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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 5, 1996
MORGAN STANLEY GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-9085 13-2838811
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 761-4000
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Item 7(c). Exhibits
8.1 Tax Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell, dated January 5, 1996,
relating to the registrant's Mandatorily Exchangeable Notes due
June 15, 1998, mandatorily exchangeable for shares of common
stock of AirTouch Communications, Inc., as described in Pricing
Supplement No. 29 dated January 5, 1996 to the Prospectus
Supplement dated March 29, 1995 and the Prospectus dated March
29, 1995 related to Registration Statement No. 33-57833.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
MORGAN STANLEY GROUP INC.
Registrant
/s/ Patricia A. Kurtz
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Patricia A. Kurtz
Assistant Secretary
Date: January 12, 1996
Index to Exhibits
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Exhibit No. Description
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8.1 Tax Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell, dated January 5,
1996, relating to the registrant's Mandatorily
Exchangeable Notes due June 15, 1998, mandatorily
exchangeable for shares of common stock of AirTouch
Communications, Inc., as described in Pricing Supplement
No. 29 dated January 5, 1996 to the Prospectus Supplement
dated March 29, 1995 and the Prospectus dated March 29,
1995 related to Registration Statement No. 33-57833.
Exhibit 8.1
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
(212) 450-4571
January 5, 1996
Morgan Stanley Group Inc.
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Re: Morgan Stanley Group Inc. Mandatorily
Exchangeable Notes Due June 15, 1998
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Dear Sirs:
We have acted as special tax counsel for Morgan Stanley Group Inc.
(the "Company") in connection with the issuance of the Company's $28,031,250
aggregate principal amount of Mandatorily Exchangeable Notes due June 15,
1998, mandatorily exchangeable for shares of common stock of AirTouch
Communications, Inc. (the "Notes"). In our opinion, the discussion set forth
under the caption "United States Federal Taxation" in the pricing supplement
dated January 5, 1996 relating to the Notes (the "Pricing Supplement"), to the
extent such discussion contains legal conclusions, constitutes an accurate
statement of current United States Federal income tax law, subject to the
limitations noted in such discussion or incorporated therein by reference.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement relating to the offering of the Notes. We also consent
to the use of our name under the caption "United States Federal Taxation" in
the Pricing Supplement.
Very truly yours,
Davis Polk & Wardwell
