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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/96
Institutional Investment Manager:
EQSF ADVISERS, INC.
767 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK NY 10017
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
INFORMATION REQUIRED OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGERS PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13(f) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND RULES THEREUNDER
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended December 31, 1996 .
If amended report check here: [ ]
EQSF Advisers, Inc.
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Name of Institutional Investment Manager
767 Third Avenue New York N.Y. 10017
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Business Address (Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
Martin J. Whitman (212) 888-6685 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President
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Name, Phone No., and Title of Person Duly Authorized to Submit This Report.
ATTENTION
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Intentional misstatements or ommissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 AND 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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The institutional investment manager submitting this Form and its attachments
and the person by whom it is signed represent hereby that all information
contained therein is true, correct and complete. It is understood that all
required items, statements and schedules are considered 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.
Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
undersigned institutional investment manager has caused this report to be signed
on its behalf in the City of New York and the State of New York on the 13th day
of February, 1997.
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EQSF Advisers, Inc.
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(Name of Institutional Investment Manager)
/s/ Martin J. Whitman
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(Manual Signature of Person Duly Authorized
to Submit This Report)
Name and 13F file numbers of ALL Institutional Investment Managers with respect
to which this schedule is filed (other than the one filing this report): (List
in alphabetical order).
13F File Numbers will be assigned to Institutional Investment Managers after
they file their first report.
Name: 13F File No.:
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FORM 13F
Page 1 of 8 Name of Reporting Manager: EQSF Advisers, Inc.
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Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
MARTIN J. WHITMAN PRESIDENT (212)888-6685
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ MARTIN J. WHITMAN NEW YORK NY 2/13/97
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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
NIELSON HLDG CORP COM 236274106 4,018,345 803,669 X X
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