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NOTE:  TO ANTITRUST REPORTERS





	WASHINGTON, D.C. --  Assistant Attorney General Joel I.
Klein in charge of the Antitrust Division will participate in the
following events:




WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28:




	Mr. Klein will participate in a panel discussion at the
Communications Network Conference Town Meeting.

		--	4:15-5:15 p.m.

		--	Renaissance Hotel

			999 Ninth Street, NW

			Washington, DC

		--	Topic:  Telecommunications Mergers and 			Acquisitions: Inevitable or Inappropriate

		--	No Text




THURSDAY, JANUARY 29:




	Mr. Klein will be the annual dinner speaker at the New York
State Bar Association's Annual Meeting.

		--	7 p.m.

		--	NY Marriott Marquis   

			1535 Broadway

			New York, NY

		--	Topic:  Why is Antitrust Relevant to a 			Globalized, High Tech Economy?

		--   No Text




FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3:




	Mr. Klein will attend the 1998 Annual Meeting of World
Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.










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