EATON VANCE GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS TRUST
N-30D, 1995-03-02
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                                To Shareholders

EV Classic  Government  Obligations  Fund had a total return of -2.5 percent for
the year ending  December 31, 1994.  The return  included a decline in net asset
value per share from $9.94 on December 31, 1993,  to $8.98 on December 31, 1994,
and the reinvestment of $0.714 per share in income dividends.

For comparison, the average intermediate U.S. Government fund had a total return
of -3.7 percent for the same period,  according to Lipper  Analytical  Services,
Inc., an independent mutual fund monitoring service.

Based on the Fund's  most recent  dividend  and its net asset value per share of
$8.98 on December 31, 1994,  the Fund's  annualized  distribution  rate was 6.93
percent.

The last year was a period of  considerable  market  volatility,  spurred by the
Federal  Reserve's  decisions to raise  short-term  interest rates six times. In
response, rates on fixed-income securities of all maturities rose with resulting
price declines and a decrease in the Fund's net asset value.

However,  the Fund's price remained  relatively stable compared to that of other
similar investments because of the Portfolio's  intermediate  effective maturity
and its investments in seasoned  mortgage-backed  securities.  As can be seen in
the chart on the next page, the Fund's rate of return was greater than the rates
of return earned by similar and longer maturity investments.

The economy continued to grow vigorously in 1994.  Third-quarter  gross domestic
product rose 4.1  percent,  matching the second  quarter  gain.  The economy was
fueled  by  an  increase  in  capital   spending  by  business,   which  was  up
significantly during the year, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The
nation's  improved  economic activity was reflected in brisk job growth as well,
with November unemployment down to 5.6 percent.

By most measures,  inflation  continued  to be modest.  Core  inflation -- which
excludes  the volatile  energy and food  categories  -- remained  at 2.7 percent
during 1994.

Most economists  believe that short-term  rates will continue to rise during the
first half of 1995, and, as a result,  economic growth will moderate thereafter.
While past performance is no guarantee of future results, if the economy behaves
in this way, intermediate and long-term interest rates, along with the net asset
value of the Fund, are likely to remain relatively stable during the year.

                                  Sincerely,

[Photograph                   /s/ M. Dozier Gardner
M. Dozier Gardner]                M. Dozier Gardner
                                  President
                                  February 21, 1995


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                             Management  Report
An Interview  with Susan Schiff,  Portfolio  Manager of  Government  Obligations
Portfolio.

Q. SUSAN, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE 1994 IN TERMS OF INVESTMENTS?

A. It was a challenging  year, to say the least.  Of course,  nearly everyone is
   aware of the Federal Reserve's  actions during the year,  raising its Federal
   funds target rate,  the key  benchmark for  short-term  interest  rates,  six
   times.  Yields rose nearly 300 basis points in the  intermediate  part of the
   yield curve. Of course, this did not have a positive effect on the Fund.

Q. CAN YOU COMPARE THE PORTFOLIO'S  RESULTS TO THOSE OF OTHER INVESTMENTS DURING
   THIS PERIOD OF TIME?

A. The Fund's  total rate of return was better than those of a number of similar
   and longer maturity investments. The chart on this page provides the details.

Q. WHAT MADE THE FUND'S PRICE MORE STABLE?

A. To a certain  extent,  it was because the Portfolio's  duration,  or interest
   rate   sensitivity,   was  slightly  lower  than  that  of  the   alternative
   investments. But the primary reason is because a majority of the Portfolio is
   invested in very seasoned mortgage-backed securities.

Q. WHAT FACTORS MAKE THESE SEASONED MORTGAGES DIFFERENT?

A. The fact  that  they're  seasoned  means  that  their  prepayment  rates  are
   relatively  stable when compared to most  mortgage-backed  securities.  These
   securities  exhibit prepayment rates that are typically more predictable than
   the prepayment rates on generic mortgage-backed  securities.  Here's how they
   work: When interest rates are rising,  the prepayment rates on these seasoned
   mortgage pools remain  relatively  stable.  Prepayment rates for generic,  or
   unseasoned  pools of mortgages have a tendency to slow down as interest rates
   rise.This results in longer average maturities and increased volatility.  The
   seasoned  mortgage-backed  securities  have become more  attractive to market
   participants  who now  recognize  their value and may have been hurt by other
   mortgage-backed products, including derivatives.

1994: A DIFFICULT YEAR FOR BONDS

     This chart,  entitled,  "1994,  a Difficult Year for Bonds," is a bar chart
comparing the total rates of return in 1994 for the 30-year,  10-year and 5-year
Merrill Lynch taxable bond indices and the Fund. Principal and interest payments
of Treasury  securities  are guaranteed by the U.S.  Government.  This guarantee
applies to the underlying  securities of the Fund and not the Fund itself.  Past
performance  is no guarantee of future  results.  Source:  Merrill Lynch Taxable
Bond  Indices;  Eaton  Vance  Management  data.  The data  points  are:  30-year
Treasuries,  -12.0%;  10-year Treasuries,  -8.3%;  5-year Treasuries,  -4.3%; EV
Classic Government Obligations Fund, -2.5%.


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Q. HOW DOES THE  TENDENCY  TOWARD LESS  VOLATILITY  HELP THE FUND IN THE CURRENT
   ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT?

A. The  U.S. Federal Reserve  already has raised the Federal  funds rate once in
   early 1995. The Fund is likely to experience less  volatility  because of the
   Portfolio's lower relative interest rate sensitivity.So in a period of rising
   rates, its price may fall less than a longer maturity investment would.

Q. WHAT IS THE INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY OF THE PORTFOLIO?

A. The philosophy of the Portfolio remains  unchanged:  to provide an attractive
   income  through a relatively  stable  investment  vehicle.  We believe that a
   government  fund should not make big bets on the direction of interest rates.
   No one can consistently make winning bets on interest rates. So we've avoided
   some very high-yielding,  esoteric mortgage-backed securities because we felt
   they  weren't   worth  the  risk. We  believe  our  investors  are  typically
   risk-averse.  They  wouldn't  be  investing  in such  vehicles  if they  were
   investing  their  money  themselves,  so we try not to  expose  them to those
   risks.

[Photograph Susan Schiff]

RELATIVE SHARE PRICE STABILITY PROVIDES AN ADVANTAGE

     This  chart,   entitled   "Relative  share  price  stability   provides  an
advantage," is a horizontal line chart.  Its text reads as follows,  "The Fund's
seasoned,  mortgage-backed  securities  have helped  contribute  to its relative
share price  stability.  The colored  line  represents  the  annualized  monthly
principal prepayment rates of the Fund's seasoned,  mortgage-backed securities.
The black line represents the annualized  monthly principal  prepayment rates of
generic mortgage-backed securities." The chart cites Lehman Brothers, Bloomberg,
L.P. and Eaton Vance Management as sources of its data. The plot points for this
chart are attached.

Generic     Seasoned
  6.6         16.5
  6.2         16.1
  5.5         15.2
  6.3         15.5
  7.8         14.1
 10.3         15.4
 13.2         15.7
 19.7         18.1
 26.5         22.4
 22.8         22.5
 18.3         22.2
 18.1         19.5
 19.2         14.2
 31.1         16.5
 46.9         14.1
 52.4         17.3
 50.2         17.8
 45.5         18.5
 29.5         18.1
 25.3         15.3
 42.3         17.2
 58.3         18.2
 61.9         18.7
 63           21.4
 54.3         22.4
 56           21.9
 57.2         24.6
 58           21.2
 62.2         22.6
 62.7         27.6
 50.9         23.9
 43.2         21.1
 49.7         23.5
 40.7         23.4
 32           23.3
 25           20.5
 19.5         17.2
 20.1         15.9
 17.5         14.3
 14.1         14.5
 12.1         11.8
 10.8         13.1

COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF A $10,000  INVESTMENT IN EV CLASSIC  GOVERNMENT
OBLIGATIONS FUND AND THE LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX

From November 30, 1993 through December 31, 1994

Average             1           Life of
Annual Returns      Year        Fund*
- --------------      ----        -------
                    -2.5%       -1.9%

         Classic
         Government
         Obligations
         Fund                 Lehman      Lipper
11/93    10000                10000       10000
12/93    10064                10041       10046
 1/94    10155                10141       10158
 2/94    10060                10001       9983
 3/94     9910                 9855       9783
 4/94     9808                 9792       9690
 5/94     9798                 9799       9674
 6/94     9786                 9801       9653
 7/94     9891                 9929       9790
 8/94     9924                 9958       9803
 9/94     9818                 9876       9685
10/94     9832                 9878       9669
11/94     9775                 9834       9630
12/94     9808                 9866       9675

Past  performance is not indicative of future  results.  Investment  returns and
principal will  fluctuate so that an investor's  shares,  when redeemed,  may be
worth  more or less than their  original  cost.  Source:  Towers  Data  Systems,
Bethesda, MD.

*Investment operations commenced on 11/1/93.

FUND PERFORMANCE
In accordance with guidelines issued by the Securities and Exchange  Commission,
the chart above  compares  your Fund's total  return with that of a  broad-based
securities  market index.  The lines on the chart represent the total returns of
$10,000  hypothetical  investments in the Fund and the unmanaged Lehman Brothers
Intermediate  Government Bond Index.

TOTAL RETURN FIGURE
The bold solid line on the chart represents the Fund's  performance.  The Fund's
total return figure reflects Fund expenses and Portfolio  transaction costs, and
assumes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions.

The dotted line represents the  performance of the Lehman Brothers  Intermediate
Government  Bond Index,  a broad-based,  widely  recognized  unmanaged  index of
government  bonds.  The Index's total return does not reflect any commissions or
expenses  that would be incurred if an investor  individually  purchased or sold
the securities represented in the Index.

The dashed line  represents  the  performance  of the Lipper  Intermediate  U.S.
Government  Fund average.  Its  performance is included to indicate how the Fund
has performed relative to its competitive  universe.  However, the average total
rate of return shown does not include any commissions  that would be incurred if
an investor individually purchased or sold the Funds represented in the average.


              
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                    EV CLASSIC GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS FUND
                             FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                     STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
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                              December 31, 1994
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  ASSETS:
    Investment in Government Obligations Portfolio
     (Portfolio), at value (Note 1A)                                $40,684,398
    Receivable for Fund shares sold                                     218,716
    Deferred organization expenses (Note 1D)                             17,910
                                                                    -----------
        Total assets                                                $40,921,024
  LIABILITIES:
    Dividends payable                                $   71,205
    Payable for Fund shares redeemed                  1,227,311
    Payable to affiliates -
      Custodian fee                                         848
      Trustees' fees                                        413
    Accrued expenses                                     34,849
                                                      ---------
        Total liabilities                                             1,334,626
                                                                    -----------
  NET ASSETS for 4,407,276 shares of beneficial
    interest outstanding                                            $39,586,398
                                                                    -----------
                                                                    -----------
  SOURCES OF NET ASSETS:
    Paid-in capital                                                 $44,379,284
    Accumulated net realized loss on investments,
      options and financial futures transactions
      from Portfolio (computed on the basis of
      identified cost)                                                 (632,587)
    Unrealized depreciation of investments from
      Portfolio (computed on the basis of
      identified cost)                                               (4,089,094)
    Distributions in excess of net investment
      income                                                            (71,205)
                                                                    -----------
        Total                                                       $39,586,398
                                                                    -----------
                                                                    -----------
  NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING AND REDEMPTION PRICE
  PER SHARE
    ($39,586,398 / 4,407,276 shares of beneficial
      interest)                                                         $8.98
                                                                         ----
                                                                         ----

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

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                           STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
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                    For the year ended December 31, 1994

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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                <C>               <C>
  INVESTMENT INCOME (NOTE 1B):
    Interest income allocated from Portfolio                                         $ 4,547,571
    Expenses allocated from Portfolio                                                   (659,054)
                                                                                     -----------
        Total investment income                                                      $ 3,888,517
    Expenses --
      Compensation of Trustees not members of the
        Administrator's organization
        (Note 5)                                                   $     1,460
      Custodian fees (Note 5)                                           11,984
      Distribution fees (Note 6)                                       486,858
      Printing and postage                                              48,544
      Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees                       56,389
      Legal and accounting services                                     18,699
      Registration fees                                                 19,091
      Amortization of organization expenses (Note 1D)                    4,117
      Miscellaneous                                                     23,173
                                                                   -----------
        Total expenses                                                                   670,315
                                                                                     -----------
          Net investment income                                                      $ 3,218,202
  REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM PORTFOLIO:
    Net realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis) --
      Investment transactions                                      $(1,119,808)
      Financial futures contracts                                      389,433
                                                                   -----------
          Net realized loss on investments                         $  (730,375)
    Change in unrealized depreciation of investments                (4,054,551)
                                                                   -----------
          Net realized and unrealized loss on investments                             (4,784,926)
                                                                                     -----------
            Net decrease in net assets from operations                               $(1,566,724)
                                                                                     -----------
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</TABLE>
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements

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                      STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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                                                     YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
                                                --------------------------------
                                                      1994             1993*
                                                 --------------   -------------
  INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
    From operations --
      Net investment income                      $ 3,218,202       $    78,385
      Net realized loss from Portfolio              (730,375)          (18,933)
      Change in unrealized depreciation from
        Portfolio                                 (4,054,551)          (34,543)
                                                 -----------       -----------
        Net increase (decrease) in net assets
          from operations                        $(1,566,724)      $    24,909
                                                 -----------       -----------
    Distributions to shareholders --
      From net investment income                $ (3,218,202)      $   (78,385)
      In excess of net investment income            (430,267)          (15,118)
                                                 -----------       -----------
        Total distributions to shareholders     $ (3,648,469)      $   (93,503)
                                                 -----------       -----------
    Net increase in net assets from Fund share
      transactions (Note 3)                      $27,360,876       $17,509,299
                                                 -----------       -----------
        Net increase in net assets               $22,145,683       $17,440,705
  NET ASSETS:
    At beginning of period                        17,440,715                10
                                                 -----------       -----------
    At end of period                             $39,586,398       $17,440,715
                                                 -----------       -----------
                                                 -----------       -----------
 
*For the period from the start of business,  November 1, 1993, to December 31,
 1993.

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

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                             FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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                                            YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                 --------------------------------------
                                             1994        1993*
                                           ---------  ------------
  NET ASSET VALUE --
    Beginning of period                    $ 9.9400       $10.0000
                                           --------   ------------
    INCOME FROM OPERATIONS:
      Net investment
        income                             $ 0.6264       $ 0.1067
      Net realized and
        unrealized loss
        on investments                      (0.8763)       (0.0514)
                                           --------   ------------
        Total income
         (loss) from operations           $ (0.2499)      $ 0.0553
                                           --------   ------------
    LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
      From net investment
       income                             $ (0.6264)     $ (0.1067)
      In excess of net
       investment income                    (0.0837)       (0.0086)
                                           --------   ------------
        Total distributions               $ (0.7101)     $ (0.1153)
                                           --------   ------------
  NET ASSET VALUE -- End of period         $ 8.9800       $ 9.9400
                                           --------   ------------
                                           --------   ------------
  TOTAL RETURN(1)                           (2.54)%          0.34%
  RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
    Ratio of interest expense to
     average net assets(2)                    0.57%          0.54%+
    Ratio of other expenses to
     average net assets(2)                    2.15%          2.31%+
    Ratio of net investment income to
     average net assets                       6.60%          5.45%+
    Net Assets end of period
     (000 omitted)                         $ 39,586       $ 17,441

+Computed on an annualized basis.

(1)Total  investment  return is calculated  assuming a purchase at the net asset
   value on the first  day and a sale at the net asset  value on the last day of
   each period reported. Dividends and distributions,  if any, are assumed to be
   reinvested at the net asset value on the payable date.

(2)Includes the Fund's share of  Government  Obligations  Portfolio's  allocated
   expenses.

*For the period from the start of  business,  November 1, 1993,  to December 31,
 1993.

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements

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                        NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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(1) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
EV Classic Government Obligations Fund (the Fund) is a diversified entity of the
type commonly known as a  Massachusetts  business trust and is registered  under
the  Investment  Company  Act of 1940,  as amended,  as an  open-end  management
investment company.  The Fund is a series of Eaton Vance Government  Obligations
Trust.  The Fund  invests  all of its  investable  assets  in  interests  in the
Government  Obligations Portfolio (the Portfolio),  a New York Trust, having the
same investment objective as the Fund. The value of the Fund's investment in the
Portfolio  reflects the Fund's  proportionate  interest in the net assets of the
Portfolio  (7.9% at December 31, 1994).  The performance of the Fund is directly
affected by the  performance of the Portfolio.  The financial  statements of the
Portfolio,  including the portfolio of  investments,  are included  elsewhere in
this  report  and  should  be read in  conjunction  with  the  Fund's  financial
statements.  The  following  is a summary  of  significant  accounting  policies
consistently   followed  by  the  Fund  in  the  preparation  of  its  financial
statements.  The policies are in conformity with generally  accepted  accounting
principles.

A.  INVESTMENT  VALUATIONS  --  Valuations  of  securities  by the  Portfolio is
discussed in Note 1 of the Portfolio's  Notes to Financial  Statements which are
included elsewhere in this report.

B. INCOME -- The Fund's net  investment  income  consists of the Fund's pro rata
share of the net investment income of the Portfolio, less all actual and accrued
expenses of the Fund.

C. FEDERAL  TAXES -- The Fund's  policy is to comply with the  provisions of the
Internal  Revenue Code  applicable  to  regulated  investment  companies  and to
distribute to shareholders  each year all of its taxable  income,  including any
net realized gain on  investments,  option and financial  futures  transactions.
Accordingly,  no provision  for federal  income or excise tax is  necessary.  At
December 31, 1994, the Fund, for federal income tax purposes, had a capital loss
carryover of  $1,854,964,  which will reduce the Fund's  taxable  income arising
from future net realized gain on investment transactions,  if any, to the extent
permitted by the Internal  Revenue Code,  and thus will reduce the amount of the
distributions to shareholders  which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the
Fund of any  liability  for federal  income or excise  tax.  Such  capital  loss
carryovers  will expire on December  31, 2001  ($32,316)  and  December 31, 2002
($1,822,648).

D. DEFERRED  ORGANIZATION  EXPENSES -- Costs  incurred by the Fund in connection
with its organization are being amortized on the  straight-line  basis over five
years.

E. DISTRIBUTION COSTS -- For book purposes, commissions paid on the sale of Fund
shares and other distribution costs are charged to operations. For tax purposes,
commissions paid are charged to paid-in capital. (Note 6).
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

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(2) DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
The net income of the Fund is determined daily and  substantially all of the net
income so determined is declared as a dividend to  shareholders of record at the
time of declaration.  In addition, the Fund declares each day an amount equal to
the excess of tax basis net income over book net income, which amount is charged
to  distributions  in excess of net investment  income.  Distributions  are paid
monthly.  Distributions of allocated realized capital gains, if any, are made at
least  annually.   Shareholders  may  reinvest  capital  gain  distributions  in
additional shares of the Fund at the net asset value as of the ex-dividend date.
Distributions  are paid in the form of additional  shares or, at the election of
the shareholder,  in cash. The Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax
basis and a financial reporting basis.  Generally accepted accounting principles
require that only  distributions  in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be
reported in the financial statements as a return of capital.  Differences in the
recognition or classification of income between the financial statements and tax
earnings and profits which result in over-distributions  for financial statement
purposes only are classified as distributions in excess of net investment income
or accumulated net realized gains.  Permanent  differences  between book and tax
accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. During
the year ended December 31, 1994,  $365,704 was reclassified from  distributions
in excess of net investment  income to paid-in  capital,  due to the differences
between  book and tax  accounting  for  distribution  fees being  considered  as
permanent differences.  Net investment income, net realized gains and net assets
were not affected by this reclassification.

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(3) SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The  Declaration  of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited  number of
full  and  fractional  shares  of  beneficial   interest  (without  par  value).
Transactions in Fund shares were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                1994                          1993<F1>
                                                                  -------------------------------  ------------------------------
                                                                      SHARES         AMOUNT           SHARES         AMOUNT
                                                                  -------------   --------------   ------------   --------------
<S>                                                                   <C>            <C>              <C>            <C>        
  Sales                                                               8,155,362      $79,148,122      1,865,690      $18,608,309
  Issued to shareholders electing to receive payments of
    distributions in Fund shares                                        248,209        2,325,806          4,776           47,613
  Redemptions                                                        (5,751,695)     (54,113,052)      (115,067)      (1,146,623)
                                                                  -------------   --------------   ------------   --------------
    Net increase                                                      2,651,876      $27,360,876      1,755,399      $17,509,299
                                                                  -------------   --------------   ------------   --------------
                                                                  -------------   --------------   ------------   --------------
<FN>
<F1>For the period from the start of business  November 1, 1993,  to December 31, 1993.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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(4) INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Increases  and decreases in the Fund's  investment  in the Portfolio  aggregated
$82,630,154 and $56,216,905, respectively.

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(5) TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Eaton  Vance  Management  (EVM)  serves as the  administrator  of the Fund,  but
receives no  compensation.  The  Portfolio  has engaged  Boston  Management  and
Research (BMR), a subsidiary of EVM, to render investment advisory services. See
Note 3 of the  Portfolio's  Notes to  Financial  Statements  which are  included
elsewhere  in this report.  Except as to Trustees of the Fund and the  Portfolio
who are not  members  of  EVM's  organization,  officers  and  Trustees  receive
remuneration for their services to the Fund out of such investment  adviser fee.
Investors Bank & Trust Company (IBT),  an affiliate of EVM,  serves as custodian
of the Fund and the Portfolio.  Pursuant to the respective custodian agreements,
IBT receives a fee reduced by credits which are determined  based on the average
cash  balances  the Fund or the  Portfolio  maintains  with IBT.  Certain of the
officers   and   Trustees  of  the  Fund  and   Portfolio   are   officers   and
directors/trustees of the above organizations (Note 6).

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

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(6) DISTRIBUTION PLAN
The Fund has adopted a  distribution  plan (the  "Plan")  pursuant to Rule 12b-1
under the Investment  Company Act of 1940. The Plan requires the Fund to pay the
principal  underwriter,  Eaton Vance  Distributors,  Inc. (EVD) amounts equal to
1/365  of  0.75%  of  the  Fund's  daily  net  assets,   for  providing  ongoing
distribution  services and facilities to the Fund.  The Fund will  automatically
discontinue  payments to EVD during any period in which there are no outstanding
Uncovered  Distribution Charges, which are equivalent to the sum of (i) 6.25% of
the  aggregate   amount  received  by  the  Fund  for  shares  sold  plus,  (ii)
distribution  fees  calculated  by applying  the rate of 1% over the  prevailing
prime rate to the outstanding balance of Uncovered  Distribution Charges of EVD,
reduced  by amounts  theretofore  paid to EVD.  The  amount  payable to EVD with
respect  to each day is  accrued  on such day as a  liability  of the Fund  and,
accordingly, reduces the Fund's net assets. The Fund paid or accrued $365,704 to
or payable to EVD for the year  ended  December  31,  1994,  representing  0.75%
(annualized)  of average daily net assets.  At December 31, 1994,  the amount of
Uncovered   Distribution   Charges  of  EVD   calculated   under  the  Plan  was
approximately $5,572,000. In addition, the Plan permits the Fund to make monthly
payments of service fees to the Principal Underwriter in amounts not expected to
exceed 0.25% of the Fund's  average  daily net assets for any fiscal  year.  The
Trustees have initially  implemented  the Plan by  authorizing  the Fund to make
monthly  service  fee  payments  to the  Principal  Underwriter  in amounts  not
expected to exceed 0.25% of the Fund's  average  daily net assets for any fiscal
year.  The Fund paid or accrued  service  fees to or payable to EVD for the year
ended  December 31, 1994, in the amount of $121,154.  EVD makes monthly  service
fee payments to  Authorized  Firms in amounts  anticipated  to be  equivalent to
0.25%,  annualized,  of the assets  maintained  in the Fund by their  customers.
Service fee payments are made for personal  services  and/or the  maintenance of
shareholder accounts. Service fees paid to EVD and Authorized Firms are separate
and distinct from the sales  commissions  and  distribution  fees payable by the
Fund to EVD, and as such are not subject to automatic  discontinuance when there
are no outstanding Uncovered Distribution Charges of EVD.

Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are officers or directors of EVD.

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(7) SUBSEQUENT EVENT
Shares purchased on or after January 30, 1995 and redeemed during the first year
after   purchase   (except  shares   acquired   through  the   reinvestment   of
distributions)  generally will be subject to a contingent  deferred sales charge
at a rate of one percent of redemption proceeds,  exclusive of all reinvestments
and capital  appreciation in the account. No contingent deferred sales charge is
imposed on exchanges  for shares of other funds in the Eaton Vance Classic Group
of  Funds or  Eaton  Vance  Money  Market  Fund  which  are  distributed  with a
contingent deferred sales charge.

<PAGE>


                      REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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To the Shareholders and Trustees of
EV Classic Government Obligations Fund,
a series of Eaton Vance Government Obligations Trust:

We have  audited the  accompanying  statement  of assets and  liabilities  of EV
Classic  Government  Obligations  Fund,  a  series  of  Eaton  Vance  Government
Obligations   Trust,  as  of  December  31,  1994,  the  related  statements  of
operations,  the statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights for
the year ended  December  31,  1994,  and for the period  from  November 1, 1993
(start of  business)  to December  31,  1993.  These  financial  statements  and
financial  highlights  are the  responsibility  of the  Fund's  management.  Our
responsibility  is to  express  an opinion  on these  financial  statements  and
financial highlights based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable  assurance  about  whether the  financial  statements  and  financial
highlights are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a
test basis,  evidence  supporting  the amounts and  disclosures in the financial
statements.  Our  procedures  included  confirmation  of securities  owned as of
December 31, 1994 by correspondence  with the custodian.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements and financial  highlights referred to
above present fairly,  in all material  respects,  the financial  position of EV
Classic  Government  Obligations  Fund,  a  series  of  Eaton  Vance  Government
Obligations  Trust, as of December 31, 1994, the results of its operations,  the
changes in its net assets and financial  highlights  for the year ended December
31,  1994,  and for the period  from  November 1, 1993  (start of  business)  to
December 31, 1993, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

                                                        COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


  Boston, Massachusetts
  February 3, 1995

<PAGE>
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                       GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS PORTFOLIO
                           PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
                              DECEMBER 31, 1994
                    -------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS -- 97.2%
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               PRINCIPAL AMOUNT              VALUE
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                 <C>               <C>
  FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE
  CORP. PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATES:
  4.5s, with maturity at 2000                                       $   240,219       $    229,101
  4.75s, with various maturities to 2002                                206,727            195,974
  5s, with various maturities to 2003                                 1,300,504          1,205,867
  5.25s, with various maturities to 2005                                667,506            615,665
  5.5s, with various maturities to 2011                               3,010,723          2,834,321
  5.75s, with maturity at 1998                                          115,147            110,648
  6s, with various maturities to 2022                                 5,627,750          5,247,829
  6.25s, with various maturities to 2013                              1,321,202          1,237,615
  6.5s, with various maturities to 2022                              24,401,448         23,016,740
  6.75s, with various maturities to 2011                             13,633,734         12,983,353
  7s, with various maturities to 2019                                26,491,954         25,308,818
  7.25s, with maturity at 2003                                        2,473,141          2,385,734
  7.5s, with various maturities to 2019                              24,461,688         23,676,671
  7.75s, with maturity at 2009                                        3,348,693          3,260,655
  8s, with various maturities to 2022                                26,257,789         25,674,594
  8.25s, with various maturities to 2011                             18,633,555         18,426,861
  8.5s, with various maturities to 2018                              13,453,143         13,379,525
  8.75s, with various maturities to 2014                              3,140,574          3,150,951
  9s, with various maturities to 2010                                 2,979,510          2,991,355
  9.25s, with various maturities to 2010                                822,705            835,950
  9.5s, with maturity at 2010                                           280,362            286,939
  10s, with various maturities to 2017                                  535,632            555,280
  11s, with various maturities to 2019                                3,667,268          3,962,193
  12s, with various maturities to 2019                                2,728,755          2,981,340
  12.25s, with various maturities to 2019                             3,608,325          3,978,585
  12.5, with various maturities to 2016                              13,244,447         14,603,582
  12.75s, with various maturities to 2015                             2,457,385          2,715,910
  13s, with various maturities to 2019                                6,730,062          7,582,463
  13.25s, with various maturities to 2019                             1,129,939          1,287,560
  13.5s, with various maturities to 2015                              7,720,572          8,728,208
  13.75s, with various maturities to 2014                               294,492            337,099
  14s, with various maturities to 2016                                4,327,115          4,977,561
  14.5s, with various maturities to 2014                                289,865            337,741
  14.75s, with maturity at 2010                                         828,325            962,052
  15s, with various maturities to 2013                                1,542,065          1,835,086
  15.25s, with maturity at 2012                                         204,045            244,767
  15.5s, with various maturities to 2012                                390,931            467,077
  16s, with maturity at 2012                                            298,107            361,263
  16.25s, with various maturities to 2012                               330,812            403,471
                                                                                      ------------
                                                                                      $223,376,404

                                                                                      ------------
</TABLE>
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements
<PAGE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS (Continued)
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               PRINCIPAL AMOUNT              VALUE
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                <C>                <C>
  FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
  ASSOCIATION MORTGAGE BACKED
  SECURITIES:
  0.25s, with maturity at 2014                                      $   379,604       $    302,794
  3.5s, with maturity at 2007                                           218,750            190,791
  4.5s, with maturity at 1999                                            40,474             38,633
  5s, with various maturities to 2017                                 1,640,137          1,481,633
  5.25s, with various maturities to 2006                                626,291            583,331
  5.5s, with various maturities to 2008                               3,275,525          3,090,994
  5.75s, with maturity at 2003                                          271,089            252,491
  6s, with various maturities to 2010                                39,326,506         36,561,425
  6.25s, with various maturities to 2007                              4,725,720          4,428,261
  6.5s, with various maturities to 2017                              18,701,565         17,613,630
  6.75s, with various maturities to 2008                              3,921,678          3,712,706
  7s, with various maturities to 2018                                10,825,566         10,290,685
  7.25s, with various maturities to 2017                              2,739,981          2,620,041
  7.5s, with various maturities to 2020                              12,903,012         12,454,035
  7.75s, with various maturities to 2008                              2,149,109          2,089,113
  8s, with various maturities to 2017                                22,256,614         21,832,845
  8.25s, with various maturities to 2020                             10,144,642         10,011,029
  8.50s, with various maturities to 2015                             17,916,262         17,840,698
  8.75s, with various maturities to 2017                              1,942,088          1,949,261
  9s, with various maturities to 2020                                 6,064,056          6,166,350
  9.5s, with maturity at 2009                                           397,260            408,547
  11s, with maturity at 2010                                             39,757             42,719
  11.75s, with various maturities to 2015                             3,305,012          3,635,995
  12s, with various maturities to 2020                                7,477,216          8,217,928
  12.25s, with maturity at 2011                                         264,226            290,401
  12.5s, with various maturities to 2021                              5,741,960          6,356,727
  12.75s, with various maturities to 2014                             2,638,498          2,922,291
  13s, with various maturities to 2019                                7,397,063          8,336,923
  13.25s, with various maturities to 2015                             3,291,652          3,710,791
  13.5s, with various maturities to 2015                              5,769,470          6,598,626
  13.75s, with various maturities to 2014                               269,683            305,773
  14s, with various maturities to 2014                                1,115,075          1,294,225
  14.25s, with maturity at 2014                                         421,265            492,120
  14.5s, with various maturities to 2014                                363,544            426,347
  14.75s, with maturity at 2012                                       6,151,440          7,253,214
  15s, with various maturities to 2013                                  591,668            703,302
  15.5s, with maturity at 2012                                        1,540,725          1,859,316
  15.75s, with maturity at 2011                                          44,585             53,984
  16s, with maturity at 2012                                            535,081            654,264
                                                                                      ------------
                                                                                      $207,074,239
                                                                                      ------------
</TABLE>
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements
<PAGE>
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

                    -------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS (Continued)
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               PRINCIPAL AMOUNT              VALUE
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                 <C>               <C>
  GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE
  ASSOCIATION MORTGAGE BACKED
  SECURITIES:
  5.5s, with maturity at 1999                                       $   131,522       $    124,796
  6.5s, with maturity at 2002                                           798,219            755,132
  7.25s, with various maturities to 2022                              9,043,487          8,494,528
  8s, with various maturities to 2017                                16,117,456         15,767,047
  8.25s, with maturity at 2008                                          831,562            823,580
  8.5s, with maturity at 2017                                         1,547,158          1,547,862
  12s, with various maturities to 2015                                5,777,410          6,301,565
  12.5s, with various maturities to 2015                              2,708,366          2,994,111
  13s, with various maturities to 2013                                1,221,409          1,381,720
  13.5s, with various maturities to 2013                                566,966            637,991
  14s, with maturity at 2015                                            347,626            404,867
  14.5s, with maturity at 2014                                          272,411            321,977
  15s, with various maturities to 2013                                1,202,104          1,436,571
  16s, with various maturities to 2012                                  457,811            561,592
                                                                                      ------------
                                                                                      $ 41,553,339
                                                                                      ------------
  COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE
  OBLIGATIONS:
  Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp.
    Series 1983-B3, 12.5%, due 2013,
    Collateral 100% FHLMC PC                                        $   328,663       $    363,121
  Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. Series 1327-F, 7.5%, due 2003,
    Collateral 100% FHLMC PC                                          5,027,000          4,681,394
  Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. Series 1058-F, 8.0%, due 2004,
    Collateral 100% FHLMC PC                                          8,300,000          8,274,063
  Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. Series 1188-GC, 7.5%, due
    2019, Collateral 100% FHLMC PC                                   10,000,000          9,150,000
  Federal National Mtg. Association Series 93-73E, 6.35%, due
    2019 Collateral 100% FNMA MBS                                     3,000,000          2,568,750

</TABLE>
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements
<PAGE>

                    -------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS (Continued)
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               PRINCIPAL AMOUNT              VALUE
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                   <C>             <C>
  COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE
  OBLIGATIONS (Continued)
  Guaranteed Mtg. Corp. III Series H2, 9% due 2015,
    Collateral 100% FNMA MBS                                          1,293,209          1,297,857
  Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities II, Inc. Series III,
    Class Z, 11.50%, due 2015 Collateral 100% GNMA/FNMA MBS           2,496,441          2,761,688
                                                                                      ------------
                                                                                      $ 29,096,873
                                                                                      ------------
    TOTAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS
      (identified cost, $522,323,986)                                                 $501,100,855
                                                                                      ------------
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                               UNITED STATES TREASURY BONDS -- 15.7%
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  U.S. Treasury Bond, 12s, 8/15/13<F2>                              $50,000,000       $ 66,484,400
  U.S. Treasury Bond, 7.125s, 2/15/23<F1>                            16,000,000         14,557,504
                                                                                      ------------
      TOTAL UNITED STATES TREASURY BONDS
        (identified cost, $77,988,881)                                                $ 81,041,904
                                                                                      ------------
      TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 112.9%
        (identified cost, $600,316,020)                                               $582,142,759
      OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES -- (12.9%)                                        (66,473,246)
                                                                                      ------------
        NET ASSETS -- 100%                                                            $515,669,513
                                                                                      ------------
                                                                                      ------------
<FN>
<F1>Collateral for financial futures contracts held at December 31, 1994 (See Note 7).
<F2>This security is on loan at December 31, 1994 (See Note 5).
</FN>
</TABLE>
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements
<PAGE>


<TABLE>
               ------------------------------------------------
                             FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                     STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
      -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                          December 31, 1994
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                 <C>              <C>
  ASSETS:
    Investments, at value (Note 1A) (identified cost, $600,316,020)                  $582,142,759
    Cash                                                                                      967
    Receivable for investments sold                                                       924,415
    Interest receivable                                                                 6,785,757
    Deferred organization expenses (Note 1H)                                               14,583
                                                                                     ------------
        Total assets                                                                 $589,868,481
  LIABILITIES:
    Liability for collateral received for securities loaned
  (Note 5)                                                          $70,162,000
    Demand note payable (Note 4)                                      3,924,000
    Payable for daily variation margin on financial futures
      contracts (Note 1G)                                                28,125
    Payable to affiliates --
      Trustees' fees                                                      5,196
      Custodian fee                                                       9,429
    Accrued expenses                                                     70,218
                                                                    -----------
        Total liabilities                                                              74,198,968
                                                                                     ------------
  NET ASSETS applicable to investors' interest in Portfolio                          $515,669,513
                                                                                     ------------
                                                                                     ------------
  SOURCES OF NET ASSETS:
    Net proceeds from capital contributions and withdrawals                          $533,640,352
    Unrealized depreciation of investments and financial
      futures contracts (computed on the basis of identified
      cost)                                                                           (17,970,839)
                                                                                     ------------
        Total                                                                        $515,669,513
                                                                                     ------------
                                                                                     ------------

</TABLE>
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements
<PAGE>


                           STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
      -----------------------------------------------------------------
                     For the year ended December 31, 1994
      -----------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<S>                                                               <C>               <C>
  INVESTMENT INCOME:
    Interest income --                                                              $ 53,735,067
    Expenses --
      Investment adviser fee (Note 3)                             $ 4,259,500
      Compensation of Trustees not members of the
       Administrator's organization (Note 3)                           20,725
      Custodian fee (Note 3)                                          181,138
      Interest (Note 5)                                             3,220,825
      Legal and accounting services                                    32,833
      Amortization of organization expenses (Note 1H)                   3,789
      Miscellaneous                                                    48,242
                                                                   ----------
        Total expenses                                                                 7,767,052
                                                                                    ------------
          Net investment income                                                     $ 45,968,015
                                                                                    ------------
  REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
    Net realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis) --
      Investment transactions                                    $ (8,711,023)
      Financial futures contracts                                   4,494,315
                                                                 ------------
        Net realized loss on investments                                            $ (4,216,708)
    Change in unrealized appreciation of investments                                 (50,227,104)
                                                                                    ------------
          Net realized and unrealized loss on investments                           $(54,443,812)
                                                                                    ------------
              Net decrease in net assets from operations                            $ (8,475,797)
                                                                                    ------------
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</TABLE>
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements
<PAGE>
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

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                      STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                           --------------------------------------
                                                                  1994               1993<F1>
                                                              ------------        ------------
<S>                                                             <C>                 <C>
  INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
    From operations --
      Net investment income                                     $ 45,968,015        $  7,856,183
      Net realized loss on investments                            (4,216,708)           (861,136)
      Change in unrealized appreciation of investments           (50,227,104)         (7,359,654)
                                                                ------------        ------------
        Net decrease in net assets from operations              $ (8,475,797)       $   (364,607)
                                                                ------------        ------------
    Capital transactions --
      Contributions                                             $272,129,376        $621,258,936
      Withdrawals                                               (285,281,160)        (83,697,255)
                                                                ------------        ------------
        Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
             capital transactions                               $(13,151,784)       $537,561,681
                                                                ------------        ------------
          Total increase (decrease) in net assets               $(21,627,581)       $537,197,074

  NET ASSETS:
    At beginning of period                                       537,297,094             100,020
                                                                ------------        ------------
    At end of period                                            $515,669,513        $537,297,094
                                                                ------------        ------------
                                                                ------------        ------------
<FN>
<F1>For the period from the start of business,  October 28, 1993,  to December 31, 1993.
</FN>

</TABLE>
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements
<PAGE>




                              SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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                                                       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                      ------------------------
                                                        1994            1993*
                                                      -------          -------
  RATIOS (As a percentage of average net assets):
    Interest expense                                   0.56%            0.63%+
    Other expenses                                     0.80%            0.86%+
    Net investment income                              8.03%            8.46%+
  PORTFOLIO TURNOVER                                     35%              42%
  LEVERAGE ANALYSIS:
    Amount of debt outstanding at end of period
      (000 omitted)                                   $3,924             --
    Average daily balance of debt outstanding during      
      period (000 omitted)                            $  982           $1,660
 
*For the period from the start of business,  October 28, 1993,  to December 31,
  1993.

+Computed on an annualized basis.

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of the financial statements
<PAGE>
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                        NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Government  Obligations  Portfolio  (the  Portfolio)  is  registered  under  the
Investment  Company Act of 1940 as a  diversified  open-end  investment  company
which was  organized as a trust under the laws of the State of New York in 1992.
The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue  beneficial  interests in
the  Portfolio.  Investment  operations  began on  October  28,  1993,  with the
acquisition  of net assets of  $564,244,545  in exchange  for an interest in the
Portfolio by one of the  Portfolio's  investors.  The  following is a summary of
significant accounting policies of the Portfolio. The policies are in conformity
with generally  accepted  accounting  principles.

A.  INVESTMENT  VALUATIONS -- Mortgage  backed,  "pass-through"  securities  are
valued  using a matrix  pricing  system  which takes into  account  closing bond
valuations,  yield differentials,  anticipated prepayments,  and interest rates.
Debt  securities  (other than mortgage  backed,  "pass-through"  securities) are
normally  valued at the mean between the latest  available  bid and asked prices
for securities for which the over-the-counter market is the primary market. Debt
securities may also be valued on the basis of valuations  furnished by a pricing
service.  Options  are valued at last sale price on a U.S.  exchange or board of
trade or, in the absence of a sale,  at the mean  between the last bid and asked
price.  Financial futures contracts listed on commodity  exchanges are valued at
closing  settlement  prices.  Securities for which there is no such quotation or
valuation are valued at fair value using methods  determined in good faith by or
at the  direction  of the  Trustees.  Short-term  obligations  having  remaining
maturities of less than 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates
value.

B. INCOME -- Interest income is determined on the basis of interest  accrued and
discount earned, adjusted for amortization of discount when required for federal
income tax purposes.

C. GAINS AND LOSSES FROM SECURITY  TRANSACTIONS  -- For book purposes,  gains or
losses are not  recognized  until  disposition.  For federal tax  purposes,  the
Portfolio  has elected,  under  Section 1092 of the Internal  Revenue  Code,  to
utilize mixed straddle  accounting for certain  designated classes of activities
involving  options and financial  futures  contracts in  determining  recognized
gains or losses.  Under this method,  Section 1256 positions  (financial futures
contracts and options on  investments or financial  futures  contracts) and non-
Section 1256  positions  (bonds,  etc.) are  marked-to-  market on a daily basis
resulting in the  recognition of taxable gains or losses on a daily basis.  Such
gains or losses are  categorized as short-term or long-term based on aggregation
rules provided in the Code.

D. INCOME  TAXES -- The  Portfolio is treated as a  partnership  for federal tax
purposes.  No provision is made by the  Portfolio  for federal or state taxes on
any taxable  income of the  Portfolio  because each investor in the Portfolio is
ultimately  responsible  for  the  payment  of  any  taxes.  Since  some  of the
Portfolio's  investors are  regulated  investment  companies  that invest all or
substantially all of their assets in the Portfolio,  the Portfolio normally must
satisfy the applicable source of income and diversification  requirements (under
the Code) in order  for its  investors  to  satisfy  them.  The  Portfolio  will
allocate at least  annually  among its investors  each  investors'  distributive
share of the Portfolio's net investment  income, net realized capital gains, and
any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.

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E.  WRITTEN  OPTIONS -- Upon the  writing of a call or a put  option,  an amount
equal to the premium  received by the  Portfolio is included in the Statement of
Assets  and  Liabilities  as  a  liability.  The  amount  of  the  liability  is
subsequently  marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option
written in accordance  with the  Portfolio's  policies on investment  valuations
discussed above. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated
as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or
are closed are added to or offset  against  the  proceeds  or amount paid on the
transaction  to  determine  the  realized  gain  or  loss.  If a put  option  is
exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the
Portfolio.  The  Portfolio,  as writer of an option,  may have no  control  over
whether the underlying  securities may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as
a result,  bears the market  risk of an  unfavorable  change in the price of the
securities underlying the written option.

F. PURCHASED  OPTIONS -- Upon the purchase of a call or put option,  the premium
paid by the Portfolio is included in the Statement of Assets and  Liabilities as
an investment. The amount of the investment is subsequently  marked-to-market to
reflect the current market value of the option purchased, in accordance with the
Portfolio's  policies on investment  valuations  discussed  above.  If an option
which the Portfolio has purchased expires on the stipulated expiration date, the
Portfolio  will  realize a loss in the amount of the cost of the option.  If the
Portfolio enters into a closing sale  transaction,  the Portfolio will realize a
gain or loss,  depending  on whether the sales  proceeds  from the closing  sale
transaction  are greater or less than the cost of the option.  If the  Portfolio
exercises  a put  option,  it will  realize  a gain or loss from the sale of the
underlying  security,  and the proceeds  from such sale will be decreased by the
premium  originally paid. If the Portfolio  exercises a call option, the cost of
the security  which the Portfolio  purchases  upon exercise will be increased by
the premium  originally  paid.  For tax purposes,  the  Portfolio's  options are
generally  subject  to the  mixed  straddle  rules  described  in Note  1C,  and
unrealized gains or losses are recognized on a daily basis.

G.  FINANCIAL  FUTURES  CONTRACTS  -- Upon  entering  into a  financial  futures
contract,  the  Portfolio  is required to deposit an amount  ("initial  margin")
either in cash or securities equal to a certain percentage of the purchase price
indicated in the financial  futures  contract.  Subsequent  payments are made or
received by the  Portfolio  ("margin  maintenance")  each day,  dependent on the
daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying  securities,  and are recorded
for book purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Portfolio.
  If the  Portfolio  enters  into a  closing  transaction,  the  Portfolio  will
realize,  for book purposes,  a gain or loss equal to the difference between the
value  of the  financial  futures  contract  to sell and the  financial  futures
contract to buy. The Portfolio's  investment in financial  futures  contracts is
designed  only to hedge  against  anticipated  future  changes  in  interest  or
currency  exchange  rates.  Should  interest  or  currency  exchange  rates move
unexpectedly,  the  Portfolio  may not achieve the  anticipated  benefits of the
financial  futures  contracts  and may realize a loss.  For tax  purposes,  such
futures contracts are generally subject to the mixed straddle rules described in
Note 1C, and unrealized gains or losses are recognized on a daily basis.

H.  DEFERRED  ORGANIZATION  EXPENSE  --  Costs  incurred  by  the  Portfolio  in
connection with its organization are being amortized on the straight-line  basis
over five years.

I.  OTHER  --  Investment  transactions  are  accounted  for  on  the  date  the
investments are purchased or sold.

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(2) PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS
Purchases  and  sales  of  investments,   other  than  short-term   obligations,
aggregated $271,104,426 and $225,418,353, respectively.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

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(3) INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS  WITH  AFFILIATES
The investment  adviser fee,  computed at the monthly rate of 0.0625% (0.75% per
annum) of the  Portfolio's  average  daily net assets up to $500  million and at
reduced  rates as daily  net  assets  exceed  that  level,  is  earned by Boston
Management  and  Research  (BMR),  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Eaton  Vance
Management  (EVM),  as  compensation  for  management  and  investment  advisory
services  rendered to the  Portfolio.  For the year ended December 31, 1994, the
fee was equivalent to .74%  (annualized) of the  Portfolio's  average net assets
for such  period  and  amounted  to  $4,259,500.  Except as to  Trustees  of the
Portfolio  who are not  members  of EVM's or BMR's  organization,  officers  and
Trustees  receive  remuneration  for their  service to the Portfolio out of such
investment  adviser fee.  Investors Bank & Trust Company (IBT),  an affiliate of
EVM and BMR,  serves as custodian of the  Portfolio.  Pursuant to the  custodian
agreement,  IBT receives a fee reduced by credits which are determined  based on
the average daily cash balances the Portfolio maintains with IBT. Certain of the
officers and Trustees of the  Portfolio are officers and  directors/trustees  of
the above organizations.

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(4) LINE OF CREDIT
The Portfolio participates with other portfolios and funds managed by BMR or EVM
in a $120 million  unsecured  line of credit  agreement with a bank. The line of
credit  consists  of a $20  million  committed  facility  and  an  $100  million
discretionary  facility.  Interest is charged to each portfolio or fund based on
its  borrowings  at an amount above either the bank's  adjusted  certificate  of
deposit  rate, a variable  adjusted  certificate  of deposit  rate, or a federal
funds effective rate. In addition, a fee computed at an annual rate of 1/4 of 1%
on the $20 million  committed  facility and on the daily  unused  portion of the
$100  million  discretionary  facility  is  allocated  among  the  participating
portfolios and funds at the end of each quarter.  The average daily loan balance
for the year ended December 31, 1994, was $981,635 and the average interest rate
was 5.87%. The maximum  borrowings  outstanding at any month end during the year
ended December 31, 1994 was $11,823,000.

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(5) SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENT
The Portfolio has  established a securities  lending  agreement with a broker in
which the  Portfolio  lends  portfolio  securities to the broker in exchange for
collateral  consisting of either cash or U.S. government  securities.  Under the
agreement, the Portfolio continues to earn interest on the securities loaned. If
the collateral received is U.S. government  securities,  the Portfolio will also
receive  from the broker an  additional  loan  premium fee computed as a varying
percentage  of the market  value of the  securities  loaned.  If the  collateral
received is cash,  the Portfolio may invest the cash and receive any interest on
the amount  invested  but it must also pay the broker a loan rebate fee computed
as a varying  percentage  of the  collateral  received.  The  Portfolio  did not
receive any loan premium fee during the year ended  December  31, 1994,  but did
incur  $3,159,903  of loan  rebate  fees which have been  included  in  interest
expense.  The maximum  liability  for cash  collateral  received for  securities
loaned  at any month  end  during  the  period  ended  December  31,  1994,  was
$79,592,900.

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(6) FEDERAL INCOME TAX BASIS OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The cost and  unrealized  appreciation/depreciation  in the value of  investment
securities  owned at December  31,  1994,  as  computed on a federal  income tax
basis, were as follows:

Aggregate cost                                                  $604,168,776
                                                                -------------
                                                                -------------
Gross unrealized depreciation                                   $(29,362,529)
Gross unrealized appreciation                                      7,336,512
                                                                -------------
    Net unrealized depreciation                                 $(22,026,017)
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(7) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Portfolio  regularly trades in financial  instruments with off-balance sheet
risk in the normal  course of its  investing  activities  to assist in  managing
exposure to various market risks.  These financial  instruments  include written
options,  forward foreign currency  exchange  contracts,  and financial  futures
contracts and may involve,  to a varying  degree,  elements of risk in excess of
the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes.

The  notional  or  contractual  amounts  of  these  instruments   represent  the
investment the Fund has in particular classes of financial  instruments and does
not  necessarily   represent  the  amounts  potentially  subject  to  risk.  The
measurement of the risks  associated  with these  instruments is meaningful only
when all related and offsetting transactions are considered.

A summary of obligations under these financial  instruments at December 31, 1994
is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FUTURES CONTRACT                                                                     NET UNREALIZED
EXPIRATION DATE                         CONTRACTS                        POSITION     APPRECIATION 
- ---------------                         ---------                        --------    --------------
<S>  <C>                  <C>                                              <C>          <C>     
     3/95                 900 U.S. Treasury Five Year Note Futures         Short        $202,422
                                                                                        --------
                                                                                        --------
</TABLE>

At December 31, 1994,  the Fund had sufficient  cash and/or  securities to cover
margin requirements on any open futures contracts.


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                      REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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  To the Trustees and Investors of
  Government Obligations Portfolio:

We have  audited  the  accompanying  statement  of  assets  and  liabilities  of
Government Obligations Portfolio,  including the portfolio of investments, as of
December 31, 1994,  and the related  statement of  operations  for the year then
ended,  the  statement of changes in net assets and  supplementary  data for the
year ended  December  31,  1994,  and for the period from the start of business,
October  28,  1993,  to  December  31,  1993.  These  financial  statements  and
supplementary  data are the  responsibility of the Portfolio's  management.  Our
responsibility  is to  express  an opinion  on these  financial  statements  and
supplementary data based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable  assurance about whether the financial  statements and  supplementary
data are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining,  on a test
basis,  evidence  supporting  the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial
statements.  Our  procedures  included  confirmation  of securities  owned as of
December 31, 1994 by  correspondence  with the custodian  and brokers.  An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by  management,  as well as  evaluating  the  overall  financial  statement
presentation.  We believe  that our audits  provide a  reasonable  basis for our
opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  and  supplementary  data referred to
above  present  fairly,  in all material  respects,  the  financial  position of
Government  Obligations  Portfolio as of December  31, 1994,  the results of its
operations  for  the  year  then  ended,  the  changes  in its  net  assets  and
supplementary data for the year ended December 31, 1994, and for the period from
the start of business,  October 28, 1993,  to December 31, 1993,  in  conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.
                                       
                                                        COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Boston, Massachusetts
February 3, 1995



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                             INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
  EV CLASSIC          OFFICERS                   TRUSTEES
  GOVERNMENT          M. DOZIER GARDNER          DONALD R. DWIGHT
  OBLIGATIONS FUND    President, Trustee         President, Dwight
  24 Federal Street   JAMES B. HAWKES            Partners, Inc.
  Boston, MA 02110    Vice President,            Chairman,
                      Trustee                    Newspapers of
                      SUSAN M. SCHIFF            New England, Inc.
                      Vice President             SAMUEL L. HAYES, III
                      MICHAEL B. TERRY           Jacob H. Schiff
                      Vice President             Professor of
                      MARK S. VENEZIA            Investment Banking,
                      Vice President             Harvard University Graduate
                      JAMES L. O'CONNOR          School of Business
                      Treasurer                  Administration
                      THOMAS OTIS                NORTON H. REAMER
                      Secretary                  President and Director,
                      JAMES F. ALBAN             United Asset Management
                      Assistant Treasurer        Corporation
                      JANET E. SANDERS           JOHN L. THORNDIKE
                      Assistant Treasurer        Director, Fiduciary
                      and Assistant Secretary    Trust Company
                                                 JACK L. TREYNOR 
                                                 Investment Adviser
                                                 and  Consultant
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  GOVERNMENT          OFFICERS                   TRUSTEES
  OBLIGATIONS         M. DOZIER GARDNER          DONALD R. DWIGHT
  PORTFOLIO           President, Trustee         President, Dwight
  24 Federal Street   JAMES B. HAWKES            Partners, Inc.
  Boston, MA 02110    Vice President,            Chairman,
                      Trustee                    Newspapers of
                      SUSAN M. SCHIFF            New England, Inc.
                      Vice President and         SAMUEL L. HAYES, III
                      Portfolio Manager          Jacob H. Schiff
                      MARK S. VENEZIA            Professor of
                      Vice President             Investment Banking,
                      JAMES L. O'CONNOR          Harvard University Graduate
                      Treasurer                  School of Business
                      THOMAS OTIS                Administration
                      Secretary                  NORTON H. REAMER
                      JAMES F. ALBAN             President and Director,
                      Assistant Treasurer        United Asset Management
                      JANET E. SANDERS           Corporation
                      Assistant Treasurer        JOHN L. THORNDIKE
                      and Assistant Secretary    Director, Fiduciary
                                                 Trust Company
                                                 JACK L. TREYNOR
                                                 Investment Adviser
                                                 and Consultant
  


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                             INVESTMENT ADVISER OF
                        GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS PORTFOLIO
                         Boston Management and Research
                               24 Federal Street
                                Boston, MA 02110

                                ADMINISTRATOR OF
                                   EV CLASSIC
                          GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS FUND
                             Eaton Vance Management
                               24 Federal Street
                                Boston, MA 02110

                             PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
                         Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
                               24 Federal Street
                                Boston, MA 02110
                                 (617) 482-8260

                                   CUSTODIAN
                         Investors Bank & Trust Company
                               24 Federal Street
                                Boston, MA 02110

                                 TRANSFER AGENT
                      The Shareholder Services Group, Inc.
                                     BOS725
                                 P.O. Box 1559
                                Boston, MA 02104

                            INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                            Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
                             One Post Office Square
                                Boston, MA 02109

               This report must be preceded or  accompanied  by a
               current  prospectus  which  contains more complete
               information    on   the   Fund,    including   its
               distribution  plan,  sales  charges and  expenses.
               Please read the  prospectus  carefully  before you
               invest or send money.

               EV CLASSIC GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS FUND
               24 FEDERAL STREET
               BOSTON, MA 02110                   C-GOSRC


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                           Annual Shareholder Report
                               December 31, 1994



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