February 13, 1996
Gordon Large
Interleaf Inc.
Prospect Place, 9 Hillside Avenue
Waltham, MA 02154
RE: Schedule 13G
Enclosed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 is a report on Schedule 13G reporting
beneficial ownership at
December 31, 1995 by American Express Company and American
Express Financial Corporation in common stock of Interleaf
Inc..
Sincerely,
Melinda S. Urion
Senior Vice-President of Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
Enclosure
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Interleaf Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
458729-10-0
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following space if a fee is being paid with this
statement X
The information required in the remainder of this cover page
(except any items to which the form provides a cross-reference)
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.
CUSIP NO. 458729-10-0
1) Name of Reporting Person American Express Company
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification IRS No. 13-4922250
No. of Above Person
2) Check the Appropriate Box (a)
if a Member of a Group (b) X - Joint Filing
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization New York
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH
(5) Sole Voting Power -0-
(6) Shared Voting Power 155,000
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 855,000
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person 855,000
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares Not Applicable
11) Percent of Class Represented by
Amount In Row (9) 5.46%
12) Type of Reporting Person CO, HC
CUSIP NO. 458729-10-0
1) Name of Reporting Person American Express Financial
Corporation
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification IRS No. 13-3180631
No. of Above Person
2) Check the Appropriate Box (a)
if a Member of a Group (b) X - Joint Filing
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH
(5) Sole Voting Power -0-
(6) Shared Voting Power 155,000
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 855,000
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person 855,000
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares Not Applicable
11) Percent of Class Represented by
Amount In Row (9) 5.46%
12) Type of Reporting Person CO, IA
CUSIP NO. 458729-10-0
1) Name of Reporting Person IDS Life Capital Resource Fund
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification IRS No. 41-1409539
No. of Above Person
2) Check the Appropriate Box (a)
if a Member of a Group (b) X - Joint Filing
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Minnesota
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH
(5) Sole Voting Power
(6) Shared Voting Power -0-
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares Not Applicable
11) Percent of Class Represented by
Amount In Row (9) %
12) Type of Reporting Person CO, IV
1(a) Name of Issuer: Interleaf Inc.
1(b) Address of Issuer's
Principal Prospect Place, 9 Hillside
Avenue
Executive Offices: Waltham, MA 02154
2(a) Name of Person Filing:American Express
Company
American Express Financial
Corporation
2(b) Address of Principal
Business Office: American Express Company
American Express Tower
World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285
American Express Financial
Corporation
IDS Tower 10
Minneapolis, MN 55440
2(c) Citizenship: See Item 4 of Cover
Page
2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
2(e) Cusip Number: 458729-10-0
3 Information if statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-
1(b) or 13d-2(b):
American Express Company, one of the persons filing
this statement, is a Parent Holding Company in
accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
American Express Financial Corporation, one of the
persons filing this statement, is an Investment Advisor
registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisors
Act of 1940.
4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned as of Dec.31, 1995:
See Item 9 of Cover Pages
4(b) Percent of Class: See Item 11 of Cover
Pages
4(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item
5 of Cover Pages
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: See
Item 6 of Cover Pages
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: See Item 7
of Cover Pages
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: See Item 8
of Cover Pages
5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact
as of the date hereof the reporting person has
ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the
following ( ).
6 Ownership of more than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:
Not Applicable
7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported
on by the Parent Holding Company:
See Exhibit I
8 Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group:
Not Applicable
9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
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 purposes or effect.
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.
American Express Financial
Corporation
Dated: Dec. 31, 1995 By
Signature
Melinda S. Urion
Senior Vice-President of
Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
Name/Title
Telephone: (612) 671-6227
Exhibit Index
Exhibit I Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by
the Parent Holding Company.
Exhibit II Statement of American Express Company
Exhibit III Statement of American Express Financial Corporation
Exhibit I
to
Schedule 13G
One of the persons filing this statement is a parent holding
company. The relevant subsidiary, American Express Financial
Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, is registered as
investment advisor under section 203 of the Investment Advisors
Act of 1940.
Exhibit III
to
Schedule 13G
Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1), American Express Financial
Corporation affirms that it is individually eligible to use
Schedule 13G and agrees that this Schedule is filed in its
behalf.
American Express Financial
Corporation
By:
Melinda S. Urion
Senior Vice-President of
Finance and Chief Financial Officer
