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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/98 AMENDMENT 00
Institutional Investment Manager:
AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
IDS TOWER-10
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440-0010
I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL INFORMATION IN
THIS FORM AND THE ATTACHMENTS TO IT IS TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE, AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES ARE INTEGRAL PARTS
OF THIS FORM AND THAT THE SUBMISSION OF ANY AMENDMENT REPRESENTS THAT ALL
UNAMENDED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES REMAIN TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE AS
PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
JOHN KNIGHT V.P. INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING 612-671-3618
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ JOHN KNIGHT MINNEAPOLIS MN 12/31/98
Other Managers on Whose Behalf this Report is Filed:
07 AMERICAN CENTURIAN LIFE
01 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 028-00698
03 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRUST COMPANY 028-01151
06 AMERICAN PARTNERS LIFE
02 IDS ADVISORY GROUP INC. 028-02069
04 IDS CERTIFICATE COMPANY 028-00140
05 IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 028-00143
08 IDS LIFE OF NEW YORK
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
REPORT SUMMARY 0 DATA RECORDS 0 8 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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