BY THE  FEDERAL  DEPOSIT
INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.
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                               Price to                       Agents' Commissions          Proceeds to
                                Public (1)                    or Discounts (2)                Company (2) (3)
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<S>                              <C>                               <C>                                 <C>

Per Note...................    100%                       .125%-3.00%                        99.80%-97.00%
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Total (4)..................    $1,000,000,000             $2,000,000-$30,000,000             $988,000,000-$970,000,000
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<FN>



1.     Unless otherwise indicated in a pricing supplement, Notes will be issued 
       at 100% of their principal amount.
2.     Citicorp will pay Smith Barney Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & 
       Smith Incorporated and J.W. Korth & Company,
       as agents,  and such other  agents as may be named from time to time (the
       "Agents"), a commission (or grant a discount) ranging from 0.20% to 3.00%
       of the principal  amount of any Note,  depending on its Stated  Maturity,
       sold  through any such Agent,  acting as Agent (or sold to any such Agent
       as  principal  in  circumstances  in which no other  discount is agreed).
       Citicorp also may sell Notes to any Agent,  as  principal,  for resale to
       one or more investors and other  purchasers at varying prices relating to
       prevailing  market  prices at the time of resale  as  determined  by such
       Agent, or, if so agreed, at a fixed public offering price.
3.     Before deducting expenses payable by Citicorp.
4.     Or the equivalent thereof in other currencies or currency units.
</FN>
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                           ----------------------

Smith Barney Inc.                                            Merrill Lynch & Co.

                            J.W. Korth & Company
                           ----------------------

   The date of this  Prospectus  Supplement  is  May 21, 1997.


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(Continued from cover page)

        The Notes will be issued in fully  registered form in  denominations  of
$1,000 and integral  multiples  of $1,000 in excess  thereof,  unless  otherwise
provided in the accompanying Supplement to this Prospectus Supplement (a"Pricing
Supplement").

        The Notes will be  represented  by one or more  permanent  global  Notes
registered in the name of The  Depository  Trust Company,  as  Depositary,  or a
nominee of the  Depositary.  Ownership of Notes will be  evidenced  only by, and
transfers  thereof will be effected  only  through,  records  maintained  by the
Depositary  and its  participants.  Except as described  under  "Description  of
Notes--Book-Entry  System",  owners of Notes  will not be  entitled  to  receive
physical  delivery of Notes in definitive form, and the Depositary,  and not the
owners of  beneficial  interests  in the Notes,  will be  considered  the holder
thereof.

        The interest rate or interest rate index,  if any, the maximum  interest
rate, if any, the minimum interest rate, if any, issue price, Issue Date, Stated
Maturity,  Interest Payment Dates, the Spread and/or Spread Multiplier,  if any,
the public offering price, redemption or sinking fund provisions, if any and the
Agent for each Note and its compensation  will be established by Citicorp at the
time of issuance of such Note and will be indicated in a Pricing Supplement. The
Notes, except Zero-Coupon Notes, will bear interest at a fixed rate or a rate or
rates determined by reference to an interest rate index or formula, as indicated
in the  applicable  Pricing  Supplement.  Zero-Coupon  Notes will be issued at a
discount from the principal  amount  payable at Maturity  thereof,  and will not
bear interest prior to Maturity.

        Unless  otherwise   indicated  in  the  applicable  Pricing  Supplement,
interest on the Notes will be payable  monthly on the 15th day of each month and
at Maturity.

        The Notes may be subject to optional redemption, or obligate Citicorp to
redeem or purchase the Notes pursuant to sinking fund or analogous provisions or
at the option of the holder thereof, in each case as indicated in the applicable
Pricing Supplement.  See "Description of Notes--General".  The Notes may also be
issued with the principal  amount  thereof  payable at Maturity and the interest
payable  thereon to be determined by reference to one or more financial or other
indices ("Indexed Notes"), as specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement.

        The Notes may be offered on a continuous  basis by Citicorp  through the
Agents, each of which has agreed or will agree to use reasonable best efforts to
solicit offers to purchase the Notes.  Citicorp may also sell Notes to any Agent
acting as principal for resale to one or more  investors  and other  purchasers.
Citicorp also has reserved the right to sell Notes through  additional agents or
directly to investors on its own behalf.  No commission will be payable nor will
a discount  be allowed on any direct  sales by  Citicorp.  The Notes will not be
listed on any securities exchange,  unless otherwise indicated in the applicable
Pricing Supplement, and there can be no assurance that the Notes offered by this
Prospectus  Supplement will be sold or that there will be a secondary market for
the Notes.  Citicorp reserves the right to withdraw,  cancel or modify the offer
made  hereby  without  notice.  Citicorp  or any Agent may  reject  any offer to
purchase Notes,  in whole or in part. See "Plan of Distribution of Notes".  This
Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus may be used by Citicorp Securities, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Citicorp, acting as principal or agent, in connection
with offers and sales  related to secondary  market  transactions  in the Notes.
Such sales will be made at prices  related to  prevailing  market  prices at the
time of sale.

        No dealer,  salesman  or other  person has been  authorized  to give any
information  or to make any  representation  not  contained  in this  Prospectus
Supplement, any Pricing Supplement or the Prospectus and, if given or made, such
information or representation  must not be relied upon as having been authorized
by Citicorp or the Agents.  This Prospectus  Supplement,  any Pricing Supplement
and the Prospectus do not  constitute an offer to sell or a  solicitation  of an
offer to buy any securities other than the securities offered hereby nor do they
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation  of an offer to buy the securities
offered hereby in any  jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make
such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. The delivery of this Prospectus
Supplement, any Pricing Supplement and the Prospectus at any time does not imply
that the information  they contain is correct as of any time subsequent to their
respective dates.


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                                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                              Prospectus Supplement
<S>                                                                                                         <C>
                                                                                                           Page
Summary Financial Data..................................................................................    S-4
Description of Notes....................................................................................    S-5
     General............................................................................................    S-5
     Interest...........................................................................................    S-6
     Fixed Rate Notes...................................................................................    S-7
     Floating Rate Notes................................................................................    S-7
     Book-Entry System..................................................................................    S-8
United States Taxation..................................................................................    S-9
  Payments of Interest..................................................................................   S-10
  Original Issue Discount...............................................................................   S-10
  Notes Purchased at a Premium..........................................................................   S-11
  Purchase, Sale and Retirement of Notes................................................................   S-12
  Backup Withholding and Information Reporting..........................................................   S-12
Plan of Distribution of Notes...........................................................................   S-12
Validity of the Notes...................................................................................   S-13
Prospectus Supplement Glossary..........................................................................   S-14

                                                   Prospectus

Available Information...................................................................................     3
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.........................................................     3
Citicorp................................................................................................     4
  Holding Company.......................................................................................     4
Use of Proceeds.........................................................................................     4
Ratios of Income to Fixed Charges.......................................................................     5
Description of Notes....................................................................................     5
  General...............................................................................................     5
  Form, Exchange, Registration and Transfer.............................................................     7
  Payment and Paying Agents.............................................................................     9
  Temporary Global Notes................................................................................    10
  Permanent Global Notes................................................................................    11
  Limitations on Liens on Stock of Citibank.............................................................    11
  Defaults; Events of Default...........................................................................    11
  Meetings, Modification and Waiver.....................................................................    13
  Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets..............................................................    14
  Assumption of Obligations.............................................................................    14
  Notices...............................................................................................    15
  Title.................................................................................................    15
  Replacement of Notes and Coupons......................................................................    15
  Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance....................................................................    15
  Subordination.........................................................................................    16
  Governing Law.........................................................................................    17
  Concerning the Trustees...............................................................................    17
  Limitations on Issuance of Euro-Notes.................................................................    17
Foreign Currency Risks..................................................................................    19
  General...............................................................................................    19
  Exchange Rates and Exchange Controls..................................................................    19
Plan of Distribution....................................................................................    19
Validity of Securities..................................................................................    20
Experts.................................................................................................    21

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                                             SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA

     The following table sets forth, in summary form, certain financial data for
each of the years in the  three-year  period ended December 31, 1996 and for the
three months ended March 31, 1997 and March 31, 1996.  This summary is qualified
in its entirety by the detailed information and financial statements included in
the  documents  incorporated  by  reference;  this summary is not covered by the
Report  of  Independent   Auditors   incorporated   herein  by  reference.   See
"Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference" in this Prospectus Supplement.
The  consolidated  financial data at and for the three months March 31, 1997 and
March 31, 1996 is derived from unaudited financial  statements.  The results for
the three  months  ended March 31, 1997 are not  necessarily  indicative  of the
results for the full year or any other interim period.

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                                                                       Three Months
                                                                       Ended March 31,   Year Ended December 31,
                                                                       1997     1996     1996    1995      1994
                                                                         (In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)


<S>                                                                     <C>      <C>    <C>       <C>      <C>    
Consolidated Summary of Financial Results
 Net Interest Revenue.............................................    $2,804   $2,685 $10,940  $ 9,951   $8,911
 Fees, Commissions and Other Revenue..............................     2,392    2,143   9,256    8,727    7,837
  Total Revenue...................................................    $5,196   $4,828 $20,196  $18,678  $16,748
 Provision for Credit Losses......................................       423      494   1,926    1,991    1,881
 Operating Expense................................................     3,169    2,860  12,197   11,102   10,256
 Income Before Taxes and
  Cumulative Effect of Accounting Changes.........................    $1,604   $1,474 $ 6,073  $ 5,585  $ 4,611
 Income Taxes.....................................................       609      560   2,285    2,121    1,189
 Income Before Cumulative
  Effects of Accounting Changes...................................     $ 995   $  914 $ 3,788  $ 3,464  $ 3,422
 Cumulative Effect of Accounting Changes(A).......................       --       --      --       --       (56)
 Net Income ......................................................     $ 995    $ 914 $ 3,788  $ 3,464  $ 3,366
 Income Applicable to Common Stock................................     $ 957    $ 871 $ 3,631  $ 3,126  $ 3,010
 Dividends Declared Per Common Share..............................     .525       .45    1.80     1.20      .45

Earnings Per Share (B)
On Common and Common Equivalent Shares
 Income Before Cumulative
 Effect of Accounting Changes.....................................       $ 2.01   $ 1.82 $  7.50   $ 7.21  $  7.15
 Cumulative Effect of Accounting Changes(A).......................          --        --      --       --     (.12)
 Net Income.......................................................       $ 2.01   $ 1.82 $  7.50   $ 7.21  $  7.03
Assuming Full Dilution
 Income Before Cumulative
  Effects of Accounting Changes...................................       $ 2.01   $ 1.75  $ 7.42   $ 6.48  $  6.40
 Cumulative Effect of Accounting Changes(A).......................          --       ---     ---      ---     (.11)
                                                                            ---    -----   -----      ---     -----
 Net Income ......................................................       $ 2.01   $ 1.75  $ 7.42   $ 6.48   $ 6.29

Period End Balances                                                                  (In Billions)
 Total Loans, Net of Unearned Income and Allowance for Credit Losses    $166.7  $160.1  $ 169.1  $ 160.3  $ 147.3
 Total Assets(C)..................................................       290.4    263.6   281.0    256.9    250.5
 Total Deposits...................................................       188.8    172.0   185.0    167.1    155.7
 Debt(D)..........................................................        18.8     19.2    18.9     18.5     17.9
 Total Stockholders' Equity(E)....................................        20.8     19.8    20.7     19.6     17.8

<FN>

(A)  Refers  to the  adoption  of  SFAS  No.  112,  "Employers'  Accounting  for
     Postemployment  Benefits",  effective  January 1, 1994.
(B)  Based on net income after deducting  preferred stock dividends,  except
     where conversion is assumed, and, unless anti-dilutive, the after-tax 
     dividend equivalents on shares issuable under  Citicorp's  Executive  
     Incentive  Compensation  Plan.  
(C)  Reflects  the adoption  of FASB  Interpretation  No. 39,  "Offsetting  of 
     Amounts  Related to Certain Contracts", effective January 1, 1994.
(D)  Includes long-term debt, subordinated capital notes and redeemable 
     preferred stock.
(E)  Reflects the adoption of SFAS No. 115, "Accounting for Certain 
     Investments in Debt and Equity Securities", effective January 1, 1994.

</FN>
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                                 DESCRIPTION OF NOTES

      The following  description  of the  particular  terms of the Notes offered
hereby  supplements the description of the general terms and provisions of Notes
set  forth  under  the  heading  "Description  of  Notes"  in  the  accompanying
Prospectus, to which description reference is hereby made. Capitalized terms not
defined  herein have the  meanings  assigned  to such terms in the  accompanying
Prospectus  and the  Senior  Indenture,  in the case of  Senior  Notes,  and the
Subordinated  Indenture,  in the case of  Subordinated  Notes  (each as  defined
below).  The  following  description  of the Notes will apply  unless  otherwise
stated in the applicable Pricing Supplement.

General


      The Senior Notes offered hereby will be issued under the Indenture,  dated
as of September 1, 1989, between Citicorp and United States Trust Company of New
York, as Trustee (the "Senior Trustee"), as supplemented by a First Supplemental
Indenture dated as of September 25, 1990 between Citicorp and the Senior Trustee
(such  Indenture,  together  with  such  First  Supplemental  Indenture  and any
additional  supplemental  indentures thereto, is hereinafter  referred to as the
"Senior Indenture"). As of the date of this Prospectus Supplement, the principal
office of the Senior  Trustee is located at 114 West 47th Street,  New York, New
York 10036.  The  Subordinated  Notes  offered  hereby will be issued  under the
Indenture,  dated as of April 1, 1991,  between Citicorp and The Chase Manhattan
Bank (formerly known as Chemical Bank), as Trustee (the  "Subordinated  Trustee"
and, together with the Senior Trustee,  the "Trustees"),  as supplemented by the
First  Supplemental  Indenture  dated as of  November  27,  1992 and the  Second
Supplemental  Indenture dated as of December 17, 1996, each between Citicorp and
the Subordinated Trustee (such Indenture,  together with such First Supplemental
Indenture,   Second  Supplemental  Indenture  and  any  additional  supplemental
indentures thereto, is hereinafter referred to as the "Subordinated  Indenture";
the Subordinated Indenture together with the Senior Indenture, the "Indentures";
and each, an  "Indenture").  As of the date of this Prospectus  Supplement,  the
principal office of the Subordinated Trustee is located at 450 West 33rd Street,
New York, New York 10001.  Each of the Senior Notes and the  Subordinated  Notes
constitute a single  series for  purposes of the  applicable  Indenture  and are
limited to an aggregate  principal  amount of up to  $1,000,000,000,  subject to
reduction by or pursuant to action of Citicorp's  Board of  Directors,  provided
that no such  reduction  will affect any Note  already  issued or as to which an
offer to purchase has been accepted by Citicorp.  See "Plan of  Distribution  of
Notes" below. The foregoing limit,  however,  may be increased by Citicorp if in
the future it determines that it may wish to sell additional Notes.

      The Senior Notes will be unsecured and will rank pari passu with all other
unsecured and  unsubordinated  indebtedness of Citicorp.  The Subordinated Notes
will be  unsecured  and will  rank  pari  passu  with all  other  unsecured  and
subordinated indebtedness of Citicorp other than subordinated indebtedness as to
which,  in the  instrument  evidencing or creating the same or pursuant to which
the same is outstanding,  it is provided that such indebtedness is junior to the
Subordinated Notes.

      Each Note will mature  from 9 months to 50 years from its Issue  Date,  as
selected by the initial purchaser and agreed to by Citicorp.

      The Notes  will be  issuable  only in fully  registered  form and,  unless
otherwise provided in the applicable Pricing  Supplement,  will be issuable only
in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

      The Notes may be issued as Original  Issue  Discount  Notes.  An "Original
Issue Discount Note" is a Note,  including any Zero-Coupon Note, which is issued
at a price  lower than the amount  payable at the Stated  Maturity  thereof  and
which  provides that upon  redemption  or  acceleration  of the Stated  Maturity
thereof an amount less than the principal  amount payable at the Stated Maturity
thereof and determined in accordance with the terms thereof shall become due and
payable.  Original Issue Discount  Notes, as well as certain other Notes offered
hereunder,  may, for United States  federal  income tax purposes,  be considered
"discount  Notes".  Certain  holders of, or owners of  beneficial  interests in,
Original  Issue  Discount  Notes having a Stated  Maturity of more than one year
from their date of issue will have to include  original issue discount in income
as it accrues,  generally  before receipt of cash  attributable  to such income.
Additional  United States  federal income tax  consequences  of the ownership of
discount  Notes are described  under  "United  States  Taxation--Original  Issue
Discount" herein. A "Zero-Coupon  Note" means a Note that does not bear interest
prior to Maturity.

     The Notes may be issued as Indexed  Notes,  as set forth in the  applicable
Pricing  Supplement.  Holders of Indexed Notes may receive a principal amount at
Maturity  that is  greater  than or less  than the  face  amount  of such  Notes
depending  upon the  fluctuation  of the  relative  value,  rate or price of the
specified index.  Specific information  pertaining to the method for determining
the  principal  amount  payable at  Maturity,  a  historical  comparison  of the
relative value,  rate or price of the specified index and the face amount of the
Indexed Note, certain additional tax considerations, and the manner of

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calculation of the principal  amount or interest  payable if the specified index
is no longer calculated or published will be described in the applicable Pricing
Supplement.

      The "Stated  Maturity" of an Issue of Notes shall be the date specified in
the  applicable  Pricing  Supplement as the fixed date on which the principal of
such Notes is due and payable.  The "Maturity" of an Issue of Notes shall be the
date on which the  principal of such Notes  becomes due and payable,  whether at
Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise.

      Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement, the Notes
will be denominated in U.S. dollars and payments of principal of and any premium
and interest on such Notes will be made in U.S.  dollars in the manner described
in  this  Prospectus  Supplement  under  "Book-Entry  System"  below  and in the
accompanying  Prospectus under the caption  "Description of  Notes--Payment  and
Paying Agents".

      The Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange at the
offices of Citibank, N.A. ("Citibank") in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of 
New York.

      The  provisions  of  the  Indentures   described  under   "Description  of
Notes--Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance" in the accompanying  Prospectus apply
to the Notes.  For a summary  description of the various rights attaching to the
series of Notes under the applicable  Indenture,  see  "Description of Notes" in
the accompanying Prospectus.

      The applicable  Pricing Supplement will indicate either that a Note cannot
be redeemed  prior to its Stated  Maturity or that a Note will be  redeemable at
the option of Citicorp on or after a specified date prior to its Stated Maturity
at a specified  price or prices  (which may include a  premium),  together  with
accrued interest to the date of redemption.  In addition, the applicable Pricing
Supplement  will  indicate  whether  Citicorp  will be  obligated  to  redeem or
purchase a Note  pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous  provisions or at the
option of the holder thereof.  If Citicorp will be so obligated,  the applicable
Pricing  Supplement  will  indicate  the period or periods  within which and the
price or prices at which the applicable Notes will be redeemed or purchased,  in
whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation and the other terms and provisions
of such obligation.

Interest

      Each  Note,  except  a  Zero-Coupon  Note,  will  bear  interest  from and
including its Issue Date or from and including the most recent Interest  Payment
Date (or,  in the case of a  Floating  Rate Note with  daily or weekly  Interest
Reset Dates, the day following the most recent Regular Record Date) with respect
to which interest on such Note (or any  predecessor  Note) has been paid or duly
provided  for at the fixed rate per annum,  or at the rate per annum  determined
pursuant  to the  interest  rate index or formula  specified  in the  applicable
Pricing  Supplement,  until the principal  thereof is paid or made available for
payment. Interest will be payable on each Interest Payment Date and at Maturity.
Interest will be payable to the Person in whose name a Note (or any  predecessor
Note) is  registered  at the close of business  on the Regular  Record Date next
preceding each Interest Payment Date; provided,  however,  that interest payable
at Maturity  will be payable to the Person to whom  principal  shall be payable.
The first payment of interest on any Note  originally  issued  between a Regular
Record Date and an  Interest  Payment  Date will be made on the second  Interest
Payment Date  following the Issue Date of such Note to the  registered  owner on
the Regular Record Date immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.

      Each Note,  except a Zero-Coupon  Note, will bear interest at either (a) a
fixed rate or rates (a "Fixed Rate Note") or (b) a variable  rate  determined by
reference to an interest rate index or formula (a "Floating  Rate Note"),  which
may be adjusted by adding or  subtracting  the Spread (as defined  below) and/or
multiplying  by the Spread  Multiplier  (as  defined  below),  unless  otherwise
indicated in the applicable  Pricing  Supplement.  Holders of Zero-Coupon  Notes
will receive no periodic payments of interest.

      Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement,  interest
shall  accrue  on the  Notes of any  Issue  from  the  period  beginning  on and
including  the Issue Date of such Notes and  ending on and  excluding  the first
Interest  Payment  Date with  respect to such Notes and each  successive  period
beginning  on and  including  each  Interest  Payment  Date  and  ending  on and
excluding the next  successive  Interest  Payment Date or at Maturity (each such
period, an "Interest Period".)

      In addition to any maximum  interest  rate which may be  applicable to any
Note, the interest rate on the Notes will in no event be higher than the maximum
rate permitted by New York law, as the same may be modified by United States law
of general application. Under current New York law, the maximum rate of interest
is 25% per annum on a simple interest  basis.  The limit does not apply to Notes
in which $2,500,000 or more has been invested.



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Fixed Rate Notes

      The  applicable  Pricing  Supplement  relating  to a Fixed  Rate Note will
designate  a fixed rate of  interest  per annum  payable  on such  Note.  Unless
otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing  Supplement,  the Interest Payment
Dates for Fixed Rate Notes will be the 15th day of each month (each an "Interest
Payment Date") and at Maturity and the Regular Record Dates for Fixed Rate Notes
will  be  the  first  day of  each  month.  Unless  otherwise  indicated  in the
applicable  Pricing  Supplement,  interest payments for Fixed Rate Notes will be
the amount of interest  accrued to but excluding the relevant  Interest  Payment
Date.  Interest on such Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of
twelve 30-day  months.  Unless  otherwise  specified in the  applicable  Pricing
Supplement, if any Interest Payment Date or the Maturity with respect to a Fixed
Rate Note falls on a day that is not a Market Day, payments due shall be made on
the next  succeeding  Market Day as if they were made on the date such  payments
were due and no  interest  will  accrue on the amounts so payable for the period
from and after such Interest Payment Date or such Maturity,  as the case may be.
"Market  Day" means any day that is not (a) a Saturday  or Sunday,  (b) a day on
which banking  institutions  in The City of New York are authorized or obligated
by law or  executive  order to  close  or (c) any  other  day  specified  in the
applicable Pricing Supplement.

Floating Rate Notes

      The applicable  Pricing  Supplement  relating to a Floating Rate Note will
designate  an interest  rate index or formula  and will also  specify the Spread
and/or  Spread  Multiplier,  if any,  and the maximum or minimum  interest  rate
limitation,  if any, applicable to such Note. "Spread" means the number of basis
points specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement as being applicable to the
interest rate for a particular  Floating Rate Note and "Spread Multiplier" means
the  percentage   specified  in  the  applicable  Pricing  Supplement  as  being
applicable  to the  interest  rate  for a  particular  Floating  Rate  Note.  In
addition,  such Pricing  Supplement  will state for each  Floating Rate Note the
following terms, if applicable:  Calculation Dates; Initial Interest Rate; Index
Maturity; Interest Determination Dates and Interest Reset Dates (each as defined
below), as well as the applicable  Interest Payment Dates and the Regular Record
Dates.  "Calculation  Date",  where  applicable,  means  the date on  which  the
Calculation  Agent is to calculate  the interest  rate for a Floating Rate Note.
"Index  Maturity"  means,  with respect to a Floating  Rate Note,  the period to
maturity of the  instrument  or  obligation  on which the interest rate index or
formula is based.

      The rate of  interest  on each  Floating  Rate Note  will be reset  daily,
weekly, monthly, quarterly,  semi-annually or annually (each, an "Interest Reset
Date"), as specified in the applicable Pricing  Supplement;  provided,  however,
that the interest rate in effect from the Issue Date of a Floating Rate Note (or
any  predecessor  Note) to the first  Interest  Reset  Date will be the  Initial
Interest  Rate  and  unless  otherwise   specified  in  the  applicable  Pricing
Supplement,  the interest rate in effect for the ten days  immediately  prior to
Maturity of any installment of principal will be that in effect on the tenth day
preceding such  Maturity.  If any Interest Reset Date for any Floating Rate Note
would  otherwise be a day that is not a Market Day, the Interest  Reset Date for
such  Floating  Rate  Note  will be the next  succeeding  Market  Day.  "Initial
Interest  Rate" means the rate at which a Floating  Rate Note will bear interest
from its Issue Date to the first  Interest Reset Date.  "Interest  Determination
Date"  means the date as of which the rate of  interest in effect on an Interest
Reset Date will be determined.
      A  Floating  Rate  Note may have  either or both of the  following:  (a) a
maximum numerical interest rate limitation,  or ceiling, on the rate of interest
which may accrue during any interest period and (b) a minimum numerical interest
rate  limitation,  or floor, on the rate of interest which may accrue during any
interest period.

      Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing Supplement,  interest
payments  for a Floating  Rate Note shall be the amount of interest  accrued to,
but excluding, the Interest Payment Date or Maturity; provided, however, that if
the Interest  Reset Dates with  respect to any  Floating  Rate Note are daily or
weekly,  interest  payable on any Interest  Payment  Date,  other than  interest
payable on any date on which principal on any such Note is payable, will include
interest accrued to and including the next preceding Regular Record Date. Unless
otherwise specified in the related Pricing Supplement, the "Regular Record Date"
with respect to Floating  Rate Notes will be the date 15 calendar  days prior to
each Interest Payment Date, whether or not such date shall be a Market Day.

      Accrued interest on any Floating Rate Note from its Issue Date or from the
last date to which  interest has been paid or duly provided for is calculated by
multiplying  the face amount of such Floating  Rate Note by an accrued  interest
factor.  Such accrued  interest factor is computed by adding the interest factor
calculated  for  each day from  the  Issue  Date or from the last  date to which
interest has been paid or duly provided for, as the case may be, to the date for
which accrued interest is being  calculated.  Unless otherwise  specified in the
applicable Pricing Supplement, the interest factor for each such day is computed
by dividing the interest rate applicable to such date by 360 (or, in the case of
Floating Rate Notes whose interest rate is indexed to U.S. Treasury  securities,
the actual number of days in the year).

      Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, all 
percentages resulting from any calculation on

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Floating Rate Notes will be rounded,  if necessary,  to the nearest  one-hundred
thousandth of a percentage point, with five one-millionths of a percentage point
rounded  upwards,  and  all  dollar  amounts  used  in or  resulting  from  such
calculation  will be  rounded to the  nearest  cent  (with  one-half  cent being
rounded upwards).

      Upon the request of the holder of any Floating Rate Note, the  Calculation
Agent will  provide the  interest  rate then in effect and, if  determined,  the
interest rate which will become effective as a result of a determination made on
the most recent Interest  Determination  Date with respect to such Floating Rate
Note. The "Calculation Agent" means the agent appointed by Citicorp to calculate
interest rates under the circumstances  specified below for Floating Rate Notes.
Unless otherwise provided in an applicable Pricing  Supplement,  the Calculation
Agent will be Citibank.


Book-Entry System

      Upon issuance, all Notes of like tenor and having the same Issue Date will
be  represented  by  one  or  more  permanent  global  securities  (the  "Global
Securities").  Each Global Security will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The
Depository  Trust  Company,  as Depositary  (the  "Depositary"),  located in the
Borough of Manhattan,  The City of New York,  and will be registered in the name
of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary.

      Ownership of Notes will be limited to institutions that have accounts with
the  Depositary  or its  nominee  ("participants")  or  persons  that  may  hold
interests through participants.  In addition, ownership of Notes by participants
will be evidenced only by, and the transfer of that  ownership  interest will be
effected only through,  records maintained by the Depositary or its nominee,  as
the case may be.  Ownership of Notes by persons  that hold through  participants
will be evidenced  only by, and the transfer of that ownership  interest  within
such  participant  will be effected  only  through,  records  maintained by such
participant.  The laws of some jurisdictions  require that certain purchasers of
securities take physical  delivery of such  securities in definitive  form. Such
laws may impair the ability to transfer Notes.

      Citicorp  has been advised by the  Depositary  that upon the issuance of a
Global  Security,  and the deposit of such Global  Security with or on behalf of
the  Depositary,  the  Depositary  will  immediately  credit,  on its book-entry
registration and transfer system, the respective  principal amounts of the Notes
represented  by such  Global  Security  to the  accounts  of  participants.  The
accounts to be credited  shall be  designated  by the  soliciting  Agent,  or by
Citicorp if such Notes are offered and sold directly by Citicorp.

      Payments of principal of and any premium and interest on Notes represented
by a Global Security  registered in the name of or held by the Depositary or its
nominee will be made to the  Depositary  or its nominee,  as the case may be, as
the registered  owner and the holder of the Global  Security  representing  such
Notes.  Such  payments  to the  Depositary  or  its  nominee  will  be  made  in
immediately  available funds at the offices of Citibank, as Paying Agent, in the
Borough  of  Manhattan,  The City of New  York,  provided  that,  in the case of
payments of principal and any premium,  the Global  Securities  are presented to
the Paying  Agent in time for the  Paying  Agent to make such  payments  in such
funds in accordance with its normal procedures.  None of Citicorp, the Trustees,
any agent of Citicorp or any agent of the Trustees will have any  responsibility
or liability  for any aspect of the  Depositary's  records or any  participant's
records  relating  to or  payments  made  on  account  of  beneficial  ownership
interests in the Notes  represented  by Global  Securities  or for  maintaining,
supervising or reviewing any of the  Depositary's  records or any  participant's
records relating to such Notes.

      Citicorp  has been  advised  by the  Depositary  that upon  receipt of any
payment  of  principal  of or any  premium  or  interest  in respect of a Global
Security, the Depositary will immediately credit, on its book-entry registration
and  transfer  system,   accounts  of  participants  with  payments  in  amounts
proportionate to their respective  beneficial  interests in the principal amount
of such Global Security as shown on the records of the  Depositary.  Payments by
participants to owners of Notes held through such  participants will be governed
by  standing  instructions  and  customary  practices,  as is now the case  with
securities held for the accounts of customers  registered in "street name",  and
will be the responsibility of such participants.

      No Global Security may be transferred  except as a whole by the Depositary
to a nominee  of the  Depositary  or by a nominee of the  Depositary  to another
nominee of the Depositary.

      Notes  represented by a Global  Security are  exchangeable  for definitive
Notes in  registered  form,  of like tenor and of an equal  aggregate  principal
amount,  only if (x) the  Depositary  notifies  Citicorp that it is unwilling or
unable to continue as Depositary for such Global  Security or if at any time the
Depositary  ceases to be a  clearing  agency  registered  under  the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange  Act"), (y) Citicorp in its sole
discretion determines that such Notes shall be exchangeable for definitive Notes
in registered form or (z) any event shall have happened and be continuing

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which,  after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default
with  respect to such  Notes.  Any Global  Security  representing  Notes that is
exchangeable  pursuant to the preceding  sentence shall be exchangeable in whole
for definitive Notes in registered form, of like tenor and of an equal aggregate
principal amount, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in
excess thereof.  Such definitive  Notes shall be registered in the name or names
of such  person  or  persons  as the  Depositary  shall  instruct  the  Security
Registrar.  It is expected that such  instructions  may be based upon directions
received by the Depositary  from its  participants  with respect to ownership of
Notes.

      Except as provided above,  owners of Notes will not be entitled to receive
physical  delivery of Notes in definitive  form and will not be  considered  the
holders  thereof for any purpose under the applicable  Indenture,  and no Global
Security  representing  Notes shall be  exchangeable,  except for another Global
Security  of like  denomination  and tenor to be  registered  in the name of the
Depositary or its nominee.  Accordingly,  each person owning a Note must rely on
the  procedures of the Depositary  and, if such person is not a participant,  on
the procedures of the  participant  through which such person owns its interest,
to  exercise  any  rights  of a holder  under  the  applicable  Indenture.  Each
Indenture  provides that the  Depositary,  as a holder,  may appoint  agents and
otherwise  authorize   participants  to  give  or  take  any  request,   demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which a holder
is  entitled to give or take under that  Indenture.  Citicorp  understands  that
under  existing  industry  practices,  in the event that  Citicorp  requests any
action of  holders  or an owner of a Note  desires  to give or take any action a
holder is  entitled to give or take under an  Indenture,  the  Depositary  would
authorize  the  participants  owning  the  relevant  Notes to give or take  such
action, and such participants  would authorize  beneficial owners owning through
such  participants  to give or take such action or would  otherwise act upon the
instructions of beneficial owners owning through them.

      The   Depositary   has  advised   Citicorp   that  the   Depositary  is  a
limited-purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York,
a member of the Federal  Reserve  System,  a "clearing  corporation"  within the
meaning  of the New  York  Uniform  Commercial  Code,  and a  "clearing  agency"
registered under the Exchange Act. The Depositary was created to hold securities
of its participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities
transactions  among  its  participants  in such  securities  through  electronic
book-entry changes in accounts of the participants, thereby eliminating the need
for physical movement of securities certificates.  The Depositary's participants
include  securities  brokers  and  dealers,  banks,  trust  companies,  clearing
corporations,  and  certain  other  organizations,  some of whom  (and/ or their
representatives)  own the  Depositary.  Access  to the  Depositary's  book-entry
system is also available to others,  such as banks,  brokers,  dealers and trust
companies  that  clear  through  or  maintain a  custodial  relationship  with a
participant, either directly or indirectly.


                            UNITED STATES TAXATION

      The following is a summary of the principal  United States  federal income
tax  consequences  of the  ownership and  disposition  of Notes by United States
Holders (as defined  below).  It deals only with Notes held as capital assets by
initial  purchasers and does not deal with special  classes of holders,  such as
dealers in  securities  or  currencies,  life  insurance  companies,  tax-exempt
organizations, persons holding Notes as a hedge or hedged against currency risks
or as part of a straddle or conversion  transaction,  persons  whose  functional
currency is not the U.S.  dollar or persons that are not United States  Holders.
The  summary is based on the  Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as amended  (the
"Code"),  its legislative  history,  existing and proposed Treasury  regulations
thereunder,  published rulings and court decisions,  as currently in effect, all
of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. In particular,
the discussion of original  issue discount  ("OID") is based in part on Treasury
regulations   under   the  OID  and   related   provisions   of  the  Code  (the
"regulations").  The discussion  below applies only to Notes having a term of 30
years or less; the United States federal income tax consequences of ownership of
Notes having a term in excess of 30 years will be  discussed  in the  applicable
Pricing Supplement.  In addition,  any special United States tax consequences of
Indexed Notes or Notes  providing for payments  denominated  in or determined by
reference  to foreign  currency  will be  discussed  in the  applicable  Pricing
Supplement.

      Persons  considering  the purchase of Notes should  consult  their own tax
advisors concerning the application of the United States federal income tax laws
to their  particular  situations,  as well as the  application of state or local
laws or the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.

      As used herein,  "United States Holder" means a beneficial owner of a Note
who  or  which  is (i) a  citizen  or  resident  of the  United  States,  (ii) a
corporation organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political
subdivision  thereof,  or (iii) a person  otherwise  subject  to  United  States
federal income taxation on a net income basis in respect of a Note.



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Payments of Interest

      Interest on a Note,  other than  interest  on a discount  Note (as defined
below)  that is not  "qualified  stated  interest"  (as  defined  below) will be
taxable to a United States Holder as ordinary  interest income at the time it is
accrued  or is  received  depending  on the  United  States  Holder's  method of
accounting for tax purposes.

Original Issue Discount

      General. For United States federal income tax purposes, a Note, other than
a Note with a term of one year or less (a "short term note"), will be treated as
issued at an original  issue  discount (a "discount  Note") if the excess of its
"stated  redemption  price at maturity"  over its issue price is more than a "de
minimis amount" (as defined below). Generally, the issue price of a Note will be
the first price at which a substantial  amount of Notes included in the issue of
which the Note is a part is sold. The stated  redemption  price at maturity of a
Note is the total of all payments  provided by the Note that are not payments of
"qualified  stated  interest".  A qualified stated interest payment is generally
any  one  of  a  series  of  stated  interest   payments  on  a  Note  that  are
unconditionally  payable at least  annually at a single fixed rate (with certain
exceptions for lower rates paid during some periods)  applied to the outstanding
principal  amount of the Note.  Special  rules are provided for  "variable  rate
Notes" (as defined below).

      In general,  if the excess of a Note's stated redemption price at maturity
over its  issue  price is less  than 1 / 4 of 1  percent  of the  Note's  stated
redemption  price at maturity  multiplied by the number of complete years to its
maturity (the "de minimis amount"),  then such excess,  if any,  constitutes "de
minimis OID", an allocable  portion of which must be included in a United States
Holder's  income as  principal  payments  are made on the Note.  The  includible
amount  with  respect to each such  payment  will equal the product of the total
amount of the Note's de minimis OID and a fraction,  the  numerator  of which is
the amount of the  principal  payment made and the  denominator  of which is the
stated principal amount of the Note.

      Inclusion of Original  Issue  Discount in Income.  United  States  Holders
(including cash basis United States Holders) of discount Notes having a maturity
of more than one year from their date of issue must  include OID in income as it
accrues  on a  constant  yield  basis,  generally  before  the  receipt  of cash
attributable to such income and generally in  increasingly  greater amounts over
the life of the Note. The amount of discount  includible in income by the holder
of a discount Note is the sum of the daily  portions of discount with respect to
the discount Note for each day during the taxable year or portion of the taxable
year in  which it  holds  such  Note  ("accrued  OID").  The  daily  portion  is
determined by allocating to each day in any "accrual  period" a pro rata portion
of the OID allocable to such accrual period.

      Acquisition  Premium.  A United States Holder that purchases a Note for an
amount  less than or equal to the sum of all  amounts  payable on the Note after
the purchase date other than payments of qualified stated interest but in excess
of its adjusted  issue price (any such excess being  "acquisition  premium") and
that does not make an election  to treat all  interest  as OID is  permitted  to
reduce the daily portions of OID proportionately over the life of the Note.

      Market Discount.  A Note, other than a short-term Note, will be treated as
purchased at a market discount (a "market  discount Note") if (i) the amount for
which a United  States  Holder  purchased the Note is less than the Note's issue
price (as determined  above under "Original Issue  Discount--General")  and (ii)
the Note's  stated  redemption  price at maturity  or, in the case of a discount
Note, the Note's "revised issue price",  exceeds the amount for which the United
States  Holder  purchased the Note by at least 1 / 4 of 1 percent of such Note's
stated  redemption  price at  maturity  or revised  issue  price,  respectively,
multiplied  by the  number of  complete  years to the Note's  maturity.  If such
excess is not sufficient to cause the Note to be a market  discount  Note,  then
such excess  constitutes "de minimis market  discount".  The Code provides that,
for these  purposes,  the "revised issue price" of a Note  generally  equals its
issue price, increased by the amount of any OID that has accrued on the Note.

      Any gain  recognized on the maturity or disposition  of a market  discount
Note will be treated as  ordinary  income to the extent  that such gain does not
exceed the accrued market discount on such Note. Alternatively,  a United States
Holder of market  discount Note may elect to include  market  discount in income
currently  over the life of the Note.  Such an election  shall apply to all debt
instruments  with market discount  acquired by the electing United States Holder
on or after  the  first day of the  first  taxable  year to which  the  election
applies.  This  election may not be revoked  without the consent of the Internal
Revenue  Service (the  "Service").  A United States Holder of a market  discount
Note  that  does not  elect to  include  market  discount  in  income  currently
generally  will be  required to defer  deductions  for  interest  on  borrowings
allocable to such Note in an amount not exceeding the accrued market discount on
such Note until the maturity or disposition of such Note.

      Notes Subject to Contingencies Including Optional Redemption.  In general,
if a Note provides for an alternative

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payment schedule or schedules  applicable upon the occurrence of a contingency 
or contingencies and the timing and amounts of the payments that  comprise  each
payment  schedule are known as of the issue date, the yield and maturity of the
Note are  determined by assuming that the payments will be made according to the
Note's  stated  payment  schedule.  If,  however,  based  on all the  facts  and
circumstances  as of the issue date,  it is more likely than not that the Note's
stated payment schedule will not occur, then, in general, the yield and maturity
of the Note are to be  computed  based on the  payment  schedule  most likely to
occur.

      Notwithstanding  the general rules for  determining  yield and maturity in
the case of Notes  subject to  contingencies,  if Citicorp  has a  unconditional
option or options to redeem a Note, or the holder has an unconditional option or
options to cause a Note to be repurchased,  prior to the Note's stated maturity,
then (i) in the case of an option  or  options  of  Citicorp,  Citicorp  will be
deemed to exercise or not  exercise an option or  combination  or options in the
manner  that  minimizes  the  yield on the Note and (ii) in case of an option or
options of the holder,  the holder will be deemed to exercise or not exercise an
option or  combination  of options in the manner that maximizes the yield on the
Note.  For  purposes  of  those  calculations,  the  yield  on the Note is to be
determined by using any date on which the Note may be redeemed or repurchased as
the maturity  date and the amount  payable on such date in  accordance  with the
terms of the Note as the principal amount payable at maturity.

      If a contingency  (including the exercise of an option) actually occurs or
does not occur  contrary to an assumption  made  according to the above rules (a
"change in circumstances")  then, solely for purposes of the accrual of OID, the
yield and  maturity of the Note are to be  redetermined  by treating the Note as
reissued on the date of the change in  circumstances  for an amount equal to the
Note's adjusted issue price on that date, except to the extent that a portion of
the Note is repaid as a result of a change in circumstances.

      Variable Rate Notes.  In general,  a Note is a "variable rate Note" if (i)
the  Note's  issue  price  does not  exceed  the total  noncontingent  principal
payments on the Note by more than a specified  amount and (ii) the Note provides
for stated interest payments that are unconditionally  payable at least annually
at one or more  qualifying  variable  rates.  It is expected  that Floating Rate
Notes will generally  qualify as variable rate Notes;  the United States federal
income tax  consequences  of any  Floating  Rate Note that does not qualify as a
variable rate Note will be discussed in the applicable Pricing Supplement.

      In general,  if a variable  rate Note  provides  for stated  interest at a
single  qualifying  variable rate, all interest on the Note is qualified  stated
interest and the amount of OID on the Note is calculated  using the value of the
rate on the issue date (if the  variable  rate  reflects or  inversely  reflects
contemporaneous variations in the cost of newly borrowed funds and meets certain
other  requirements)  or the  yield  reasonably  expected  for the  Note (if the
variable  rate is  determined  by reference to a single fixed  formula  based on
other  qualifying  variable  rates or on the yield or value of certain  types of
actively traded property). If the variable rate Note does not provide for stated
interest at a single  qualifying  variable  rate,  interest and OID accruals are
generally  calculated by constructing  an equivalent  fixed rate Note (using for
each variable rate, depending on its type, the value of the rate as of the issue
date or a rate reflecting the expected yield on the Note).  For this purpose,  a
variable rate Note that provides for a fixed  interest rate during any period is
treated as if it provided  instead for a variable rate; the substitute  variable
rate must be such that it would not, upon  replacing the fixed rate,  change the
fair market value of the Note.

      Short-Term  Notes.  In general,  an  individual or other cash basis United
States  Holder  of  a  short-term  Note  is  not  required  to  accrue  OID  (as
specifically defined below for the purposes of this paragraph) for United States
federal  income tax  purposes  unless it elects to do so (but may be required to
include any stated  interest in income as the  interest  is  received).  Accrued
basis United States Holders and certain other United States Holders are required
to accrue OID on short-term  Notes on either a straight-line  basis or under the
constant-yield  method  (based on daily  compounding),  at the  election  of the
United States Holder. In the case of a United States Holder not required and not
electing to include OID in income  currently,  and gain  realized on the sale or
retirement of the short-term  Note will be ordinary  income to the extent of the
OID accrued on a  straight-line  basis (unless an election is made to accrue the
OID under the  constant-yield  method)  through the date of sale or  retirement.
United  States  Holders who are not  required  and do not elect to accrue OID on
short-term Notes will be required to defer deductions for interest on borrowings
allocable to short-term  Notes in an amount not  exceeding  the deferred  income
until the deferred income is realized. For purposes of determining the amount of
OID  subject  to these  rules,  all  interest  payments  on a  short-term  Note,
including  stated  interest,  are  included  in  the  short-term  Note's  stated
redemption price at maturity.

Notes Purchased at a Premium

      A United  States  Holder that  purchases a Note for an amount in excess of
its  principal  amount  may  elect to treat  such  excess as  "amortizable  bond
premium",  in which case the amount required to be included in the United States
Holder's

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income each year with  respect to interest on the Note will be reduced
by the amount of amortizable  bond premium  allocable (based on the Note's yield
to maturity) to such year.  Any election to amortize bond premium shall apply to
all bonds (other than bonds the interest on which is  excludible  from gross 
income) held by the United  States  Holder at the  beginning of the first  
taxable year to which the election  applies or  thereafter  acquired by the 
United States  Holder,  and is irrevocable without the consent of the Service.

Purchase, Sale and Retirement of Notes

      A United States  Holder's tax basis in a Note will be its costs  increased
by the amount of any OID or market  discount  previously  included in the United
States  Holder's  income  with  respect to the Note and the  amount,  if any, of
income  attributable to de minimis  original issue discount or de minimis market
discount included in the United States Holder's income with respect to the Note,
and  reduced by (i) the amount of any  payments  that are not  qualified  stated
interest  payments,  and (ii) the amount of any amortizable bond premium applied
to reduce interest on the Note. Gain or loss will be recognized upon the sale or
retirement of a Note equal to the  difference  between the amount  realized upon
the sale or  retirement  and the tax  basis in the Note.  Except  to the  extent
described under "Original Issue  Discount--Short-Term  Notes" or "Original Issue
Discount--Market  Discount", such gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or
loss if, at the time of sale or retirement, the Note has been held for more than
one year.

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

      Payments of principal (including OID, if any) and any premium and interest
made  within  the United  States by  Citicorp  or any of its  Paying  Agents are
generally subject to information  reporting and possibly to "backup withholding"
at a rate of 31%.

      Payments of the proceeds for the sale of a Note to or through a broker are
generally  subject to  information  reporting and backup  withholding.  However,
backup  withholding will generally not apply to United States Holders other than
certain   noncorporate   Holders  who  fail  to  supply  an  accurate   taxpayer
identification  number or who fail to report all interest  and  dividend  income
required to be shown on their federal income tax returns.

                         PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION OF NOTES

      The Agents will be Smith Barney Inc., Merrill Lynch,Pierce Fenner & Smith 
Incorporated  and J.W. Korth & Company ("the Agents") and any other Agent 
designated in the applicable Pricing Supplement. Under the terms
of the amended and restated  selling agent agreement dated as of August 7, 1995,
as amended (the "Selling Agent Agreement") between Citicorp and the Agents named
above,  the Notes may be offered on a continuing  basis by Citicorp  through the
Agents,  each of which has  agreed to use  reasonable  best  efforts  to solicit
purchases of the Notes.  Citicorp will pay each Agent a commission  ranging from
0.20% to 3.00% of the  principal  amount of each Note,  depending  on its Stated
Maturity, sold through such Agent. Citicorp has reserved the right to sell Notes
directly  to  investors  on  its  own  behalf  and  to  enter  into   agreements
substantially  similar to the Selling Agent  Agreement  with other  parties.  No
commission  will be  payable  nor will a  discount  be allowed on any sales made
directly  by  Citicorp.  Citicorp  will have the sole right to accept  offers to
purchase  Notes and may reject any such offer,  in whole or in part.  Each Agent
shall have the right, in its discretion reasonably exercised,  without notice to
Citicorp,  to reject any offer to purchase  Notes received by it, in whole or in
part.  Citicorp  also may sell Notes to any  Agent,  acting as  principal,  at a
discount  to be  agreed  upon at the time of  sale,  for  resale  to one or more
investors or other  purchasers at varying  prices  related to prevailing  market
prices at the time of such resale, as determined by such Agent or, if so agreed,
at a fixed public offering price.  Unless otherwise  specified in the applicable
Pricing  Supplement,  any  Note  purchased  by an Agent  as  principal  shall be
purchased  at a price  equal to 100% of the  principal  amount  thereof  less an
amount  equal to the  commission  payable on an agency  sale of a Note having an
identical  Stated  Maturity.  Agents acting as principals may sell to or through
dealers  who may  resell to  investors.  The Agents may pay all or part of their
discount or  commission to such  dealers.  The offering  price and other selling
terms for such resales may from time to time be varied by such Agent.

      This  Prospectus  Supplement  and  Prospectus  may  be  used  by  Citicorp
Securities,  Inc. ("CSI"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citicorp,  in connection
with offers and sales related to secondary market transactions in the Notes. CSI
may act as principal or agent in such  transactions.  Such sales will be made at
prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of sale.

      Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Pricing  Supplement,  payment
of the purchase price of Notes will be required to be made in funds  immediately
available in The City of New York.
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      The Agents may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the 
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and any discounts or commissions
received by them from Citicorp and any profit  realized  by them on the sale or 
resale of the Notes may be deemed to be underwriting  discounts and  commissions
under the Act.  Citicorp has agreed or will agree to  indemnify  the  Agents  
against  and  contribute  toward  certain liabilities,  including  liabilities  
under the Act, and to reimburse the Agents for certain expenses.

      The  participation  of an affiliate or subsidiary of Citicorp in the offer
and sale of the Notes  will  comply  with the  requirements  of Rule 2720 of the
Conduct  Rules of the National  Association  of  Securities  Dealers,  Inc. (the
"NASD")  regarding  underwriting  securities  of an  affiliate.  No NASD  member
participating in offers and sales of the Notes will execute a transaction in the
Notes in a discretionary  account without the prior written specific approval of
the member's customer.

      The Agents  each engage in  transactions  with and  perform  services  for
Citicorp in the ordinary course of business.

                             VALIDITY OF THE NOTES

      The validity of the Notes offered  hereby will be passed upon for Citicorp
by Stephen E. Dietz, as an Associate General Counsel of Citibank,  N.A., and for
the Agents by Sullivan & Cromwell,  125 Broad Street,  New York, New York 10004.
The opinions of Mr. Dietz and Sullivan & Cromwell will be conditioned  upon, and
subject to certain assumptions regarding,  future action required to be taken by
Citicorp and the applicable  Trustee in connection with the issuance and sale of
any  particular  Note,  the specific  terms of Notes and other matters which may
affect the validity of Notes but which cannot be ascertained on the date of such
opinions.  Mr.  Dietz  owns or has the  right to  acquire  a number of shares of
common  stock of  Citicorp  equal to less than 0.01% of the  outstanding  common
stock of Citicorp.


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                         PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT GLOSSARY
Term                                                                   Page
- ----                                                                   ----
accrued OID.........................................................   S-10
Act..................................................................  S-13
acquisition premium..................................................  S-10
Agents...............................................................  S-1, S-12
Calculation Agent....................................................  S-8
Calculation Date.....................................................  S-7
change in circumstances..............................................  S-11
Citibank.............................................................  S-6
CSI..................................................................  S-12
Code.................................................................  S-9
de minimis amount....................................................  S-10
Depositary...........................................................  S-8
discount Notes.......................................................  S-10
Exchange Act.........................................................  S-8
Fixed Rate Note......................................................  S-6
Floating Rate Note...................................................  S-6
Global Securities....................................................  S-8
Indenture............................................................  S-5
Index Maturity.......................................................  S-7
Indexed Notes........................................................  S-2
Initial Interest Rate................................................  S-7
Interest Determination Date........................................... S-7
Interest Payment Date................................................. S-7
Interest Period....................................................... S-6
Interest Reset Date................................................... S-7
Issue Date............................................................ S-1
Market Day............................................................ S-7
market discount Note.................................................. S-10
Maturity.............................................................. S-6
Notes................................................................. S-1
OID................................................................... S-9
Original Issue Discount Note.......................................... S-5
participants.......................................................... S-8
Pricing Supplement.................................................... S-2
qualified stated interest............................................  S-10
Regular Record Date.................................................   S-7
regulations..........................................................  S-9
Selling Agent Agreement..............................................  S-13
Senior Indenture.....................................................  S-5
Senior Notes.........................................................  S-1
Senior Trustee.......................................................  S-5
Service............................................................... S-10
Short term note....................................................... S-10
Spread................................................................ S-7
Spread Multiplier..................................................... S-7
Stated Maturity....................................................... S-6
Subordinated Indenture................................................ S-5
Subordinated Notes.................................................... S-1
Subordinated Trustee.................................................. S-5
Trustees.............................................................. S-5
United Rates Holder................................................... S-9
variable rate Note.................................................... S-11
Zero-Coupon Note...................................................... S-5


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