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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549

                         ------------------------------


                                  FORM 10-Q

           FORM 10-Q QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
15(d)
                      OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


 For Quarter ended September 30, 1993           Commission file
number:1-3285

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                  MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY


State of Incorporation: Delaware   I.R.S. Employer Identification
No. 41-0417775

           Executive offices: 3M Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
55144

                      Telephone number: (612) 733-1110

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     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has  filed
all reports
   required to be filed by Section  13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Act of 1934
   during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the
   Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to
   such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X .  No  .

                         ------------------------------



    On September 30, 1993, there were 215,790,760 shares of the
Registrant's
    common stock outstanding.






                       This document contains 15 pages.
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                   MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                                AND SUBSIDIARIES

                         PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                  (Amounts in millions, except per-share data)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                 Three months ended          Nine
months ended 
                                   September 30                
September 30
                                 1993         1992           
1993       1992
                                ------       ------        
- - -------    -------
Net Sales                       $3,481       $3,551        
$10,538    $10,508

Operating Expenses
  Cost of goods sold             2,167        2,134          
6,410      6,307
  Selling, general and
    administrative expenses        859          905          
2,627      2,663
         Total                   3,026        3,039          
9,037      8,970
                                ------       ------        
- - -------    -------

Operating Income                   455          512          
1,501      1,538

Other Income and Expense
  Interest expense                  11           20             
37         61
  Investment and other
    income -- net                  (60)         (15)           
(90)       (16)
         Total                     (49)           5            
(53)        45

Income Before Income Taxes,
  Minority Interest and
  Cumulative Effect of  
  Accounting Changes               504          507          
1,554      1,493

Provision For Income Taxes         180          177            
552        527

Minority Interest                    8            6             
25         19
                                ------       ------        
- - -------    -------
Income Before Cumulative
  Effect of Accounting
  Changes                          316          324            
977        947

Cumulative Effect of 
  Accounting Changes                -            -              
- - -           3

Net Income                      $  316       $  324         $  
977    $   944
                                ======       ======        
=======    =======
Average Number of Common
  Shares Outstanding             216.5        219.1          
217.8      219.1

Per Share of Common Stock:
Income Before Cumulative
  Effect of Accounting
  Changes                       $ 1.47       $ 1.48         $ 
4.49    $  4.33

Cumulative Effect of
  Accounting Changes                -            -              
- - -        (.02)
Net Income                      $ 1.47       $ 1.48         $ 
4.49    $  4.31
                                ======       ======        
=======    =======
 Cash dividends declared
   and paid                     $  .83       $  .80         $ 
2.49    $  2.40

The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement.
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                   MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                                AND SUBSIDIARIES

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                              (Dollars in millions)

                                                 September 30,
                                                      1993       
December 31,
                                                  (Unaudited)     
   1992    
ASSETS 
Current Assets 
   Cash and cash equivalents                          $   318     
   $   382 
   Other securities                                       347     
       340 
   Accounts receivable -- net                           2,687     
     2,394 
   Inventories 
      Finished goods                                    1,232     
     1,224 
      Work in process                                     586     
       586 
      Raw materials and supplies                          552     
       505 
                                                      -------     
   -------
         Total inventories                              2,370     
     2,315
   Other current assets                                   723     
       778
                                                      -------     
   -------
            Total current assets                        6,445     
     6,209

Investments                                               465     
       452

Property, Plant and Equipment                          11,468     
    10,828 
   Less accumulated depreciation                       (6,622)    
    (6,036)
      Property, plant and equipment -- net              4,846     
     4,792 
 
Other Assets                                              473     
       502 

            Total                                     $12,229     
   $11,955 
                                                      =======     
   =======
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
   Accounts payable                                   $   762     
   $   836
   Income taxes                                           274     
       299
   Short-term debt                                        796     
       739
   Other current liabilities                            1,572     
     1,367
                                                      -------     
   -------
            Total current liabilities                   3,404     
     3,241 

Other Liabilities                                       1,543     
     1,428 

Long-term Debt                                            682     
       687 
 
Stockholders' Equity 
   Common stock, no par, 236,008,264 
      shares issued                                       296     
       296 
   Retained earnings                                    8,395     
     8,012 
   Unearned compensation -- ESOP                         (484)    
      (498)
   Cumulative translation -- net                         (242)    
      (198)
   Less cost of treasury stock -- 
      September 30, 1993, 20,217,504 shares;
      December 31, 1992,  16,974,214 shares            (1,365)    
    (1,013)
         Stockholders' Equity -- net                    6,600     
     6,599 

            Total                                     $12,229     
   $11,955 
                                                      =======     
   =======

  The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement. 


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<PAGE>
                   MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                                AND SUBSIDIARIES 

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                              (Dollars in millions)
                                   (Unaudited)


                                                           Nine
months ended  
                                                            
September 30
                                                         
- - -------------------
                                                           1993   
    1992*
                                                          ------- 
   -------
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
   Net income                                             $  977  
   $  944 
   Adjustments to reconcile net income 
     to net cash provided by operating activities: 
     Cumulative effect of adopting SFAS Nos. 106
       and 109                                                -   
      103
     Legal settlement                                        129  
       -
     Depreciation and amortization                           779  
      818 
     Working capital changes                                (358) 
     (165) 
     Other                                                    73  
       37 
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------
- - ------------
Net cash provided by operating activities                  1,600  
    1,737

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
   Capital expenditures                                     (806) 
     (968) 
   Disposals of property, plant and equipment                 50  
       51 
   Other                                                     (11) 
        8 
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------
- - ------------
Net cash used in investing activities                       (767) 
     (909)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
   Net change in short-term debt                              93  
     (133)
   Repayment of long-term debt                              ( 63) 
     (173) 
   Proceeds from long-term debt                               20  
      136 
   Purchases of treasury stock                              (546) 
     (179) 
   Reissuances of treasury stock                             143  
      133
   Payment of dividends                                     (543) 
     (526) 
   Other                                                       1  
      (16)
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------
- - ------------
Net cash used in financing activities                       (895) 
     (758)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                       (2) 
       (9)
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------
- - ------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
   cash equivalents                                          (64) 
       61

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year               382  
      258 
- - -----------------------------------------------------------------
- - ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                $  318  
   $  319
=================================================================
============

* Includes cash flows of the international companies for the
eleven-month
  period November 1, 1991, to September 30, 1992.


The Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement.





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<PAGE>



                  MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                               AND SUBSIDIARIES

                        NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 (Unaudited)

     The interim financial statements  are unaudited but,  in the
opinion
     of  management,  reflect  all   adjustments  necessary  for 
a  fair
     presentation of financial position,  results of operations 
and cash
     flows  for  such periods.    These  adjustments consist  of 
normal,
     recurring items.  The results of  operations for any interim 
period
     are not  necessarily indicative of  results for the full 
year.  The
     condensed consolidated financial statements and notes are 
presented
     as  permitted by Form  10-Q and  do not  contain certain
information
     included in the  company's annual consolidated financial 
statements
     and notes.  This  Form 10-Q should  be read in conjunction
with  the
     company's consolidated  financial statements and notes 
incorporated
     by reference in the 1992 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

     Effective  January 1,  1992,  3M's international  companies 
changed
     their fiscal year-end from October 31 to December 31  and 3M
adopted
     two  new accounting  standards,  Statement of  Financial 
Accounting
     Standards (SFAS) No. 106,  "Employers' Accounting for
Postretirement
     Benefits Other  Than Pensions,"  and SFAS  No. 109,
"Accounting  for
     Income Taxes."  The first, second  and third quarter 1992 
financial
     statements  were restated in  early 1993  to reflect  these
changes.
     All  three changes  were  accounted  for as  cumulative 
effects  of
     accounting  changes.  As a result of the change in the
international
     companies'  fiscal year-end,  the  cash  flows of  the
international
     companies  for  the  eleven-month   period  November  1,  
1991,  to
     September 30, 1992, are  included in the  Consolidated
Statement  of
     Cash Flows for the period ended September 30, 1992.

     The company received $51  million in the third  quarter of
1993 as a
     result  of  the  resolution  of  several  income  tax 
claims.   The
     recovery  included $30  million of  interest which  was
recorded  as
     income in the third quarter.

     In  the third  quarter of  1993 the  company  took  a charge 
of $25
     million  for the  cost  of  planned  plant 
rationalizations.    The
     company   also  incurred  more   than  $10   million  for 
voluntary
     separations, primarily in cost of goods sold.

     On September  17, 1993,  the company  entered into  a
commitment  to
     issue C$150  million of five-year Eurobonds.  The debt was
issued on
     October 15, 1993, subsequent  to the end of  the third
quarter.  The
     debt was swapped into  $114 million at an all-in fixed cost
of  4.81
     percent.

     Coopers  &  Lybrand, the  company's  independent 
accountants,  have
     performed a  review of  the unaudited  interim financial 
statements
     included herein and their report thereon accompanies this
filing.









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<PAGE>



                  MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                               AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 

     This Quarter
     ------------
     Worldwide  sales for  the third  quarter totaled  $3.481 
billion, a
     decrease  of 2.0 percent  from $3.551  billion in  the third
quarter
     last year.   Net income  decreased 2.4 percent  to $316
million,  or
     $1.47  per share, compared with $324 million, or $1.48 per
share, in
     the same quarter last year.

     Worldwide selling prices declined about 2 percent compared
to the
     third quarter of 1992, mainly because of competition in the
Memory
     Technologies Group.  U.S. prices declined about 2 percent,
while
     international  prices   declined   about   1  percent.     
Currency
     translation decreased international  sales by almost 11
percent  and
     worldwide sales by more than 5 percent.

     In the United States, the company's unit sales rose about 5 
percent
     compared  with the  third quarter  last  year.   The 
Industrial and
     Consumer  Sector led  U.S. volume  growth  with  solid gains 
in its
     commercial  and  consumer  products,  tape,  and specialty 
chemical
     businesses.  Volume also increased  in the Information, 
Imaging and
     Electronic  Sector, paced  by  growth in  its  electronic 
products,
     computer  disks,  and visual  systems  businesses.    Life 
Sciences
     Sector  volume   increased  slightly  with   solid  growth 
in   its
     reflective materials, pharmaceuticals and  dental businesses 
offset
     by declines in disposable products and the Medical Products
Group.

     Outside  the United  States, unit volume increased  about 6
percent.
     Volume  rose about 2 percent  in Europe with increases in
the United
     Kingdom, France and Italy partially  offset by declines  in
Germany.
     In the Asia Pacific area, volume  was up about 9 percent. 
Volume in
     Japan was up  only 2 percent, but volume growth in the  rest
of Asia
     was more than  25 percent.   In Latin  America, volume  was
up  more
     than 20  percent, continuing a string  of solid  gains
there. Canada
     and Africa also reported volume gains.

     Cost  of goods  sold,  which includes  manufacturing, 
research  and
     development,  and engineering,  was  62.2 percent  of sales, 
up 2.1
     percentage points from the third quarter  last year.  This 
increase
     was due to lower  selling prices, a charge  of $25 million
for plant
     rationalizations, and negative  currency effects.  The
company  also
     incurred more than $10 million for voluntary separations, 
primarily
     in cost of goods sold. 

     Selling, general,  and administrative spending  of $859
million  was
     24.7 percent  of sales.   This  was a  decline of
eight-tenths  of a
     percentage point  from  a  year  ago and  the  best level 
in  eight
     quarters.   SG&A costs  were helped  by continued  emphasis
on  cost
     control.   

     Worldwide operating  income was  $455 million in the  third
quarter,
     down 11.0 percent from  the same quarter last  year.  In
addition to


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<PAGE>



                  MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                               AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     $25  million  of  plant  rationalization  charges,  currency
effects
     reduced  operating  income  by  $32 million.    Excluding 
those two
     factors, operating income for the quarter was basically
flat.

     U.S. operating income was up about  4 percent and operating 
margins
     improved by  three-tenths  of a  percentage  point.   The 
U.S.  was
     helped  by higher unit  sales volume,  lower raw  material
costs and
     lower  employment   levels.    All   three  U.S.  business  
sectors
     contributed to this operating income increase.
       
     International  operating  income  declined  nearly  25 
percent  and
     margins were  down 3 percentage  points.  This  decrease was
due  to
     negative  currency effects,  plant  rationalization charges 
and the
     economic difficulties in  Europe and Japan.  Excluding
currency  and
     plant rationalization  charges, operating  income was  down
about  4
     percent.    

     Interest  expense of  $11 million in  the third quarter  of
1993 was
     $9 million lower than  in the same quarter  last year.  This
decline
     was  mainly due  to lower  interest rates  than in  the same
quarter
     last  year.  Investment  and other  income showed  an
improvement of
     $45  million from the third  quarter last year, with  $30
million of
     this  benefit  due  to interest  received  from  the 
resolution  of
     several income  tax claims.  The  remaining $15  million
benefit was
     mainly  due to  improved investment  results and  positive 
currency
     transaction effects.

     The  third-quarter  1993  worldwide  effective  tax  rate 
was  35.5
     percent, up six-tenths of a point  from the third-quarter
rate  last
     year and up two-tenths  of a point from  the rate for  1992
overall.
     The  recently enacted  1  percent  increase  in  the  United 
States
     corporate tax  rate  has been  effectively  offset  in 1993 
by  the
     extension of the R&D  tax credit and by  the revaluation of 
our net
     deferred tax assets under SFAS No. 109.

     The company estimates that  changes in the value  of the
U.S. dollar
     reduced net  income by  $16 million,  or 8  cents per share, 
in the
     third quarter compared to the corresponding  quarter of
1992.   This
     estimate includes the effect of  translating sales and 
profits from
     local currencies into U.S.  dollars, the costs  in local 
currencies
     of  transferring goods  between the  parent  company in  the 
United
     States  and  international  companies,  and  transaction 
gains  and
     losses in countries not considered to be highly
inflationary. 

     Year-to-date
     ------------
     On a  year-to-date basis, worldwide  sales totaled $10.538 
billion,
     an increase of 0.3  percent from $10.508  billion in the
first  nine
     months of  last year.  Year-to-date  net income was  $977
million in
     1993, up 3.5 percent  from $944 million in 1992.  Earnings
per share
     increased 4.2 percent to  $4.49 per share from $4.31 per
share  last
     year.



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<PAGE>



                  MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                               AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     Volume  growth for the  first nine  months of 1993 was  5
percent in
     both  United  States and  international  operations.    U.S. 
prices
     declined nearly 2 percent, while international prices
declined  more
     than 1 percent.  Currency translation decreased
international  sales
     by more than 6 percent and worldwide sales by more than 3
percent. 

     Cost of goods sold  was $6.410 billion for the first nine
months, an
     increase of 1.6 percent from $6.307 billion in 1992.  Cost
of  goods
     sold was 60.9 percent of sales, up eight-tenths  of a point
from the
     same period  last year.  The  factors that  influenced gross
margins
     for the third quarter were the  same factors that affected 
year-to-
     date results.  

     Selling, general, and administrative spending of $2.627
billion  for
     the first  nine months  was 24.9  percent of  sales.   This
is  down
     four-tenths of  a  point from  25.3 percent  of  sales  in
the  same
     period  last year.   In addition  to cost  control, the
year-to-date
     SG&A percentage was helped by lower voluntary separation
costs. 

     Worldwide operating income  decreased 2.4 percent to $1.501 
billion
     in  1993  from $1.538  billion in  1992.    Operating income 
in the
     United States  was up  11.2 percent  and margins  improved
by  nine-
     tenths  of  a percentage  point.    International  operating 
income
     declined 12.5  percent and  margins were down 1.7 
percentage points
     due to negative currency effects, plant rationalization
charges  and
     the  economic weakness in  Europe and  Japan.   Worldwide
employment
     levels have  declined about  1,400 compared with  September
of  1992
     and by 435 people from the end of 1992. 

     Interest expense was  $37 million for the first nine months
of 1993,
     down from  $61 million  in 1992.   This  decline was  mainly
due  to
     lower interest  rates. Investment and other  income was $90 
million
     in the  first nine months  of 1993,  an improvement  of $74 
million
     compared to  the same  period last  year.   This change  was
due  to
     several  factors,  including  $30  million  of  interest 
from   the
     resolution  of  several  income   tax  claims,  improved 
investment
     results, and the positive impact of currency transaction
effects.


                                     ****
     Looking   ahead,  the   company   continues  to   monitor 
worldwide
     economies, particularly  the recessions in Europe and Japan
where it
     has significant operations.   The company's economic outlook
for the
     fourth  quarter  of   the  year  does  not  anticipate  
significant
     improvements  in  either of  these  two  areas.    The
company  also
     expects  a continuation  of relatively  slow economic growth 
in the
     United States during the fourth quarter of the year.

     The  stronger dollar  is  expected to  continue  to  hamper
earnings
     growth in the fourth quarter.   The company estimates that 
currency
     effects,  based on the levels  at the end of September,
could reduce




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<PAGE>



                  MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                               AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     fourth  quarter 1993  earnings by  an  estimated  8 cents 
per share
     compared to the same quarter last year.  

     Assuming  that overall  economic  conditions are  in  line 
with the
     company's expectations  and that currency  values remain 
relatively
     stable, the  company  anticipates an  increase in  earnings
for  the
     full year of 1993 compared to 1992.    

     Volume  growth, productivity improvements and favorable raw
material
     prices  should  benefit  full-year  1993  results.   
Investment  in
     research and development will continue in  order to help the
company
     meet  its  goal  of  30  percent   of  sales  coming  from 
products
     introduced  in  the last  four  years.    The  company
continues  to
     aggressively    explore    cost-reduction    and    
rationalization
     opportunities  around  the  world  in  addition  to  its 
continuing
     emphasis  on management of  SG&A spending.   Worldwide
employment by
     the end of  the year could be about  1,000 lower than 1992 
year-end
     levels. 



     FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
     The company's financial condition and liquidity remain
strong. 

     Working capital increased $73  million to $3.041 billion
from $2.968
     billion as  of December 31, 1992.   The  accounts receivable
average
     days sales outstanding, which averages monthly sales and 
receivable
     balances  within  the quarter,  was  65  days.    The
company's  key
     inventory  index,   which  represents  the   number  of 
months   of
     inventory,  was 3.8 months.   The  company's current  ratio
was 1.9.
     All three indices were unchanged from the year-end 1992
numbers.

     Total  debt  increased  $52 million  from  year-end  1992 to 
$1.478
     billion. As  of September  30, 1993, total  debt was  22
percent  of
     stockholders' equity,  the same  as year-end  1992.   The 
company's
     borrowings continue to maintain AAA long-term ratings.

     Return on average stockholders' equity for  the quarter was
at  19.2
     percent, the same as a year  earlier, approaching the
company's goal
     of  20 to 25  percent.   Return on capital employed  for the
quarter
     was 17.6  percent, down  from 19.7  percent in  the
comparable  1992
     period.  The company's goal is 27 percent or better.

     Due  to  the  change  in  the  financial  reporting  period 
for the
     international  companies,   the  September  30,  1992, 
Consolidated
     Statement of  Cash Flows includes the  cash provided or used
by 3M's
     international  companies for  an  eleven-month period 
(November  1,
     1991  to September 30,  1992).   The following  table and
discussion
     exclude  the   November  1  to   December  31,   1991, 
period   for
     International  Operations, so  that an  analysis  can  be
made  on a
     comparative basis.




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<PAGE>
                  MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                               AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                Financial Condition and Results of Operations

=================================================================
=============

                                                        Nine
months ended
                                                         
September 30
                                                      
- - ------------------
                                                        1993      
 1992
                                                       ------     
- - ------
Net cash provided by operating activities              $1,600     
$1,678
Net cash used in investing activities                    (767)    
  (812)
Net cash used in financing activities                    (895)    
  (883)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                    (2)    
   (14)
                                                       ------     
- - ------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
  equivalents                                          $  (64)    
$  (31)
                                                       ======     
======
Capital spending                                       $  806     
$  875
                                                       ======     
======
Depreciation and amortization                          $  779     
$  761
                                                       ======     
======
=================================================================
=============

Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $1.600 billion 
in
the first nine months  of the year, down  $78 million from  the
same
period last year.   Receipt of a  large legal settlement and 
higher
income  were more than  offset by  working capital  increases,
which
were partially attributable to increases in accounts receivable.

Cash  used  in  investing  activities  was  $767 million,  down 
$45
million from the same  period last year.   Capital expenditures 
for
the  first  nine months  of 1993  were $806  million, a  decrease
of
about 8  percent  compared  with the  same period  last  year.  
The
company expects 1993 capital spending to be less than 1992
levels.

Cash used in financing activities in the first nine  months was
$895
million, up $12  million compared with  the same  period last 
year.
The  major  financing  activities  include   dividend  payments 
and
treasury stock transactions.

Dividends paid increased 3.2  percent to $543 million  in the 
first
nine months  of this year.   The dividend  payout ratio declined 
to
55.6  percent in  the first  nine months from  56.9 percent  for
the
entire year in 1992.

For  the first  nine months  of this  year  the  company
repurchased
about 5.1 million shares of treasury stock, compared  to 1.9
million
shares  in the  same  period last  year.   The  Board  of 
Directors
authorized the repurchase  of up to  6 million shares  of 3M 
common
stock between  June 1, 1993, and May  31, 1994.  Of this number,
2.9
million shares  remained authorized for  repurchase as of 
September
30, 1993.   Stock  repurchases are  made to  support employee 
stock
purchase  and  management  stock  ownership  plans  and  for  
other
corporate purposes.

The  company  expects  cash  generated  by  normal  operations 
will
support its growth.  With its AAA long-term ratings on its debt,
the company  has sufficient  borrowing capacity  to supplement 
cash
flows from operations.

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                   MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                                AND SUBSIDIARIES

                           PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

     Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

               The  company  and  certain  of its  subsidiaries
are named
               defendants in a number of actions, governmental
proceedings
               and  claims, including product liability  claims
involving
               products  now  or  formerly  manufactured and sold 
by the
               company,  many  of which  relate to  silicone gel 
mammary
               prostheses,  and  some of which claims  are 
purported  or
               tentatively certified class actions.  In some
cases, these
               actions  seek damages  as  well as other relief
which,  if
               granted, would require substantial expenditures.

               Some of these actions raise difficult and complex 
factual
               and legal  issues and  are subject  to many 
uncertainties
               and  complexities,  including, but  not  limited 
to,  the
               facts and  circumstances of  each  particular
action,  the
               jurisdiction   and   forum  in   which   each 
action   is
               proceeding,    and   differences    in  
applicable   law.
               Accordingly,  the company  is  not able  to 
estimate  the
               nature  and amount of any future liability with
respect to
               such actions.

               With respect to the  above-noted claims involving
silicone
               gel  mammary   prostheses,  which  have  been  
instituted
               against the  company and  all of the other 
companies that
               manufactured implants  or the various components
for them,
               there   has   been   recent   publicity  
concerning   the
               possibility  of  an  industry-wide "global 
settlement" of
               all present  and future  claims proposed  by Dow 
Corning,
               certain other defendants and certain plaintiff's 
counsel.
               The  company,  which  entered  the  business  in 
1977  by
               purchasing McGhan Medical  and then sold that
business  in
               1984  to a  group  of  investors, including  some 
of  the
               original owners  pursuant to an  agreement which 
included
               an  indemnification of  the  company against 
silicone gel
               mammary prosthesis related liabilities, is one of 
several
               companies  that  has  been  participating  in 
discussions
               among defendants  to determine the  feasibility of
such  a
               settlement and the  allocation of its  costs.  The
company
               does  not  know  at  this  time  whether  or  not 
such  a
               settlement  will  be  effected,  that  the 
company   will
               participate,  or what  share of  any such 
settlement  the
               company might bear.

               In  many of  these  actions, including  the 
silicone  gel
               mammary prosthesis matters, the company  believes
that any
               resulting  liability  and  defense  costs are 
covered  by
               insurance  maintained  by the  company  during 
applicable
               time   periods,  subject   to  self-insurance 
retentions,
               exclusions,  and  policy  limits.    To  the 
extent  that
               insurers have  in some  of these cases  reserved,
and  may
               reserve in the future, the right to deny coverage
(i.e.




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             MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                          AND SUBSIDIARIES

                    PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

               neither admitted nor denied coverage), the company
is  not
               always able to estimate the amount of recovery 
applicable
               to  these actions.   The  company may  also
possess rights
               against    third    parties   for   
indemnification    or
               contribution.    Because  of  the  complexities 
of  these
               actions and the extent of insurance applicable to
many  of
               these  actions, the  company  cannot always 
determine its
               exposure or  its rights against  insurers and
other  third
               parties.

               The  company is  involved  in a  number  of 
environmental
               actions by  governmental agencies asserting
liability  for
               past  waste   disposal  and  other  alleged 
environmental
               damage.   The  company  conducts  ongoing 
investigations,
               assisted   by  environmental   consultants,  to 
determine
               accruals   for    the   probable,   estimable  
costs   of
               remediation.   The remediation  accruals are
reviewed each
               quarter and changes are made as appropriate.


     Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

               (a)  The following documents are filed as exhibits
to 
                    this Report.

                    (11) A statement regarding the computation of
per
                         share earnings.

                    (12) A statement regarding the ratio of
earnings 
                         to fixed charges.

                    (15) A letter from the company's independent 
                         accountants regarding unaudited interim
                         financial statements.






















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             MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                          AND SUBSIDIARIES

                    PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


           (b)  The  company  filed a  report on  Form 8-K  dated
June 30,
                1993,  related  to  a shelf  registration  of 
medium-term
                notes.  This filing included the following:

                Exhibit 4    Form of  Medium-Term Indexed  Notes
Due
                             June 15, 1994.

                Exhibit 10   Calculation  Agency  Agreement,
dated  as
                             of June 24,  1993 between  Minnesota
                             Mining  and Manufacturing  Company 
and
                             Goldman,  Sachs & Co.

     None of  the other items contained  in Part II of  Form 10-Q 
is
     applicable to the company for the quarter ended September
30, 1993.









































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     |Coopers                           |certified public
accountants
     |&Lybrand                          |


                           REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


 To the Stockholders of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
  Company:

 We have  reviewed the  accompanying condensed  consolidated 
balance sheet  of
 Minnesota Mining  and Manufacturing Company and  subsidiaries as
of  September
 30, 1993,  and the  related condensed  consolidated statements 
of income  for
 each of the  three- and nine-month periods ended  September 30,
1993 and  1992
 and cash flows for the nine-month periods ended  September 30,
1993 and  1992.
 These  financial   statements  are   the  responsibility   of 
the   company's
 management.

 We  conducted our  reviews in  accordance  with  standards
established  by the
 American  Institute of  Certified Public  Accountants.    A
review  of interim
 financial  information  consists  principally  of applying 
analytical  review
 procedures to financial data and making  inquiries of persons
responsible  for
 financial and accounting matters.   It is substantially less in
scope than  an
 audit conducted in accordance with  generally accepted auditing
standards, the
 objective of which  is the expression  of an opinion  regarding
the  financial
 statements taken as a whole.  Accordingly, we do not express
such an opinion.

 Based on  our reviews,  we are  not aware  of any material 
modifications that
 should  be   made  to  the   accompanying  condensed 
consolidated   financial
 statements referred  to above  for them  to be  in  conformity
with  generally
 accepted accounting principles.

 We have previously  audited, in  accordance with  generally
accepted  auditing
 standards,  the consolidated balance  sheet as  of December 31, 
1992, and the
 related  consolidated statements of  income and cash  flows for 
the year then
 ended (not presented herein);  and in our report  dated February
15,  1993, we
 expressed an unqualified  opinion on those consolidated
financial  statements.
 In our  opinion,  the information  set  forth  in the  condensed 
consolidated
 balance sheet  as of  December  31, 1992  is  fairly  stated in 
all  material
 respects in relation to  the consolidated balance sheet from
which it has been
 derived.




                                   COOPERS & LYBRAND
      
 St. Paul, Minnesota
 October 27, 1993










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                                      SIGNATURE
                                      ---------

     Pursuant to  the requirements of the  Securities Exchange
Act of  1934, the
     registrant has  duly caused this report  to be signed on its 
behalf by the
     undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                MINNESOTA MINING AND
MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                               
- - ------------------------------------------
                                               (Registrant)



     Date:     November 11, 1993  



                                            /s/Giulio Agostini
                            
- - -------------------------------------------------
                             Giulio Agostini, Senior Vice
President, Finance

                             (Mr.  Agostini  is  the Principal 
Financial  and
                             Accounting  Officer and has  been
duly authorized
                             to sign on behalf of the
registrant.)

































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<TABLE>                                                           
                             EXHIBIT 11
                              MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING
COMPANY
                                           AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                  EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON
STOCK
  
<CAPTION>                                          Three Months
Ended            Nine Months Ended
                                                      September
30,                September 30,
                                               
- - ------------------------     ------------------------
                                                       1993       
 1992            1993         1992
                                                ----------- 
- - -----------     -----------  -----------
<S>                                             <C>          <C>  
          <C>          <C>
  Income before cumulative effect
  of accounting changes                                $316       
 $324            $977         $947

  Cumulative effect of accounting changes                -        
   -               -             3
                                                     ------      
- - ------          ------       ------
  Net income (millions)                                $316       
 $324            $977         $944
                                                     ======      
======          ======       ======
 
_________________________________________________________________
_____ ____________________________

  Primary earnings per share:

  Income before cumulative effect
  of accounting changes                               $1.47       
$1.48           $4.49        $4.33

  Cumulative effect of accounting changes                -        
   -               -         (0.02)
                                                     ------      
- - ------          ------       ------
  Earnings per share                                  $1.47       
$1.48           $4.49        $4.31
                                                     ======      
======          ======       ======
  Weighted average number of
  common shares outstanding                     216,460,582 
219,079,532     217,817,985  219,094,954
                                                =========== 
===========     ===========  ===========
 
_________________________________________________________________
_____ ____________________________

  Fully diluted earnings per share: (1)<F1>

  Income before cumulative effect
  of accounting changes                               $1.45       
$1.46           $4.44        $4.27

  Cumulative effect of accounting changes                -        
   -               -         (0.01)
                                                     ------      
- - ------          ------       ------
  Earnings per share                                  $1.45       
$1.46           $4.44        $4.26
                                                     ======      
======          ======       ======

  Weighted average number of
  common shares outstanding                     216,460,582 
219,079,532     217,817,985  219,094,954

  Common equivalent shares                        2,089,183   
2,450,787       2,133,097    2,450,787
                                                ----------- 
- - -----------     -----------  -----------
  Average number of common
  shares outstanding and
  equivalents                                   218,549,765 
221,530,319     219,951,082  221,545,741
                                                =========== 
===========     ===========  ===========
<FN>
 
_________________________________________________________________
__________________________________

      Primary earnings per share is computed by dividing net
income by the weighted average number
  of common shares outstanding for each period.  The calculation
excludes the effect of common equivalent
  shares resulting from stock options using the treasury stock
method as the effect would not be material.

      Fully diluted earnings per share is computed based on the
weighted average number of common
  shares and common equivalent shares outstanding for each
period. 

<F1>  (1) This calculation is submitted in accordance with
Regulation S-K item 601(b)(11) although not
      required by APB Opinion No. 15 because it results in
dilution of less than 3%.

</TABLE>

<TABLE>                                                           
                             
                                                                  
                         EXHIBIT 12


                                MINNESOTA MINING AND
MANUFACTURING COMPANY
                                            AND SUBSIDIARIES


                             CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO
FIXED CHARGES
                                          (Dollars in millions)


<CAPTION>
                                           Nine Months Ended
                                          September 30, 1993   
1992     1991     1990     1989     1988
EARNINGS                                  ------------------ 
- - ------   ------   ------   ------   ------
    <S>                                              <C>      <C> 
    <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
    Income Before Income Taxes,
       Minority Interest and Cumulative
       Effect of Accounting Changes                  $1,554  
$1,947   $1,877   $2,135   $2,099   $1,985

Add:
          Interest on debt                               37      
76       97       98       98       99

          Interest component of the ESOP
             benefit expense                             31      
42       44       45       -        -

          Portion of rent under operating
             leases representative of
             the interest component                      35      
47       47       44       35       36

Less:
          Equity in undistributed income
             of 20-50% owned companies                   -       
(1)      (6)       1        4       11
                                                     ------  
- - ------   ------   ------   ------   ------
                   TOTAL EARNINGS AVAILABLE          $1,657  
$2,113   $2,071   $2,321   $2,228   $2,109
                    FOR FIXED CHARGES                ======  
======   ======   ======   ======   ======


FIXED CHARGES

          Interest on debt                              $37     
$76      $97      $98      $98      $99

          Interest component of the ESOP
             benefit expense                             31      
42       44       45       -        -

          Portion of rent under operating
             leases representative of
             the interest component                      35      
47       47       44       35       36
                                                     ------  
- - ------   ------   ------   ------   ------
                   TOTAL FIXED CHARGES                 $103    
$165     $188     $187     $133     $135
                                                     ======  
======   ======   ======   ======   ======

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                    16.09   
12.81    11.02    12.42    16.75    15.62

</TABLE>









          |Coopers                           |certified public
accountants
          |&Lybrand







          Securities and Exchange Commission
          450 Fifth Street, N.W.
          Washington, D.C.  20549


          We  are  aware that  our report  dated October  27,
1993,  on our
          review of interim condensed consolidated financial
information of
          Minnesota  Mining and Manufacturing  Company and
subsidiaries for
          the  nine-month period ended September 30,  1993, and
included in
          the  Form  10-Q for  the period  then  ended, is 
incorporated by
          reference in the  Company's registration statements  on
Form  S-8
          (Registration Nos. 2-78422, 33-14791, 33-48690 and
33-49842), and
          Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-48089).   Pursuant to
Rule  436(c),
          under  the  Securities Act  of 1933,  this  report
should  not be
          considered a  part of  the  registration statements 
prepared  or
          certified by us within the  meaning of Sections 7 and
11  of that
          Act.







                                        COOPERS & LYBRAND









          St. Paul, Minnesota
          November 11, 1993



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