NATIONAL STEEL CORP
SC 13G, 1997-12-08
STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING MILLS (COKE OVENS)
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. )

                           National Steel Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    637844309
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                                 (CUSIP number)



       Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [X] 
       (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous
       statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five
       percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed
       no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five
       percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).


       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.        637844309              13G               PAGE    2 OF  9 PAGES


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
             S.S.  OR  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                      Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
                      IRS # 39-314-5972
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                               (a) [ ]
                                                               (b) [ ]

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


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                      The state of organization is Delaware.

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF                       5        SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES                                                    0
                                ------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY                    6        SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY                                          2,131,539
                                ------------------------------------------------
EACH                            7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING                                                 0
                                ------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH                     8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                  2,310,139
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                      2,310,139

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

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                             10.90%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12           TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                      IA, CO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*  SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO.        637844309              13G                PAGE  3 OF  9 PAGES


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
             S.S.  OR  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                  Miller Anderson & Sherrerd LLP
                  IRS # 23-17441222
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a) [ ]
                                                             (b) [ ]

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


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                  The state of organization is Delaware.

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF                   5        SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES                                                  0
                            ----------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY                6        SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY                                        2,011,900
                            ----------------------------------------------------
EACH                        7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING                                               0
                            ----------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH                 8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                2,176,400
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                  2,176,400

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

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                         10.27%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12           TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                  IA, CO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*  SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO.      637844309        13G                  PAGE    4  OF   9 PAGES


Item  1 (a)                         Name  of  Issuer
- ------------                        -------------------

                                    National Steel Corporation

Item  1 (b)                         Address  of  issuer's  principal  executive
- ------------                        -------------------------------------------
                                    offices
                                    -------

                                    4100 Edison Lakes Parkway
                                    Mishawaka, IN 46545

Item  2 (a)                         Name  of  person  filing
- ------------                        --------------------------------------

                               (a   Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co.

                               (b)  Miller Anderson & Sherrerd LLP

Item  2 (b)                         Principal  business  office
- ------------                        --------------------------------------

                               (a)  1585 Broadway
                                    New  York,  New  York  10036

                               (b)  1 Tower Bridge  Suite 1100
                                    West Conshohocken, PA 19428

Item  2 (c)                         Citizenship
- ------------                        -------------------

                                    Incorporated by reference to Item 4 of the
                                    cover page pertaining to each reporting
                                    person.

Item  2 (d)                         Title  of  class  of  Securities
- ------------                        --------------------------------------

                                    Common  Stock

Item  2 (e)                         Cusip  No.
- ------------                        -------------------

                                    637844309

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

                               (b)  Miller Anderson & Sherrerd LLP is (e) an
                                    Investment Adviser registered under Section
                                    203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Item  4                             Ownership
- ------------                        -------------------

                                    Incorporated  by  reference  to  Items  (5)
                                    - (9)  and  (11)  of  the cover  page.
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CUSIP NO.    637844309                 13G                PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES




Item    5                  Ownership  of  5  Percent  or  Less  of  a  Class
- ---------                  -------------------------------------------------

                           Inapplicable

Item    6                  Ownership  of  More  than  5  Percent  on  Behalf  of
- ---------                  -----------------------------------------------------
                           Another  Person
                           ---------------

                           Accounts managed on a discretionary basis by Miller,
                           Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP, a wholly-owned subsidiary
                           of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & 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
                           -------------------------------------------------
                           

                           Inapplicable

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

                           Inapplicable

Item    9                  Notice  of  Dissolution  of  Group
- ---------                  ------------------------------------------------

                           Inapplicable

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.  637844309                    13G              PAGE  6 OF  9 PAGES





                              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 :         December 8, 1997

               Signature :    /s/ Donald P. Ryan
                              ----------------------------------------------

               Name / Title : Donald P. Ryan / Vice President Morgan Stanley 
                              Asset Management Inc.
                              -----------------------------------------------
                              MILLER ANDERSON & SHERRERD LLP

               Date :         December 8, 1997

               Signature :    /s/ Bruce Bromberg
                              -----------------------------------------------

               Name / Title : Bruce Bromberg  /  Morgan  Stanley &  Co., 
                              Incorporated
                              -----------------------------------------------
                              MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.



                              INDEX  TO  EXHIBITS                         PAGE


 EXHIBIT  1     Agreement to Make a Joint Filing                            7
 -----------



 EXHIBIT  2     Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Bruce Bromberg          8
 -----------    to Sign on behalf of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, 
                Discover & Co.                                    
                


 EXHIBIT  3     Secretary's Certificate Authorizing Donald P. Ryan          9
 -----------    to Sign on behalf of Miller Anderson & Sherrerd LLP
                

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CUSIP NO.   637844309                13G                    PAGE 7 OF  9 PAGES




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


                                DECEMBER 8, 1997
                 ----------------------------------------------



             MORGAN  STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.  and  MILLER

         ANDERSON & SHERRERD, LLP. hereby  agree  that,  unless  differentiated,

           this  Schedule  13G  is  filed  on  behalf  of  each of the parties.

          MILLER ANDERSON & SHERRERD LLP

BY:       /s/ Donald P. Ryan
          ----------------------------------------------------------------------
          Donald P. Ryan / Vice President Morgan Stanley Asset Management Inc.


          MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER, DISCOVER & CO.

BY:       /s/ Bruce Bromberg 
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          Bruce Bromberg  /  Morgan  Stanley &  Co., Incorporated















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                                  EXHIBIT 2
                                      
                                      
                                MORGAN STANLEY
                                      
                           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 nd 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 SECRETARY

[SEAL]

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                           SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE



          I, Charlene R. Herzer, a duly elected and acting Assistant Secretary
of Morgan Stanley Asset Management Holdings Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), certify
that the following resolutions were duly and validly adopted by a Consent in
Lieu of a Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation dated as of
February 4, 1997 and that resolutions are in full force and effect on the date
hereof:

          RESOLVED, that Harold J. Schaaff, Jr. and Donald P. Ryan are each
    authorized to sign on behalf of (i) Morgan Stanley Asset Management
    Holdings Inc. (the "Corporation"), as the sole general partner of Miller
    Anderson & Sherrerd, LLP (the "LLP"), and (ii) the LLP any reports to be
    filed under Section 13 and Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 
    1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, with the 
    Securities and Exchange Commission, each such authorization to cease 
    automatically upon such individual's termination of employment with any 
    affiliate of the Corporation; and 

          RESOLVED FURTHER, that all prior actions taken by Harold J. Schaaff,
    Jr. and Donald P. Ryan that are within the authority conferred by the
    foregoing resolution are approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects;
    and

          RESOLVED FURTHER, that any and all actions to be taken, caused to be
    taken or heretofore taken by any officer of the Corporation in executing
    any and all documents, agreements and instruments and in taking any and all
    steps (including the payment of all expenses) deemed by such officer as
    necessary or desirable to carry out the intents and purposes of the
    foregoing resolutions are authorized, ratified and confirmed.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal
of the Corporation as of the 11th day of February, 1997.


                                             /s/ CHARLENE R. HERZER
                                             ----------------------
                                             CHARLENE R. HERZER
                                             ASSISTANT SECRETARY


[SEAL]


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