GENRAD INC
SC 13G/A, 2000-02-09
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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 7 )

                                 Genrad, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    372447102
                                 (CUSIP number)


Check the following box if a fee is  being paid with this statement [ ].


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*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

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CUSIP No. 372447102                   13G                    Page 2  of 9  Pages



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   1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON(S)
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON(S)

          Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
          IRS  #  39-314-5972

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   2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  [  ]
                                                             (b)  [  ]


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   3.  SEC USE ONLY




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   4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          The state of organization is Delaware.


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   NUMBER OF      5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES            0
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH             2,139,338
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH             0
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                       3,102,108
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          3,102,108

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  10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*



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  11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          10.43%

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  12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

          IA, CO


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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 372447102               13G                    Page 3  of  9   Pages



- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON(S)
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON(S)

          Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management Limited

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  [  ]
                                                             (b)  [  ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3.  SEC USE ONLY



- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Organized under the Laws of England.


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   NUMBER OF      5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
     SHARES            0
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH             1,270,140
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      WITH             0
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                       1,602,880
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          1,602,880

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*



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  11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          5.39%
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  12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

          IA, CO


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                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 372447102                   13G                   Page 4  of  9  Pages





Item 1.     (a)   Name of Issuer:
                  Genrad, Inc.
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                  7 Technology Park Drive
                  Westford, MA 01886-0033
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
Item 2.     (a)   Name of Person Filing:
                           (a) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
                           (b) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management
                               Limited
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (b)   Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:
                           (a) 1585 Broadway
                               New  York, New  York  10036

                           (b) 25 Cabot Square
                               Canary Wharf
                               London E14 4QA
                               England
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (c)   Citizenship:
                           Incorporated  by  reference  to  Item  4  of  the
                           cover page  pertaining  to  each  reporting  person.

                               -------------------------------------------------
            (d)   Title of Class of Securities:
                           Common Stock
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (e)   CUSIP Number:
                           372447102
                               -------------------------------------------------

Item  3.    (a)     Morgan  Stanley  Dean  Witter  & Co.  is (e)  an  Investment
                    Adviser  registered  under  Section  203 of  the  Investment
                    Advisers Act of 1940.

            (b)     Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment  Management Limited is
                    (e) an Investment  Adviser  registered  under Section 203 of
                    the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

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CUSIP No. 372447102                  13-G                   Page 5  of  9  Pages



Item 4.     Ownership.

               Incorporated  by  reference  to  Items  (5) - (9) and (11) of the
               cover page.

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

               Inapplicable

Item 6.     Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

               Accounts managed on a discretionary  basis by Morgan Stanley Dean
               Witter Investment  Management  Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary
               of Morgan  Stanley Dean Witter & Co., are known to have the right
               to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends  from,
               or the  proceeds  from,  the  sale  of such  securities.  No such
               account holds more than 5 percent of the class.

Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
            the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.


Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.


Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group.


Item 10.    Certification.

               By signing  below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
               belief,  the  securities  referred to above were  acquired in the
               ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose
               of and do not have the  effect of  changing  or  influencing  the
               control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
               connection  with or as a participant  in any  transaction  having
               such purpose or effect.

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CUSIP No. 372447102                   13-G                   Page 6  of  9 Pages


                                  Signature.


            After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the best of my  knowledge  and
            belief,  I  certify  that  the  information  set  forth  in  this
            statement is true, complete and correct.


Date:       February 9, 2000


Signature:  /s/ Robert G. Koppenol
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Name/Title  Robert G. Koppenol / Principal Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
            -----------------------------------------------------------------
            MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO.

Date:       February 9, 2000


Signature : /s/ Donald P. Ryan
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Name/Title  Donald P. Ryan / Principal Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment
                             Management Inc.
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            MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED


                       INDEX TO EXHIBITS                             PAGE
                       -----------------                             ----

EXHIBIT 1       Agreement to Make a Joint Filing                       7

EXHIBIT 2       Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Robert G. Koppenol 8
                to Sign on behalf of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.

EXHIBIT 3       Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Donald P. Ryan     9
                to Sign on behalf of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
                Investment Management Limited



* Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal
  criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).

(022597DTI)

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 CUSIP No. 372447102                  13-G                   Page 7  of  9 Pages


                            EXHIBIT 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G
               ---------------------------------------------------


                                FEBRUARY 9, 2000
               ---------------------------------------------------


               MORGAN  STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO. and MORGAN  STANLEY DEAN WITTER

               INVESTMENT   MANAGEMENT   LIMITED   hereby  agree  that,   unless

               differentiated,  this  Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of

               the parties.



            MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO.

            BY: /s/ Robert G. Koppenol
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            Robert G. Koppenol / Principal Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

            MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

            BY: /s/ Donald P. Ryan
            --------------------------------------------------------------------
            Donald P. Ryan / Principal Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment
                             Management Inc.

* Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal
  criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).


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                                                             Page 8  of 9  Pages
                                  EXHIBIT 2                   ------------------

                 MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.

                           SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE




        I, Charlene R. Herzer, a duly elected and acting Assistant Secretary of
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), certify
that as approved by a Unanimous Consent of Directors in Lieu of a Meeting dated
as of May 31, 1997, the following persons are each authorized to sign reports
to be filed under Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on
behalf of the Corporation, and such authorizations are in full force and
effect as of this date:

                             Stuart J.M. Breslow
                             Robert G. Koppenol
                             Bruce Bromberg
                             Robin Sherak

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of
the Corporation as of the 3rd day of June, 1997.


                                          /s/ Charlene R. Herzer
                                         ------------------------
                                             Charlene R. Herzer
                                             Assistant Secretaty



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                                                             Page 9  of 9  Pages
                                  EXHIBIT 3                   ------------------

                           MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER
                          INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

                             SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE



     I,  Richard S.  Rosenthal,  a duly  elected and acting  Secretary of Morgan
Stanley Dean Witter Investment  Management Limited, a Company incorporated under
the laws of England and Wales, certify the following persons are each authorised
to sign reports to be filed under Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 on behalf of the Company,  and such authorisations are in full force
and effect as of this date:

                  Harold J. Schaaff
                  Donald P. Ryan

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the
Company as of the 29th day of January 1999.



                                            /s/  Richard S. Rosenthal
                                           ---------------------------
                                                 Richard S. Rosenthal
                                                 Secretary






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